by Julie

Running visible

Yesterday morning was beautiful, like a summers morning. Total aberration but welcome all the same. I am sick and tired of running the route around my house so drove down to the Phoenix Park and started from there. It was 18 degrees C and felt like it. I realised on the way down that I had forgotten my running hat. I normally never run without it but I didn’t want to return home so I started without it. I always joke that my hat makes me invisible, and I did feel a bit exposed but…
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by Julie

A holy Thursday

My aunt, uncle and cousins were coming from New York for a visit on Holy Thursday, so I took a half day from work to go meet them for dinner with my parents. I worked the morning from home, which I absolutely love doing. It meant a bit of a lie-on and then the chance for a daytime run. Of course the boss got in touch just as I was hoping to finish up, but I was only a bit delayed in the end. It was allegedly 16 degrees C though it felt a bit…
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by Julie

Win win

I am determined to keep my fitness up till marathon training starts (everything going to plan that is), and want to make my Saturday runs 6 miles. I wanted to do 4 miles yesterday, to work my way back up to 6, and would have if the gale force winds hadn’t come back. I drove down to my parents’ house, left the car and headed down to the canal. It was all fine till I turned onto the canal itself, then I realised I was running into a strong breeze again. It blew in my…
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by Julie

Back in the swing of things

Almost 3 weeks and I haven’t run a step between recovery and other things, so I wanted to get out tonight. It was fine and dry and not too cold - our weather has been coming down from Scandinavia lately and it’s been freezing, but tonight was just nice for running. I really wanted to get back in the swing of things. So I did 2 very easy miles around the block and enjoyed it. My legs still work and everything felt fine. I will hopefully get out for a longer run on Saturday. Now…
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