Evening run - so hot! Football is too stressful! 😰😰😰😰😰😰⚽⚽🥅 and bats...🦇🦇🦇

[Ang33333]

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. ⚽🥅🦇🦇🦇

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Nice run!

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

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

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

[Tinker5393 Graduate]

Phew that was close . Job done .went for a run and England one. 😃

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Tinker5393]

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

[Jay66UK Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

They do that. I swear they drink too much.

Oh... 😳🤣🤣👍

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Jay66UK]

Ha ha ha!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate]

Well done you! I'm in the 🐌 club too.

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to over61andstilltrying]

And a great club it is! 🐌🐌

[_SimonT_ Graduate]

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

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to _SimonT_]

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

[Fabulous450 Graduate]

Well done Ang! 35 mins! 😁 Great way to get rid of the game tensions! Bats?? 👀! Would have to be watching from indoors! 🤣❤️

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Fabulous450]

Love the bats! They feed over our pond. 🦇

[Fabulous450 Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

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

[owmeknees]

Well done on the 35 minutes Ang, nothing wrong with slow and steady 👏👏

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to owmeknees]

Nothing wrong at all!! 🐌

[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. 😬

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Ripcurlrana71]

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

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Slow and steady does it and very well done indeed!

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you! 🐌

[jan2563 Graduate]

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

[Razouski]

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

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Razouski]

So so hot! Thank you !

[Ang33333 Graduate]

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

[OKES Graduate]

That’s just amazing - so well done. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to OKES]

Thank you ! ☺