Morning Run: Drizzly

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steevc just finished a 13.87km run, that lasted for 82 minutes.
This run helped steevc burn 1206.0 calories.

Description from Strava:
After yesterday's parkrun I was feeling quite drained. Cutting a few seconds off my time took it out of me. Last night it was really windy here, but it sounded calm when I woke up. The forecast said there was a high chance of rain, but I knew I needed to get out there anyway.

I had a route in mind with options to adjust the distance depending on how I felt. It started with running through Arlesey and up to Fairfield. I could tell it was not going to be quick, but that is fine. It did rain a bit, but never got heavy. I just had issues with my glasses getting wet and steaming up.

I stopped for the selfie by a fairly new development that is for the 'over 55s'. It is a little scary that I would qualify, but I am not ready for that sort of thing yet.

I saw a fair few runners today and a few houses that already have Xmas decorations up. It is far too early for that.

I carried on to Stotfold and did the long loop around there before heading back to Arlesey. I opted to extend the route there so it was almost 14km. That felt like enough. My watch says I need 3.5 days to recover, but I will probably run again on Tuesday. My current routine seems to be working well for me. I am not aiming to go and do lots of races, but I do want to improve my parkrun time and be able to do longer runs as well.

Have a great week and run free.

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About the Athlete: Older guy trying to keep fit, but still hope to go quicker.

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You're smashing your training at the moment and getting stronger every day.
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  5. @steevc - 2358.0 Calories Burned
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I thought it interesting that you said it was far too early for Christmas decorations. Here in the US, the traditional day to put up Christmas Decorations was this past Friday (the day after our Thanksgiving).

What is the traditional day in the UK?

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I'm not sure there is a certain day, but some people at least wait until December. I don't think Xmas should last over a month. Our decorations may not go up for a couple of weeks. The kids are grown up now anyway.

!BEER

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Our traditional day is typically because the day after our Thanksgiving is a holiday, too. Not all, but most people get off both the Thursday and Friday. Since they have that extra day for family, they take advantage of it.

The decoration take down day varies though, many do it on January 1, others wait until the weekend after New Years. But I know some have specific dates, too.

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It feels like Christmas lasts longer these days as shops have had displays for a while. I know they want to sell stuff, but at home I think a week of decorations is plenty. Just call me Scrooge.

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