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Well that's how to start the new month,
A nice long walk sticking the ends of two running routes together, up the big hill to the top and back down again...and making a new route - all while listening to 'Strangers on a Bench' podcast - I highly recommend it.No complaints from my knee, but I am only walking, and my fitness is still good from running, so that's good.
Off out in a bit for coffee and cake, it was 10.61km after all.
#Walking #Fitness #InjuryRehab #VibramFiveFingers #AlienRunners -
using a jeans patch and fabric glue to repair the insole of my left V-Trek as the insole material has rubbed away under the ball of my foot exposing the rubber...
They have done 2000km of running and walking, which is pretty dam impressive, and apart from the usual expected sole wear and this...they are in excellent condition...still my favourite vibram fivefingers
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Morning 🌞
21.16km
26°c 85% humidity at 5:28am
32°c 64 % humidity with 5k left to goTwo words for this long run; Mad Brutal
The sun drained me at 15k, and the last 6k felt like the hardest distance I've ever run.Took a lot of shade breaks when I could find some, and got through 2 litres in the bladder & 750ml in bottles, with gel mix electrolytes,.
Honestly I need more and better fueling to run well in these conditions. Got it done - amazingly
#Running #BarefootRunning #VibramFiveFingers -
Morning 🌞
16km Hills
25°c 78% humidityHang on... didn't I do hills on Wednesday...Yes but you can't escape doing hills on Malta, if you want a nice scenic run...I guess you could run round and round the harbour, and people do, but that's not my thing...so, 4 hills it is
I thought maybe I'd try and do a half, but by 10k I knew that wasn't in my legs, but 16km is perfectly acceptable for this week's long run.
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Morning 🌞
6k (and a bit) Hill Run
25°c 79% Humidity @ 0533hrsApparently a good hill session is good for the soul, not least because what goes up must come down, plus you can always do the down hills with a bit more wild abandon, in celebration of the grind up.
So, Xemxija Bay for the sunrise, which was the mini hill chalked off, before the 3km climb up and over Wardija hill and back home. Another really fun, all be it moist run.
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Morning 🌞
8k
24°c 85% humidity @ 0536 Hrs
I knew.where I was going this morning for my run, and the vibe was simply to have fun, because not everything needs to be a plan.
...and this was a whole bag of fun - I decided on a relatively flattish route, and, oh yes 'DON'T spare the horses!'
Had a moment when I said to myself 'OMG! You're running fast, can you go faster?" then burst out laughing like a big kid...so much fun!
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Afternoon 🌞
Totally new route this morning
Had to use Organic Maps (on the fly) to plot my way through the trail part.
Left at 0528Hrs
Temp 26c Humidity 77% and a pleasinig stiff wind15K
10k of which was done on roads
5K trail run - though to call the trail bit a run is generous, it was climbing, scrambling, sliding hiking and running...and it was so much fun.I've a bucket load of photos which I'll try and post, when I'm not doing chores.
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Morning 🌞
8K
Another very moist morning, with the 5am temp again at 26°c, but the humidity was a smidge higher than yesterday, at 92%
Got out nice and early again for my run + deliberately taking it very easy because of the warm conditions, new route, along and up Xemxija hill toward the outskirts of Mellieha which made a nice change.
38*c possible again today, so I'll enjoy the cooler(ish) before the sun climbs to its peak.
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Morning 🌞
Started out for my run well before sunrise - 24°c 87% humidity.
After 1km I inexplicably dropped my ½ litre soft bottle and the lid split (had some words!) So, took a picture pre sunrise & headed home picked up my two ¼ litre soft bottles, then back out again (this added an extra 2k onto what I had planned to do)
But considerable upside was capturing the full sunrise, and this being an enjoyable, gentle low HR, 7k.
#Running #VibramFiveFingers #BarefootRunning #AlienRunners -
Good morning 🌞
Quick around my local countryside route and back this morning, got out before the sunrise and back while it was still lowish on the horizon.
Another warm humid morning 24°c 85% Humidity, meant dripping wet on my return.
And my post run treat...Summer edition Red Bull (lime 🍋🟩) it's very good, like a very light in taste red bull, with mojito... delicious 😋
Chores now before I get back to my writing.
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Morning 🌞
Just a short 6km this morning, out to Xemxija Bay at 6am, and then back over the side of Wardija.hill and home. Always enjoy a bit of a climb, though with the humidity so high this morning it was a test, saying that, even the flatter sections were playing havoc with my heart rate.
Still, I got it done and feel splendid...moist, very moist...but splendid! 🤪
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Good morning 🌞
15k | Chose a route I don't do often, and ran it in reverse - nip any muscle memory in the bud,
This morning's conditions (26°c 92% humidity by the time the sun was up) I'm not entirely sure it was a wise route to take, definitely felt hard.Consumed 500ml electrolytes and most of only 1 litre of water in the bladder, but I was gassed, Managed to pass 800km for the year to date, not bad considering 3 months of injury
#Running #BarefootRunning. #VibramFiveFingers #AlienRunners -
Good morning 🌞
Out before sunrise, yay! Got a picture of the rising sun just as I reached my local Lidl (something about runners, bakeries and Lidl this week)
So, I name all my runs, because, why not...I call today 'A Lidl Sunrise'...sorry 😂
A gentle, consistent pace, keeping my HR below LT1. Very pleasing.And this week, a week of firsts since I got injured in early April - 1st 17K, 1st 3 runs in a week, 1st more than 30k total.
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Well, that is my V-Alpha's converted from speed laces to normal laces, plus I punched in an extra hole so that I can now lace lock them....Immediately I can get them back to the way they felt when new, which is more glove like. I think repeated wet runs, then washing and drying, plus over a 1000km of this big runner pounding them just made them a bit looser, and a trad lace compensates better than a speed one for that fabric distortion.
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Morning 🌞
8k this morning, pushed off early, I needed to see the sunrise, so made extra effort to get my ass into gear!
Out at 0543, it's really bloody humid - think, running while wrapped in a warm damp flannel, actual conditions: 21°c/96% humidity with a perfectly clear sky.
It was meant to be a zone 2 day, but I really just wanted to run hard and easy, plus HR goes out the window in this weather anyway, so speed instead.
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Morning 🌞
Long run Monday - 17km
When I got up this morning, I turned to the other half and said "I really can't be bothered" So I'm wondering what I might have run if I had been 'bothered'!? 😂
Went off way too quickly today for the distance. It was a bit silly, especially with the temp at 7am pushing 24°c and 97% humidity. Next time, I'll start using some in run intelligence, with regards to pacing.
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Good morning 🌞
11K this morning... Started out with countryside then popped out onto the coast at Maghtab, with the super bright morning sun on my back for the last 5, then through the Salt Flats, no ducks about today and then back home.
It was quite the thrash today, a pretty speedy, undulating 10k - still a bit to go to beat my PB for 10, but I can feel my right foot now has a lot more power coming down through the chain.
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Good morning 🌞
12.5k run to start the day.
I'd say, this was my most enjoyable run since I hurt my foot at the end of March, mainly because I wasn't thinking about my foot - just running.
So, hill to celebrate a seemingly better foot, getting plastered in soot from last week's explosion.
Sadly The Bird park is closed and quiet, which is very sad - hopefully they'll be open again soon, when the birdies are happier.
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Morning ☀️(checks ⌚ just about)
9k Point to Point,
Not actually my run day, but the other half forgot their blood pressure tablets, so I took a bus and rescued them. This gave me the opportunity to run home.So, All coastal path, on the doorstep of the Med - took my vest, 1.litre in the bladder, and 2 soft bottles of electrolytes. Running temp 26°c when I pushed off.
A really fun run, may do this again from other locations n' back home
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Morning 🌄
11K Hill run this morning, first run with my new ortho - Poron sports heel pad in the FiveFingers - omg, incredible!
Negative splits today, totally unexpected performance
1st: 5k - 38.03
2nd: 5k - 37.26
Total duration was a happy numerical pattern as well: 1:23:45 - I always love pleasing patterns in numbers.Last Liquid Drum and Bass track in the queue, the sensational 'Henry - Blunt Instrument'
#Running #VibramFiveFingers #BarefootRunning #InjuryRehab #AlienRunners
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Morning 🌄
A very warm and humid start to the day today, 20°c, 90% humidity @ 0548hrs when I got out this morning, took a nice injury rehab run along the coast road, sun was playing beautifully off the shimmering sea, then cut into the countryside and looped back home with a bit of tree cover and shade for the sun run home. Kept my pace pretty even, pushed the front 5k harder than the back, foot held up well today, I'm very pleased.
#Running #InjuryRehab #VibramFiveFingers #BarefootRunning -
Morning all, scenic foot injury rehabilitation run this morning, 20°c, 81% humidity when I set out sunrise.
I did actually run properly today, which felt great, 'I'm on top of the world, Hey'...Not just a happy 'Imagine Dragons' song, but also the name of the hill I ran up, all be it slow & steady, except when I went downhill, well, then I let the brakes off and went for it...and dam it was mad fun!
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Good morning 🌞
Another week, another light run and walk as I continue to rehabilitate my right foot after suffering a deep bruise to the heel.
Today I managed to slowly and lightly run 5k continuously, but the next 3k was a run and walk.
At 7k, I knew my foot was tired, so the last Km home was more of a slow walk, but I'm seeing daily progress, so my approach to its rehabilitation is definitely working for me.
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Good morning 🌞
My injury rehabilitation continues, and I needed to go out and get some air and exercise, I still cannot run fully and continuously, so it's essentially a walk with some very gentle running, oddly it's more comfortable moving with a running motion than walking, but at the moment I must not do to much, or I'll set myself back.
Stunning morning, crisp blue sky, cool sea air slowly being warmed by a hot April sun.
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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.