That was Hard! 🥺

[Frenc]

Yay Friday!

I got up super early for today’s run, which should have been yesterday’s run. I managed to get a bit of silicone earplug stuck down my ear, so spent most of yesterday at Basingstoke hospital waiting for the ENT department to suck it out 😆. It wasn’t much fun being deaf in one ear 👂 and I was so relieved and grateful they fixed it - and lesson learned! Don’t wedge ear plugs in too far!

Anyway, I digress. Managed just over 7k this morning, but I didn’t sleep great and this really affected my run, it felt so hard 😢. But you have to take the rough with the smooth, and am really pleased I got out there. I didn’t see any other runners, although I saw 2 elderly folk out with their walking poles, I think they must have been headed towards Farley Mount, a big forestry walky place nearby. It was very dull light when I went out so wore my fluorescent pink strappy thingy so cars would be able to see me, but generally it was quiet.

Just waiting for my porridge to do it’s thing, then out and at it!

Have a great day everyone. 😊😊😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Hard maybe, but a super start to your day! Ooh, the ear thing sounds scary - glad you got it sorted!!!

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you! Yes, it wasn’t much fun, there’s always something isn’t there! 😊😊🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Ouch! Glad the ear is ok but not really how you want to spend time 😩

Well done on the run. I think it’s the hardest ones that give us the most benefit as we really exercise our mental strength too 👍

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Ah thank you - it was mentally taxing! X

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Hiya Frenc.. Happy Friday 🥳Ooh nooo, what a thing to happen..I use earplugs,so will be extra careful 😄

Glad they sorted it for you 🙏

Well done on your 7K and for keeping going when it was so tough.. these hard runs make us better runners..takes a great mental effort and I always feel so much better for them afterwards 😅

Have a great weekend 🏃‍♀️🎉

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to sparky66]

Ah bless you sparky! Deffo mind over matter today, very much hoping Sunday’s long run will be easier. Mind you, I slow right down for the long ones, so fingers crossed 🤞😊. Enjoy your day.

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Completing the tough runs makes us stronger…or that’s what I tell myself!! I have had my own disaster this morning; I managed to chop through our broadband cable…in deep 💩 We will call it an IT detox! 🙂

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Oooh well done, that’s going some! Do you (or did you 😆) work from home? 😀

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Frenc]

Happily I am retired … but still get stuff to look at for other people….

[Comfortnotspeed Marathon]

Those hard runs! Aren’t they the ones that coach Bennet says make us even better! 👏👏👏 They’re the runs that should have the biggest well done of all.

Glad your ear is ok again! That must have been horrible!

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thank you so much, yes, you’re right, the hard ones make us stronger I hope! And if Coach Bennett thinks so, then it must be right 😀. Yes, the ear experience isn’t something I want to repeat any time soon, although my work colleagues wonder if I did it on purpose to get a day off 😆, meanies! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️