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Janathon Day 1

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It was blowing a hooligan this morning, therefore day 1 of Janathon was completed in the calm of the garage and on the treadmill.

35 mins. 3.28 miles.

Strava said it was a ‘relaxed effort’ with an average heart rate of 125bpm. I’m going to keep an eye on these things this year.

They also awarded me a badge:

I’m also going to be trying out a few new podcasts over the course of the month, ideally something running related. My go to running podcast is ‘Running Commentary’, but today I went with ‘That’s Runnable’. It was a second and final attempt to see if it’s something I could listen to. It’s not. The search continues…

After abandoning the podcast halfway through run I went for music: Bastille and the album ‘Doom Days’.

Day 1. Done.

#project365 #78

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12 mile run at Rutland Water, including the peninsula. I was initially planning on doing a few more miles but forgot my headtorch and didn’t fancy running in the pitch black, especially with the threat of falling in the reservoir very real.

#project365 #74

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The dreaded ‘Red Nose Day’ at school today. Cue hundreds of crazy kids in non-school uniform running around like it’s Christmas.

It’s days like today when I am thankful that I like to run. I managed a trip to the gym at the end of the day for an hour or so on the treadmill – warm up and cool down with 5 miles in the middle – it was good to clear the head.

It was also my last run as a 48 year old – tomorrow’s my birthday! Woop woop!

#project365 #62 Rutland Water Run

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I’ve done lots of running at Rutland Water, but this morning was the first time I’ve actually run completely around it. 15 miles. It was a pretty miserable morning: grey and drizzly. In my head I was expecting it to have been nearer 17 miles, so after running for an hour or so in the rain it was nice to reach the car and head home.

Next time I’ll include the peninsula.

Halfterm Funtime

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After the shenanigans of the last term, this halfterm I had decided that it was to be full up with stuff. And it was. I had homework to complete.

Plenty of parkrunning and long runs, Samaritans, gigs, meals out, reading, allotment action and general merry making was had.

I’m feeling ready for a very important term back at school.