Morning Run - Brisk

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I just finished a 7.432km running that lasted about 0hh:43mm:4ss !

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Around here 'brisk' can mean cold weather as well quick. Today's run was more about the former than the latter. It was just above freezing when I went out with a hint of frost on the lawn.

I have been doing hill sprints on Tuesdays, but today I just went straight up the hill and around Fairfield. That route has plenty of ups and downs. My pace was not too terrible considering I still have a lingering bug. I really hope to run parkrun on Saturday. I just found out that there is one I could run on Christmas day, but I may not get my 50th this year. I also read that they are finally accepting barcodes on device screens as the scanning app can cope with that. It could be better than the tatty scraps of paper some people bring, but many have bought the tags or wristbands that are more durable.

I finished the run with another, shorter climb up the hill behind my house. You have to make the most of the local landscape and we just do not have big hills around here. I may try a weekend hill session on the biggest local hill that gets fairly steep. I could at least try to break my personal time for the Strava segment there.

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Nice job on your run. This cold weather has been taking a toll on my wife and I. It is becoming harder and harder to want to get out of our warm bed in the morning. We have found ourselves skipping a day or so through the week. I don't think it is that detrimental to us, but mentally we feel guilty after the fact. I have been doing this Team Body Project thing for my workout and it is kind of killer. It is an Australian Couple and they are brutal!

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You have to make exercise a habit really as it will always be tempting to stay in bed :) I still admire those who manage to swim outside all year. You have to find what works for you to achieve your goals. I hope your workout is effective. Most of the trainers are ridiculously fit, so they can make it look easy.

!BEER

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Yeah, we still get up and work out at 4 am at least four days out of the week. Usually it is five, but like I said, these cold mornings are making it harder to get out of bed!

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4am counts as brutal for me :) I have done enough of being up hours before it gets light.

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Nice! Glad to hear that you made it out despite the cold and getting over a bug. That's dedication right there. Good on you 👍

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Cheers. Got to keep going through the winter.

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