A Time to Steady the Ship.

[Tbae]

I think all my plans/goals are ready to go walk about.Mr Body is just not listening to Mr Brain.

Garden Marathon Trot remaining challenges,30k,35k and ✅.Strange but keep telling myself a further 3 weeks lockdown should help.🤔🙈

Spring Free Speed Challenge.Perhaps give myself a pass mark,but looking to do better.Wk 3 starts tomorrow and I have wk 4&5 remaining.

Garden project grinding to a halt due to lockdown and some supply items.

So very fortunate to have this garden and the health to do stuff but still the black dog lurks.

Hope he joins in soon and helps me out.

Trying to stay calm and control what I can.

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[snailface]

You’re so busy Tbae and have come so far.

We’re in very difficult times maybe you could award yourself a day or two holiday.

I’m trying to get back to C25K but my knee keeps swelling up so trying to rest it for a few days so my plans are on hold for quite a while I think. Frustrating cos I know if I could get back to jogging again my head would feel much better. 🤷‍♀️

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to snailface]

Sorry to hear that SF and yes you must rest.Wishing you a speedy recovery.The runs will wait and you will enjoy the running highs again also.

Stay safe SF

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[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Good morning Tbae, Alan here, nice that you are keeping well although as you say Mr Body is not listening to Mr Brain.

Not sure about a 32K or more trot around the garden, if nothing else that would make me dizzy with all those short turnarounds, there was a man who ran a marathon around his garden recently, good for him.

I also have a garden, I worked out that for me to run a 5k around it I would have to run 238 laps.

Yesterday I ran my 5th 'Virtual 5k parkrun' around Broadwood Loch, near to where I live, managed to run it sub 35 minutes in 33.45, the main thing is that I only saw another 3 runners, so no problem with social distancing, keep safe and well.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Good morning Alan,that’s great running from you.Very pleased you are well and good to hear your news.

You made me laugh.Dizzy is spot on.🙈😂

Think I’ll have to take on more fuel.🙈

Great about the social distancing and you keep safe and well also.

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[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

We can only do what we can do Tbae. But it sounds as if you’ve done amazingly well. Do you have rest days?

Yesterday I had such a lazy day and did nothing but eat and read. I rarely, if ever, do this but it’s what my body needed. This morning I’m all good to go again 🏃‍♀️🙂

Like you, thank heavens I have the garden. I’ve been clearing an area that was full of weeds and hard compacted soil and, while it’s hard work, it’s also satisfying to see nice clear soil ready to be sown 🙂

Stay safe and sane and while we can’t control what’s going on in the world we can control what we do each day.

Happy running and gardening to you 🌹🌼🌺🥀🍀🌷🏃

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Aww thank you IP.❤️

Lovely words and useful for me.

I have forgotten about formal rest days.🙈.Not my trotting repair ones.

I have lost that structure and will give that some thought now.

Stay safe IP.

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[Katnap Marathon]

I haven't practiced running with a mask on yet... Have you?

🐱 Katnap 🐱

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to Katnap]

I have not Katnap.

The only time I have gone out of my garden in the past month is to do my three speed challenge sprints which is 300 m from my house.I do my warmup routine & walk & trot in the garden before a further walk and leg and arm swings to my standing start.

Everything else is behind the garden gates.

Certainly trotting I don’t think I would have a problem.But think it would be challenging at pace.

Stay safe Katnap and well done on your first two runs of SFSC.

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[Katnap Marathon in reply to Tbae]

Aw. Thanks Tbae! I do hope mask wearing isn't mandated. Especially if they're classed as single use! Running at any pace other than easy jog could become an extra challenge.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

What we can control is what we should be focusing on. Everything else we should acknowledge but try not to dwell on. It's great to have plans, but actually it's good to be free and spontaneous when we are surrounded by so many restrictions - take each day as it comes and give it a massive tick if, by the end of the day, you've done some things you simply wanted to do and took some enjoyment from them. Hopefully that will give the black dog something to think about and show him who's boss. Take care.

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Wise words and advice Linda, thanks.

Keep flying.

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[SlowLoris]

Garden Canicross Tbae ! If the black dog starts nipping at your heels give it a good hard kick and carry on running.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Your right SL.Thanks.👍

Take black dog for a run and the rest.🙈👏👏

Stay safe.

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[misswobble Marathon]

Yes we just have to let some things go. I’ve not managed to get all sorts I’d normally get for the veg plots but never mind there’ll still be lots of food.

I’ve got no plant food at all yet but I’m optimistic 😃

Lots to be happy about Accentuate the positive, as the old song goes 🎶🎵

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Yes your right MW.⭐️

Stay safe 👩‍❤️‍👨🙏👏👏

[Decker Ultramarathon]

One day at a time Tbae. So much to be thankful for. Control what you can as you say.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Thanks Roger.⭐️

You are clocking some miles.Wow.

Stay safe.

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