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One of those occasions when a streaming cold made me not sure whether running was a good idea - apart from anything else, would I be able to coordinate that much tissue work?!

So decided a gentle try out was the way to go - so glad I did, managed W9R1. Can't say I was gambolling, but my customary snail skills did the trick. πŸ˜„

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I like the idea of a gambolling snail ! Well done... hope you feel less sniffy soon :)

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Elfe5Graduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Thank you! πŸ˜€

I will have gambolling snail thoughts forever more!πŸ˜‚

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You did manage! Gambollling slow and sniffing: great job! As part of the runny nose runners club, I used three tissues yesterday for my graduation run lol Hope your cold is getting better (sometimes running actually helps: if you're lucky to run in a not too polluted area) and I'll be there to congratulate you for your graduation!!

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Elfe5Graduateβ€’ in reply toAnthie

Ah thank you- I ran along the prom- all that salt must be good for my tubes!!

Maybe we should give winter runs a tissue rating - and running with a cold would be some sort of tissue premier league??? πŸ˜ƒ

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AnthieGraduateβ€’ in reply toElfe5

lol definitely tissue premier league! Lucky you to run by the sea side! It can only be good for the cold.

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Elfe5Graduateβ€’ in reply toAnthie

Should have said huge congratulations on your graduation. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜

Enjoy the next part of your running adventure.

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AnthieGraduateβ€’ in reply toElfe5

Thank you! I think I'll keep on graduating for the coming weeks to make sure it's real ;-) I'm very curious to find out if I can improve and run the 5K within 30mns... and perhaps I won't sniff any longer once my body is used to the routine?

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Elfe5Graduateβ€’ in reply toAnthie

I think I will start with aiming to get to 5k first & not worry about the time it takes. My distance is slowly creeping up - over 4 & a half K today - 2 weeks ago it was under 4K.

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AnthieGraduateβ€’ in reply toElfe5

That's great! I have no idea how slow I am. I need to run on a loop in the park, which says it's 1 mile or so to find out. But I must say I'm not too keen on running on the same path and in a loop. It's a little boring even if there's a stream and some vegetation. You're right though getting the 5K is a good way for a postgrad consolidation. I'll try the loop to find out!

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TJMazzGraduate

Good for you. You did it.So many colds around this week. Very annoying. Keep running with the snails and completing those runs. 🐌🐌🐌

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I have a constant runny nose even without a cold, so a tissue rating would be fun πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. But on my last run started off with an extra strong Mint (to help with breathing) & no runny nose until the last 500m!!!

Try it out it really worked πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Elfe5Graduateβ€’ in reply toRunningraspberrydiva

Extra strong mints on my shopping list! πŸ˜„ Thanks

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