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Week 8 done and dusted

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MikeJones68Graduate
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I did run 3 last night at 9.45pm, in the freezing cold. I put on my tracksuit over my long sleeved running top and tried to ignore my thumbs getting frost bite.

The sky was clear and the moon and stars shone down through the trees. It was beautiful!

Week 9! The end is in sight!

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PashleyPedallerGraduate

Hi there, running twin! I did wk8r3 yesterday too - and boy was it cold! (Wore gloves for the first time, though took them off at the half-way mark when my hands had warmed up.) All the best for your next three runs - see you in wk9

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MikeJones68Graduate in reply to PashleyPedaller

Hi! I wish I could find someone local to do this with. I did think about gloves, but it would have only added to the fumbling I already have to do to get by LED torch out of my pocket for the unlit part of my route. I do find that my hands warm up quite nicely after about ten minutes anyway :)

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PashleyPedallerGraduate in reply to MikeJones68

My running gloves are from Karrimor and they're quite thin, actually; I find the 'warm up' walk the coldest bit - once I start running I warm up nicely after a few minutes. I wear a head torch on my bike for riding home in the winter and wouldn't be without one for the dark nights. Hope you manage to find a solution in Aldi

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IannodaTruffeMentor

Well done.

You can get thin running gloves with index finger pads to enable use of touch screen devices. I would not have been without mine this morning.

Aldi and Lidl have both done them in the past, but they are available from many other outlets.

A headtorch does away with any fumbling in pockets.

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MikeJones68Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe

By coincidence I am heading to Aldi in an hour, so I'll take a look. Not sure about a headtorch as I think it might get on my nerves......

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MummycavAdministratorGraduate

Wow...bet it was beautiful, very brave...nearly there now 😉 better tell the elves to get polishing that badge!!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Brrrrr.. well done you! Stay warm, stay safe as you head towards the podium :)

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