A duvet full of pesky gremlins and a very full river

[SueAppleRun]

I've been really tired since being ill after Christmas or you could call it lazy! I only managed a couple of runs in January, and am starting to wonder if I will ever get my fitness back. And then I watched The human race, a documentary yesterday and found all my enthusiasm again Woke early, only to find a duvet full of gremlins.

Oh I ache, this aches and that aches.. maybe I shouldn't bother " but your legs don't ache!" Whispered little miss positivity.

Willow after being lectured the other day about being encouraging said come on.

So we went. To the river. Tides in And rowers are out.

Willow walked and off I ran, 20 minutes of sheer joy ( that's little miss positivity again.) The rest of me had brought a few gremlins along, this is hard, it's busy here, might as well turn round and go back, but.... A few grins from runners going the other way and chasing one who passed me until I realised I can't keep her speed up so slowed down made me realise I'd got rid of the pesky little things, caught up with Willow and walked together back across the bridge and home

That was wonderful

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Good to hear from you Sola, glad that you are getting your energy back and happy to know that you enjoyed your run/walk this morning ✅, well done 😀

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al

[59er Graduate10]

I too am surrounded by gremlins. I can't seem to shake them off. I'm going to lay out my running gear for tomorrow and go and investigate my new neighbourhood. 😬

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to 59er]

Good luck tomorrow, hope you get some photos

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to 59er]

I love a plan!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

we’ll done for beating the gremlins. I can recommend the NRC guided runs to keep them at bay because Coach Bennett will fill your head with positivity.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dexy5]

I couldn't see the screen in the sun so even though I'd set up a guided run I seem to have just hit start so just got the kilometre times but Que n kept me moving

[Doris8 Graduate10]

we’ll done and glad your back, especially since you have had a lot to deal with lately with your job etc. Keep going 😊

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Doris8]

Thank you, counting the days to retirement, and have some leave coming up in the next couple of months, 3 months notice sucks

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Giving the gremlins the slip... well done you and a glorious running place too x

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you Floss, we both love it by the river, I was torn as to which view from the bridge to post, that one faces south, I mostly run north then turn around so here's a photo of north, the bridge to under the bridge you see is half a kilometre x

Bridge

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

That is beautiful and what a glorious day! It was sunny here but the air was so cold!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldfloss]

It was a bit chilly running in to the wind but some runners I saw wore shorts

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

There are always shorts!

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

I saw a guy running yesterday with no shirt at all! (I think he had long trousers though)

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

So lovely to read how much you enjoyed that Sola. And well done on dispatching those gremlins. Persistent little blighters when they want to be aren't they?

I'll have to look that documentary up

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Birdlady64]

They are very persistent yes, do watch it, I rarely watch TV and loved it

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

those gremlins were well and truly put in their place SueAppleRun …good for you…a happy run x

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Mummycav]

Thank you, yes it took a while to relax into the run but it was a happy run x

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Yay! 🙌🏼

Good job on kicking those gremlins into touch! What a lovely looking day to reward you too 🌞

Happy running! 👏🏼🏃🏻‍♀️🐌💐

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to LottieMW]

Thank you, I've lost some fitness so need to build up a bit

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to SueAppleRun]

You’ll get there 👍🏼

[Folkylass Graduate10]

Well done Sola for getting back out there.It surprising how much better you feel once you get out side running ,even walking . Those pesky gremlins just disappear….!😂😂✅👍👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Folkylass]

I think mine fell in th river

[Folkylass Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

😂😂😂

[Week7 Graduate10]

Glad you beat the Gremlins. Do you still chase your Zombies -I thought you were a Zombie hunter or was that someone else on here? Might the idea of chasing Zombies push the Gremlins to one side? Noone has mentioned Zombie runs for ages. Are they still out there?

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Week7]

Hey, I was looking at Zombies run just yesterday, I don't want to push speed yet but was thinking of starting again, once May comes I intend to get out every day so some Zombie running could happen

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

That might just be a watershed run, bringing back confidence which may have taken a bit of a beating. I would end up ticking off the number of working days left; every tick a day closer to freedom.🙂

[Cowladyrunning Graduate10]

Glad you beat those Gremlins and enjoyed your run. Here's to a February full of happy runs for you both. 🙌

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Cowladyrunning]

Thank you, oh it's lovely at the moment

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10]

With sunshine and a view like that the gremlins don't stand a chance! I'm still without my running gear but managed to walk 10km yesterday, not quite the same thing though.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

10k is awesome, we are building gently I want to keep Willow walking as long as possible,

[Oldlady64 Graduate10]

Wonderful! I’m just reading this before I set out for a run too, to give me some inspiration!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldlady64]

Hope you enjoyed your run

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I did indeed, thanks!