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Back from morning jog. Legs like lead. Tried these stretching things after but found that I can't reach my foot. Ha! There's my couch in the corner still looking at me, mockingly as if saying "You really think you can do this? Come have a lie down with me. You know you want to." Couch - Get behind me! Had Covid jab yesterday so a little apprehensive. But seems all OK today. Michael says were gonna mix it this week. Oh-ho. Snow and ice next few days so gotta take care. Onward we plod ...

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Well done.

Heavy legs can be symptomatic of poor hydration. As a runner you need to drink a minimum of 2.5 -3 litres of fluid each and every day, running or not, as mentioned in the guide.

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Despite the Covid jag yesterday you enjoyed your run today, well done, you got off that couch and ran

Next Saturday morning at the time I usually run a not parkrun I have an appointment for my first Covid 19 vaccination, so I'll run that on Friday morning.

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