Mid week towpath 23k

5shifts down 2 to go and I woke with a spring in my step......... 🥳

Route planned, drink ready inc gels incase..

Glove hat, two in 1 shorts/tights combo, double layers up top 🥶 and the trusty Headtorch 💡🔦.

In brief ( because my phone ate my 1st draft 😤)

Towpath ⏩⏩⏩ tunnel passing the marina ⛵2nd tunnel by 🛤️ over the 🌉 passing the pub and then the 🏨 more towpath very muddy in parts arrive at turn around point time to take in a gel and a sip of drink, and reverse the outward route back home for scrummy mac-cheese before nightshift no.6

👍🙂

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Great run for you today Imc50, all that before a night shift, well done, a bit dodgy running at that speed through the tunnel, I just hope your night shift isn't too bad

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

Cheers Al those tunnels are a tad dicey, the nightshifts hopefully going ok, small matter of shifting 84000ltrs of milk 🐄= 🥛

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

I appreciate my milk being delivered, my milk is delivered on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning, the week-end milk is delivered on a Thursday evening when I pay the weekly price for me of £4.

I am not sure what my milkman does on those other non delivery days of Sunday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, I have been getting milk from him for years, never missed a delivery day even during that very cold spell called "The Beast from the East" at the end of February 2018 and other snowy cold spells, I always give him a tip at Christmas, he usually gives me a calendar for the following year.

[Jools2020 Half Marathon]

Great run for you Imc, hope you weren’t too tired on your night shift! When I do a 10 mile run (the longest I’ve run so far) I usually doze off writing my run report 😂

[Hidden in reply to Jools2020]

Oh crikey jools, mine disappeared when I'd written it hence the shortened version 🙄 so far so good the night's going to plan 👍

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

What a good run, hope you enjoyed your mac n cheese and your night passes swift and smooth

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Mac &cheese WS it's a failsafe meal for me 😋 thanks you two

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Well run Imc! Yeah that disappearing post has happened to me many times too, especially when adding a photo. I now write them in a notes app on my phone and just copy them over to HU when I have them saved! 🙂

[Hidden in reply to Decker]

Now that's one damn fine idea Decker..... Duly noted✅

[Juliet202 Half Marathon]

Wow - in awe at the 23k ! Respect. (Can’t find suitable emoji, bowing down or something). I probably shouldn’t be peeking at posts in this group at all, let alone commenting on them !!! But not many hills on this route, huh ?!?! 🤣 anyway, good to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 😎

[Hidden in reply to Juliet202]

No there's a definite absence of anything resembling a hill 🤫

You'll be knocking on the door of the HM badge office soon I'm guessing 👍👍

[Buddy34 Half Marathon]

Cracking run Imc50 and I love the photos. Dinner sounds great and hope it gives you plenty energy for your night shift. Well done👏👏👏

[Hidden in reply to Buddy34]

Cheers Buddy34 mac n cheese perfect after a run ( if it's not 🍕😋)

[Littleoyellow 10 Miles]

Great run report Imc - it's got the makings of a code breaking board game 🤣 23k before a night's work is great going in my book 😁👍 and you've got me thinking about mac and cheese 😋🧀

[Hidden in reply to Littleoyellow]

Nooooooooo not at this hour Littleoyellow you'll be having nightmares 👻👽👹

Try a horlicks 😋

[Littleoyellow 10 Miles in reply to Hidden]

😢🧀 you are of course- disappointingly- quite right - Horlicks it is..... 🥛

[Hidden in reply to Littleoyellow]

Very sensible ( I'll be having nocturnal workers porridge laters 😇)

[Littleoyellow 10 Miles in reply to Hidden]

You earnt it 👍 enjoy 🥣

[Couchpotato2 Marathon]

I feel you could have recounted it entirely in emoji well done on fitting in this lovely long run

[Hidden in reply to Couchpotato2]

Cheers. Couchpotato2

[Hidden]

Phenomenal run buddy. Great stuff and a good pace for that distance too. What an excellent run my man.

You can be fast or steady and go long or short and run wherever and whenever. Isn't that an absolutely incredible feeling??

Behind all of this are the runs. The mileage and effort, determination, perseverance and attitude. The get wet, get cold, get tired runs. Brilliant, brilliant running this year.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Cheers GTFC so true 👍

[Forest_Run_Beginner Marathon]

Another amazing run Imc50 and a great dinner to follow. I LOVE mac and cheese!! Hmmmm, I wonder if we have the ingredients as I'm now fancying that for my dinner!! 🤔😀

I hope the back-to-back night shift slog end is in sight now 🤞

[Hidden in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner]

I can see the finish line, 1 more shift tonight then 3 whole days off 👍👍👍👍

[Forest_Run_Beginner Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Lovely, I hope you enjoy them 😊

[misswobble Marathon]

Phoar! What fun! 😃. Sounds sublime that does. Mac n cheese is the icing on the cake 😋

You have to love a tow path

Have fun 👍🙂

[Hidden in reply to misswobble]

Childhood meal fave misswobble, I've never not enjoyed it 😋

[misswobble Marathon]

Piddling it down here but my feet are itching. Gotta go 😃🏃‍♀️🌪🌊💦🌫

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

What a brilliant run! I love running along the canal towpath - but less so when it's all muddy!!!

[Hidden in reply to linda9389]

Oh linda9389 it definitely had a little bit of everything, from mud n grass to potholed and gravel, did I mention the puddles 🙄

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Hidden]

So annoying when you lose a post too .... I feel your pain!!!

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

Wow Ian, nothing like blasting out a HM+ before a night shift! I'm impressed. I wouldn't be much good during my shift after that, dozing off and hangry 😂

[Hidden in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Oh Sask I'm a complete nightmare if those hangry feelings arise 😆

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Superb effort, especially before work 👍🏻😁

[Hidden in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Awwwww thank you GoGo_JoJo the joys of shift working 🙄