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You must be a hero or an idiot! 😁

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FrencHalf Marathon
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This is what an elderly gentleman said to me as I ran past him this morning on what had to be one of my wettest runs ever! β€œIdiot”, I shouted back, and then felt really bad as I hope he didn’t think I was calling him that 🀣.! It was a very wet, very squelchy 8k, and I didn’t even mind being tsunamied by a mini van on the home stretch, as it made no difference whatsoever in the soaking stakes. Coffee never tasted so good after a run.

Have a smashing day all! 😊😊😊

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Beachcomber66 profile image
Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

I misread that as β€œon heroin” first time Frenc! Don’t worry, we elderly gentlemen are often called idiots πŸ™‚ Well done on getting out there….provided you are not cold and wet, a bit of a soaking is fine.

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toBeachcomber66

Ah maybe I need to edit it Beachcomber66 ! I did wonder if it might be misconstrued 😁. You are right, a bit of a soaking is fine.

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Oh myyyyyyyy!!!!! Bravo!!!

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Ha ha yes! And in my just out of the box new trainers 🀣.

GoGo_JoJo profile image
GoGo_JoJoUltramarathon

πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ€ͺ Well done!! Every village needs one after all!! πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜˜

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Doesn’t it! It was my turn today 🀣.

nowster profile image
nowsterMetric Marathonβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

"Every village has a village idiot. If you don't know who it is, it might be you."

MissUnderstanding profile image
MissUnderstandingHalf Marathon

Wow! You really earned your coffee. I must be an idiot too-absolutely love a properly wet run where you can’t get any wetter. Seriously well done to you!

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toMissUnderstanding

Thank you! It certainly woke me up 😁.

GTFC profile image
GTFCMarathon

Love this πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toGTFC

Thank you! I looked back on it with fondness ONLY after a shower and a nice hot drink 🀣.

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

I think we all do! It’s fun stuff if it’s not cold. I like the heavy thud of soaking wet gear hitting the bathroom floor! It signals to me that a good job has been done πŸ˜€

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

Exactly! A good splattering thud of clothes definitely signals a good job well done. Then straight in the laundry. I just spent 10 mins with the hairdryer trying to dry my still damp trainers out 🀣.

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misswobbleMarathonβ€’ in reply toFrenc

I wear a folded Buff to keep my ears warm and to hold my earbud in place. When it’s raining I add a cap 🧒 After a while running in heavy rain the Buff gets saturated and falls down with a thump on my nose. It’s a bit of a shock but it makes me laugh πŸ˜…

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Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply toFrenc

I just stuff them with newspaper Frenc. It works perfectly

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Lol Dexy5 I looked everywhere for some old newspaper but we read everything online! Not the same I know, it had me hankering for some nice Sunday supplements this coming weekend after I run 😊.

AlMorr profile image
AlMorrHalf Marathon

That photo at the top right is like the old course of the new parkrun I run, it is now closed due to a electrical cable being layed by the electricity board, very very muddy, its just as well the parkrun has an alternative route.

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FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toAlMorr

Yes that is just as well AlMorr . I’m pleased there is an alternative route 😊.

Cowladyrunning profile image
CowladyrunningMarathon

🀣 sure he knew what you meant! Well done for still getting out!

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toCowladyrunning

He did didn’t he! Thank you Cowladyrunning 😊.

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Perhaps he was a runner in his younger days and could completely β€œget it” 😍

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

I like to think so! It did make me chuckle though, people are funny aren’t they. Little interactions can really spur you on sometimes 😊.

Realfoodieclub profile image
RealfoodieclubMarathon

Looks like a wet run. I don't mind if I'm dressed for it, in running geary. Yesterday we were out walking and got caught out in jeans and torrential rain it was not fun. Also you said they were new shoes out the box. That would upset me I like a few weeks before they get dirty. Glad you had a good run though.

Rfc x

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toRealfoodieclub

I bet your jeans weighed more than you by the time you got home 😊. It must have been lovely to take them off and slip into something dry!

Realfoodieclub profile image
RealfoodieclubMarathonβ€’ in reply toFrenc

It was, it's also the best tasting cuppa tea after that πŸ˜€.

Freecloud profile image
FreecloudMarathon

Ha ha, that's really good to read! It gives me inspiration to be an idiot this evening πŸ€”πŸ€£πŸ€£

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathon

I bet! β˜•οΈ

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator

I love this!!!!!

What a great post and great run...you are undoubtedly. NOT an idiot!!!!

PS

I was tsunami-d by a white van.. years ago! As you say.... wet is wet!

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Absolutely Oldfloss 😁. Wet is wet is wet! I do think sometimes they might do it just a little bit on purpose - cheeky rascals 🀣.

RunBrianRun profile image
RunBrianRunHalf Marathon

πŸ˜‚ I think that definitely deserves an entry in the β€œfunny passer by comments” table. Not sure if it exists but it ought to, πŸ‘

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toRunBrianRun

Oh my it did make me laugh! And a laugh at that point in the run was sorely needed 🀣. I’m sure HU could fill that table with many a funny comment 😁.

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon

You might felt like an idiot but I say it was definitely heroic!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

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FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toKatnap

Thank you very much Katnap although I think that’s my heroics over for a while. Looking forward to a hopefully dry run tomorrow, keeping my fingers crossed that my little weather app is telling me the truth! 😊😊😊

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Love this! Some of the remarks you get when running are so funny. Unfortunately, I am long gone past by the time an amusing reply comes to mind!

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

I know what you mean, it’s all I can do to keep going most of the time, yet alone being witty too! 🀣

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathon

haha, funny enough I really love the really wet rainy days, the wetter the better!!🀣

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toHedgehogs123

Well done for enjoying the wet - you must be in your element at the moment!

Hedgehogs123 profile image
Hedgehogs123Metric Marathonβ€’ in reply toFrenc

Haha, yep I love it!! 🀣🀣

davelinks profile image
davelinks

Just one comment from me.. Well done! πŸ˜†

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply todavelinks

Thank you - it seems a while ago now. I know it’s meant to be character building and all that, but sometimes I quite like my character just as it is 🀣.

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