by Julie

First run of spring

8 miles on the agenda for Saturday. I woke early and had my usual running breakfast: 2 slices of toast and a banana. With coffee. It’s not a lot of calories but fine for this distance and sits well in the tummy. The only snag was that it had frozen hard on Friday night and the footpaths were very icy, so I decided to leave it a bit later to go out, till the sun had a chance to burn off the frost. That meant getting back into bed for a while. No arguments there.…
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by Julie

Making myself better

Tonight’s run should have happened yesterday but after the dentist I was taking it easy. And it was freezing. The dentist went better than expected, but there was still a lot of pulling and dragging so I was glad to stay in last night. The weather has turned very cold here - snow is threatened for tomorrow so I said I might as well go tonight while it’s still dry. I know it’s nothing like the polar vortex some parts of the US are getting, but it could be enough to make running difficult. So…
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by Julie

Pre-dentist easy run

Nice easy run tonight, to shake out the legs after Saturday. It was cold, 3 degrees C felt like -1, so I kept all my gear on. It’s the wind that makes it cold; otherwise it was nice, clear and dry. Legs felt a bit heavy but otherwise everything was ok. I really wanted to get out tonight as I have to go to the dentist tomorrow and have two injections so I probably won’t be in the mood for running after that. We’ll see. Wish me luck.
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by Julie

Running high

7 miles long slow run on the agenda yesterday and I crushed it! I actually did 7.17 miles as I wanted to run as far as the shop beside my house to buy a newspaper on the way home. Normally after the end of a long run I don’t run a step further than I have to, but yesterday was different. I actually experienced the runner’s high as I approached the end of my run and didn’t want to stop! I know the runner’s high is real but it’s rare enough for me, and usually…
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