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TailChaser's HM Training Diary - Week 16

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Another roller coaster week. My mojo always struggles a little during my cut back week but this week has been like no other. My apologies if this isn't the usual perky post but I'll do my best.

I am currently sitting here at my home computer on my craft table whilst my work computer is at my normal desk. I have just finished the first day of many, working, whilst in the adjacent rooms my kittens try to continue a little education. This is going to be tough, I don't want them to get bored but I do need to work. Thankfully they are old enough to understand. On the positive side I'm much more inclined to give them a PE lesson than I used to be and this morning we took 2 minutes off eldest kitten's usual Monday running distance running to his (now former) school and back. Tomorrow is going to be a Joe Wicks YouTube video (it's all the rage apparently!). Wednesday they were going to teach me how to swim but then the leisure centre's closed, so we're going for a bike ride instead. Long may this glorious weather continue - more irony...after all those weeks of endless grey and rain. I can almost understand why people had to get out at the weekend despite everything. Anyway, the week was as follows:

Mon - Run: 20 minute recovery with eldest kitten. Lovely as usual and surprisingly ok after the 10 miles the day previously. He's getting used to them, I hope I can keep it going.

Tue - Sports Massage. I'd rung up the day before and thankfully it was still going ahead but you can feel the walls closing in as Stratford upon Avon is getting quieter and there are Coronavirus posters all over the out patient cafe & pharmacy walls, doors etc. It was agony as usual but I'd left it two months. So more agony booked for next month. I swear to myself during the pummelling and it makes me even more determined to finish this HM!

Not a lot more happened as I try not to run during my cut back week. Then I ummed and ahh'd about going to the gym. As I wasn't running on Sunday I thought I could leave it until then and meet up with my friend for a natter. But the thought of going to the gym was making me increasingly uncomfortable as it's not the cleanest place and then, of course, there is all the sweat everywhere. But Friday I could stand it no more, I'd paid my subscription and I needed to get out as I'd been at home all day. So, dinner was in the slow cooker and off I went. It was unusually quiet, a dozen or so people but the treadmills were full as they'd closed off every other one to separate us. I did my usual routine but by the time I'd finished there were only about 3 people left. When I got home I had an email sent about half an hour after I'd finished saying that the leisure centre was now closed and they'd be in touch. So that was that. Time to do it all at home.

I'd had parkrun down to do but as you know, that had gone. So we met up with Shake-and-run and did a reverse course of our usual a few hours later than usual. It was fun but there were far too many groups of people in the park and we all nearly had accidents with dogs. Will we be able to go to the park at all next week?

The week ended with a pretty dire run yesterday. We'd had too much rubbish to eat on Saturday and I don't think it did us any good - we both had legs like lead so we just managed to do a VRWC qualifying distance and stopped after that.

Right. Now it is a new week. We can still go outside (as I type anyway). It's a beautiful day, I've still got this sponsorship to earn and it's now even more important than ever really as there is no way I can raise any more with the way things are. I have a feeling this HM may come sooner rather than later out of necessity rather than planning but possibly not yet...

Take care everyone, stay safe, and try not to swear at people as they don't give you two metres of space when you've done your best to run round them (I know it's tempting!).

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I think you are amazing, what with working, educating the kittens and being a mum I don't know how you find time for a running schedule. Fingers crossed for Saturday, hope we can meet up (while still social distancing) for a run somewhere, it is so much better when you know there is someone else running 'with you' near by.

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toShake-and-run

Oh Shake 😢 looks like our plans have been scuppered by this evening’s announcements, I’m sorry 😢

The good thing is at least we’ll be allowed out for a run, I don’t know what I’d have done if it had been total lockdown. Please keep running, you’re doing brilliantly (& thank you 😳🤗) x

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Dexy510 Miles

Hello TC, I was thinking of eldest kitten and how he won’t get to take his A levels, or have the last hurrah with his friends at school. Things are changing so quickly, we don’t know what tomorrow will bring.

I hope you are able to carry on running, but don’t worry about your sponsors - they will understand. Also, you don’t really want to risk injury by rushing through your current programme. But I do understand your concerns.

Love to all the Kat family. 🦆😺🐈🐈

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toDexy5

No, you’re right Dexy, I just don’t know what to do for the best really.

Eldest kitten is surprisingly ok. He was a bit shell shocked on Friday though. The school have made it clear that there will be a farewell party when they are able and he spends a lot of time playing with his friends online anyway. As for the A levels, I think he’s secretly relieved, I just hope he didn’t shoot himself in the foot with his mocks! He never has done anything the easy way 😂

Take care and stay safe, love to you and UTS xx

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

We’re living in crazy times and must do what we can do and forget about everything else. I think you’ve done remarkably well considering the world atm. I do sympathise with those who have children or other people living with them. It must be so difficult.

It’s frustrating about the gym closures isn’t it? I couldn’t go last week because my husband had a cough and I have to isolate for 14 days and then obviously all gyms have now been closed so that’s not a choice now.

But you still ran and had a sports massage, so that’s good to keep you ticking over 🏃‍♀️🙂

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toIrishprincess

I know IP, I was surprised to be able to have the massage and I’m very grateful for it.

How much longer have you so self isolate? Are you and hubby ok? x

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon in reply toTailChaser

Yesterday I could have replied that I have another week to isolate but today my reply is ...who knows 🤔😂

My husband took a cough a few weeks ago but no other symptoms although it did turn into a cold but we weren’t taking any chances and stayed in. He’s still coughing but ok so hopefully it’s not the virus. I feel tickety boo with no symptoms.

Scary times.

Take care to you and all x

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TailChaserMarathon in reply toIrishprincess

A relief...of sorts. Yes, try not to think too much, we just have to try and roll with it if possible.

Take care and stay safe too IP & hubby x

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Hang on in there TC. This week will be better as you can hopefully run it off. I agree with you about people on pavements. Even cycling on the road yeaterday I had to keep weaving into the middle of the road. Saturday's run was really frustrating with groups taking up the whole path and not even moving in to give space for people coming in the other direction, let alone make space for you to overtake. Hope you have a perkier, adequately distanced week ahead of you TC 😍

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tolinda9389

It’s always been like that Linda but I just hoped that it would change. But nope 🙄 So we’re down to one run a day but that is more than I expected. You’re right, I probably will be perkier with the longer runs x

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon in reply toTailChaser

I was so happy to hear we can still run or cycle, I was convinced it would be gone by tomorrow 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉

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TailChaserMarathon in reply tolinda9389

Oh yes, me too! It was a huge relief!

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KatnapMarathon

Or apologize as you forgot to put the red carpet out for them! 😃😅😂🤣

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