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A Dragon to be Fought...and Defeated !

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Last year in the Spring

That terrible thing

The Beast from the East, spread its jaws

With eyes dark as death

And ice on its breath

Spreading bone-numbing cold with its claws

*

Now summer is here

A new foe to fear

A Dragon with fire in its mouth

We droop as we run

And we wilt in the sun

As we bow to this fiend from the South

*

But will we fade away

In the heat of the day

Will we just melt away in defeat

No we'll plan how to run

In spite of the sun

We runners will never be beat

*

In the cool of the morn

In the first light of dawn

We leave the Monster asleep in its lair

We'll run in the dark

Or get up with the Lark

We'll show him we simply don't care

*

We'll wear the right gear

We have nothing to fear

Hydration must be our best friend

We'll run in the shade

Air con' gym,woody glade

If it's cool, then we simply don't care

*

We'll be safe on our run

Won't go out in full sun

The runs wait and will always remain

The Dragon will go

There'll be rain,wind,then snow

And a new Beast to battle again!

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Run Cool...Run Safe...Run Happy!

Flossx

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toFatgirlslim19

Thanks you.. a running ramble:)

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Excellent poem Floss, the beast from the east, the dragon from the south, I enjoyed reading that, I think the really hot weather is over, not sure what August will bring, we had a short heatwave in June and recently in July as well, August is the third summer month so we can't rule out another short heatwave, as long as we runners hydrate well before running and run at the coolest time of day we should be OK.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

We should... I am taking water with me even on my short jaunts.. t pour over my wrists or over my neck.... :) I can hardly believe my Beast from the East poem from last year at the moment!

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Wonderful floss. You’ve got to include that in your book! We so love your little rhymes.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Such fun.... sitting here in the warmth.. watching the sun over the sea and imagining the cold of that last, beastly time:) xxx This will be in my book! Thanks you xx

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Excellent poem, you are very clever Oldfloss. Think you brought the fiend in the South to tears as it is rather wet here today....but you are very right. I shall be putting my trainers on tomorrow whatever the weather. No more excuses!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toZebadee1

Huge well done... and thank you...not clever at all...just love to ramble:)

Take care you and enjoy your run! I am out tomorrow too, whatever :)

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CookieMGraduate

Excellent!! πŸ˜ŽπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈβ€

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toCookieM

A bit of fun.... :) Thank you! We do have to contend with all sorts here in the UK don't we...:) x

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CookieMGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Indeed! And sometimes all in one day! πŸŒžβ˜”βš‘β„πŸŒˆ

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toCookieM

Totally.... ! We barely have chance to acclimatise:)

Love it! πŸ’—πŸ‘

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I love my rambles....and folk are really feeling the heat at the moment... so just to lighten the mood:)

My rambles are part of my running...I just hope it is cooler tomorrow morning for my early jaunt.

Thanks You ! x

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Ode Floss!

How wonderful, love itπŸ€—

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toJell6

I love it too... Ode Floss... Owd Floss...Oldfloss ! xxx

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Brilliant!

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toBarbieW

Just a bit of fun in this heat... :) xx

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Maddee_6333Graduate

Beautifully said, Floss

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toMaddee_6333

Thanks you... hard to imagine the cold days that are not that far away...My husband reminded me as we sat in the sea the other say..only 5 months to Christmas Day !!! Hahhha !

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Maddee_6333Graduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Hahahahaha πŸŽ…πŸ€Ά

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate

Lovely wise words Floss! With you on our side we will combat these obstacles!

So excited about your book...😊xxx

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toBluebirdrunner

Ha ha... a little bit of fun :) I think the Dragon is a little damp at the moment.. certainly welcome news for many of us:) xxxx

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LOVE IT!

I run when the dragon is asleep or slowly waking up ;)

Happy running

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toskysue16

Me too Sue.... I think that a few people have got a wet and soggy Dragon right now too...!

xxx

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Blackcat66Graduate

I really enjoyed reading that! Great poem and thank you for sharing.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toBlackcat66

Welcome! just a little giggle:) Cooler today here... !

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Lovely poem OF. πŸ‘

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply tolexi6

A little bit of fun.. folk are struggling here:)xx

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Wise words πŸ’•

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toSaskAlliecat

Just fun and nothing compared with your temperatures Sask!!!! It is cooler here at the coast today but set to warm up before storms tomorrow! I obviously frightened the Dragon back into the Welsh mountains:) xxx

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