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Evening run - so hot! Football is too stressful! 😰😰😰😰😰😰⚽⚽πŸ₯… and bats...πŸ¦‡πŸ¦‡πŸ¦‡

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So I'd decided to run at 6am before work. Not too hot, a lovely way to start my day..? Then the football went to extra time. I don't particularly like football but it's the World Cup.. but I can't watch extra time! Just too stressful.

So I decided to do my run. The sun had gone down and it felt slightly cooler... went to the Common as it's just a 5 min walk from my house and off I went. It's all on grass and there are long gentle inclines and then long gentle downhills.

The first ten minutes nearly killed me. I was going so slow but it was so hot. Long incline to the top of the Common... every bit of me ached! I almost gave up but didn't. Slowed down even more. Then turned into a lovely long downhill with a lovely breeze!! All was fine from then. I actually ran for 35 mins, my longest yet by 2 mins. I will break no records for speed!! 🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

And as I got in the door I had the penalties to 'watch'- I went into the garden to stretch and watch the bats and listen to all my neighbours cheering! Phew. ⚽πŸ₯…πŸ¦‡πŸ¦‡πŸ¦‡

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Jay66UK profile image
Jay66UKGraduate

Nice run!

I’ve sat through the football. I remember Italia β€˜90 very clearly. Glad to see that curse broken.

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toJay66UK

I just find England so stressful to watch! I prefer cricket. England lost that match tonight!

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Tinker5393Graduate

Phew that was close . Job done .went for a run and England one. πŸ˜ƒ

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toTinker5393

Too close. I couldn't watch. The bats were relaxing!!

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Jay66UKGraduateβ€’ in reply toAng33333

They do that. I swear they drink too much.

Oh... πŸ˜³πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ‘

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toJay66UK

Ha ha ha!

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over61andstilltryingGraduate

Well done you! I'm in the 🐌 club too.

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toover61andstilltrying

And a great club it is! 🐌🐌

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_SimonT_Graduate

Well done Ang! I ran tonight too - after the penalties! Still balmy hot!

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply to_SimonT_

Too hot for me to be honest but if I wait for cooler weather, won't run at all!

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Fabulous450Graduate

Well done Ang! 35 mins! 😁 Great way to get rid of the game tensions! Bats?? πŸ‘€! Would have to be watching from indoors! 🀣❀️

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toFabulous450

Love the bats! They feed over our pond. πŸ¦‡

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Fabulous450Graduateβ€’ in reply toAng33333

Must be something to see! I’d probably grow to love them too. ❀️

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owmeknees

Well done on the 35 minutes Ang, nothing wrong with slow and steady πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toowmeknees

Nothing wrong at all!! 🐌

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Ripcurlrana71

Ahh well done Ang - just can’t beat those heat waves at the mo! Not sure I could have run with the stress of the football! Win win all round. 😬

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toRipcurlrana71

Oh yes. It's too hot really but I'm just running twice a week .

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Slow and steady does it and very well done indeed!

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Thank you! 🐌

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jan2563Graduate

It sounds like you’re doing really well. You should be so proud well done. I’ve not run in ten days. Keep putting it off in this heat. Not sure I will get back to it. Wasn’t enjoying running but well done you. Great stuff x

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Razouski

Well done, it was so hot, you did well.

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toRazouski

So so hot! Thank you !

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Ang33333Graduate

Thanks! I've been running in the morning but teaching infants all day today so needed the extra hour in bed! ☺

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OKESGraduate

That’s just amazing - so well done. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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Ang33333Graduateβ€’ in reply toOKES

Thank you ! ☺

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