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Surprisingly I woke up at 6 this morning. Still in France and thinking NOW will be the best time to run. I got myself together, greeted the dog and exited stage right. It was beautifully cool so I was glad I'd made the effort. Lots of traffic on the main road in to town so I went round the back roads, saw few and greeted no-one. I did actually think about skipping the next run and going on to week 4 as I found this quite comfortable but no - I'll stick to my plan. I ran with only one ear plug in otherwise I would've missed the pigeons cooing and the sound of the water gushing down the 'canal'. I love this time of the morning. Quiet. Everyone getting ready for their day. Then home to walk the dog!

Enjoyed it 🙂 - looking forward to Friday.

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nowsterGraduate

It's still too cool at 6am here to think of doing that. And then as soon as the sun gets higher it suddenly gets warm. Between 6am and 9am this morning the temperature rose by 10°C. This means that you'd either be freezing at the start of the run or dripping at the end of it.

Well done!

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59erGraduate in reply to nowster

When you say 'here' where are you? The mind boggles 😳

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nowsterGraduate in reply to 59er

North Manchester. It's one of our rare fine days. 🤣

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59erGraduate in reply to nowster

🤣🤣 I thought you were abroad somewhere !

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BrixcosGraduate in reply to 59er

Me too 🤣

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Sidmouth203Graduate

I'm so with you on the early mornings so lovely well done you

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59erGraduate in reply to Sidmouth203

It's such a special time of day 🙂

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davelinksGraduate

Nice one! and the mountain views! where are you in France, near the French Alps?

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59erGraduate in reply to davelinks

Pyrenees 🙂

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SueAppleRunGraduate

That looks so beautiful, mountain backdrops are the best, sound like you timed it just right too

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59erGraduate in reply to SueAppleRun

The weather's a bit cooler atm - muggy - we're waiting for a storm. Hopefully I can get another run line that one in on Friday 🤞

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SueAppleRunGraduate in reply to 59er

I’ll keep my fingers crossed for Friday

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RoxdogGraduate

A lovely early morning run!

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59erGraduate in reply to Roxdog

Yes, my 'early' is usually 8 or 9 😳

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grumpyoldgirlGraduate

Lovely to read this post - I remember doing the same and how good it felt - I'm not running long enough distances to pull such an early shift, but there's not much that gets me out so early in the morning - nothing in fact! 😁

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59erGraduate

I have to say it's always a wrench to leave my bed!

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