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Sharing some running life. Lots of treadmill running especially in winter. Look for me in Zwift. Didn’t get serious about running until 54 yrs. 25 or so marathons 4hrs -> 3:03 PB. Ultras up to 100 mile. 1500m and 3000m track. Love it all!

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Fantastic Race way to go! πŸ’ͺπŸ‘

15.02.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Basic Run Rewards I’d say πŸ˜‹

15.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Got my ass kicked on the open road today. My running partner was even taking calls πŸ˜… Nice to get outside. Clear calm and sunny, started out a bit chilly -8c but was dressed perfectly. Between Fridays speed work and the hills on this run my legs are done!

15.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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10km easy, random Zwift event. Looking forward to getting outside tomorrow 🌞
#treadmill #running #zwift

15.02.2026 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ZLDR Weekend Primer on the treadmill in Zwift. Had a great group of regulars from other runs join in today including one up for 4am her time! Buddy joined me for HM pace intervals. Felt awesome to run under 3 hour half.
#zldr #zwift #treadmill #running #marathon #cat #bear

13.02.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thumb type, took some practice, but it’s still a challenge during speed work and sometimes the phone goes flying. Others use voice to text, the odd unintended result can make for amusing conversation πŸ˜†

12.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that’s cool. I find the easiest way to chat whilst running is to load and use the Zwift Companion App on your phone. Make sure it’s using the same wifi as whatever is running Zwift.

12.02.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Easy 10km treadmill run chatting with friends in Zwift. Big marathon training workout early tomorrow. Weekend Primer is the event in Zwift, join us!
#running #treadmill #zwift #zldr #marathon

12.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t mind rain and can handle low 20’s. Running with a cousin who isn’t as fast so I think our pace will be reasonable. Should be fun!

10.02.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5x 1000m at 8.5mph with 200m walks then 5x 200m at 9.0mph with 50m walks. Breaker trip during 1st interval. My knee is much better after Sundays massage πŸ‘
#zldr #zwift #treadmill #running #marathon

10.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always wet there! Impressive stamina you have πŸ’ͺ I hope the sun breaks through before I arrive for the Edinburgh marathon!

10.02.2026 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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4:30am easy 10km and breakfast for Bear
#cat #zldr #treadmill #bear #running #zwift

09.02.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair
YouTube video by Manu Kebab Costa Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair

Envious? πŸ˜‰

youtu.be/4Lk2KHajp4Y

08.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shake out run planned for 5km but stayed longer as I was unexpectedly the RunLeader. Time for my massage! Bear had a tough weekend with our two house cats following me over here on Saturday and more humans coming and going.
#cat #zldr #treadmill #bear #running #zwift

08.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Solid work! πŸ’ͺ

08.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marathon training today with 5x 3km at MP. Training for 3:30 Edinburgh Marathon in May. 60km in last tree days, legs are feeling it, but overall good considering.
#marathon #running #treadmill #zwift

08.02.2026 05:49 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I keep forgetting to post before work after morning runs. Yesterday was 11km at more of an Aerobic pace. Pictured is Bear my shop cat. This morning was 22km easy run with great friends and a new runner racing IM Worlds πŸ’ͺ Rob’s comment summed it up!
#running #zwift #treadmill #cat #zldr #marathon

06.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent, keep it up πŸ’ͺ

04.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday I had my first Marathon training workout. It went well.
5km warm up
5x 1km @ 4:20 200m R
5x 200m @ 4:08 50m R
The first and last 1k intervals were the hardest but I was surprised how fluid the middle ones felt. Today was an easy 7km. Legs are good #running #treadmill #zwift #zldr #marathon

03.02.2026 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations πŸ‘

31.01.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bear cuddles after the run #cat

30.01.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Probably going to take the weekend off running to recover before formal marathon training starts next week. Had a great group for today’s Zwift run. Lots of chit chat! πŸ‘
#running #zwift #zldr #cat

30.01.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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11km steady treadmill in Zwift. 21km tomorrow morning. Join in!
#treadmill #zwift #zldr #running

29.01.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18.5km today in Zwift. Had some time before my ZLDR event so I used the who’s running feature to drop in on some friends. After that was a 15km event. My bad leg seems to be getting better despite some speedy pickups. Marathon training starts next week 🀞 Bear hugs after ❀️ #running #treadmill #cat

29.01.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another day another treadmill. The Tuesday ZLDR workout group are great! Lots of distractive conversations and everyone encourages each other πŸ‘ Did some serious pickups sub 4:00 min/km. Felt great and no ill effects today. Feels like my legs are improving every day.
#running #zwift #zldr #cat

27.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10 easy kilometres on the treadmill. Nice chat with friend in Colorado, the other runners in Europe remained silent 🀐
#treadmill #zwift #running #zldr

26.01.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful winter day here in bright sunshine. Thought I would share the ICE crystals falling from the poplar trees as they sparkle in the sun

25.01.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or over the belt? πŸ˜‰ nice work

25.01.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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7km filler to make 60km week. Did a little pick up which felt good but feeling it in knee now. Post run hugs from Bear. Have a great weekend!
#cat #running #treadmill #zwift

24.01.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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