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! βIdiotβ, I shouted back, and then felt really bad as I hope he didnβt think I was calling him that π€£.! It was a very wet, very squelchy 8k, and I didnβt 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! πππ
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Frenc
Half Marathon
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I misread that as βon heroinβ first time Frenc! Donβt worry, we elderly gentlemen are often called idiots π Well done on getting out thereβ¦.provided you are not cold and wet, a bit of a soaking is fine.
Wow! You really earned your coffee. I must be an idiot too-absolutely love a properly wet run where you canβt get any wetter. Seriously well done to you!
I think we all do! Itβs fun stuff if itβs 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 π
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 π€£.
I wear a folded Buff to keep my ears warm and to hold my earbud in place. When itβs raining I add a cap π§’ After a while running in heavy rain the Buff gets saturated and falls down with a thump on my nose. Itβs a bit of a shock but it makes me laugh π
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 π.
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.
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.
Oh my it did make me laugh! And a laugh at that point in the run was sorely needed π€£. Iβm sure HU could fill that table with many a funny comment π.
Thank you very much Katnap although I think thatβs 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! πππ
Thank you - it seems a while ago now. I know itβs meant to be character building and all that, but sometimes I quite like my character just as it is π€£.
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