Weekly Chat 8th - 14th June 🍪🍪🍪☕

[Sqkr]

Hope all is well with you chaps, let us know what's on your mind! Any plans, problems or just passing thoughts, post them here!

I'm quite excited by the introduction of mandatory temperature checking any time we enter the building for my work; this morning I had to stand on a dot and stare into a camera...whereupon an American voice recording kept telling me my temperature couldn't be obtained and I had to move closer. My nose was pretty much pressing the thing by the time it managed to read my stats - which turned out to be a non concerning 36.5 degrees C. Boo! So I had to do some work. I'm still not sure of the implications of warmer bodies being ousted from the building, lunch runs could become problematic... It all felt very sci-fi though. Looking forward to the flying auto-taxis being implemented!

Any peculiar new twists to your lockdown routines?

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[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

It does all sounds very sci-fi but I imagine we’ll have to do this regularly in all sorts of areas of life... we’ve ordered a forehead digital thermometer so we can test each other and obviously everyone who comes into the house, when that eventually can happen. Not quite the same as giving someone a hug ☹️ (I mean loved ones not the dishwasher repair man 🤣) but hey ho, the new normal.

I’m still in a good exercise routine and have returned to my beloved arboretum after weeks of road running. Love, love it! I’ll mix them up for a while now.. And I’m still getting loads of gardening work done so all is good.

Have a good week everyone 🙂

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Irishprincess]

I'd like to hear more about that thermometer of yours once you've started using it!

Running in an arboretum sounds gorgeous 😍😍😍

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Thermometer arrived today and we’re both normal 🤣 I’ll use it for a few days and let you know how we get on with it...

The arboretum is just wonderful - here are a few piccies I took last week 😍

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[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Irishprincess]

It's good to be normal sometimes 😄

How absolutely beautiful, lucky you!!! xxx

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Well, we’ve been using this for a few days now. You have to set it up initially so that it shows when your temperature is over a certain level. But once that’s done you’re all set. It’s very easy to use and accurate (we have an old-fashioned thermometer and so tested on this first).

It is pricey compared to others but some friends recommended this one to us so we went ahead with it.

All good so far, but we’ve had no visitors so can’t wait to use it on others 🙂

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[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Oh cool (or perhaps one should say 'normal' 😊), interesting - thank you!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Ooh how futuristic Squeak! I'd be going for that lunchtime run and hoping to be sent home for a nice bath I think! Same old, same old for me as far as lockdown is concerned. Creeping ever closer to the end of the month when my son will be home from Uni, I feel that will be a very challenging time but I have another 3 weeks or so to bury my head in the sand. Happy to report that my foot issue seems to have gone - three short slow runs without pain were a promising start. All ground to a halt on Thursday though when I trod on an almighty thorn that went straight into my big toe. It's still swollen and painful so running isn't very appealing just now. Am sure it won't be too long thougg. Not sure why my feet attract so much trouble !!! Happy running to those who can 😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh eck! 😟😬. Botheration! Typical innit 😤

I hope it clears up quick 🤞

Son home from uni 😳

😁 My house always seemed to shrink when my son returned 🤔

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to misswobble]

The four of us have managed OK and established a reasonable lockdown routine without too many sparks. Adding one more will definitely shrink the space as you say, but it's also going to add a lot of tension regarding 'rules' I think - he's been playing by his own rules and isn't one to be told what to do. Sigh. I see trouble ahead ...

[misswobble Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh dear Long bike rides on the agenda then 😃

Your house, your rules 🙂. I dare say he’ll be in bed a lot 💤

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Good plan! And a very good point! And there'll be no point in me nagging him to look for a job for a while either 🙄😄

[misswobble Marathon in reply to linda9389]

😃

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Poor Linda's foot, get well asap!!!! xxxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Linda's foot needs to stop being such an attention seeker and to fade naturally into the background where all good feet belong 👹

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Diva feet...

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh no! That sounds painful 😫 Hope it’s feeling a bit better today Linda. All these things trying to scupper our running 😡

I was out watering my pots this morning and I felt a really sharp nip on my foot as if I’d been stung but I couldn’t see anything that could have done it. My first thought, of course, was “oh no will this get in the way of my running?”

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Ouch! Hope it's OK. I'm going to try a run tomorrow as the swelling is definitely better today. Now it's gone down a bit I see there are actually two puncture wounds. Can't quite figure out what happened 🤔

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Hope the run goes/went well.....if you have two puncture marks it indicates a bite doesn’t it? Mine has not come to anything thank goodness. I did hose my foot immediately afterwards so maybe if it had been a bite I washed it away.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Definitely a thorn - I had to pull it out of my toe/shoe, still attached to the stick. So either two spikes or it went in and out, but the angle wiuld be all wrong. Odd! But improving so all good 😄

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh dear. Hope your feet stay out of trouble for awhile after this!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Decker]

Wouldn't that be nice 😍

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

So little has changed for me as a result of the pandemic that I almost feel embarrassed!

We did get a slightly futuristic gadget last week, actually. My husband bought this thing for making grilled sandwiches in the microwave, and it's actually pretty good! We can only make one toastie at a time though, so I suppose we'll just have to form an orderly queue. At least we won't have to bother with being 2 metres apart 😊

In training news I did another run from the car along the South Downs Way last week, which is a lovely thing to do. I've been getting out on my gorgeous new bike more, and also finally went for my first sea swim of the year!!! Despite the lovely weather we had last week I was SO COLD afterwards!!!!!! We had just been introduced to a neighbour (a paddle-board owning neighbour with a garage, no less), but all I could say was "Hi! Bye!" as I had to run home and stand in a boiling shower shivering. I am such a wimp 😂

Happy running etc. all xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

You're no wimp!!!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

😍

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

But I keep seeing people swimming around in their bikinis!!! I am still wearing my wetsuit 🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Look the other way!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

I just dunno how they do it 😄

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Me either!!!

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

I feel you on the temp. I’m starting to think I have lizards blood and can only be warmed by bouts of heavy sun. I agree with Linda, you are a certified badass 💪!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

Aw thank you!!!! xxx

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Our work has been doing these temp checks for a number of weeks for those who must go in. But 90% of us are WFH now, myself included. Till Sept by the sounds of it. All very surreal.

I am still on the IC. Almost got the green light to run yesterday, but there is still just a bit of pain in the knee descending stairs. Seems to be IT band related. The run break has allowed me to up my cycling a bit which I am enjoying in spite of my heavy beast old mountain bike. The weather has been beautiful too. Happy running everyone!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

Ooh! Nearly there!!! Glad you're enjoying the cycling too 😊😊😊

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

Not far now I hope Linda was right. The cycling does keep you sane!