Long way to go but feeling positive.

[Tbae]

Started May 2nd from 5k and ticked off 6 runs to 12k with 2days minimum for repair between runs.

Feeling in a good place and applying the advice I get from the Forum.

Wish I could say the same for House & garden stuff.All dependent on weather and hired help.Not much to choose between dependability.

At least my O/H’s forthcoming hip replacement procedure is more certain.

Slight digression there, sorry, but my build up programme is going to be very flexible and will just accommodate the obvious pressing priorities.At times some stuff will just stop and then resume when possible.

Going to keep building up the distances for a while and mixing some as continuous and stringing together the chunks also.

Beginning to feel if I only had running full time.As a senior I am beginning to feel that running is just like eating.If you don’t eat you die.Running is just the same.lol.

Every good wish with all your plans.

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[AlMorr Half Marathon]

You are doing very well Tbae, yes the hedge is the problem, if you can get help from someone to cut it you then can get on with your running.

As for me, last Wednesday I ran my 12th 10K, went a 7K walk on Thursday and Friday, 5K run on Saturday, that was my 48th not parkrun, this morning I went another 8K walk around Broadwood Loch, had lunch, the sun is shining so I got the bike out and went a 7K bike ride around parts of my 5K running route.

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Well done Al.Keep on keeping on.🌟👏👏Of course Al I can always do like so many do, ignore it and just let it grow.lol.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Tbae]

You know what you should do Tbae regarding that darned hedge, get a big JCB around and get it to dig up the whole hedge.

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Lol Al. It is an option but not going there.lol.It is an 80 years old mature hedge and planted inside a Welsh stone boundary wall.Its a 50 yd x35 yd plot.It’s a mix of privet, escallonia and fuschia. Access and destruction would result.The garden, perhaps the dry stone walling etc.Not sure how many lorry loads , perhaps 6-8, would be needed, not to say anything of the time required to address the damage to the garden.Even with a Brillant operator and a caring two man team they would not achieve the removal in 5mins.lol.

To address/ restore the same amount of privacy,( have five boundary sharing neighbours) a contractor would take weeks to install fencing which requires ongoing maintenance.Stuck with the hedge Al.It’s part of the planets air conditioning.We should be planting more hedges and trees as the worlds population keeps growing.lol.

Nice thought Al, but it will outlive me.lol.

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[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Tbae]

... And it would cost you thousands of pounds, better to leave it and get someone to help you trim it down a little, surely those people with the boundary around the hedge, five of them you say, could do their part in trimming it down a little.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Yes Al the cost.I have been here 33years and looked after both sides of (my) hedge and the stone wall with access consent.However in the past 5-10 years with some new neighbours the hedge has become an issue and source of bother.Will neither cut it or give you access to do so.I can understand the lack of interest but will never understand the mindset to deny / obstruct anyone maintaining their property.It’s not lawful neither.lol.Take good care Al.

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[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Tbae]

In that case only trim the immediate part of the hedge that concerns you, if they don't allow access for you to cut it, then they shouldn't complain if it grows wild.

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

That is English and Welsh law anyway Al.But typically the law can be an ___ ?.Hedge would never get cut for years.🤔Must say I came up with a better solution.Access neither requested or required.Created a passageway on my land.Where the hedge is not wide enough, used the top of the wall.Painful conversation for me this Al.Did not want to be an expert on hedge stuff in the absence of basic decency.lol.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Good luck with Mrs Bob's op. Amazing how run of the mill these things are now.

Life does get in the way but it keeps us flexible/stops us getting too obsessive 🤣🤪

Keep up the good work! 👍🏻

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Thanks Jo.Yes very routine Jo.

Every good wish to you.

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[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Ooh! Best keep running then and let the hedges do their own thing if necessary!!! great start Tbae

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Thanks Linda.I’ll just keep ducking and diving.lol.🏃‍♀️🌟👏👏💪🙏⚡️💥