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Sunshine and 4k

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We decided to try a different route one that will be well lit in the evenings for our after work runs,

For the warm up walk we didn’t pass any walkers so i was surprised that once we started running we passed loads of walkers as we say we don’t run faster than we walk, still passed by runners though but speed is not what we are after

It’s just over 2k from where we parked the car to the pier so including warm up and cool down we covered just over 4k and the sun shone on us all the way, Willow runs best to cold play so that’s what we usually run to, time to get him his own headphones i think as i have other music that is enjoy more than he would

Every kilometer was under ten minutes which pleased me and one was under nine

Love the sea and love to run along the prom where it’s wide enough for everyone

Happy Sunday all

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Annieapple profile image
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Seaside runs are the best! 😊🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ Enjoy your winter runs & the ever changing seascapes! Lovely pic

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to Annieapple

Thank you, it’s hard to get a decent pic even when running really slow but i didn’t want to stop

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GranspeedGraduate

Lovely spot to run! Flat and scenic, both. What could be better!

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to Granspeed

Not being passed by old people running lol but we kept up with some and my aim is to not hurt Willows knee and that’s 2 runs now where he hasn’t limped home so it’s good

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Fantastic run for you today, happy Sunday to both of you as well, lovely photo of where both of you run, all the kilometers under 10 minutes, great, enjoy the rest of the day 😊 🏃🏾

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to AlMorr

Thanks Al

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Love it!

It’s been such a cold day today though.

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to Maddee_6333

For the first kilometer yes then we jogged along undressing and tying our hoodies round our waists

Got cold when we’d been home a while so dressed up warm and went to get the dog for a night

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I know exactly where that photo is taken! It’s on my doorstep, well about 4 miles away. I’ve signed up to the 10K along that prom in June! Long way to go yet as I’m only at week 8 of the C25K 😬

Happy Sunday to you!

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to mrsfaize

Bet you were one of those runners who flew past us then as we are old and slow but really enjoyed it, where we run is not lit so wanted to try that out for an after work run later in the week

Lucky you living so close ah you said 4miles just a bit further for us but not much

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mrsfaizeGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun

We definitely didn’t fly past you! I’m slow-as-you-like, just happy to get through the 28 mins at the moment. We were running more local to us this morning. It was a lovely sunny day, a bit chilly though.

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to mrsfaize

Very chilly but we took our jackets off after about ten minutes and there were quite a few runners in shorts

We usually run at the back of Brooklands but it will be too dark after work so will run the sea front where we can see where we are going

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mrsfaizeGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun

Good plan 👍🏻

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to mrsfaize

There is a track at the back that takes about 4 minutes to run round and is sheltered

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Looks like a beautiful spot for a run. And I know my wife would absolutely love running by the sea.

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to RunningMigster

The sea front is my dream running place and when i got a bit bored i counted beach hits lol

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