Still slowly plodding through...

[grumpyoldgirl]

Hi gang,

I've not posted much lately, but I'm still here having to take it very slowly.

I only managed one run on my restart with my running buddy after hurting my foot, because she fell over one evening and hurt her ankle, which put her out of action for a few weeks too! At the same time I found myself struggling with my own energy levels (I think it's the lingering effects of covid which reappear every so often). It's literally been a bumpy road for the both of us. But we are still determined, and we'll be running together again as soon our schedules allow.

Meanwhile I've been out doing a few week 3 runs, and I've started working on rebuilding the muscle strength in my weak side. So on Sunday I tried a week 4 run and again this morning.

I even got up early today so I could run before it got too hot!

I mean, I've been around this block a few times now, but I've never found that first run of week 4 so hard as it did on Sunday! I kept thinking the app must have stopped but no, it was just that time had slowed down for that 3 minutes. And the 5 minutes. 🕛 Thankfully, this morning it felt easier, and by the end of the run, I actually felt quite good! So I'm feeling quietly hopeful for run 3.

It was good to be out early with a chill in the air and the sun lighting up the fields, and as I walked home I passed lots of children heading in the opposite direction to school and I could feel the temperature already beginning to creep up. Then home for breakfast with raspberries from the garden 😋

Lately I've been running in the evening, but today was a reminder to me that early morning runs are pretty special so I'll try to get a few more in before winter.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

I also find early morning runs are the best grumpyoldgirl, well done on your run this morning, I ran a 5K starting at 07.50, temperature around 14C, so certainly not hot, enjoy the rest of the day 😊 ✅👍

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks Al, we must have been out at the same time!

[Beachcomber66 Graduate]

Hi Grumps. Good to see you out there running and making progress. This heat is no help at all. It was overcast here at 10am, so I ran today instead of tomorrow. Lovely and cool.

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to Beachcomber66]

My younger self would have been slapping on the Ambre Solaire, but now I tend to skulk indoors until it cools down instead. They mentioned rain showers in the weather forecast this morning and I thought "Ooh, lovely!" 😜but I don't think they will be coming my way.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate]

About 27C up here now 😰

[grumpyoldgirl Graduate in reply to Beachcomber66]

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