Barnet Runner

I wish I knew!

Thanks very much.

Thank you!

Ran the Battersea Park half marathon. Did the first 10K with a pacer and the second 10K with a bunch of grapes – a nice lady trying to beat the world record for “fastest marathon by a fruit”. She got a lot of good crowd support. Managed my second best HM time. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 5K. It was grey and windy. I found it chilly, but saw the old man who goes walking without his shirt on (wearing just shorts and boots) and he seemed warm enough. Two hellos. A lot of dogs. #Running #UKRunChat

You too!

Thanks. Yes, always a bit hair-raising to see squirrels running around as they go so fast. Never seen a cat chasing one though. See a lot of dogs chasing crows. They never catch them, thankfully.

Resting sounds good. Hope you can beat the cold. Take it easy.

Be careful with those aches!

Ran 16K. Saw a squirrel nearly get run over. Three hellos (two of them from the same runner at different points along the route). Wore my Richmond RunFest shirt and saw another runner wearing an older shirt from the same event. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 6.5K. It was overcast but dry. A lot of car fumes. One hello. Saw a beautiful ginger cat. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 7.5K and was just four seconds off my fastest time for that distance. Took the more “urban” route. There was a little rain. Spent most of my time dodging dodgy dogs and tricky traffic. #Running #UKRunChat

Ouch!

I think 16K is a good distance as it’s essentially 10 miles and just a Parkrun away from a half marathon.

Brilliant picture!

Ran 16K in strong winds left over from Storm Amy. It was clear that there had been a battering, with sticks across the paths. Crunchy acorns, too. Had a phone call asking me to come home to give a lift, so raced back and ended up with my fastest ever 16K time. #Running #UKRunChat

Stormy weather. Ran 6.5K in strong winds and light rain. Saw a pied wagtail. One hello (elderly man with elderly greyhound) and no cats. #Running #UKRunChat

Sorry to hear that. Some people just don’t want to be friendly.

Ran 6.5K. The few spots of rain were quite refreshing. Two people said hello, including my own wife, who drove past at the 3K mark. Saw a nice ginger cat and a bike boy doing wheelies on the way to school. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 15K. It was sunny but there were huge dark clouds gathering in the distance. Five people said hello. Saw four cats, two cycle clubs and one pied wagtail. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 7.5K. Another two-shirter, although I could have survived with just one. Took the more urban route. No hellos and no cats, but plenty of car fumes. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 6.5K in chilly winds and a few spots of rain. It was cold enough for me to wear two tops. Passed one cat and one wacky baccy smoker. #Running #UKRunChat

Didn’t sleep much, so felt weary. Ran 12K in strong blasts of wind left over from last night’s storm. A garden fence and some big branches had come down but thankfully no entire trees. Two people said hello. Saw five cats, which may be the most so far. #Running #UKRunChat

He was faster!

Thanks. Good luck with the ankle. I know how difficult it is to push it but not over-push it.

A warm morning. Ran 6.5K in the exact same time as on Wednesday. Three people said hello. At the edge of the playing field car park I was startled to see a large brown rat scurrying along. #Running #UKRunChat

Ran 6.5K in rain and wind, with no major aches or pains from Sunday’s half. Highlight: the prehistoric beauty of a heron landing by the river a few metres ahead of me and then taking off again. #Running #UKRunChat

Thanks very much.

Thanks!

Thanks, Emma. Much appreciated.