Afternoon off work run 😊

[GTFC]

Felt good to mix things up and enjoy my afternoon off 😊

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Well done 👍Great run..nice to get a mix of road and trail..

And welcome back 💪👏✨

[GTFC Marathon in reply to sparky66]

Thank you so very much 😊😊

[misswobble Marathon]

Long time no see 😃👍

Road, path and trail. Sounds like the perfect ingredients for a run 🏃‍♂️

[GTFC Marathon in reply to misswobble]

It was so lovely and one I've only recently discovered 😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

There are so many possibilities 😃👍

[misswobble Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Post marathon I’m going to do more trail. I think it conditions the body better for road races I hope 👍💪😁

[GTFC Marathon in reply to misswobble]

I always find it harder but it's good for the ankles 🤣🤣

[GTFC Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Good luck for your Marathon 🤞🙏

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Cheers! 👍

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Virtually all of my runs are trail. Road runs do feel easier than trails and one thing I learned during the summer is that if I pick up a persistent niggle (in my case a repeat calf / peroneal injury) or take an extended break, the first steps back to fitness, for me at any rate, are best taken on roads. This came out in a discussion with an ultra runner this summer. Obvious when I thought about it; any muscles connected with balance have to work overtime on trails, your foot rarely lands the same way twice in a row and tendons and ligaments need to be stronger too.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Absolutely 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️👍

[Frenc Half Marathon]

Always nice to have an afternoon off run. Looks as though you went by some water too - lucky you! 😁

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Frenc]

Thank you! All my runs are by the Humber Estuary which is really nice. I live in a farming village too so the routes are terrific 😀

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

It’s really interesting! I liked the drive leading up to Spurn point, as well as the point itself too of course

[Birdlady64]

Nice to mix it up a bit. I love off road, the woods especially, as you know. Slower, but much kinder on the old pins😁

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

You're awesome! I find trails harder 🙈

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Stick with them as they’re so strengthening for everything! Gently and incrementally 👍

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

The forest floor is the best! Lots of leaf falls makes for a soft surface Heavenly 🏃‍♀️

[Birdlady64 in reply to misswobble]

Agree totally 👍

[Instructor57]

What a nice 11 miles 😬 nice one 👍

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you. It is so serene 😊

[Cmoi Marathon]

So good GTFC !

Also, is there potential for that route to turn into a Strava art Christmas tree? 🎄 Obviously too early right now, but you know, over the next few weeks... 😉 🤣

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Love this idea 💡 🤣🤣🤣🎄

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

That's the 1st thing I noticed too...then the fact that your little afternoon off run was 11 miles, still got it! 🏃‍♂️👍

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Run46]

Thank you! I've kept up running regularly so stayed 'running fit' 😃

[Birdlady64 in reply to Cmoi]

You have a vivid imagination. Love it! 😁

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Good run for yesterday, I like your running motto "Steady Away" 👍😊

[GTFC Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Yes Sir Alan. My mantra 😊😊😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Good morning GTFC, just to tell you that I completed my 30th Parkrun this morning, another sub 31 minute one in a time of 30.58, lovely sunny morning to run.

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Wow Al, you're getting speedy! 🏃‍♂️👌

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Run46]

The only place that I have had sub 31 minutes 5Ks is at Drumpellier Parkrun, it is a flat course with only a few bends, apart from one at Stirling my parkrun 5K runs times are between 31 minutes to 33 minutes.

[GTFC Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

This is just INCREDIBLE 👏👏👏

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GTFC]

👍 🏃🏾

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

Welcome back GTFC. That looks like a good run; nice mix of coast and country. Your average heart rate suggests that you are still very fit. In good nick as we say up here.👍

[Run46 Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

That was the 3rd thing I noticed...1st the potential for a Christmas tree route, then 11 miles, great run, and finally 128 average heart rate!!! Maybe I could manage that if I just went out for 5 minutes 😆

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Run46]

I think your priorities are just right! 👍

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thank you 😊 yes, if I go steady it can be 126-130. I've kept running regularly over the past two years which has really helped 😊

[GTFC Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Thank you! It's lovely to be back and being made so welcome again. I run 3-4 times every week still so my consistency is there 😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

Consistency is key 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Oh, speaking of your neck of the woods, I hear you got a running shop!

[GTFC Marathon in reply to misswobble]

There's one in Hull?

[misswobble Marathon]

Grimsby! Apparently.

[GTFC Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Ooooooooh 👀

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

St Peter’s Ave, Cleethorpes I hear tell 😎

[GTFC Marathon in reply to misswobble]

That's the posh bit 🤣🤣🤣

[misswobble Marathon in reply to GTFC]

I’m back there again in early December for a certain fixture 😃