I don't normally run at this time of day but knew it would be a hot one, couldn't drag myself out of bed early enough to run before the school run and thought it would be a fitting way to see out the longest day. It was W9R1 and for once I left my phone at home and enjoyed the birdsong. I'm so glad I did as after about 5 mins running a small Muntjac deer dropped out of the hedge and just stood calmly watching me approach for a while before crossing the lane immediately in front of me and disappearing into the opposite hedge! It was magical - might have to run at this time of day more often.
The downside is that no phone meant no photo, so posting it here to record it instead 😊
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Wow, well done on so nearly graduation 👏👏👏Sights like these are really magical.. only given to remind us how wonderful it is to run☀️🙏 Deer really are beautiful
How lovely to see the muntjac! I ran without my phone on Monday, not as magical as your run but it made a change! Well done in your 1st W9 run. Nearly there!! 🏃♀️👏🥰
I did my first consolidation run on Monday and found it as tough as W9R1, but today's run I really enjoyed! I realise I need to keep the Monday, Wednesday, Friday routine going, otherwise it would be easy to let it slide - and I'm not wasting this fitness for anything! Enjoy your last two runs 🏃♀️🥰
I go running at 5.30 or 6 in the morning and live in the country side, so muntjac, rabbits, cows, horses and alpacas are a daily occurance for me. Right on my door step. I ventures out too early this morning for week 9 run 1. I had taken no more than 3 steps and went flying tripping over a big tree root. Hurt my wrist, sore rib and a grazed shoulder.
I got myself up and dusted myself down. No one around to see what happened, at least. I was going to turn back and go straight back home, but then decided to walk the run. After a couple of minutes walking I realized there was nothing wrong with my legs, so off I went and I did my first half hour run. YAY!
I managed to do my stretches too. Wrist and rib feeling more sore now than this morning.
Fingers crossed I will be out there for Run 2 Friday morning.
Oh no, well done for completing your run, I hope you recover quickly.
As you say, one of the advantages of running early is that there are less people about! I always seem to bump into someone at the very top of a hill and never when I'm sailing effortlessly down the other side 🥵
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