by Julie

On the road again

For numerous reasons (work, assignments, family events and illness) I haven’t run in over two weeks. Today was the first day things felt normal so I wanted to go and check that everything still worked. It was tea-time before I got out and about 17 degrees and sunny, but with a cool breeze that made it very pleasant. I took it very easy and just did two miles around the block. Marathon training proper is going to start in a month so I have a lot of work to do. But I am in a…
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by Julie

Excuses

Between one thing and another I didn’t run all week and I think I felt the negative effects yesterday morning, when I did. 5.25 miles. It was a combination of a few things: tiredness, sunshine in my face, an uninspiring route. It was a lovely sunny morning, though only 11 degrees, so I wasn’t expecting to find it tough so early on. I was running full in sunshine till about 2.5 miles in when it got shadier, but I think the damage was done by then. I had to walk a bit in the 5th…
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by Julie

Back on the canal

Unfortunately I was right about my father requiring admission to hospital. He’s been in almost two weeks now so between that and gale force winds last weekend (boy was I glad I wasn’t training for anything in particular so I could choose not to go out!) there wasn’t much time for running. Until yesterday morning. It is unseasonably cold here, even for Ireland. The weather is coming down from the Arctic! So while yesterday was lovely and sunny it was cold, only 8 degrees felt like 5. Good for running I suppose but kind of…
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by Julie

No hospitals today

It was another beautiful morning in Dublin, enhanced by the fact that my dad was ok overnight and wasn’t in hospital - yet. He’s not great and I think he will be admitted tomorrow. I hope we haven’t left it too late to bring him to hospital, but we have been there over bank holiday weekends before and it’s very unsatisfactory. At least it’s a full working day tomorrow. So I took my chance and went out into 19 degree sunshine. There was a nice breeze which kept me cool, so that was very welcome.…
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