Run

Picked up Daughter’s new bike yesterday, and she was itching to test it to make sure it was OK. Seeing as I didn’t get to the pool at lunchtime, this seemed like the ideal opportunity to ease my conscience & go for a run. Note to self: evne when ridden by children, bikes are faster...
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So you may or may not know that I got sunburnt last Sunday - I have a proper Cyclist’s Suntan coming on in fact. One that ends five inches above my knees, leaves the front of my calves lilly-white, and my shoulders likewise. Anyway, in addition to my legs, I got my arms burnt. I...
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First outing with my sunburnt legs. I’m sure that early morning dog walkers and drivers found my red legs with a white stripe 7" above the knees extremely attractive . . . Workout: Type: Run Date: 05/26/2010 Time: 04:15:36 Total Time: 1:23:30.00 Calories: 1270 Distance: 10.6 miles Average Pace: 7:52.44/mile
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This felt odd - the sunburn was starting to come out, and I had just ridden 96 miles. For the first mile, my knees felt sore, and I was actually quite worried that I’d done something bad to them. But after the walk for 60 seconds they were fine - no problems at all. The only...
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The run route for the Ironman is mentally challenging - run up and down the sea front at Nice four times. That means you pass the same midway point eight times. Not my idea of a nice run - I like varied scenery! However, despite some lengthy correspondence, the race organisers aren’t interested in changing...
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So the plan was to be up and on the road by about 5:45, giving me time for a quick half marathon & to get back home in time for a shower and to get to work. It didn’t quite pan out like that though, and I ended up leaving the house at 6:20, so...
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Great run this evening on a new route - into Newcastle and back: And I got to stop briefly at Carlton Reid’s cocktail bar half way round too. Unfortunately they were right out of Bambino Splash (pint glass - half fill with snakebite, and top up with snowball), but they did have water for...
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It’s MAY, but for my run yesterday evening, I had to wear a long-sleeved top to keep warm, and think that I really should have been wearing some leggings too. The wind was from the South, but it was FREEZING. Taking Huge Dalmatian for a walk after, I even had to pull on an...
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So having realised that my running shoes had done somewhere over 500 miles, and that even short runs (like last Saturday’s jog around the park with Von Smallhaussen) were causing my knees problems, it was time to get a new pair: Yep - I went for another pair of Asics Gel Cumulus (my fifth...
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Meh. I think my running shoes have done about 550 miles, and on last night’s run , this was definitely showing. Sore knees pretty much the whole way round. So I’m hobbling off to the running shoes shop just as soon as I can! Workout: Type: Run Date: 05/05/2010 Time: 00:11:13 Total Time: 1:37:00.00 Calories: 1476 Distance: 12.42 miles Average Pace: 7:48.75/mile
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