9 miles in the snow

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I just finished a 15.161km running that lasted about 1hh:37mm:4ss !

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TL:DR - Really enjoyed that one! Left hip/calf feels much better too!

Todays run was the weekly long run. This time last week I did 22.1km (half-marathon) which took a significant amount of effort, so todays 'long run' was an easier 15km. Most people seem to do the long run at the weekend, I guess due to the fact that most people work 9-5 during the week and get the weekend off. My shifts are all over the place so I don't have that luxury. Instead I prefer to do the long run at the start of the week, and then that way I can adjust the other runs depending on how I get on.

Watching the weather forecast, there was snow due at some point last night and early this morning, but it has been hit and miss recently, so I wasn't sure quite what I would wake up to. It turned to a 'nice' amount of snow courtesy of Storm Darcy. I say 'nice'. It was about 3 inches, which is enough to enjoy it, without it stopping you from doing anything.

And enjoy it I did! It was mostly sunny, but towards the end there were a couple of snow showers blowing into my face... that wasn't fun, but the rest of it spent crunching through fresh snow certainly was!

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A slow pace mostly due to potentially slippy conditions but also a long run should be the slowest run of the week. I quickly leant to run on the snow as much as possible, as the crunchy fresh snow provided plenty of grip underfoot, the danger was the slush on the edge of the roads, and where other people had previously walked.

The route I chose was initially 10k (out to Harmston and back) and then to run up to 5k around the village. In previous runs my left hip has been feeling tight, and I wanted to keep an eye on that. By finishing around the village I would be in a position to stop and walk home if it got too bad. It turns out that I needn't have worried... It was slightly stiff in the first 2km and then it went away, and I finished the rest of the 15km in relative comfort.

I arrived home ready to rest and relax, and almost immediately got a phone call from work. A lady (who owns an allotment) had come in to the shop where I work and wanted to pass on a message to let me know that the roof of our shed had blown off.

feckin' brilliant...

So instead of a relaxing afternoon, I hurriedly had a bag of crisps and a Go-ahead biscuit thing, put my wellies on and spent 2 hours trying to sort the shed out..... more on that later

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Really didn't expect to see Waddo on a map on HIVE. Small world.

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Crikey! I didnt even mention Waddo in this post nor is it labelled on the map.

You must be very local (or maybe a plane-spotter 😉)

I see you are reasonably new here, so I wish you a warm welcome to this Website Community Random group of people.

And if you are from the UK, then feel free to use the 'teamuk' tag in your posts, and as long as your posts have more than 100 words, then the @teamuksupport will vote on your post. Its only a small amount, but every little helps eh?

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Something to do with planes, yeah. 😂

Thanks for the tip. Getting exposure on here is tricky.

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Something to do with planes, yeah. 😂

Nowt wrong with planes 😂 I often keep an eye on the skies in case there is something interesting to photograph

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Thanks for the tip. Getting exposure on here is tricky.

It can take awhile to 'gain momentum' as such. Consistency is key eg creating interesting/relevant posts regularly and making the effort to comment and engage on posts. You seem to be doing that already so you're well on your way :-)

@steevc here is another new user to add to the 'UK Hive List'

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Hi. As Dan said I maintain this list of Brits. You can be in a region or generally in the country as you prefer.

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Somewhere in the UK for me please. I move all over.

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No problem. I'll run off a fresh list at the weekend and post it.

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Well done. I chickened out today as it looked like it could be icy out there. Did a home workout instead.

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I know you are further South, so your conditions may have been worse than mine?

I was happy running in the fresh snow today (and I did see a handful of other runners out and about too), but after today the snow will half melt and then freeze solid, and that's when its dangerous, I won't be running again until the ice goes.

And kudos for the home workout, may not feel the same, but it all counts!

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I imagine running in the snow would be quite meditative - I can imagine the sound! My husband's started running - we're lucky enough to have a long distance professional runner two doors up that's started a local run club. He wants to run a half marathon and I think he's on track. Nice post - i enjoyed the thought of running in the snow, though I'm not a runner - yet - myself.

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