by Julie

A tough run

Yesterday was a tough run for a few reasons. Firstly it came after 12 days of work in a row with late nights pretty much every night. So that meant no mid-week running, and no running for a week. I also did not realise I was going to be running in a gale. I missed my 11 miles last Saturday so I said I would try and do 12 yesterday just to make sure I was ok with the distance before my half-marathon in 2 weeks. I was in bed early on Friday night and…
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by Julie

The remains of the day

Today was a recovery from work run. I work in an office so it’s not as if I was doing manual labour, but quarter-end is always busy so it’s been a straight week of work and have to go back and do it tomorrow again. So I finished around 5 and was home before 6 so I said I would go while the going was good. It was dry, still bright with a lovely sky. I wanted to try and run towards the west, to catch as much light as possible. It was really windy…
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by Julie

Recovery

Quick recovery run tonight. My legs were a little bit sore after Saturday but they still worked so off I went to plod around the neighbourhood. I was proud of myself for leaving work on time when I could have stayed. Have to pace myself this week, seeing as I have to work at the weekend. Quick cup of tea and I am off to bed.
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by Julie

Not tired

Last week was very poor on the running front and next week will be no better. And the week after. Due to our quarterly reporting requirements at work, I have to work both days of next weekend. I absolutely hate working both days and they don’t trust us enough to work from home. Plus there will be a lot of fuss and busyness either side of the weekend. So I won’t be able to get my long run in next weekend. Despite the lack of running this week, my 10 miles yesterday went surprisingly well.…
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