July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by Julie

For the record

Quick post for the record. Did 7 miles yesterday down the canal again and felt pretty good during and after it. Did a few morning runs too during the week. Marathon training starts proper tomorrow and I’m ridiculously excited. Not sure why; maybe because every other thing in the world has gone pear-shaped, and this is something I can do for myself and have something to show for this accursed year.
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June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 by Julie

Back to normal?

Included in the news reporting of the chief medical officer’s press conference today were statistics from Apple, showing that traffic volumes are almost back to pre-lockdown levels, public transport is down by 60% and walking down by 40%. While the less crowded footpaths are very welcome to me, I find it quite depressing that traffic is back to normal and lockdown is really only fully over today! So much for changing how we do things and living differently: looks like things are going straight back to normal. And of course that’s good in lots of…
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June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Julie

The cost of running

I forced myself out of bed this morning for a run, and am I glad I went. It was a beautiful morning, quiet enough with walkers but increased car activity. Now that lockdown is easing, people are going back shopping and playing football and doing other things so the footpaths are much quieter - noticeably so around here. It’s definitely good for me in terms of running if there’s less people out and about. I think I will stick to the pre-work running. Really just means getting up a bit earlier when it comes to…
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