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Yesterday, while I was out doing my run Chile had an Earthquake 5.4! Now usually I would notice this in the apartment on the 12 floor but while running I didn't feel a thing!!! Only realised as it was in the local paper.

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runswithdogsGraduate

Whaaat? That's amazing. Maybe it happened when both feet were off the ground ;)

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VixchileGraduate in reply to runswithdogs

Maybe!! what was most surprising is it made the news!! Must be a slow news day in chile.

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AncientMumGraduate

Now that's what I call being focussed on your running! :)

How's your groin strain today? xx

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VixchileGraduate in reply to AncientMum

It's going well, the rest is doing well. I will ok for next week!! Zip lining would not have been fun!!

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AnaveragemanGraduate

How was it for you? Did the Earth move? ( sorry , couldn't resist that one. )

Well that's one up on most of us I guess! What's next? Volcano running? At least you were safe! How was the run? X

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VixchileGraduate in reply to Anaverageman

😊 Now you mention volcano running, Maybe in December!! Visiting the avenue of volcanoes, luckily they are dormat. there are a couple in Chile that have been pretty active, so try to avoid volcano running here. That's what I love about chile you are always reminded how powerful Mother Nature really is 😊

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AnaveragemanGraduate in reply to Vixchile

mmmm sounds wonderful...

never been sadly , would love to one day though...

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mfamiliasGraduate

Anaverageman got there before me on the "did the earth move" joke :D I thought you'd injured yourself, young lady? You shouldn't have been out training. Sounds like running Karma biting you on the bum to me :D

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AnaveragemanGraduate in reply to mfamilias

soz mfam :P

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mfamiliasGraduate in reply to Anaverageman

*sulk*

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VixchileGraduate in reply to mfamilias

I am still resting, sorry we are a few hours behind so this was on my run on Wednesday. It's funny when we first arrived we noticed them all the time now its was there a earthquake?

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VixchileGraduate in reply to Vixchile

Sorry Tuesday, it's thursday today, gosh the week is going by in a flash!!

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ju-ju-Graduate

Blimey..... we don't really get them in the UK...I cant imagine what it must be like... take care

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AnaveragemanGraduate in reply to ju-ju-

had one in Kent a month or so ago!! ( think if memory serves correct it was a force 4 on the Richter scale ( which is a logarithimic one so about 100 time less intense than the Chilean one)

Twitter had great fun with 'pics of the Kent earthquake'.. a wheelie bin fell over.. etc.

standard.co.uk/news/uk/we-w...

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VixchileGraduate in reply to ju-ju-

It's strange at first but when your on the 12floor you can feel sway or pop depending on type of quake. It makes you appreciate builders and architects!!

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