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I've been on a quick trip abroad to meet up with my sister and decided on a very early morning run due to the ridiculously high temperatures. My sister is fit (climber and slack liner) but not a runner. She said if she stopped I should keep going, but due to heat and not wanting to leave her behind I used Drill Sargent on Runkeeper to time a 30 min run.

Well, she matched me! We did 30 mins in the heat plus a long walk back due to not knowing the area and getting vaguely lost in the vineyards.

As Runkeepers times seemed shorter than Laura's I haven't regarded it as my final run up on to the podium, but a practice. Looking forward to my final run sometime this week...!

Saw this little guy on the walk back. A beautiful rhinoceros beetle.

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GoforitmamaGraduate

Whaaat! You are a keener Badie, counting this as a practice run for your graduation. Good luck for you graduation run and thanks for the photo.

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cheeseheads

hate running in the heat. Great job to both of ya

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cheekychipmunksGraduate

Wowser Baddie, a) awesome run, b) wow, you’re choosing not to count it (😳) and, c) what a beautiful beetle. ❤️❤️

Good luck with your R2(2) and R3 and see you on the podium! There’ll be a space there with your name on it! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️💪🏻💪🏻🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️😳👍🏻

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to cheekychipmunks

Looking forward to it. Am going to eat loads of protein and come up with a post graduation plan 😀

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cheekychipmunksGraduate in reply to BaddieThePirate

I need to make a post graduation plan too. Can’t stop this fabulous progress can we? 👍🏻🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to cheekychipmunks

Let us know your plans for post grad. I might punch some of your ideas!

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MandiV

The graduation run will be even more fun then and it’s getting a bit cooler now here so lovely to do!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to MandiV

I was so happy to get out of the heat and back to the cloudy U.K.!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

What a super place to get lost! Well done you... and what a lucky thing to spot that little fella!!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

I thought he was a stag beetle, but he was even better! Never seen one of those before

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