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Set off a bit too early after lunch on today's route, but after a km or two, wind changed direction, if you get what I mean, and it was more comfortable to run.
Forgot to take a snap on the run because I was "Dig(ging) That Groove Baby" with the awesome band Toy Dolls, much air guitar and drums were done. While singing along to to bangers like Fiery Jack, Glenda and the Test Tube Baby, Spiders in the Dressing Room, Stay Mellow, Nellie the Elephant and more. You should go and have a listen, if you don't like it, play it until morale improves, and I tell you it will, especially if you turn the volume to 11.
#RAAAD #TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #ToyDolls #Music
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Felt a bit slow and heavy today, didn't feel like I ever got going. Though today's RAAAD was a best of Prince, always a good tune. Because in last nights dream, I walked into an small'ish office where two unknown men to me were listening to a female drummer, Sheila E., using a computer server as a drum set, GPU base drum, RAM high hat etc. After talking to her for a bit, suddenly I were out running at junction in my hometown in Denmark, I was with Sheila and others doing an ultra. A man, not sure if was the fella from earlier in the dream, said I'm sure I can beat Sheila. The next second I'm starting next to her and she is leaning up against a wall looking rather tired as she had just finished the first ultra. I told her what the man said and that she could do it (finish the second ultra). Sheila stood up walked down to an entrance to a cave and suddenly came running up and told me that he (the man who challenge her) was down there. As we were running up a steep and gnarly path, she was shouting back to me, I've only did my first ever half marathon last week.
#Dream #TrailRunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #RAAAD #BarefootRunning
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I failed to put a man in the summit on today's run. The last kilometre was blocked by horses, cows and sheep. Might have been able to pass alone but with a mutt and that we had to return the same way, wouldn't have been wise. So here's a picture of Pic du Midi instead. It went from running in clag and only being able to see about 50m around you, to clear views of the stunning Pyrenees around us, that you just had to stop and take in.
Today's RAAAD was a blast of the 80's Curiousity killed the Cat and Prefab Sprouts.
#Running #TrailRunning #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #BarefootRunning #RAAAD #Pyrénées
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Yesterday's run turned into a meh, just didn't have it in me or even wanted to, managed shy of 3km where most was done walking around looking for ghost in a ruined factory.
So it was good to be out on a familiar trails today. Though a cut from some branches the other day, was at the itching stages of healing. So everytime my foot hit the ground my shoe nudged the scap and the itch woke up with a big HELLO.
Today's RAAAD was again a popular music combo that shouldn't be listed to when you want to take it easy. Good solid drum and bass by Breakbeat Era and their album Ultra-Obscene.
#TrailRunning #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #RAAAD #BarefootRunning #Running
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After yesterday's OSM recon run with Paddy the Irish mutt which I forgot to report. I went out with both mutts at first there was chaos, dogs and leads in one big mess. Then they clocked that we are out running not sniffing and playing, and off we went.
I had forgotten a few things yesterday so I need to remember to log into OpenStreetMap and add them.
Yesterday's RAAAD was the Ukrainan folktronica band Go_a they were on Euro Music a few years ago. I do like the mix of traditional musical instruments and modern electronics.
Today's Run an Album a Day was Buena Vista Social Club and their self titled album, can you remember how it was playing everywhere around the millennium.
Running two mutts equal double distance, right?
#Running #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #TrailRunning #RAAAD #OpenStreetMap #OSM
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Two runs on the same hill and you become a local. I had a mountain biker asking me for directions. It would be a while before I know this labyrinth of wonderful trails like a local. But at least l knew the way to the top, might be the long way around but it would get you to the top.
As unbelievable Schubert Dip is, it's unbelievable that many thinks that Unbelievable is the only good song from EMF brilliant album. Great RAAAD album to run to and a trip down early 90s alternatively rock years.
#RunningWithDogs #TrailRunning #Running #RunningWithMusic #RAAAD #EMF #Music #BarefootRunning
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I do like a good rail trail, they give me some good memories of cycle touring in New Zealand. This one had tunnels and a smashing waterfall, to boot.
Today's RAAAD was Manu Chao again a best off, because you get a good bang for your buck that way ;) Also a good memory of a visit to Barcelona many moons ago, and a owner of a bar who as so chuffed that Manu paid his bar bill with his guitar, just before Manu hit it big internationaly.
#Music #RunningWithDogs #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning #Running #RAAAD
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Set out into the misty, damp, clacky Basque country side. First 2-3km was a farm/forest track, which then turned into a forest trail into the deep forest, that slowly went up and got steeper and steeper as the next 2-3km went on.
Then it turned around and went UP, glutes screamed as we reached the peak, where between the clouds we could see other peaks across the valley. Then a long the ridge to two more peaks, before we went down, at time fairly slippery, back to the farm/forest track, into the mist again and back to HQ, just over 12 brilliant kilometers.
Arrived back just as it started to rain heavily, not that I could be any more wet.
RAAAD was a double today with first a band I was sure only was a one hit wonder, so their album was totally new to me and definitely needs a re-listen - Anarchy by Chumbawamba.
And then the ever so fantastic original sound track of the movie that is also fantastic - Conan The Barbarian.
#RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning #RAAAD #Running
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On today's run I visited an art installation in the woods. At various view points you can align the painted trees up to make a drawing.
Asian Dub Foundation and their brilliant album Access Denied, which helped me through the Brexit chaos. With tracks with Stewart Lee and Greta Thunberg and other banging tunes. You can get it here https://asiandubfoundation.bandcamp.com/album/access-denied
#RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #RAAAD #TrailRunning #Running
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After working for five hours this morning, it was time to join the pilgrims for a five kilometers run. The area we are in, is full of Caminos and the most famous one goes right past us. So I joined the walkers for about a kilometer before pealing off into the woods to explore.
Today's RAAAD was Trans-Siberian March Band and their brilliant The Tractor-Makers' Ball.
So since it was five hour of work, five km run that means it should be five beers, right, riiighhtt?
#RAAAD #RunningWithMusic #TrailRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Running
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Short run to get the legs going and to try to tire out Paddy the Irish mutt, since I'm working most of the afternoon and early evening. Boy, do I dislike flat tarmac, even if it was through a forest and the help of System of A Down and their Toxicity album. Finished off with a bit of TRX and Rope Flow.
#Fitness #RopeFlow #running #RunnersOfMastodon #Music #RAAAD
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Only ~6 of the planned 9km were done today. First we explored waterfalls, which was flowing fast after two days of heavy rain. We tried to see another but the access was blocked by goats, Great Pyrenees (guard dog), other loose dogs and horses, so we bailed.
Today's double RAAAD didn't happen because of tech issues, mainly because of a Layer 8 issue. I had forgotten to charge the ear buds, doh.
Managed to listen to most of Naxatras self titled album, Naxatras. Very progressive rock and Doors like. Need another listen since it was the first time, oh and thanks whomever recommended it to me.
I did get to squeeze out a few tracks of Shakira's Dónde Están los Ladrones? Always a joy to listen to her music, even if my Spanish can't follow.
So another run booked with these two albums ;)
#RunningWithMusic #RunningWithDogs #RAAAD #Music #Tunes #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning
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This comming RAAAD we, if you wanna join, are going to listen too:
M: Light in Babylon - Life Sometimes doesn't Give you Space. I think you, @coreysnipes, will love this, do listen to their other albums, they are all on BandCamp.
T: AnnenMayKantereit - Alles Nix Konkretes. Henning May voice is one to behold and I love the song Barfuß am Klavier, especially the video version.
W: Lhasa de Sela - La Llorona. This was the sound track to my summer of 2003.
T: The Dead South - Illusion and Doubts. Just because it's time for relisten
F: Naxatras - Naxatras. Someone years ago told me to listen to this, been on the "got to listen to list" way too long, so new to me.
S: Shakira - Dónde Están los Ladrones? Lass recommend it for me, though we have listened to Shakira a few times before.
S: Cake - Fashion Nugget. Since I missed out on this last week.
#PlayList #RunningWithMusic
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What a glorious day out with the Lass, the mutts and Gloria Estefan. Oh and wild horses too, Paddy was thinking about herding them and wasn't too fuzzed. So we walked carefully past them at distance. They looked very much like Welsh ponies said the Lass.
Sadly I couldn't find on streaming Gloria Estefan's Let It Loose so it became came one of her many Best of albums (she's been busy). Impossible to not to sing and dance along too, with tracks like Dr Beat, Conga, Rhythm is going to get you, Get on your feet etc Lass said I looked like a lion because I can't dance, which is true, but Gloria helped me up the hills and jumping over a small water crossing ;)
#RunningWithDogs #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning #Running #RAAAD #LatinoMusic #RunningWithMusic #GloriaEstefan
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Afternoon run after the rain, through a gum tree forest, brilliant trails, just the right amount of everything - scramble, flat, up/down, zig and zag, jumps and ducks when the branches were low. Great fun. First 2km with Paddy the Irish mutt and then a quick pit stop to swap tires erm mutt to the Miss MoneyPenny version. Though halfway through I figured that this is a motor cross trail, lucky we were alone in the forest today.
The run was perfectly timed, so I could listen to the all the track on the absolutely brilliant self titled album by The Turbans. I just love this kind of mix of cultures and style of northern African and middle eastern music.
https://theturbans.bandcamp.com/album/the-turbans
#TrailRunning #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #RAAAD #AdoptDontShop #ReacueDogs #RunnersOfMastodon #Running
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Second fastest 5k for me and deff the fastest for Paddy the Irish mutt. Could have been my fastest if we didn't have to stop every 2-300m for him to have a p*#s ;)
Today's #RAAAD was The Cure's Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me. Why can't I be you, is such a tune that we got married to it ;)
#RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #RunningWithMusic #TheCure #TrailRunning #Running #AdoptDontShop
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Even Paddy the Irish mutt got a bit tied of running in soft sand. Here we are hoping that over there yonder, we would find the gravel road we should have been on. I was paying too much attention to #RAAAD and The Doors than the map.
Tomorrow got to be an early start, as we are forecasted 21c, which is just too hot for mutt and human to run in.
#RunningWithMusic
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What a joy Call of the Wild by Disneyland after Dark is to run to. Back in the day I wore out this LP. The album sleeve is also a joy to read the lyrics and drawings along too, think of the small cartoons in the margins of MAD Magazine.
Counting the Cattle gotta the best cow-punk track out there hands down ;)
Most of today's run was in sandy tracks, which are heavy running,
#RunningWithMusic #RunningWithDogs #RAAAD #DAD #Music #Tunes #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning
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Because of work this week I didn't get to run much. Also someone, well that's me, read the weather forecast a bit wrong. So not much running today in altitude, I might get a run done down in the valley, if we can get down and there's time between all the admin that is booked for today. Shopping, washing and rabies jab update for Miss MoneyPenny.
#Snow #DogsOfMastodon #SalukiLove #Podenco #Mountains #Running
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Because of work this week I didn't get to run much. Also someone, well that's me, read the weather forecast a bit wrong. So not much running today in altitude, I might get a run done down in the valley, if we can get down and there's time between all the admin that is booked for today. Shopping, washing and rabies jab update for Miss MoneyPenny.
#Snow #DogsOfMastodon #SalukiLove #Podenco #Mountains #Running
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Because of work this week I didn't get to run much. Also someone, well that's me, read the weather forecast a bit wrong. So not much running today in altitude, I might get a run done down in the valley, if we can get down and there's time between all the admin that is booked for today. Shopping, washing and rabies jab update for Miss MoneyPenny.
#Snow #DogsOfMastodon #SalukiLove #Podenco #Mountains #Running
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Because of work this week I didn't get to run much. Also someone, well that's me, read the weather forecast a bit wrong. So not much running today in altitude, I might get a run done down in the valley, if we can get down and there's time between all the admin that is booked for today. Shopping, washing and rabies jab update for Miss MoneyPenny.
#Snow #DogsOfMastodon #SalukiLove #Podenco #Mountains #Running
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Miss MoneyPenny update : She has put on weight, eating well and she is looking much brighter. Which is definitely helped by the sunshine, which she adores. Spend most of yesterday and some of today (until kids set off fireworks grrrr) outside vibrating as we call it. Standing at the end of the lead looking at the undergrowth for critters, sniffing the air, digging holes shaking/vibrating in excitement. She loves it and it tires her out.
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Miss MoneyPenny update: We got the results back and had a vet visits today. The pancreas is looking good and other things are looking as good as they can. But she is highly suspected to be suffering from IBD (Inflammatory bowel disease). She is talking well to the hypoallergenic food that she's been prescribed, no puking and good pooping for nearly a week now. Though still is pain/discomfort and not her 100% self yet. We are now in holding pattern to see if she will gain any weight, for her size a 1Kg would take about month and we need to get nearly two back on her. This also means that she is going to be wearing a netted muzzle to stop her being the scavenger that she is. She ain't going to like that! Because if she eats something that sets off the IBD again, it will be very serious.
Here's a photo of them both, Paddy trying to be a nurse but Penny ain't so sure about it.
#AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #DogsOfMastodon #SalukiLove #Podenco
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Two years ago this wee mutt finally let us trap her after 11 days befriending her and two days and lots of stinky treats trying to get her to enter the remote control trap and not run into the forest.
Today we took her the vet for an ultrasound scan which showed that there wasn't anything stuck and that the pancreatitis is ok. Still waiting for the blood test results to come back from the lap. Before we confirm what the next steps are. We have changed her diet and she haven't puked since Friday, so crossing fingers.
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Darn blast, I jinxed it big time, when I gave you the last Miss MoneyPenny update. The very next day, she puked and pooped, both with blood. So vet booked and visited today. Blood tested which showed potential pancreatitis and more blood sent of to a lap for other checks/tests. Ultrasound booked for Monday to double check.
Here's a wee snap of her as she is falling asleep when they sedated her so they could draw blood as she a big jumper/wiggler.
If you ever need a vet in Southern Spain let me know, as they were so brilliant with Penny and explained everything to me.
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Miss MoneyPenny update: she is much better now and is eating her kibble, little and often, and we have even had a poop today. Though she's lost a fair amount of weight, that we need to get back on her steadily over the next weeks.
Here she playing cute and innocent after a bit of a bark at some kids in the distance. And Paddy being the good boy that he is just checking on the kids and wondering if it's the time to run into HQ (one "good" thing to come out of his fear, is that he runs into HQ if something scares him, instead of barking)
#Podenco #AdoptDontShop #DogsOfMastodon #SalukiLove #RescueDogs
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Even when sick she still have the look of a entitled, majestic and served on mutt, who got us wrapped around her tiny paws. As butter wouldn't melt some would say. I'll say eyeballs will melt, because she shortly afterwards she let one rip ...
Her wee little belly must be doing somersaults and she is clearly starving, but we are only feeding her a little bit at the time until we are sure she can keep it inside.