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WtnMel, thanks for the advice re ZOOM and SKYPE. There was actually a readers letter in the latest "Computer Active," regarding a video link between him and his Doctor. The Dr. sent him a text link which opened up a two way video call.
On the subject of computers, my laptop advised me that the Windows 10 May Features Update 2004, was available to download. I decided to go ahead and all went well with the download, but when it came to the installation, it was stuck on 15% for about 3 hours, so I decided to pause it, and it will resume in 7 days. Hopefully, any bugs will have been sorted out by then.
Well done getting out for your morning run. I don't count other runners, dog walkers etc either, because as you say, things are getting back to normal again.
Aquarius, I hope that "scraping" helps with your problem foot, followed by icing.
Thanks re the 5k challenge. No I forgot the wings, they could have made all the difference.
Reference the Leicester fiasco, I'm afraid that Boris doesn't know whether he is coming or going. The sooner he goes the better. Dominic Cummings hasn't lost any of his influence over Johnson, and is responsible for the resignation of Mark Sedwill, the top civil servant. Apparently he has crossed swords with him on a number of occasions, so had to go. It's a mystery why he has such a hold over Johnson.
Glad you were able to get some face masks.
Good to hear that your foot didn't cause any problems during this mornings hill session.
Hope tomorrows "ZOOM" session will prove beneficial, especially as you will have to pay for it now.
Thanks for the update on the hair clipper saga. It's a bit irrelevant now whether they ever arrive or not, as the hairdressers will be open again from Saturday. I will still be interested though to hear if they ever do arrive.
I ran 8.3 miles in the forest yesterday, and 9.6 miles today. Today's run was with 3 of the Monday Group.
We were including the sussing out of a suitable 10k route for the virtual 10k race during the run.
HS - when helping Margaret with something yesterday, I noticed a message about the ver. 2004 feature update - I'll let Margaret know not to install it until she doesn't need her laptop for anything else. Having just checked, I see I have the same message on my laptop too. Personally, I'm convinced Cummings has some information Boris would prefer to keep under wraps which is why he won't sack him. Well done re your two runs (8 & 10 mls).
I ran 5mls this morning and it went rather well as I managed it at 10:12mm avg pace with mile splits as follows (11:02 10:00 9:52 10:05 10:05). The first mile is slightly uphill and I could tell I was going well during the run but it was still a nice surprise to see those figures when I checked afterwards. Let's see what Thu brings.
I see I have a U3A Zoom Science & Technology meeting on Thu afternoon - that seems to have come round quickly as it doesn't feel like a month since I did my presentation.
My IT lessons appear to be bearing fruit - Margaret changed her Hotmail password yesterday after a security scare (an attempted logon from somewhere in the USA) and proudly told me earlier she has managed to change her Hotmail password on her phone (she normally prefers to ask me to show her what to do).
Re Matsmum's recent visit, I mentioned on Fetch to Columba that MM had asked after her and Columba said she'd been meaning to log back on to the RW forums so hopefully she'll pop along sometime soon.
WtnMel, there is definitely something "fishy" about Johnson's relationship with Cummings. It seems that whatever Cummings says, goes!
Well done for your 5 miles this morning, your miles were all quicker than ours during yesterdays run.
I hope your U3A meeting on Thursday goes well.
Good to hear that your IT Lessons are proving t be beneficial.
I hope that Columba does log back soon onto this thread.
Today was a rest day and the only exercise has been walking back from the supermarket with 4 heavy bags of shopping. I think I must be getting stronger, as I only had to stop once.😅
WtnMel, your golf session played while dehydrated must have been challenging. It was so hot that day. I drank 3.5 litres of water! I waited until 6pm to go for a 4 mile run and even then I was absolutely boiled.
HS - your virtual 5k time was brilliant, well done. I am so happy that still have the wings and have kept them safe all this time!
Aquarius - lovely photo of the mausoleum. Yes, it is sad to read the names of the children. That reminds me- I was on a run with my daughter and we stopped to look in a churchyard. There was a headstone dedicated to a young man of 19. It was about 60 years old, I can't remember exactly. But it was beautifully cared for with fresh flowers. We wondered who was caring for it after such a long time. On a whim we returned months later to visit it again, and it had gone. Literally gone. My daughter who is a writer said "There's a story there, mum!"
I ran 4 miles on that scorching day, 7 miles on Sunday and 4 today. I only came across 2 runners. The first was my granddaughter and the second daughter mark 2 ! I am running 4 minutes and then walking for one now. When I remember anyway. My times seemed to have improved which is a bit weird.
Can't go without saying what a great photo Running Fox posted on 19th June. The scenery looks amazing and so does he.
Aquarius - I thought the same (about HS's mileage compared to mine). Glad to hear my (IT) influence is spreading far & wide
Matsmum - nice to see you back here again. Re getting dehydrated at golf, I have a Platypus walking/running back-pack which holds a couple of litres of water - I could have done with that as it's small enough I could have worn it without affecting my game. Looks like you've been getting in some regular mileage. I only discovered in the last few days that people refer to run-walking as 'Jeffing' after an American coach who devised the idea - though I suspect he just walked on a couple of his runs and discovered he wasn't that much slower and came up with that strategy.
To give me a bit more confidence for Fri's golf I'm heading off the the driving range after lunch to practise with my driver, 4 wood and 7/9 irons. As they say, practise makes perfect and the more you practise, the luckier you get.
Planning another early run tomorrow morning - I'd better take it a bit easier than Tue or I may nod off during my Zoom meeting in the afternoon (or maybe I'd better have black coffee on standby in a flask!).
Aquarius, Sarah H calls me "a machine!"
I agree about "The Buffoon," often known as Doris. I've never heard of "Whack a Mole," where did that come from? I feel sorry for Lord Snooty's boy too. He will grow up to be a clone of his father.
Yes, the cross training with the shopping bags is going well.
Glad to hear that the ZOOM Pilates class went well. Nice to be the youngest in the class! I'm always the oldest, but that gives me the incentive to "show off" especially in the spinning sessions.
You are right in that everyone seems to believe that the pandemic is over. They make no attempt to move over, and often don't acknowledge us when we do.
Matsmum, thanks for your comment on the Virtual 5k run. We do them every week in lieu of the parkruns. They have certainly helped me improve my pace. I've been looking after the wings and they are now finely tuned, awaiting a race.
That's very strange, the headstone completely disappearing. Surely it hadn't been dug out of the ground. Very mysterious😱
Good to hear that your running times are improving.
WtnMel, I've never used the "fly by" function on Strava. I was wondering how you found new routes where other runners had run. I've never heard the expression "Jeffing." I do know though that some schools of thought believe that walk/running in marathons can produce a quicker time than by just running.
Hope today's practice session on the driving range, proves to be beneficial.
Enjoy tomorrows early morning run, and I hope that you don't doze off during the ZOOM meeting in the afternoon.
I ran a hilly 6 mile road run this morning with Sarah H. It was very windy, but close. Neither of us took any water with us, as we had only intended to do the 6, but wished that we had.
I rang my hairdressers this afternoon, hoping to make an appointment. As expected though, I got through to the answer machine, asking me to leave a message. I did this together with my name and number, requesting them to ring back. They haven't yet, so hopefully will hear from them tomorrow. They will probably ring whilst I'm out, so hopefully will leave me a message to ring them back.
HS - I checked and Jeffing is named after a US Olympian called Jeff Galloway (1972 Olympics - 10000 metres) who is still running in his 70's. I know when I've started training after an injury and had to take walk breaks the overall time hasn't been that different - but I still prefer to try and run all the time rather than set out planning to take walk breaks. "Whack A Mole" is a game at amusement arcades where you whack moles who pop up at random. I quite enjoy the Strava fly-by .. you get to see who the other runners were who you passed and see what route(s) they are using. Just back from the driving range and most of the time I was hitting the ball okay - more importantly, when I 'topped' the ball or mis-hit it I was able to work out what I'd done wrong and correct it. Good luck getting an appointment at your hairdressers - hope they get back to you soon.
Aquarius - I forgot to say I've started checking Twitter and leaving comments on tweets from the likes of Doris. He tweeted about his 'shovel-ready' plan and I simply enquired if he'd be using that to load his 'oven-ready' Brexit deal. I also have been enjoying myself taking the piss out of Trump too
Managed to get out of bed at 5:30am (always a good start) and did another early morning run - 4.7mls at 10:28mm pace - and it seemed to be mostly cyclists and dog-walkers around today (hardly any other runners or pedestrians). As I started off a lady cycling past smiled and waved - I've seen her fairly regularly so I presume she's cycling to work each morning when I set off around 6:20am. It was cool and dry earlier on but has rained since so it was nice (but not essential) to miss the rain.
I mentioned my friend Sue created a virtual club on Strava called "Notpub2pub" for those of us who used to regularly do the Thu morning pub to pub runs. I noticed on Strava my friend Iris posted a run called Notpub2pub ?? - I've left a comment to say this is the 14th week of running from home instead.
WtnMel: I can imagine you’ll not be the only person who comments on the tweets of Doris and Trump. I don’t suppose they’ll ever reply, but at least you have the satisfaction of having said your bit. Glad to see your golf practice yesterday was useful. Fingers crossed for Friday!
I didn’t get out for a run yesterday after all. I was too tired when I woke up and also lacking in motivation. Even after I’d got up, showered and had breakfast, I was still feeling tired. I sometimes think the less I do the more tired I feel so we decided to make an effort to go for a walk before the rain settled in. We’d only intended going 4 miles, but ended up doing 6 and I thoroughly enjoyed it, I came back feeling much more positive and energised. It’s amazing the difference it makes to get out of doors and walk in the countryside. While I was still in this positive mood I got my running kit laid out ready for an early morning run today. As I mentioned above I did manage to get up early this morning and was out the house by 5.30 for an intervals session (5x300metres) my average pace ranged from 7.49 to 8.12. I was a bit slower on the last rep (8.12) because I nearly collided with a deer which shot out of the trees on my right, across my path, then disappeared into the trees on my left. It was running really fast as if the hounds of hell were after it. I don’t know what had scared it, but it certainly gave me a fright and literally put me off my stride. It was quite a size and looked terrified. It must have heard my feet crunching on the gravel so it’s surprising that it ran out at that moment. If I’d been a second or so faster we would have collided, and I know who would have come off worse.
All in all it was a bit of a strange session this morning as, despite the early hour, there were a number of dog walkers along my little stretch of route I use for intervals (and all with dogs off the leash) so I had to jog around a bit between the reps so I could avoid them. Unfortunately my interval section actually bends round to the left after about 100m, so when I set off I can’t see if it’s going to be a clear run all the way, or whether I could come across a walker/cyclist/ runner etc.
WtnMel, the name Jeff Galloway does ring a bell now. I remember "Whack a Mole" now. I remember many years ago, my daughter hammering the moles down with gusto!
I must check out the Strava fly by. It sounds like your session at the driving range is proving beneficial.
I haven't heard back from the hairdressers yet.
Well done for your twitter mickey taking on Doris and the orange man. I doubt whether either of them see many of the tweets, as there must be hundreds of them. I imagine that weirdo who drove 60 miles to test his eye sight, filters most of Doris's out.
Another good pace early morning run by you. Our club has virtual runs too. They help to maintain enthusiasm, during the lack of "proper races."
Aquarius, I get all sorts of friendly ribbing by my club mates."Wind him up and he'll keep going," is another!
Thanks for your comments on yesterdays run. Sarah H is running quicker and stronger these days, and did another hilly run this morning with one of the Coaches.
I'm still awaiting a response from my hairdressers.
Glad to hear that progress appears to being made regarding the clippers attachment.
I often feel more tired on rest days. Perhaps it is withdrawal systems from the endorphins.
That 6 mile walk was impressive, and I'm not surprised that you felt better after it. I'm the same, feeling lethargic at times, and returning from a run feeling energised.
Your mornings interval session is impressive, but a bit scary with your near encounter with a deer. It's a pity that your interval route has "a blind bend!"
This mornings forest run with Sarah F was 6.6 miles and encompassed a structured hill reps session. It was 6 reps up a very steep hill, 3 up one side and 3 up the other. We recovered down hill and round the loop at the base. A very tough session, but we enjoyed it.
As a matter of interest, I was watching a u tube video this afternoon of Steve Jones breaking the marathon world record in 1984. His time was 2.08. When compared with the current worlds fastest time, it appears to be very slow. He would have been about 2 miles behind with that time now. Still much quicker than our current crop of male marathon runners though!
Columba, nice to hear from you again! I still post on fetch on the 1,000 miles in 2020 thread, and log all my training and races, when there are any. Rest days are definitely needed. Our club has been having virtual 5k not a parkrun right from the start of lock down, and our times and WAVAS are logged on a league table in facebook messenger. Were you still "spinning" before lockdown? I miss my sessions and hope it won't be too long before the Leisure Centre reopens. I believe that they are making preparations in anticipation.
Today is a rest day and tomorrow I will be doing another virtual 5k in the forest. I do most of them on roads, but that is rather boring, so I do them in the forest now and again. Good luck with your next not a parkrun.
Aquarius - leaving a tweet in response to Doris or Trump is obviously completely pointless but it gets it out of my system to rage at their lies. Good news that Amazon will be sending out the hair clipper attacehment directly rather than you having to wait for it to (eventually?) appear from China. Sounds like you had an invigorating walk which helped your motivation - well done with your intervals and what a shock to almost get run over by a runaway deer (and shame about the dog-walkers getting in the way).
HS - I'd imagine Trump and Doris have 'people' who look after the replies to tweets (assuming anyone does read them) but we know Trump does his own tweets because he was filmed in a meeting tweeting away instead of listening to the people he'd invited along to talk (someone checked the timestamp of the tweet and it matched the time of the meeting). Well done with your hill reps session. That's amazing isn't it to think Steve Jones would be 2 miles behind the winner of a marathon these days. I see today was a 'rest' day - presumably you went shopping and walked back with some heavy bags
Columba - lovely to see you here. I definitely need rest days myself and I can't remember the last time I tried running without a rest day in between. I've managed to walk several days on the trot but that's different as it's been a walking holiday.
The U3A meeting yesterday afternoon was interesting but became amusing for all the wrong reasons. Our leader Alan (aka. AW) started the meeting and handed over to Mike who did the presentation. Mike got most of the way through his presentation but our Zoom meeting finished after 40 mins - no problem, we all just clicked on the link again to restart the meeting. Between Mike re-starting his presentation and him finishing, AW's session froze and he appeared/disappeared several times. Mike meanwhile finished his presentation and said "I'll make Alan the host again" meaning AW. But AW wasn't there and he'd transferred control to the 'wrong' Alan, another of the attendees. I pointed out the error but when Alan was asked to transfer control back to Mike he didn't know what to do and had to be patiently talked through the process. Eventually, Mike was host again but AW was still having problems. I must have been the only one watching the clock as everyone else was chatting away merrily and asking questions so with 5 mins to go I basically butted in and said we've less than five minutes, we'd better give Mike a vote of thanks before the meeting ends. So we gave him a round of applause and with that done the others continued to ask questions and as I watched helplessly, the clock counted down to zero and the meeting finished. You may be ahead of me at this point but when we clicked on the link a second time, there was no AW present to host the meeting and I (and I imagine everyone else) sat in the 'meeting room' until we gave up as there was no sign of AW re-appearing.
I played golf earlier and it went well, although I didn't win as Alan was that little bit better. My overall score was 102 including 5 pars and 4 bogies (1 over par) and as usual with golf, if it hadn't been for 3 or 4 holes where I made silly mistakes, the score would have been even better
The Almost Athletes JOGLE relay ('virtual' 811 mile route from John O'Groats to Lands End) has caught everyone's imagination. Everyone is enjoying searching for the Almost Athletes baton using the photo clues posted on the club's FB page, then hiding it and posting their own clue. The relay only started on Wed and already 100 miles has been covered and it's made it's way to Bishops Cleeve. The baton was hidden at the top of Cleeve Hill earlier this afternoon (beside memorial plaques for two late members of the club) but is already on the move again so I'm keeping an eye out in case I might be able to look for it on my run tomorrow morning (though as the game is so popular, I expect someone will head out tonight!). I'll attach a couple of photos of the baton so you can see what I'm talking about ..
I couldn't face getting up early after too little sleep so gave this morning's run a miss - will try again tomorrow morning (and hope I sleep better tonight).
As I suspected, the AA JOGLE relay is still proving extremely popular - there is no way I would have found it this morning if I had been out and about. Last night it moved from Cleeve Hill to Gotherington - it has since been back to two locations in Bishops Cleeve and then made it's way back into Cheltenham. I'll try and post a (reasonably!) up to date photo showing the route it's been following so far - but it will have moved since. In fact, a few minutes ago it was found at a local boulangerie and is now on the move again as I type this. No kidding - my friend Sue is sat at home in her running gear waiting for an update to be posted then she'll be heading out of the door as fast as possible
Your U3A meeting sounded a bit like "a pigs ear!"
Glad to hear that your golf is improving, even though you didn't win the match.
I hope this mornings rest from running will mean a quicker run tomorrow, after a better night's sleep.
Your AAJOGLE relay is very intriguing, but a bit too complex for me.
I ran the virtual 5k in the forest this morning in 26.49, a WAVA of 69.48%. I'm very pleased with that as it was quite windy, which made the going harder.
HS - well done re not having to stop on the way back from the shops .. you could make it more difficult by having a rucksack of shopping on your back as well you know
I got up early and ran 5mls this morning. The time was unimportant as I met my friend Iris on the way round my route so we stopped for an impromptu SD'd chat. I was squishing the FP bugs that had spawned since my last run on Thu and managed to get all three of the little critters
WtnMel, thanks. I suppose I could put a pole across my shoulders, with a bag on each end.🤣
I understand your relay now, and have realised what the initials stand for.
Well done for another early morning run, and squishing all the FP bugs.
I ran 9.26 miles in the forest this morning, which included another recce for the virtual 10k challenge. It was very windy and humid, and I didn't take any water with me, as I didn't think that it was going to be so warm. The club will be awarding prizes for the fastest male and female, and highest male and female WAVA's. I'll be doing the final recce tomorrow with the Monday club.
I'll be outside clapping at 5pm to celebrate 72 years of the NHS.
HS - a pole across your shoulders like the things milkmaids had in days of old?
Planning to cut the lawns after lunch as it looks like it will be wet later in the week (though it's come over very grey at the moment so I hope I haven't left it too late). I'll be planning to get up early tomorrow morning and run - then I've booked myself a 60min golf lesson at 11am hoping Richard will be able to correct any errors and help me improve my game.
I hope someone else pops along sometime soon - it's been very quiet on this thread for the last day or two!
WtnMel, yes that's the idea, although I would look a bit of a twit. The locals would think that I had gone barmy🤓
Seems like you are still keeping yourself well occupied. Mowing the lawn this afternoon, and then running and golf tuition tomorrow.
Aquarius, thanks for your confidence in me, but there is no way that I will get the highest male WAVA. We have two or three young runners, in their twenties/early thirties that have been achieving mid seventies WAVA's in the virtual 5k's, so they are almost certainly going to maintain the same standards for the 10k. Jane will almost certainly be the highest lady WAVA runner, as she has achieved 80%+ in the 5k's.
Thanks for your good luck for today's recce run. Details are below.
A 5am morning run is really hard core! I'm not surprised that your legs were feeling heavy after circuits and yoga.
They showed on the News this afternoon, a couple having a really lucky escape from being flattened by a falling tree. They were about to cross a road, when a tree was blown down in front of them and across the road, blocking it. It was captured on a drivers dashboard camera.
I'm also worried about Molly and her husband who wasn't that well.
Enjoy your rest day tomorrow.
It was humid and very windy for today's forest run with the Monday club. We ran 8.6 miles, which included our final choice of route for Thursdays virtual 10k race. We ran the 10k in 1.05.30, and are hoping to run it on Thursday at sub 60 minutes.
I was the only one in my street yesterday clapping at 5pm to celebrate 72 years of the NHS.
PS: Please remind me to wear the wings on Thursday, which will be particularly helpful if it is still very windy.🦅
It's always a feast or a famine with me as regards posts.
I thought I'd just quickly pop back on here as I've a few spare minutes before starting to cook the tea. We've just got back from a nice but rather breezy walk. We went past the old church and mausoleum again, but didn't go into the church grounds this time, just continued on through the farmer's field then around the country roads for about 3 miles. Towards the end of our walk we were passed by a young lad on horseback, with his father slowly following behind in his car. It looked like the lad was just learning how to ride and the father kept stopping his car to check the saddle or stirrups and have a chat with the boy. I noticed the horse seemed a bit skittish and the young lad was sitting awkwardly at an angle, and heard his father say to just walk the horse from now on. I assumed they were almost at their destination, but when we got back to our car and set off home we came across them again on one of the nearby narrow country roads. The boy was still walking the horse with his father crawling along behind, and as the road was only wide enough for one car we had to park up for a while in a "passing place" until they were out of sight and we'd judged they'd have reach the crossroads ahead and, hopefully, turned off in a different direction to the way we wanted to go. Needless to say we discovered they had taken "our" turning, so we had to detour along some other roads to get past them. Fortunately when we finished the detour and got back onto the road we wanted we found we'd managed to get in front of them, so continued home without further incident (apart from Steve keep stopping the car to get his shovel and plastic bag out the boot to pick up horse manure for the roses
Steve is now cutting the grass as rain is forecast for tomorrow (it rained a bit this afternoon, but fortunately it was short lived and was over before we set out on our walk) and I think it's time for a glass of red before I start the tea.
Cheers everyone
HS: apologies I didn’t see your post when I posted mine.
Well, I see Doris has managed to offend everyone connected to the care homes industry. What a bumbling idiot the man is.
I'd intended to make today a rest day, but forgot it was my Zoom Pilates day so as that session is quite good for giving the body a good stretch out I decided to go ahead with it. I'm pleased I did as it always leaves you with a feeling of having improved your posture, and I find as the weeks go by that I'm getting stronger too.
The weather here is back to normal - drizzly and cold, but at least the wind has dropped. I think we're planning on doing a bit of gardening this afternoon. Do you remember I mentioned a while back that we had ordered some verbena plants and some begonias, but the begonias never arrived (although we somehow ended up with two deliveries of the verbenas). Well after contacting customer services they eventually got back to us with an apology and a refund for the begonias. However in the meantime they had arranged for the missing begonias to be posted to us, so they said when they arrived we could keep them with their compliments. They arrived last week, but we are now short of space to plant them, as we'd bought our own begonias in the meantime. Never mind, I'm sure we'll find a spot for them somewhere. (If only the hair clippers would arrive now....)
Aquarius, how frustrating to be stuck behind a boy walking his horse, with his father driving at a snails pace behind. I know how you felt because many years ago, I was driving to Liverpool, along a quiet country road, when suddenly, a tractor pulled out in front of me from a side road. I had to brake hard to avoid crashing into it. There was nowhere to overtake, so I was stuck behind it for miles. The annoying thing was that there was no traffic behind me, so the driver could have waited a few seconds until I had passed by. I presume the driver didn't look before pulling out.
You certainly deserved that glass of red wine after such a frustrating day.
Thanks for keeping your fingers crossed for me on Thursday, but there is no chance that I would have the highest WAVA. Our route is in the forest, whereas some of our club members are running on the roads, having sussed out the flattest, fastest routes.
I think that Doris really deserves his reputation as being a buffoon. He talks out of his axxe!
Glad to hear that you went ahead with your Zoom Pilates session, which is making you stronger.
Oh dear, another mix up with the begonias, but I'm sure that you will find somewhere to plant them.
The saga of the hair clippers continues. If they ever do arrive, I hope that they are the right size this time.
Today is a rest day, and I'm sure that my press ups and front planks are making me stronger, as I walked home from the supermarket with 4 bags again, without stopping. When I got home, I did a 60 second front plank and 25 press ups.
Aquarius - I don't think the last U3A meeting will have put anyone off .. it was just funny at the time (though I did manage to keep my serious face on until we had finished). Those plaques commemorate two much-missed members of the club (neither of whom I knew personally) and in normal times, we'd have a few club sessions on Cleeve Hill that include stopping off at the 'Lonely Tree' where the plaques are so people can remember the two of them. Well done for motivating yourself to do some exercise indoors (circuits, yoga) and getting out for a run (earlier than expected!). And I see you've been for a walk with Steve too. I've no idea what Molly is up to - I'm friends with her on Garmin Connect (same as you) but don't think I've seen her post anything lately (wanders off to check .. nope, the last thing posted was a 5ml treadmill run on 12th Jun). What a pain getting stuck behind the s-l-o-w boy on the horse when you headed home, especially a second time when they took 'your' road. Sorry, had to chuckle at Steve being prepared and having a shovel in the boot to collect horse manure for the roses
HS - I've trying to keep my mind and body occupied during lockdown, hence the online Excel course and daily Sudoku puzzles along with the running and golf. I think the athletes with the highest WAVA scores in our club might be well into the 80%+ range as well. Well done re your recent running (9ml forest run for instance). I don't think we had anyone clapping the NHS in our street - the 72nd anniversary seemed an odd one to be celebrating and being cynical, I figured Doris thought it a good idea to do it to distract people from what's going on. And I'm sure if they were asked, NHS workers would much prefer a decent pay-rise!. I remember having a tractor pull out in front of me once and not being able to get past it like you - to add insult to injury, the one I had to follow had been ploughing a field so I was being splattered with mud and had to pull back (which annoyed the bloke stuck behind me). Sorry to be pedantic - but you mis-spelled arse
I've not taken part in the Almost Athletes baton relay yet - it never seems to be in my area when I'm due to run. But I just checked and the total mileage is now 215 miles which means that after only 6 days, the 'virtual' relay is now heading for the outskirts of Edinburgh.
I got up early and ran 4.6mls this morning- didn't bump into any club-mates this time. Amused myself by counting cyclists, dog-walkers, pedestrians and runners (today's count was 8,6,7,9) with of course the added benefit of that taking my mind off thinking how I'm feeling. Another successful Fetchpoint session too - squished the two bugs that were lurking, found some valuable gems and took control of some traffic lights.
Later on this morning I had a 60min playing lesson with Richard at the golf course. As usual, he was able to quickly identify what I was doing wrong that was leading me to 'topping' the ball so much - he also identified why I was struggling with my pitching wedge. In both cases, when I put the theory into practise, I was able to hit the ball better, straighter and more accurately - magic!
I've said before that although I can get up at 5:30am and run, it makes me tired for the rest of the day. With the golf lesson as well as the run this morning, you won't be surprised to hear I almost nodded off after lunch when we did the crossword and I did the Sudoku.
** HS - don't forget the wings on Thursday!! **
Margaret had a mobile hairdresser round this morning as she can't get an appointment at her usual salon until mid-August and needed a trim and her layers done at the back. The lady in question was in and out within 30 mins and Margaret said how nice it was to be done so quickly as it can take hours usually with the travelling to town and back. I'm booked to have my hair cut tomorrow morning at the place I go to - so today I took a 'before' photo to compare with the 'after' photo I'll take when I get back home
WtnMel, I'm afraid that I don't like Baileys at all.
I only buy a paper twice a week now, when I go shopping, so have rather got out of the habit of doing crosswords and sudoku.
That must have been very annoying, your car being splattered with mud. I've followed a trailer and the car being showered with hay/straw.
I'm certainly feeling the benefits of my "strength" workouts.
Well done for another early morning run, and a successful fetchpoint session.
Glad to hear that your playing lessons with Richard are paying off.
I often feel tired in the afternoons after a morning run.
Thanks for the reminder about the wings, I have them ready for action tomorrow!
Good to hear that Margaret has had her hair done by a mobile hairdresser. Certainly beats the travelling to and from the salon.
I hope you are happy with your haircut tomorrow morning, and am looking forward to seeing your before and after photos.😁
I ran 6 miles at an easy pace this morning in the forest with Sarah H.
I rang my hairdresser earlier this afternoon and am delighted that I have an appointment Friday afternoon. I hadn't expected one so soon, and was getting used to the longer hair.😎
I’ll post again more fully tomorrow.