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An early run for us at 8.50. Children still going into schools. Took our counterclockwise route. Overcast but a bit warmer than it has been. The muted air emphasised the Xmas lights in nearby houses. Gangs of parakeets about, making a right racket. Crows, magpies, gulls, a unseen sweet-singing bird somewhere in a thicket. Park keepers at work collecting leaves: one with hand-held blower, another driving tractor with a special vacuuming trailer. In places, we were running in its muddy tyre tracks. New saplings have been planted and freshly mulched. They still had tags with the name of the park. Noticed the green flag flying over the park keepers’ yard; they’ve won an award.

We ran in silence most of the time, with just occasional chats. Our aim was to start more slowly. We succeeded. I had a plan to join in the GPS-map β€˜art’ challenge on Bridge forum, which would also be a new technical challenge for me. Tried to draw a snow-person with our run but ended up making a sort of reindeery thing. Rudolf at rest. If you use imagination. Great fun. Even M thought so as we ran around in odd places.

31:52, 4.18 km, 7:38.

7:58, 7:22, 7:30, 7:51, (6:39). The fourth km is the art-making section. And look how fast we ran at the very end!!

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Great trail piccie GailXrunning looks brilliant and totally away from hustle and bustle πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Believe me, it’s anything but.

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Lots to see on your run and a good pace again. Sounds like adding the art element has really piqued your interest- gives you something else to think about other than just the foot pounding and heavy breathing. I went out yesterday- legs felt surprisingly heavy early on so will be leaving an extra day’s rest before I do my next one. I’ll leave the art work to you when I venture out though

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GailXrunningGraduateβ€’ in reply toBambi2020

Aww, go on, give it a whirl!! I bet you’d be brilliant at it! (The worse it is, the funnier... so you win whatever.)

I think M and I should step back to a double rest-day too. Haven’t felt too bad on the runs, even when we overpaced ourselves, but we’re both clattered later on in the day.

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Peter44Graduateβ€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Sounds like another good run, your really smashing through these consolidation runs, nice pace to, faster than me 🀣 i like the running art, one of my shorter routes, for early c25k runs, looked like a dagger, on strava! 🀣I've had 2Γ—35 min runs this week, one with my daughter, and on my own tonight, my try another 6k on saturday!

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GailXrunningGraduateβ€’ in reply toPeter44

You’re doing fabulously, keeping up a really good and consistent practice. Impressive. And you’re at 6k already.

I think we might start working towards the 5k target next. We seem comfortable with the 4k/ 30 minutes, even when we get the pace all wrong.

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Well done for your just over 4K. I do love that distance! I think it’s because I know it takes me just under 30 minutes, which is the perfect time for a shortish run.

Great that you managed to set off more slowly. I have trouble with that on every run 😊

Pic looks nice, makes me want to run there.

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GailXrunningGraduateβ€’ in reply toJools2020

It’s a beautiful little birch copse next to the viaduct. I always admire it. Next on our list is to inch towards 5k.. maybe in time for Xmas.

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Jools2020Graduateβ€’ in reply toGailXrunning

Oooh, exciting! Milestone time πŸ˜€

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I’m enjoying your attention and detail of nature. One of the things I love about running is being outdoors and taking in my surroundings 🌿🌲.However nature nearly collided with me on my run the other day when a squirrel 🐿 ran right in front of me on the path and luckily I just missed it!!!

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GailXrunningGraduateβ€’ in reply toIndielass00

That’s such a coincidence! A squirrel nearly tripped me up on the last run. What’s that all about??!!

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Gosh really! It gave me quite a shock as it was so close and darted out from nowhere at top speed! When I used to go to Center Parcs my mum called 🐿 automated squirrels πŸ˜‚.Do you think they are trying to hinder our progress?

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GailXrunningGraduateβ€’ in reply toIndielass00

πŸ˜‚They’re definitely up to something. Maybe they’re not really squirrels. πŸΏπŸ€”The cats give them a wide berth, I’ve noticed.

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Indielass00Graduateβ€’ in reply toGailXrunning

I think you’re onto something there! I certainly wish I had there speed πŸ˜‚

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GailXrunningGraduateβ€’ in reply toIndielass00

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LottieMWGraduate

Sounds like a fab run...and a nice goal for Xmas!

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Your descriptions of your runs always make me feel I’m just a few strides behind you listening in πŸ˜‚πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ™ 30 mins and 4 K is a nice consolidation run to play about with pace etc.

I think I did so many of them that I got a bit fatigued with them but I also knew they β€˜were good for me β€˜ .

Keep having fun on the πŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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