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4 miles ish today (gps on strava wasn't working that well!) Felt good for at least the first two miles which was good, definitely felt it on the hills coming back though! Nice to run in the sun though!

Buster it was great fun, thank you for asking. I had a lovely welsh D to ride and amazing scenery up in the brecon beacons. Lovely group of ladies to ride with as well!

emummy I'm hoping so too. I did have anemia as a teen so I'm pretty sure they will do something :) hope you have better weather today!

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Thanks LadyLance! How was your riding trip?

6.7 at run club from me. Really felt it from Sun.

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Hope those tablets make a difference LadyLance.
Very wet interval session tonight while ds was getting soaked at athletics training!

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Well done Buster That's a super impressive time!

Well done Maya, I think anything under 40 mins for 5k is very respectable!

Glad you're having some good runs emummy

2.6 in the gym today, recovering from spending all weekend riding! aiming for 5k tomorrow (hopefully outside in the forecasted nice weather!) and then getting back on track with my training plan! Running in April so far has felt like a struggle, but I'm full of motivation again today and started taking Iron tablets which will hopefully help!

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Thanks emummy, I’m really glad you said that too! Was a massive mental block, even though I was telling myself ‘3 and a bit, 2 and a bit etc’, urgh, practise I guess?

Great pb maya, well done!
What a time Buster! I always find miles 9-11 of a half the hardest, don't know what it is!

Half marathon done today! Lovely small, friendly one. Really enjoyed it. I do seem to get the demon voices on ‘races’ though, 8.5-11.5 just felt like quitting! I regularly run that length or further though so why is that?! It’s like I can’t deal with the concept of having to continue.

Hey Ho. I think more time on feet running is prob answer!

PB of 1:54 though, I’m well chuffed, my broad aim was under 2hours-interval sessions are definitely working!

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I volunteered at junior park run this morning then ran the Resolution 5k. I feel a bit embarrassed also posting "Legs a bit weary but survived!" when I am running so much less then you emummy but that sums it up pretty accurately. New pb of 35:52 so still not fast but getting a bit less slow. More importantly I'm starting to enjoy it and feel a bit more confident about keeping it up.

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Beautiful sunny morning run. Nice mix of town, forest and riverside. Legs a bit weary but survived!

98.7

Good run tonight, really pleased as my last run I felt a bit flat. Tonight was 2 miles easy, 7 miles tempo, 1 mile easy and I did it! Doubted myself at the start but it went well. Now for a hot shower and pizza!

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Mayathebee I find Strava really motivating- I like seeing my stats and being able to look back at how I've improved.

Sounds like we have had the full range of weather on this thread- It's sunny here but still very muddy in places.

Sprints in the gym today plus some strength training. Long run tomorrow morning- aiming for about 6 miles if I can (I know that's a short run to a lot of you!)

72.7

A quick 2 miles this morning just to keep my legs moving. Off to a friends for a couple of days now.

71.3

The sunset sounds lovely emummy. It's been bucketing down and dark all day here. Strangely I dislike morning runs - I always feel shaky and a bit sick. I love running in the evening so I'm glad it's lighter until a bit later now.

Well I survived trampolining (although I'm aching now) and signed up to Strava to help keep me motivated. I like seeing my runs. I'm planning a quick, short run tomorrow morning before heading to a friend's with the DC for a couple of days then I have a 5k race on Sunday.

Recovery run tonight. A couple of snow showers then the most beautiful sunset to cheer me up. Not especially enjoying this evening running though, looking forward to getting out in the mornings again. And tomorrow is boot camp, could be painful!

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Could be interesting maya! Good luck! And well done for getting out

7.3 from me at club run tonight. First proper muddy trail run in a while, it was brutal! Done though.

Enjoy Wales ladylance sounds lovely.

I innocently went to one of those trampoline parks as a ‘fun auntie’. Nearly killed me! Good luck mayathebee

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Another 5 km today. My legs are really tired and I have a feeling I'm going to regret booking a family session at the trampoline park for tomorrow morning.

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Evening run as it's school holidays. Good interval session in rain.
Well done MyBlackCat!

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Sadly, I had to nope on my trail run today and only did ten miles. It was lots hotter than predicted and just look at this trail (this was a good bit!) it was bloody hard to run through!

I'll try it again during a run of good weather.

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Nearly 4 miles of a 4:1 run:walk combo. It's good to be back running 🏃‍♀️

32.9

Quick 2.6 in the gym this morning.

29.1

Grrr I keep falling off the thread and off the running wagon. I've been busy at work and running drops off the bottom of my to-do list. Despite knowing how much better I feel when I'm running I find it hard to stick with it. I've signed up for some races this month to help me. I did the Elvington Flyer on Sunday (5 miles) and have 2 5ks later in the month. I'm on Easter hols just now so I have no excuse not to train. I get a 5k pb during Sunday's run - 36:40 - so I'm setting myself the challenge of getting under 35 minutes in one of the 5ks.

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Ok, I totally lied. Ran three miles because DP wanted me to pace him.

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Buster I'm not taking my own, but I'm going to ride at a stables with some lovely Welsh ponies which I'm quite excited about. I did see a place with guided trail rides that you could take your own horse on, which looked amazing- something for the future when I have my own transport!