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Muddy wet gremlins?? Pah!! ๐Ÿ‘ฟ๐Ÿ”จ

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Oh my goodness. In my wisdom I thought Iโ€™d do todayโ€™s Magic Plan w1r3 5.5k run straight after my Pilates class, as last week Iโ€™d finished the class feeling like Tigger feeling all loose and limbered up with bags of energy.

A quick change of trainers at the car park and I was off. Within moments the drizzle had started and it progressively got heavier as I headed towards the river. I didnโ€™t have my waterproof jacket and almost turned back at this point, but I wasnโ€™t going to give the wet gremlin the satisfaction.

As I approached the river path a wide expanse of slippery mud lay ahead. It wasnโ€™t the deep oozy kind that suckers off your trainers, but the thin skittery kind, where the ground still feels frozen hard underneath and you can go slip-sliding with no effort at all. I navigated it gingerly and managed to stay upright ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ .

I headed along the river path and over the bridge in front of The Ruins and followed the track to do a loop of the polo fields and two loops of the rugby and cricket grounds, before heading back along the river and returning to curve around the pond before heading back to the car park. By this stage I was soaked through and starting to feel the cold, so I only did a couple of minutes of a cool down walk before retreating to the warm and dry of my car.

Once home, stretches, a hot shower, a big mug of hot coffee and a huge chocolate cookie followed in quick succession.

Feeling warmer now and satisfied that I knuckled down and did it, I am finally smiling and off to make another coffee before starting workโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป

Happy running everyone. Keep warm ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

Fabulous!! Nothing like a hot shower and a hot drink (plus cookie!) after running in the rain ๐ŸŒง๏ธ very well done, you showed those gremlins where to go! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

โ€ข in reply toBeatlesforever

Thank you Beatles. I think I might need to give that route a chance to dry up a bit before I head that way again. Temperatures are due to plummet over the next few days and I think itโ€™ll be lethal if it freezes - likely to turn into a skating rink I think โ›ธ!!

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10โ€ข in reply to

Absolutely, ice can be lethal, better safe than sorry!

Well done on beating those water gremlins ๐Ÿ‘.

That was a great read and I'm dribbling at the thought of a chocolate ๐Ÿช ๐Ÿ˜€

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A big mug of coffee and an even bigger cookie was definitely the way ahead!

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Instructor57Graduate10

Well done on carrying on !I had similar this morning with mizzle turning to rain and initially had the same thoughts as you ๐Ÿ˜

An hour after getting back the sun came out ๐Ÿ˜

โ€ข in reply toInstructor57

Yes, I read youโ€™d had a soggy run too. It was very changeable this morning. By the time I reached the car it was that really fine soaking drizzle, but by the time Iโ€™d reached home it was hammering down again. Iโ€™ve been sat still working all afternoon and still havenโ€™t warmed up properly. Time to light the fire I think!

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FionamagsGraduate10

Well done on doing that run after pilates! Very impressive. That muddy path looks a bit of a challenge as well. Onwards to 10K - you'll be there in no time.

โ€ข in reply toFionamags

Going to give that route a few days to dry up before heading out that way again. Itโ€™s set to freeze over the next few nights and it will be lethal!

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FionamagsGraduate10โ€ข in reply to

Woohoo - ski-running?,??

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WoollyweaverGraduate10

I'm impressed! Pilates AND a run...your inner Tigger is in good form! What a beautiful place to run too!

โ€ข in reply toWoollyweaver

Not feeling so Bouncy Bouncy now ๐Ÿ˜‚!

Tigger (all copyrights to Disney and AA Milne of course!)
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dijepGraduate10

I love your description of the mud ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘I hate that kind. I slip slide my way down a field footpath covered in that type every day at the moment when dog walking.Big ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ for carrying on in obviously horrible weather.

That coffee and cookie sound great ๐Ÿ˜‹

โ€ข in reply todijep

It was a bit of a push, I have to admit!

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H4CSGraduate10

Love your photos and descriptive run report.. thatโ€™s a lot of fields to run around, I wonder how close they are and whether the balls ever go into the wrong fields ๐Ÿ˜… you must be happy to have another run in the bag despite the mud and rain well done ๐Ÿ‘

โ€ข in reply toH4CS

Fortunately all the pitches/fields tend to be in use at different times, and none of them while I was running this morning ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜‚

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H4CSGraduate10โ€ข in reply to

That could have added extra motivation to run faster ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Well done you! I think I might have been tempted to cut it short, but it sounds fun

โ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

The huge cookie made it all worthwhile ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ˜‹

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SunnytomGraduate10

Good on you for not turning back. I almost did the same yesterday ๐Ÿฅถ ๐Ÿฅถ

โ€ข in reply toSunnytom

Turning back was tempting but Iโ€™ve really got to stick to my run days to get through the plan before my 10k event. Thereโ€™s a little wriggle room but I didnโ€™t want to pinch a day so early on.

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kneeshavegoneGraduate10

Lovely images there Delly. What part of the world is that? Wish I had somewhere similar to slog around.

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