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I’m in Ireland at the minute and enjoying my runs here. The cold spell hasn’t arrived yet but, in anticipation, I brought my cold weather gear and then was far too warm on my first run 🙄
I’m still building up slowly and everything is going well. The knee is behaving and I have avoided kneeling or crouching in the garden despite the fact I had over 200 bulbs to plant! I had to be creative so I knelt on my side to plant some which felt a bit weird but at least it didn’t aggravate the knee and they all got planted 👍
I’m hoping to be able to run a Christmas 10K in December so I’m keeping everything crossed that my buildup continues as well as it has been recently and I can do this one. The bling is a gorgeous 2D snow globe so I really have to cross that finish line one way or another 🤗🥰🤞
That’s it from me, it’s your turn now.
We hope you have a great week whatever you’re doing. Stay safe and stay strong. Whatever your goal is, you've got this 💪
From your team, linda9389 , Beachcomber66 and me xxx
🍏🤗 trying to imagine planting 200 bulbs on your side 🙈 Only a runner would be that innovative!! Well done & glad the Irish weather is behaving! What a beautiful place to run & fab bling to add to your collection! Hope it goes well!
Morning Annie; are you experiencing a cold start this morning too? My Dad always told me that there was nothing between us and the Arctic up here on the North East coast; he should know from his time escorting Arctic convoys!! Certainly feels that way. Good job we are tough, although my clothing today suggests otherwise! Have a good week.
I hadn’t pulled the curtains when I posted this morning. We were 1 degrees and a slight frost 🥶 Snow is expected this afternoon so thank goodness I don’t have a run day today. I think my winter gear might be useful after all!
Hi BC66, that's interesting what your dad told you that there was nothing between the English north east coast and the Arctic, in very cold weather when strong north or north east winds blow both the north, north east Scotland and north east and east England get the full blast of those winds with also heavy snow showers, where I live in Central Scotland we are sheltered from that weather by the Scottish Highlands to the north and have beautiful crisp days with long sunny periods although very frosty mornings, the weather now as I post this to you at 1.20 pm is cloudy but dry, temperature ,+1C.
Hi Al. It was down to 1C here when I set off running. Lovely day though. What amazes me is the number of small birds who flit around regardless of the cold; integral feather quilts clearly do the trick! We get shelter from hills too, from the west side; those on the “wrong” side of the hills get more rain. Fortunately we have the gear to cope with the conditions regardless. ☃️
I have the gear for any weather as well BC66 but won't go a run in heavy rain or snow, if it does rain during a run I will keep going to the end, I am in Central Scotland but not so sheltered from the west when it rains, if snow comes from the east there isn't much shelter either.
I was in rural Derbyshire yesterday and it was gorgeous but as we drove back towards civilisation we clocked a gritter behind us, and more of them as we got back into town
My sis and co were here yesterday evening and cleared off as the snow descended. It was chucking it down with snow when I went to bed
A lot of it but it’s not freezing thankfully 🙏
I plan to run today as I’ve done nothing since Friday. I’ve been minding the old dawg who is getting more infirm, bless him
It is just cold at present; no snow yet 🤞🤞🤞. Late Saturday it is due to warm up to 11C …..but gales come with it😬. Rather have snow than gales I think!
I did ! 😀🏃♀️ Lots of snow about but it wasn’t that cold so it will probably be gone by tomorrow. It was falling from all the trees as I ran along 🙂❄️👎
My new shoes were a horrible disappointment and I returned home with soaking wet feet Hmmfff ☹️
No. He will have been 16/17 at the time I think ( he said he lied about his age). He was on a brand new cruiser (HMS Jamaica). I got the Artic Star medal for him, but sadly that happened after he passed away. Not surprising that he brought us up to respect the power of the sea and to wrap up warm in cold weather!
A friend of ours has a family history of being merchant seamen, so all the lads had to have a stint, as their dad had instilled in them a sense of adventure. He still has 😀
Ditto my BIL who is ex para, and is planning at 70 years old to clear off to Africa for a few years to do a steel erecting job. Most folks are considering retirement 😀. Mind you, my OH is still working 🙂
Only our daughter had a sense of adventure in our household; she did her PhD research in Alaskan bear and moose territory, and then in Canada where she encountered more of the same. Eventually she did most of her field research/ projects from boats on Canadian lakes. Must have had some of my Dad’s fortitude I think.
Our friend’s first voyage as to Alaska funnily enough. He’s married to a seafarer too. She’s hung up her life jacket now but their daughter is now following on the tradition 🙂
Good morning Your Highness. What a beautiful image of autumn; the leaves look to have been very carefully arranged. I hope your training continues to go well (bulb planting is cross training of course). Not long to go.
It is freezing cold up here. 2 degrees now, rising to 3 around noon, and snow predicted overnight 🥶. It is my rehab tester run this morning. I see the physio again on Wednesday and she recommended that I try a very slow short trot today to see how things are. I am a bit wary to be honest. After the sharp pain I felt last Monday, I will be anticipating a repeat experience with every step but, it has got to be done. Thickest leggings, injinji socks with extra long tops so as not to leave a gap at the ankles, plenty of layers on top with gloves and Pom Pom hat to finish. The sky is clear, so we have bright sunshine and everything looks beautiful, but we have a huge bubble of arctic air sitting on top of us. Looks as though it will hang around for the best part of a week. Joys of living oop north!
I am sure your mum is enjoying your company 🙂. Have a great week.
Those runs are a mixture of terror and hope so I’m keeping everything crossed for you 🤞but we know we have to try and find out what’s what. You’ll know pretty quickly methinks.
I imagine the temperatures are similar in your area as they are here 🥶
☺️ the run went fine. A slow 3k (average pace 7:06 with a first lap of 7:25; how is that for being good! 😇). No pain at the site of the muscle pull at all. Perhaps unwisely, I stopped for a coffee before walking home, and found that some stiffness had appeared on the outside of my lower leg which I “felt” when pushing off. Job for physio on Wednesday. Might be a compensating issue or separate problem. Not a big deal though. So, on the way back to being whole again I think. 🤞
that’s what I’m on with. I’m using the rolled up towel on the floor one as it prevents the heel drop, which my physio warned me against at this stage in the niggly ankle
There’s allus sommat! 🙄
You beat me out the door ☺️ I’m clearing up, having coffee etc 🙂
Hee hee; I laughed when I discovered that in September I ran further than 99% of other Garmin users aged 70 to 74! I felt quite smug until I thought it through….there aren’t that many of us! I wonder who the 1% was ….
Calves can be resistant to rehab. On top of that, I lose fitness more quickly than younger runners, so I am keen to get out there running again quickly. Balancing that urge with the risk of making things worse is more art than science. 🙂 hope it is my lucky day!🤞
I hope that your knee is repaired fully in time for your run on the 8th. I can’t imagine planting 200 bulbs lying on my side but needs must.
I’m deep into winter training but only at the track once a week at the moment as I have a project on in London designing a gym for a hotel. It’s very exciting as it’s a new build hotel in the city. I’ll be hoping for free membership when it’s done. 😂
Oh that sounds very exciting Brian! Can you please make sure they put lots of hooks around the walls. I don't know why gyms (or even some hotel rooms) don't offer hooks as they are invaluable for hanging all sorts of stuff 😊
Yes, somewhere to hang a top or small bag or towel, etc. I never use lockers in gyms so invariably have to take my stuff with me and usually end up throwing them on the floor! At the most recent hotel gym I used a few weeks ago, I took my running belt with my room card, phone, big hanky and ear plugs container plus a towel. In any other gym I would have had a top too.
Enjoy your stay with your mum. She’ll love your company I’m sure. 🥰 And enjoy your chilly running too. 🥶 I’m impressed with your 200 bulbs. Your garden will be incredible in the spring. 😍
Mr Cheeky and I arrived in 🇪🇸 today for a quick 5 day break. My running stuff came too, and of course I checked out the possibility of a city trot when we were out exploring. Not going to happen. It’s a beautiful little city, but we’re in the cobbledy old part and I saw no runners at all! Never mind, we’re off to the rowing lake in Banyoles tomorrow, and since the 1992 Olympic rowing events were held there, I know for a fact there will be a cycle path for all the coaches etc. Perfecto! 🏃♀️ I did two weeks of my C25K round the Munich Olympic rowing lake 6 years ago too!
When I get home I’ve vowed to get my **** in gear and get my new HM plan under way. Once it’s said on here it’s as good as done.
Hi IP. Thanks for hosting chat while you're away, have a fabulous trip. Glad your knee is behaving, long may it continue.I went to parkrun on Saturday, my first run in two weeks. My leg was niggling again yesterday, but it much improved today. 5k probably wasn't the best idea for a try it and see run, but I had to collect something right by my 'nearest event not done yet', so I couldn't resist 🤷♀️
I've decided to give your Hal Higdon plan a try for my next half. It's much shorter than my version of the NRC plan, so I have another couple of weeks to be nice to my leg before I need to get started again!
That’s a good sign Linda 👍 Do you think your exercises are helping? Sometimes it’s hard to judge whether a niggle would have got better with just rest.
I hope you enjoy the plan as much as I do. I do like the factored in two days of cross training but I usually do my strengthening exercises those days so miss out on actual cross training. I did try cycling and then got some new weird pains 🙄
Don't tell anyone ... but I haven't been doing my exercises! I am such a determined, focused person, yet I have the most awful block when it comes to repetitive exercises. I absolutely can't find the key to unlocking that. If anyone has any ideas, I am all ears. I desperately want my leg fixed, but can't bring myself to take the medicine. I have added a tick box to my run spreadsheet. Let's see if that helps any. But it's already afternoon and I haven't done them today as yet 🙈
Good news that your knee is behaving IP - and I hope you are enjoying your time in Ireland!☘️
Temperatures are cooling a little here but no need for gloves or extra layers just yet, unlike our friends further north!❄️
Nothing new happening with my running - I guess just aiming for consistency and joy!🤣😊🏃♀️
I do hope to fit in another virtual HM before Christmas (see medal I am hoping for below) so will start to increase distance again over the next few weeks to try and earn this. I will then drop back for a bit before looking for a Spring Half somewhere!🤞
Hi Irishprincess and all VRBs ! No running yet for me but hoping to go to club tomorrow night for a 5k, injuries seem to be healing up pretty quickly! Antibiotics making me feel a bit queezy but last lot tomorrow morning! and weirdly can't sleep well (is named as side effect!) and been up at 4am last 2 nights reading book!!! And shopping on vinted! I went for a walk to where I fell yesterday and from my strava think I've pinpointed where it turns from pavement to drop kerb! That might have been it,also think I might have turned to see where running companion was too and lost concentration! 🤬
Weirdly had a nice weekend overall ,restful ,watched parkrun, Kenny went off to do his Southampton race 10k which went well and he took 1.5mins off last year too! Feeling grateful with the minimal injuries😊and looking forward to shopping for more new trainers!
Stormy weather here tonight, hopefully have calmed down by tomorrow. Been to watch Paddington at cinema,I loved it 🥰xxx
That’s brilliant news Ali. You must be a quick healer 😊 Antibiotics are hard on the tummy aren’t they? If you like it, then eating some natural yogurt helps with the tummy thing.
Well done to Kenny for his time! He must be chuffed with that.
I love the Paddington films. Not seen the new one yet but will probably wait until it hits tv. I do want to watch Gladiator 2 film on the big screen though 🍿
What a lovely picture Irishprincess . Unfortunately the leaves looking a lot soggier today with grey skies and showers. I think you did well to get your bulbs in before the snow hit Ireland and the North. Lying on your side out there would not be quite so pleasant now.
UpTheStanley and I went to Littlehampton Prom parkrun along the coast on Saturday and I was wearing gloves for the first time this season although I was in a short sleeve T-shirt. We were honoured to have Founder, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, as a cone marshal but I didn’t recognise him at the time as I was chatting to another runner about the fact that we had been lapped just before the halfway point by the fastest runner. I did say “thank you marshal” though . I spotted him in the cafe after. It was great that there was no announcement, no fuss, just a normal parkrun.
I was going to get out for a run today but I woke up far too late to run and make a hair appointmen,t so hopefully tomorrow when the sun is coming out again.
I’m jut taking it fairly easily at the moment as no races are planned and there lots of other things to think about with Christmas ahead of us. I feel privileged to be able to run when so many on the forum are managing injuries. Healing wishes to you all.
I’m visiting relatives next week so have had to start a bit earlier than usual. 😂. Have loved buying the children’s presents. Adults are more difficult.
Your healing wishes have borne fruit! My physio session went really well this afternoon. I can run further now and she said that the muscle pull is on its way out. For good measure she worked on my plantaris muscle (behind the knee) and hamstring too; so she followed path of the pain up the chain! Another appointment in two weeks (to give things time to settle) and that should be that…..please 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
We had a thin covering of snow this morning, but the sun came out and chased most of it away. We have hit 1C! It is forecast to warm up on Sunday; bad news is we will have gale force winds and rain! Familiar?
Oh yes. UpTheStanley has warned runners that parkrun will be cancelled if the wind and rain is as currently forecast on Saturday. 95% rain and 51 mph wind off the sea, and feels like 3°C
Thanks IP; much better than the Achilles tear I feared! The weather forecast is pretty bleak. Next run is a choice between tomorrow (freezing cold) or Saturday; warmer but with heavy rain and gales!
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