Best Laid Plans and all that 🤣

[Frenc]

Well, all week I’ve been saying to myself today was to be 18k in my build back up to a HM distance hopefully for our virtual run next month. Ha! Not to be. When I got up the weather was HORRENDOUS. I’m sure it was the same for a lot of folk here! So I was already sort of talking myself out of that distance. But I needed to do 10.1k to get to 100k for October, so I thought well if I manage that, it will be something.

Off I went, thankfully it had stopped raining. Tbh my legs were complaining after some deadlifts the other day, so I decided 18k wasn’t on the cards, I’d just pootle along and see where I ended up. Then my mum rang - Daisy the dog has been poorly. I saw her yesterday pretty much to say goodbye, so I assumed she was no longer this morning. But hurrah she has rallied! However I was being summonsed by my dad to go and talk about family stuff. Right, I’ll just run round to see you then. I say just, they live up a hill 🤣.

2 cups of coffee and some digestive biscuit later, I decided to run home to make up the rest of that 10k distance. So technically I’ve run twice in one day! I’ve never actually run to get anywhere, it’s worth it if there are biscuits at your destination.

A younger Daisy is in the photo, plus a huge tree minus a large branch I encountered on my cool down walk.

Have a smashing day everyone! And Pom poms are out for everyone doing a race today. 😊😊😊

[Hidden]

Poor Daisy, fingers crossed that she'll hang in some longer. And that pic is from your run? Looks like great weather! What's all that about rain? 😜

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Ah thank you. Honestly, it was like 2 different weather systems today, I wasn’t expecting the sun! 😊

[Instructor57]

Well done you ! 😁It's certainly not been good weather so to get out and do the 2x5k' s is great .

I'm sure the biscuits fueled you for the return run 😁

Oh , Happy to hear Daisy is still with you 😁 she looks very content in the picture !

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you Ian. Daisy has been such a good friend to me over the last few years, animals are just brilliant. She has such a character! 😊

[Instructor57 in reply to Frenc]

Yes, I know what you mean !I curse Misty sometimes but would not want to be without her 😁

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Misty is lovely! Bet she’s curled up somewhere keeping an eye on things 😊.

[Instructor57 in reply to Frenc]

Absolutely ! 😁

Misty

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

I smile every time I see Misty!

[Instructor57 in reply to Frenc]

She has that effect on me also 😁🐱

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Aww Daisy, lovely girl. I hope she’s with you for a good bit longer. 🥰 Oh, and great runs too!

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thank you cheeky! I hope so too, she makes me smile so much. 😁

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Well done on getting out in that this morning! 🌧️🌂 I was so worried about my race in it, but just like that it stopped 😅Awe poor Daisy🐕

I had to have my wee Ty put to sleep last month..so sad 😞

But you done a good distance, two great 5K times and I'm sure youl be ready for that 18K soon 💪

Keep up the strength training 😃

Thanks for waiving those Pom poms.. had a great race this morning 🦁🦍🦒🏅

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to sparky66]

Aw sorry about Ty, they really are like family aren’t they. Great you had a good race - did you get chased by any strange beasties? I’m aiming for a long one this coming Friday - hopefully the legs will have recovered by then! Trouble with leg exercises is they obvs make your legs stronger but it can hamper the old running 🏃‍♀️. Can’t win! 😁

[sparky66 Half Marathon in reply to Frenc]

Lol 🤣 only the strange sounding breathing wheezing human types 🤣I'm planning a long run sometime next week too.. good luck 👍

[CBDB]

Great idea to run to your ‘summons’. That takes some ‘confident fitness’!

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to CBDB]

Ah thank you! I hadn’t thought about it like that. My brother appeared too having just done the Winchester 10k that was today too. So we were 2 wet and smelly children (I’m 53 and he’s 50) being sat down and talked to by dad 🤣!

[CBDB in reply to Frenc]

🤣🤣👍🏽

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Ahh. Poor Daisy ... and poor Daisy's family too 💕Running for biscuits though - now that sounds GOOD!

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Ah thank you. Oh yes, I will run for biscuits, chocolate, nice and spicy nik naks, pretty much anything really. I’m an open book 🤣.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

I hope Daisy is ok. She looks so sweet. 🤗 Well done for getting the 10k done amid the challenges of everyday life 👍😊

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thank you BrianUK 😊, she is very sweet. Yes, today was a funny one! It worked out for the best really - you could play a tune on my hamstrings at the moment, may be time for a massage methinks 😁.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Frenc]

I do hope Daisy continues to improve 🙏🤞🥰

Speaking 🏃‍♂️of best laid plans, mine just took a direct hit from a scud 💣 Confined to barracks til Saturday 😏 😤

Going to do some yoga to rebalance me frazzled chakra’s 🧘‍♀️ Hommmmmm 👌

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Oh my no one likes a frazzled chakra! Hope it’s not too serious 😊.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Frenc]

My husband is deliberately winding me up 😁 It could be a long week😤

I’m fine apart from my hip niggle 💪

[Frenc Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Oh dear, and it’s only Monday! Ohm 🤣.

[misswobble Marathon]

Ha ha I know 😁 I’ll be on the starting blocks on Saturday 🙂🏃‍♀️ Like a greyhound out of the traps