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Good morning 🌞
A really beautiful sunrise this morning, so blessed to be out, and doing another day with 1km runs with a 300m walks, Now programmed this into the watch, as this is for the immediate future at least, is all I am allowed to do.
Like yesterday my right foot was tired at the end of this, so cold therapy, stretching when I got home, and a core workout.
Coffee and.breakfast now, as, a day of writing and procrastination is ahead 😅 #Running #BarefootRunning #VFFRunning #AlienRunners
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Good morning 🌅
First run after bruising my heel a few weeks ago, then taking the last 8 days off, to help it not feel like my foot had been hobbled by Annie Wilkes's sledgehammer.
Today I walked for 250m, then ran a 1km then walked 250m and repeated until I was back home, useful post injury training, not generally how I like to run, but needs must.
Just done my post run cool down Stretching and also core, so now I need of coffee.
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Good morning 🌞
Set a later alarm this morning, got 8hrs sleep - got up, sorted out three hungry felines, did a flat white for the other half, then stretched and went for my run.
Bright sunshine, 22°c @ 8am, I managed to forget my running cap, and only noticed I wasn't wearing it about a km in, which meant sweat in the eyes later on, always the downside of warm running is one very moist human 😅
Logged my 600th km for the year so far today.
#Running #BarefootRunning #VFFrunning #AlienRunners -
Morning 🌞
Another nice sunny day,.for another good run, although today I couldn't seem to get comfortable, even though it was a good run.
The main culprit was the 4 hours yesterday spent going up and down a ladder, painting. Ladders always play havoc with calfs, hips and knees, and back, and even my pre run warmup & stretch couldn't fully iron out the aches... Still, glad I went.
Now coffee & porridge, before I get on today.
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Morning 🌞
The sun was rising when I left this morning, so today my run was totally in daylight. I am actually enjoying my daylight forays. I didn't do a loop as is my norm, because I wanted all my run this morning - off road, so when I reached the main road, I turned back and ran over the same ground.
The focus was running and fun, not on heart rate in a low zone. Anyway, an excellent start to the.day, and now; Coffee!
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Good morning 🌞
A beautiful sunrise greeted the beginning of my run, then a bright sun and blue sky accompanied me for the rest.
It was actually pretty chilly this morning and the first couple of Km's I was wishing I had some.gloves,. but my hands soon found warmth, or maybe I just stopped noticing the cold.
So, another steady state, low HR run, if I didn't have things to do today, I could've easily gone longer -enjoyable running.
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Good morning 🌅
Another day, another steady state low heart rate run, this time with added hills, which made things slower, as hills try to dial up the HR.
Slow Trails, hills and main roads today... which isn't anywhere near as fun as slow trails and back lanes, but I needed to do a hill or two before I forget what they are.
Out in the daylight again, kinda miss the dark... we'll be back with the torch soon enough.
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Good morning 🌄
A new day, and I'm out again in the daylight (obviously something wrong with this night runner🧐) for another even wetter 10k trail than the day before. Rain over night, really has cut up the surface, making it joyfully muddier.
Another steady state run, keeping the heart rate super low, and maximising the use of my body fat for fuel.
Now coffee and porridge with banana and dark chocolate nibs.
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Good morning 🌄
Birthday weekend over, 52 laps of the sun completed, my 53rd inc the very riveting shopping of paint and new curtains, done...at some I'm gonna have to do the actual decorating, and not just stare at unopened tins of crown paint.
So, after over sleeping this morning, I left in the daylight for an extremely soggy, squelch squelch, 10k trail, a nice easy steady state, aerobic run, perfect to burn off those weekend cakes.
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Good morning 🌅
First time in a while that I've run 4 days in a row, but here we are,. Another trail run, but with more back lanes, and the amusing challenge of seeing how low I could get my heart rate while still running - all be it slowly (96 bpm, btw)
So Squashfield farm track and then Ghajn Rihana again, it's so quiet and smells so fresh. Plus today's lowland fog today made for a very fresh feeling run.
Podcast: Ologies
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Good morning 🌄
Another morning, another run, today an easy aerobic run below LT1 and also some rare trail running along the Ghajn Rihana valley and marshland, this rewilding project is fantastic and has created a super off road place to run, and I'm all for it.
Also, this is the least Maltese looking view of Malta, I sent it to a friend, and they asked me 'Where's that?' Which proves that you can often not see what's around you.
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Good morning 🌄
5:55 am out,, the sky was much brighter this morning and seeing as I was sticking to street lamp lit areas I went without the head torch.
A really good 10k, quickest this year, even with the first 4 Km running up the side of Wardija Hill.
Today's route also included 5k of tourist zone; including a Barcadi bar - open & serving @ 6:30am! The amount of runners out was quite something, which is why I don't run here often.
#BarefootRunning #Running #VibramFiveFingers #AlienRunners -
Good morning 🌄
Didn't really need the head torch for too long this morning, but took it all the same, much of the time it is to alert dozy drivers of my presence, I can usually see at the golden hour.
First run after my 4 day rest, it always amuses how tight everything is when you don't use it for a bit, had to pause to stretch a tight hip at 4.5k but it pinged out nicely so I could get back in the flow quickly enough.
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Good morning 🌄
Damp start to the morning, a fine mizzle in the air, making the roads a little greasy, but once into the back lanes the lower grade asphalt makes for a less slick, more track like surface than the main road.
Another 10ish Km, to finish off my running week. I'm tired. I don't mind admitting that, I've racked up 400km so far this year, and I'm definitely gonna be taking a few days rest, before I go again.
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Good morning 🌄
No real plan today after Tuesday's Half except to have a nice enjoyable run, and it was good.
Started out slow and gentle and slowly built the pace up, with a fast half km at 7km before winding back down to finish.
Now coffee and breakfast, before getting on with some writing.
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Good afternoon 🌅
I would've got this up earlier, but for chore distractions, and the hunt for two AA batteries.
First run of March, and 4th Half Marathon of 2026, essentially ran to the other half's work for a cheeky kiss, then ran around, up and over 3 unforgiving hills on the way home, after running up 1 on my way out. Not my quickest, not my slowest, but a first deciding 4 nasty gradients in 21.15km was normal.
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Good morning 🌄
Beautiful sunrise run today, although Polar flow was advising me to take a rest day today, but If I was going to run make it light
- ok, challenge accepted.So, 10k at the low end of zone 2, I would've said my rate of perceived exertion was 2, occasionally 3 this morning.
At this turtle speed I could've run to Valletta, Polar flow was pleased with this run, and my cardio load stayed as productive.
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Good morning 🌄
Another golden hour run, should've been earlier but the cats were campaigning for early breakfast.
Finally out after coffee & stretching, no niggles or annoyances today. An easy 10k at my last H.M pace, being mindful to stay mostly at rpe 3.
Down the tomatofield road today, though looking in the poly tunnels (which were open) they've rotated and are now growing squash, probably courgette - so Squashfield Road now. 🤷
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Good morning 🌄
Out at the golden hour, which meant my run would be in the morning sun
My back started feeling stiff a half km in, which is weird because I did a good warmup and stretching before I left.
I thought I might have to turn back, but I stopped, did some more stretches, took the next km really easy, and I was soon underway.So, this became an easy enjoyable morning in the Maltese countryside, a perfect start to the day
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Good morning 🌄
Despite not settling my alarm to get up for a run, I woke up 30minutes later than normal, with Yazz (my 2 year old female cat) prodding me in the head, as if to tell me I was late waking up to go for my run.
Soooo, I made a coffee on the Dolce, got changed, did my stretches and went out for a run
A quick tempo run, with strides and sprints, all around my immediate local area, and I have photo's, wahoo 😁
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Good morning 🌄
Up nice and early, after a pretty good night's sleep, nice & motivated.
Started with 30mins Medicine Ball Warmup, Run Stretches and CoreThen out for a nice steady, easy, RPE 3 run.
Forgot to take a picture today, I was so in the zone. Only realised I hadn't when I got in - having too much fun, in between rescuing my hat (I forgot to readjust the band at the back after washing it on Wednesday...doh 🤦) -
Good morning 🌄
Early morning shake out, after yesterday's Half. Needed to put something into the legs, and had decided on 7km as it was a third of yesterdays distance, and that seemed right.
There was no effort to stay in any particular HR zone, this was about the legs and getting a workout and having bags of fun.
I decided to take a photo just after the start and just before the end of my run, such a difference in 45mins.
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Good morning 🌄
Absolutely horrendous 40Kph westerly wind, that I was literally running into for the entirety of this accidental - deliberate half, that makes 2 HM's this month, oops.
This is actually the first Zone 2 & 3 half I've ever run, I am not breaking any records for this, but that's not the point is it, hopefully some fat was lost to the wind and the road. Polar flow says 44% fat burnt, so that's good.
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So, my Friday appointment at the tattooists, turned into a late one as it often does
But I said I'd post my new ink here when it was finished, (though I didn't get the chance earlier)
Anyway this is what I had done on my right calf 'a barefoot alien running along a trail'I came up with the idea and my tattooist realised it - she is extremely talented
I'll repost again when its completely healed it's still a bit pink at the moment
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Good morning 🌄
Started with a new stretch and warmup program, before this mornings run.
A long sleeved top and beanie day, as it was honking it down with rain. However it was pretty warm despite the wet stuff (17°c @ 0500hrs)
New 2 hill route - I wasn't going to do, but the rain and standing water forced me into a longer route - safety in the dark. Bonus points for my low HR (where was this yesterday?)
All in all, very pleasing
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Good morning 🌄
Out a bit later this morning, as I extended my warmup, to include some strength training.
Today I thought a nice slow 5k along the coast out and a quicker 5k along the back lanes home and maintain a low HR.
Although the avg HR was not as low as I would've liked, my rpe checks pegged me at a good 3/4, and I did do a slow 5.7k out, and faster 5.7k home. Plus the extra bonus of a coastal red/pink dawn pre sunrise sky.
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Good morning 🌄
Up early, got my warmup & stretching done, then out with the headlight. A nice morning, but nippy, and I noticed it, mainly because (in my infinite wisdom) I decided to wear a short sleeved shirt. It wasn't cold for long once the engine was up to temp.
Kept a nice steady pace, with half an eye on my HR, testing my rpe, every half km. I had plenty more in the tank and power in the legs, but deliberately kept it gentle.
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Good morning 🌄
I hadn't run since Wednesday, due to feeling mentally fatigued, so needed a couple of days extra rest for my own wellbeing.
This morning, I deliberately went out a little later, just in the golden hour as the veil of night is pulled back, so no torch required. Today a short 7km, and the only thing other than wearing a short sleeved shirt for the first time this year, was to simply run comfortably...it was a super run
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Good morning 🌄
Miserable overcast morning, drizzle, wind that bites and that permanent dampness, or to put it another way a typical February morning in Malta.
However, this was a really good run, once I ironed the post HM niggles out. Got into a nice steady easy groove, and motored.
I listened to my collection of unmixed liquid drum and bass tracks for a change, I needed to shut out the real world, for my thoughts only. -
Good morning 🌄
First run of February after a fairly chilled yet busy weekend. I've still got the tail of a cold, it's definitely a long tail, and it's probably because of the constant dampness that is a Maltese winter.
Anyway, decided before I left that I'd do my February half today, the 2nd of the year in the bag, and the first in my new V-Alphas. No puddles this morning, the run today was fun, but I still had to work hard for it.