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HS - the Queen video (I Want To Break Free) was the one I had in mind with my jokey comment although I didn't mention it
I managed to get up at 5:45am when the alarm went off and have been out and done a 5ml run - going to have my breakfast now. According to Fetch, it was my slowest run on that route. I put that down partly to weaving around other runners and walkers but I think probably mostly due to me being a slower runner this time of day and maybe because I was running on 'empty' as I didn't bother with anything to eat or drink before I headed out.
WtnMel, I'm the same with cryptic crossword clues, and to be honest, can't really devote the necessary time to them. I was very keen on them in my younger days, probably because my brain was more active. I even purchased the "Daily Telegraph How to do Crosswords" paper back. I've just managed to find it, and had worked my way about 90% through the various puzzles. It looks so complicated now, that I wouldn't have the patience to start over again.
Well done for your very early run this morning. There is no way that I could set off for a run, without any food or drink beforehand.
Damien, as I said above, I've never run empty, but allow at least 90 minutes from eating before running. If it's a race, I try to allow 3 hours. It was very windy this morning, but it didn't effect me too much.
I ran another 5k this morning at a fairly relaxed pace, in 29.55, an average pace of 9.39 minute milling. Hopefully, I will be able to beat last Saturdays 27.12 this Saturday.
HS: It seems strange now that back in 1981 the only way to enter the London Marathon was by posting a paper form to the organisers, and your chances of getting a place depended on when your entry was received. The envelope containing your entry might take two or three days to arrive, whereas a more local applicant could go to the race organisers office in person and pop their entry through the letterbox. With the advent of online entry everyone now stands the same chance of getting a place.
Haha, I laughed at the idea of WtnMel dressed as Freddy Mercury in that video. Now that is one photo I would like to see!
It is a pain when you have to keep hopping on and off the road to avoid others, that’s why I’ve started going out as early as I can for my runs. I’ve found if the weather is anywhere near being decent whole families are out for their daily exercise ration during the day, but if you can get your run done before 6.30am the only people you are likely to meet are other runners or an occasional early dog walker.
That’s good going on the press ups, do you do any other exercises on non-running days?
I prefer cryptic crosswords, but also do more general knowledge ones too. When I first started work, back in the 70’s, a colleague got me into the Daily Telegraph crossword. Then we moved on to The Times as she took offence at an editorial in The Telegraph. From what I can recall I believe there was only the one crossword (on the back page) in each of those papers, not a selection of cryptic, concise etc. Before anyone thinks I’m particularly brainy I should point out that we only rarely finished the Telegraph crossword completely, and as for The Times I could count on one hand the number of times we completed that one! The clues were much different then, a lot of classical knowledge was assumed, as was knowledge of cricketing terms, fortunately my colleague’s husband was a keen cricketer and a lot of his knowledge has rubbed off onto her. These days I do the Times Quick Cryptic Crossword and Times2 Crossword, both relatively easy. Monday’s “full fat” main Crossword on the back of the paper is the easiest one of the week so I usually attempt that and can generally finish the majority of it, Tuesday to Friday I’m lucky to solve 4or 5 clues.
Re early runs, it was mostly dog-walkers and other runners I passed this morning although there were a couple of people out walking too. But I forgot to say, as I ran along the bypass, I was passed by a man on a motorized scooter (complete with crash helmet) who was zooming along the grass verge.
By coincidence we had a horticultural delivery today too, but ours was seed potatoes. We've also got some beetroot seeds to try out and are still waiting for some plants to arrive. I forget what they are, there wasn't a lot of choice online. It's not the same as being able to wander around a garden centre and select your own plants, but online sales are better than nothing at the moment.
We set out for our 3 mile walk after lunch and experienced four seasons in one day almost. As we left the house it started to hail, proper big white hailstones. Then after a couple of minutes they stopped, the sun came out and we were attacked by midges for the next five minutes. After that it was overcast for another quarter of an hour, then torrential rain started and it more or less continued raining until we got close to home. As soon as we were indoors we stripped off our dripping wet clothing and I jumped in the shower, while Steve soaked in a hot bath. Considering the weather I was surprised at how many people were out and about. We did our usual walking in the road or crossing over to avoid them. Yet again it was disappointing to see a runner heading straight for us and making no attempt to move out of the way. No wonder runners are getting a bad name. At least there were no lunatics on motorised scooters, but we did nearly get run over by a siren-wailing light-flashing police car tearing along at a ridiculous speed on an otherwise empty road.
You really are a spoilsport WtnMel, you know I won't do the skinny-dip
Aquarius, yes things were very different back in the day. Posting request for entry forms and then returning completed forms, together with a cheque to the organisers. The acceptance and race number would then be returned by post. It would often be a week or more before the race results would arrive back in the post. Seems very primitive now, messing about with stamps, cheques etc.
I did 18 press ups this morning and 6x10 seconds front planks. I then did the Mr Motivator work out in front of the TV. I've also been doing the Green Goddess work outs. I can also nearly touch my toes again with straight knees.
My boss in the office would arrive most mornings with the Telegraph cryptic crossword completed. If he hadn't quite finished it, he would take the paper with him to the toilets and finish it. Not very hygienic, or professional was it!
The weather was the same here, torrential rain, sunshine, hailstones and more sunshine. I'm not surprised you were both soaked to the skin.
I meant to say that after yesterdays 5k run when I was doing a walking recovery, I saw a duck waddling down the road, near the centre with 4 baby ducklings walking in single file behind her. Thankfully there was very little traffic, and it wasn't a main road. Cars were going very slowly round them except for one idiot. I tried to slow the driver down but he/she ignored me and nearly run them over. My language as I shouted at the driver is unprintable on here.
Sounds promising that your knee is recovering, and it seems like the yoga is helping.
WtnMel, sorry to hear about your mum's accident and I hope she isn't in too much pain. She is extremely lucky though to be able to have an operation so quickly. Many such operations have been cancelled due to the pandemic.
Those motorised scooter riders can be very dangerous, especially if they are on the pavements. I don't believe that they need a licence to ride them, but I'm not sure.
Margaret must be a very "early morning bird!"
Today is a rest day and I got my 3 bags full of heavy shopping again to carry home. I must be getting stronger as I didn't find it quite so much of a struggle.
Tomorrow is the virtual solo 5k challenge again, and I'm hoping to beat last Saturdays time.
There were the same few neighbours clapping again last night, but there were people walking by completely ignoring us. There was even a runner passing who I didn't recognise, so hopefully he wasn't a member of our running club.
I beg to differ - you're the spoilsport for not doing the skinny-dip and help raise money for MIND
Holy Cow! There is a lot to catch up on! I will try not to miss anything. I hope to be back to a normal posting schedule at the end of this week, so I won't be so far behind.
WtnMel, What is a 'pinny'? And, I'm terrified to ask about a 'tickling stick', but I'm going to hazard a guess that it is a feather duster?
Great job on going for a run at 5:45 am without any breakfast. I absolutely cannot do that without crashing afterwards (I would use the term 'wrecked', but I remember the last time...).
Yikes, how scary for your mom, not to mention you and your sister. I am glad that they have gotten her into the hospital so quickly and are able to operate today. I'll make a point of checking back to see your update on how the operation went. My fingers are crossed for the best.
I do hope that you get to post some pictures of your garden when it starts to come into bloom (instagram pictures of gardens are quite nice
HS, Great job on your pressups. I really should start trying to find time for them, but it's going to have to wait. I am literally scheduling my days down to half hour increments at this point. I can't wait for next week to be over, and to be back to a normal schedule!
I do the the New York Times crossword puzzle. It is normally a concise puzzle, but the Sunday puzzle, which is the hardest, is sometimes a cryptic puzzle. The nice thing about the Times puzzle is that it starts the week with its easiest puzzle on Monday followed by progressively more difficult puzzles culminating in Sunday's puzzle. Full disclosure: I often cheat
How terrible that a driver was so callous as to come close to running over ducklings! I am glad that you yelled some unprintables!
It sounds like your running this week has been spot on, so I am very hopeful to hear that today's 5k time will be terrific
Aquarius, I am so glad to read that your knee is improving! My fingers are crossed that your next 6 mile run will be completely pain free.
Once I am caught up in life, I may have to try and take a page out of your book and go for 5:00 am runs. This week is a step back/easy week in training, which I am really grateful for. But, the next really long run is scheduled to be 9 miles. At this point 9 miles on the treadmill, when the weather outside is decent, seems almost torturous. If I can head out while it's still a little dark out, I might be able to avoid enough of the crowds. You are my inspiration
Four seasons in one walk is pretty good. I'm impressed that you stuck out the hail, and continued. We are forecast to have a weekend with sun and almost warmish temperatures, which is wonderful. Sadly, the temperature is supposed to plummet again during the week. This spring is just weirdly cold so far.
How is Steve's hip feeling? Is he doing the exercises that the physio recommended? I think you said that some of his discomfort was related to the medication. Has changing the medication helped, at all? I apologize if I am misremembering.
So far, I have managed to stick to my training schedule. And, I am now in the third week, which is 'step back' or 'easy' week. This is perfect timing for an easy week, as I am making my last big push with work this week. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to life going back to my normal schedule. After this week, the mileage starts to pick up and the long runs will begin to increase in mileage fairly rapidly. In the next few weeks I am going to have to sort out how I am going to manage runs of 15 miles and up either on the treadmill (shoot me now), or outdoors (not really safe). It will be a challenge.
WtnMel, has your mum had her hip replacement operation yet, if so, I hope it went well!! I didn't realise that she was so elderly, but it sounds like she is very fit for her age, so hopefully will make a swift recovery from her operation.
I did the same re the first three applications I made for the London Marathon, posting them late at night to catch the first deliveries.
I'm sure my workouts with Mr Motivator and the Green Goddess are being beneficial, as I'm running much quicker now.
Well done with your progress in the garden. Am I right in thinking that last year, or was it the year before, that you deliberately let your grass grow long?
Molly, you are the same as me, being unable to run without any breakfast. To be honest, I've never tried, but don't intend to.
I used to find with the Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword that it was easier on certain days of the week. I assumed it was compiled by different setters.
I'm glad that you support my use of obscene language at that ignorant driver. Ironically, on facebook that evening there was a video of a similar scenario with several police cars stopping the traffic and a policeman on foot trying to direct the ducks off the road.
Todays 5k went really well, details below.
I hope you do manage to complete your work this week, so you are able to get back to your normal work and training schedule. 15 miles on a treadmill sounds like hell on earth to me, so good luck when you do it.
Todays 5k went really well and was 62 seconds quicker than the one on the first Saturday of April. I ran it in 27.03, an average pace of 8.43 minute miling, and a WAVA of 68.39%. I celebrated with half a bottle of wine with my lunch.🍷🍷🍷
I just spoke to her and she had it done under epidural. She sounded in good spirits, is looking forward to her dinner as she wasn't allowed any breakfast this morning and says she will probably be in hospital until the end of the week. And said they'll have her out of bed and on her feet tomorrow morning to start on the recovery phase.
Thanks, I was very pleased with my 5k time and WAVA. Not far off the 70% now.
Well done getting up early for your 5 mile run. I often count cars, runners, dog walkers etc too. I find that runners are always running towards me, not ahead so that I can try to catch them. On the rare occasion that they are ahead of me, they seem to turn off, just before I catch them, which is quite frustrating. I'm impressed by Margaret setting off for a walk at 4.45am, very hard core!
I ran a steady 6 miles on roads this morning in light rain. I ran past the local Tesco at 9.05 and they were already queuing with their trolleys. It's ridiculous, they don't open until 10am on a Sunday. I've been shopping there recently on Fridays and Tuesdays at 8.15am and gone straight in, no queues. They open at 6am weekdays and Saturdays, so I imagine some start queuing around 5.30am or earlier.
The first runner yesterday was a young lady across the road going in the opposite direction; the second was a guy who jogged past on the other side of the road with loud music was coming from his phone (no headphones that I could see); as we ran up the road, him slowly getting further ahead, a lady appeared from a side road and the three of us looked like we were running together but with extreme (50yds) social distancing. We all ran up the road but when we got to the bend at the far end, both of them promptly disappeared from view.
Hoping to get out for a bit more gardening today - but just been doing some 'admin' and am about to post a letter to HMRC claiming back some overpaid NI contributions from last year.
HS, You Rock! I am so impressed with your improved pace
Good Job on your steady 6 miles. We've been having a fair amount of rain, as well.
While I try to avoid unpleasant language, I do support any act that stands up to casual and callous violence against other creatures. Running over baby ducklings is appalling. Even if the driver missed them, its still horrifying to me.
There is a sort of push to try and normalize life here in the states. With some states opening restaurants and hair salons. My state is embracing the contradictory approach of extending the shelter-in-place mandate until the end of May and, at the same time, opening restaurants and hair salons with restrictions. I'm not sure how this is expected to play out. Some factions seem to think that life will be 'normalized' by this fall. As of now, there just seems to be mass confusion around our fall running events. I received an 'update' email from the Maine Marathon expressing hope that the event would go on as normal, but also expressing caution. Basically, there is a lot of pathological optimism.
WtnMel, I am so glad to hear that your mom's operation went well. That must have been really stressful for all of you.
Thank you for explaining the terms 'pinny' and 'tickling stick' to me. The explanation for pinafore is fascinating. I had no idea about its history. In my mind, a pinafore was a kind of dress with a bib that little girls wear. I really enjoy learning about the history behind different terms.
I admire you, Margaret and Aquarius for getting up for such early runs/walks. I may have to follow your example and make an attempt at running in the early morning dark in the next couple of weeks. Your counting game is a hoot! FWIW, If I go for a run around three in the afternoon, I can count on a slower time. I'm not sure why, except that my body seems to firmly object to any strenuous effort around 3 pm.
Aquarius, how are the Latin lessons coming?
Damien Nagle, I'm guessing that you are back at work. I hope you are still getting your runs in. The flies will be missing you!
Today is a rest day, which I am enjoying. I'm also enjoying this 'step back' week. I was getting a little tired, so the lighter mileage and effort is a nice change. I had a bit of an issue on Saturday when I was working in the garden. I was wearing loose sweatpants that were open at the ankle, and the very first bumblebee that I've seen this year decided to announce itself by climbing up my pant leg. Doubtless is was looking for somewhere warm. Dislodging it was not easy, and in the process I was stung on the back of my knee. I have a bad reaction to bees and, consequently, now have a softball sized welt on behind my knee. It felt very strange running with it, yesterday, and the itching is making sleep a little challenging.
I'll comment on it later if you don't mind, bit busy now.
Our country is also considering how to ease the lockdown and at the weekend we will apparently hear more about the government's plans to do this. Any relaxation of the rules seems far too early to me, especially as the politicians seem to be considering allowing the trains and buses to ramp up the number of people travelling on them, if the intermingling of residents from different parts of the country on public transport isn't a recipe for disaster i don't know what is.
My Latin is coming along ok at the moment thanks, but I'm finding it hard to find time to study regularly. Ideally it would probably be best to study a bit every day, so I don't forget the vocabulary I've already learned, but at the moment I can't seem to manage that. I'm also reading a history of England, then I want to move on to another book I've seen about the prehistoric history of the British Isles, but again it's a matter of finding the time.
The reason I hadn't time to respond to your post earlier was because just as I saw it Steve came in from a bike ride (his first for some time) and he was not happy to discover he had dogs dirt all over one of the bike pedals. It seems he must have put his foot down at some point and stood in a pile of it, without noticing, then started pedalling again and ground the dirt into both his pedal and the sole of his shoe all the way home. He was not happy. I judged it expedient to sympathise while he let off steam and turned the air blue with his comments.
WtnMel, yes our posts crossed! Glad to hear that your Mum's operation went well.
I see that you can touch your toes with straight legs, and I managed too as well, this morning. It was only for a couple of seconds, I couldn't hold it.
Well done with your early morning run and good to see that it was quicker than Sundays.
Regarding the spotting of cars, runners etc. do you remember the eye spy books? They were for all different subjects. I remember being given the "Eye Spy History" book by my Primary School teacher as he was so impressed with my essay on the Spanish Armada. I was also a bus and train spotter, and had the Ian Allen books.
A coincidence that you mentioned Margaret's son asking for photos of his dad in military uniform, as I posted a photo of my dad in his on Facebook, on what would have been his 102nd birthday.
Molly, thanks, I need to improve my 5k time by 26 seconds to achieve 70% WAVA. I will have to run really hard to make this up.
I don't know where the ducks came from, or were going, as there are no ponds nearby.
I find it strange that so many people in the USA are demonstrating against the lock down, and don't seem to get it that by going out in the streets in large numbers, close together, they are only making matters worse. It seems that there may be partial easing of the lock down in the UK, and the PM will be revealing his "Road Map" on Sunday.
Sorry to hear about your bee sting, and the unfortunate reaction to the back of your knee. It must be very uncomfortable trying to run with the swelling.
Aquarius, thanks, I managed to touch my toes this morning, but only for a second, I couldn't hold it. I also managed 20 press ups after the Mr Motivator work out. I carried 3 shopping bags again this morning, but it was a bit of a struggle. I did a lot of weight lifting years ago, when I didn't have much time to run at lunch time. I worked out with free weights and machines. This had the unfortunate effect of me gaining weight and consequently having an adverse effect on my running.
I've also noticed an increase in the traffic over the last few days.
That was unfortunate some items missing from your delivery, and a credit voucher doesn't make up for it. On Friday I put Runners World magazine in my trolley, along with the rest of my shopping, but when I got home, the magazine was missing. I checked the tally slip and found that it hadn't been charged for, so somehow couldn't have come down the moving belt.
That's odd your hill reps being slower, whilst you were feeling stronger.
I hope Steve removed his shoes before stepping indoors, because dogs mess is very difficult to clean off a carpet. I always check mine, because running in the forest is quite likely to tread in manure. Not so smelly as dogs mess though.
Aquarius, It's too bad that Steve and Brian live on different continents, or they could take their daily walks together and compare heart monitors. Brian's monitor came off on Sunday, and he mailed it back in yesterday. We should have results in two weeks, but who knows...He had an episode on Saturday where he bent over, straightened up again, and his heart rate shot up to 170. A few minutes later it shot up again. It's a little worrisome, but he had also done more that day, in the way of gardening and walking, than he has up to now. So, I'm hoping that it was partly due to fatigue. The good news is that his ankles are markedly better. Yay! Does Steve feel as if the exercises are helping?
How frustrating to not have all of your food items delivered. We recently had the wrong things delivered and I got so frustrated trying to sort it out that I just gave up. As a result, I am learning to like beets, or at least tolerate them. I'm impressed by your ability to sort things out!
It is strange that you felt stronger on your hill runs and ended up with slower times. Was your Garmin acting up?
I have to ask, which history of England are you reading? For a long time I was a bit of a history buff, and read a lot of English, French, Roman, and US history books. To tell the truth, over the last couple of years, it has been a little comforting to be able to call to mind those periods, in other countries' histories, when they had seriously unstable leaders. I figure that, if those countries are still in existence, we may survive Trump.
I really admire your trying out the Latin. But, I can sympathize with the lack of time. It's really hard to find time to manage day-to-day life and take on extras.
Poor Steve! I hate it when people don't clean up after their dogs! Ugh! I hope he got the mess properly cleaned off of his shoes/bike.
WtnMel, I am so glad to hear that your mom's operation was successful. Good for the hospital for getting her up and walking so soon.
Yes, I did have some anti-histamine pills, which I took very soon after being stung, but I'm not sure they helped much. However, The itching is calming down, and I finally got some sleep last night, which helped, but I'm still very tired.
Good job on your morning run! And your wake up time
5 crates of photos? That is impressive
HS, Ha! I thought of the 'Eye Spy' books, as well, when I read WtnMel's post.
The demonstrations are being funded in large part by the extreme gun rights groups. There is a strong streak of paranoia in these groups that leads them to fear that the federal government will take over completely, and we will end up in some weird 'big brother' society. Trump has exploited the crazy fears of the groups, and, now, they actually have some political leverage. In their narrative, it would be a heroic and noble act to resist what they are calling government control and, as a result, suffer from the virus. In reality, I suspect that most of them are just spoiled brats that can't take a little discomfort in life. However, the demonstrations have prompted states opening a little on the early side, and, now, a number of the businesses are saying that they don't want to open yet. As usual, it's a mess.
Damien Nagle, good job on your two 10ks. I hope that your roads stay empty. It must make your commute much easier!
I was too tired to run this morning. So, I switched today to a cross training day and, then, only managed 30 minutes on the bike. I am going to try to run tomorrow morning, finish up the project in the afternoon, and go to bed
I've just signed up to another course on Coursera called "Everyday Excel" - I've probably been dabbling with Excel for 20 years or so and it's probably time I learnt my way around it properly in a more structured way. let's hope the lecturer for that is easier to listen to.
I really didn't feel like getting up this morning (went to bed too late again) when the alarm went off at 5:30am. But after five minutes 'made' myself and I'm glad I did because it was a lovely sunny morning. I ran 4.7mls at 10:48mm pace and the BDPR count today was 2,2,7,7 (bikes, dogs, people, runners) so similar to Tue.
I finished my samples! WooHoo! I'll attach a picture at the bottom. My work is normally abstract, but it will give you an idea of what I do.
WtnMel, I'm so glad to hear that your mother is making a good recover. I would imagine that she is sore after the operation. I hope her discomfort passes quickly.
I admire your determination in making it through all of those boxes of photos. We currently have some photo boxes stored in one of our spare bedrooms with the 'intent' of converting them to photo albums. Photos are weird things. Somehow, I am really uncomfortable with tossing them, but I also have no desire to look at them.
My hair has grown like a chia pet, as well. I've taken to wearing a hat more frequently than normal. Lucky for you to have a partner who you trust with shears. I trust my husband with many things, including my life, but I'm not letting him anywhere near my hair.
Good job on keeping up with your gardening. I usually maintain fairly well until July, and then the weeds start to win. We've been working our gardening in when the weather allows. Brian has been engaged in waging his annual war on the dandelions. Almost all of my plants have popped up in my flower beds, however, our forecast is threatening some snow on Saturday. Ugh! The good news is that this looks to be the last cold wave and we should settle into reasonably comfortable temperatures.
You are showing fortitude with your early morning runs. I'm impressed that you were able to force yourself out of bed despite a late night.
Dare I ask what constitutes 'Americanisms'?
Aquarius, I woke up feeling tons lighter this morning, now that my work load is back to normal
I'm really glad to hear that Steve's hips are better, and that he is planning on trying the running again. Brian is trying to get out for at least a short walk around the block every day, and a longer walk of a couple miles every couple of days. I think the walking has gone a long way toward helping the swelling and discomfort in his ankles.
I listen to a lot of audiobooks while I'm working. There is a series called 'Great Courses' that offers lectures in almost every imaginable field, and I was listening to a number of them for a while. You are inspiring me to try and give them another go.
Oh my gosh, what a picture of the warehouse! It's an almost perfect image for our time. I wonder when and if all of those packages will be released. Great job on getting Steve's hair trimmed.
How exciting to have found a new running route! I hope that you find it both people and dog free when you try it out.
It is worrisome to hear that the heart rate monitor that you ordered is registering possible AF episodes. However, I think that you are wise to wait for the NHS monitor to arrive. One thing that we've noticed is that the different monitors can give wildly different readings, with some definite false positives. However, we have also found it helpful to report those results to Brian's doctor to 'help' move things along. I do hope that Steve moves to the top of the NHS list in short order.
Great job on sticking with your interval runs. What a pain to have them interrupted. Your determination to get up as early as you need to is impressive.
I only managed a few short miles for my 'long run', yesterday. But, since it is a step back week, I figured that I could it fudge it some. And, it paid off, since I was finally able to finish those samples. WooHoo. I need to cut them up and do a write up on them before mailing them out. But the worst is done. I am feeling very content with the world!
This is what I have been working on. This is fresh off the loom and the weaving hasn't been cleaned up, so it's a little messy:
Damien, well done running two 10ks since your return to work, and I hope that you do manage to run every other day.
Molly, I was wondering whether they had Eye Spy spotter books in the States, so I imagine they were sold all over the world. I believe that they were published by The Daily Mail Newspaper.
It seems that Trump is supporting the rebellion against the lock downs. He is more concerned about the economy than peoples lives.
I think that 30 minutes on the bike was sufficient if you were feeling tired. Hope you managed to get out for a run yesterday?
WtnMel, there was a cutting parallel to the railway lines near Surbiton Station, where I used to stand by the railings with friends noting the class and names of the steam trains. Some of the goods trains had so many wagons that they seemed to take ages going past.
I've got loads of old photos, many black and white, which are still in the packets they were were returned in from the developers. I've never got round to sticking them in albums.
My hair is growing but so far has not covered my ears. Seems like Margaret has lots of patience cutting your hair which was tricky being that it was starting to curl.
Glad to hear that your Mum is ok, except for the expected soreness.
It seems that "everyone" is using Zoom these days, but I had only heard of it recently. I used to use Skype when I kept in touch with a friend who was working in Germany. When he returned to the UK I never used it again, so deleted it from my laptop. Hope your Zoom meeting went ok this afternoon, and good luck with your Power Point Presentation on 5G next month. I hope your course on Excel enables you to expand your usage of it.
Well done getting out for an early morning run and keeping count of all the various cars, runners, walkers etc.
Aquarius, well done for cutting Steve's hair. I hope he was pleased with the result?
Mr Motivators workout yesterday included one where he carried a shopping bag in each hand, and now and again raised both arms. I think my shopping bags were too heavy to lift them up.
I haven't attempted to buy RW since, but will wait until next week now, as I've plenty of reading to keep me occupied.
I like the picture of all the parcels in the depot, which include Steve's clipping attachment.
It's always good finding new routes to walk and run on. It must have been very frustrating , the dog walkers interrupting your final interval.
It must be worrying with Steve's HR Monitor giving conflicting readings. Does it operate with a chest strap, or work from the wrist?
The weather here has been lovely and sunny, and I ran 8 miles yesterday and 6.6 miles today in the forest.
I will be out again this evening at 8 pm clapping the NHS and Care workers.