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"The rain set early in, the sullen wind was soon awake ... but I ran." Robert Browning: On Running 🫣

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Late night back from London last night, with another long day tomorrow, but I woke before 7, saw the weather, and thought, "you know what, I'm gonna run anyway."

Tai chi warm up, pre-run stretches, three thin layers - pink, turquoise, and "stand back I'm in high-vis" - and away I went into the wind and rain.

A mixed classical playlist and the aim of 25 minutes ... or 30 ... or 40.

I did 45 minutes. I walked twice - yay! πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ˜‡ And still ran over 6k.

I kind of meditated, mainly on last night's play and tomorrow's show, but still contemplating, not stressing.

It was almost fun - or at least I was pleased I did it, I felt better for it ... and I was quite happy to do my post-run stretches and have a hot shower.

Happy weekend walking/running/exercising!

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Sax64Graduate10

It sounds like you're in a really good place at the moment. That's truly brilliant and an excellent run.πŸƒ

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Sandraj39Graduate10

Sounds like a fab run @Ghants - running in the rain can be really reviving! Well done!πŸ™‚

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Annieapple

🍏Delightful quote & sounds to me like almost the perfect run! I enjoyed reading this!!

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Jools2020Graduate10

Sounds like a good run, well done!

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Gthants60minGraduateβ€’ in reply toJools2020

Thx!!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate10

Almost fun .... ? You are getting there...nearing that goal ! Well done on that run!

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10

That’s a great run. Wishing you many more like that!

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Gthants60minGraduate

Thank you!

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