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W9R1: no music, a novelist instead.

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So, W9R1 I’m in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 running in a beautiful campus at 5.30 in the morning.

No music, I’m worried about Dutch serial killers leaping out the woods, so for the first time it’s just me and a disembodied Jo Wiley (who’s speaking out my arse aka back pocket).

No music, means more internal dialogue. This is when people construct their posts I realise! I notice birdsong, the initial ragged, then regular rate of my breathing. 4 steps per breath (is that a cadence I wonder?). I also reflect on the running book I’m reading. It’s only short, ‘what I talk about when I talk about running’ by the Japanese jazz-loving novelist Haruki Murakami. It’s great, every runner should read it. Pearls of wisdom from an unlikely marathon runner.

I survived both the run and the Dutch serial killer.

Happy running folks. 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️😎🇳🇱

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Sounds lovely - beautiful picture too! 2 more to go for us both. Good luck with the rest of the week! :)

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DralimcGraduate in reply to Dizzysmum17

You too! Graduation run either Sunday or Monday for me. You? Will keep an eye out for your graduation post! X

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I'm hoping for Friday morning - fingers crossed! Will keep an eye out for yours too. Enjoy! Are you on Strava? My real name is Louise Flower if you want to follow me! X

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DralimcGraduate in reply to Dizzysmum17

Yes I am. I’ve not followed anyone yet. You’ll be the first! Good luck for Friday! X

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DralimcGraduate in reply to Dizzysmum17

There are lots of louise flowers! My name is Alison Salmon

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Dizzysmum17Graduate in reply to Dralimc

Haha I’ll find you 😆 x

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Dizzysmum17Graduate in reply to Dralimc

Added you. X

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DralimcGraduate in reply to Dizzysmum17

Back at ya! X

Well done. I am listening to some Nordic Noir (Jo Nesbo) atm. I tell you those serial killers make you run faster!

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OMG! I could not do that! I love Jo Nesbo, but my own imagination is bad enough!

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I scared the bejesus out of myself running through foggy fields at dusk with ‘The Girl with All the Gifts’ in my ears 😂

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Wait till you discover the zombie run app....

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DralimcGraduate in reply to Whatsapp

Ooh.... exciting...

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zombiesrungame.com/

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Very well done...on the run and avoiding the serial killers... Irishprincess and you would get on famously.... keep it slow and steady to the podium:)

Lovely location :)

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Thank you and I will. X

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IrishprincessGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Haha. Not just me then 😭

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Always need to be alert for those serial killers! 😳

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IrishprincessGraduate

As Oldfloss suggests, I too assume there are serial killers on my runs and have posted about them, or the possibility of them, various times 😭 I have a very vivid imagination as I think you do too. Isn't it great? 😳

Well done on the run, the photo looks beautiful.

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DralimcGraduate in reply to Irishprincess

At least we have a shot at running away from them. 🏃🏻‍♀️😂

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Yes, I've often thought that too 😂

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