by Julie

Sacrifices

I did two miles before work this morning on another beautiful sunny day in Dublin. I did two Wednesday morning as well. I was extremely hot and sweaty after it. Good job I didn’t have to put on makeup and leave the house! We are so lucky the weather has been largely very good since the lockdown started; I think people would be totally off their rockers by now otherwise. I really feel like having a glass of wine tonight after a long week but I don’t think I will, I want to go a…
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by Julie

Joy in a pandemic

I ended up drinking half a bottle of lovely pink wine last night. Running after alcohol is not always a great idea, and I don’t do it on serious runs. It doesn’t help with the weight loss either, but there has to be some joy in a pandemic. And it was a beautiful evening. But I only drink at the weekend so this is not a confessional post.  However I was a little bit dehydrated this morning, so my two miles felt a bit harder than they should have, but it was a beautiful morning…
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by Julie

Anything is possible

Forgot to write up my run from yesterday, four miles, which is the furthest I have gone in a while. Time to extend the distances in preparation for marathon training. It was busy enough out but manageable. I did run round in circles a bit but I’m used to that and just wanted to get the miles in. To say I was red in the face after it was an understatement - Peter asked me if I was having a heart attack. When I cooled down I actually felt great after it, and am excited…
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by Julie

Virtual marathon training

So the Dublin marathon has been officially cancelled for this year: first time in 41 years there will be no marathon in Dublin on the October bank holiday weekend. Sad but inevitable. All entries are automatically deferred to next year, unless you want a refund, which is fair enough. I don’t want a refund thanks! However my running coach is still doing marathon training this year, and I have already signed up! We might do a virtual marathon or organise our own. Either way I’m going to train over the summer with a gang, however…
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