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Friday 14th March TDT. How do you buy all the stars in the sky, how do you buy two blue Irish eyes, how do you purchase a fond mother's smile, how do you buy ....

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ElspethF 14 Mar 1:26pm, 14 Mar 2025 325 posts	Quote Pin ElspethF Oh dear doghouse again, missed 2 birthdays because my podgy fingers always hit 2 not 1. Apologies. Also for the lyrics. Used to go there every Easter when v young. Wabo nice long run. Just a 9.7m walk with Peter with a few jogs thrown in. Beautiful if chilly morning.
chicksta 14 Mar 1:42pm, 14 Mar 2025 57 posts	Quote Pin chicksta Hello everyone - sorry I've been AWOL again. But I have been running. Well, plodding more like. Good luck for tomorrow's race, @HazelnutCH And I hope all parkrunners will be having a good time tomorrow. We had a lovely week of spring here last week with up to 18 degrees but now it's another cold spell unfortunately. Although the birds are having none of it. For them it's very clearly spring. So today's run was a 5k slow and 5k a bit quicker. I think I definitely need to de-plod a bit. I'M scared though because any form of speedwork has led to injuries in the past 😥
PeterFay 14 Mar 1:47pm, 14 Mar 2025 11,953 posts	Quote Pin PeterFay I didn't know today's lyrics (but did know today's date - and how to correct it! 🤣) 8 mile walk with Elspeth along West coast of Orkney (Els did an extra bit). Legs still shot. Last hard Sunday Last rest this week
ElspethF 14 Mar 2:54pm, 14 Mar 2025 326 posts	Quote Pin ElspethF Happy Birthday Veloci! Chick, good to see you! I wouldn't do speedwork either if it gave me injuries. Mine seem to be more with cumulative miles hence having a lazy week this week. Though probably ran a couple of miles today as left P to do an extra bit and didn't want him hanging around waiting. Enjoyed a bit of real trail! Hazel, I would happily eat the egg shaped ones too but had some of the balls as my Christmas present from R!
Wabo 14 Mar 3:29pm, 14 Mar 2025 1,219 posts	Quote Pin Wabo Happy birthday to @Velociraptor So my long run was pretty horrible. I used a jeffing strategy 1 mile then 1 min walk. Feet go so dead every time I go over the 6-8 mile mark which makes the rest so hard. Tripped over a tree root when right foot just couldn't pick up properly. But rolled onto my side and banged my hip somehow (it's fine). I just wish I knew what to do about my feet - I'm now thinking I need to buy new balance 2e width but it's so hard to find them and they're so expensive. I want a magic wand
cackleberry 14 Mar 3:33pm, 14 Mar 2025 4,747 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry Wabo - have you tried different ways of lacing your trainers? Tight laces can put pressure on the tops of your feet, making them go numb. I get that on long runs sometimes if my feet get too hot and swell up.
PeterFay 14 Mar 3:55pm, 14 Mar 2025 11,954 posts	Quote Pin PeterFay Wabo wrote: I just wish I knew what to do about my feet - I'm now thinking I need to buy new balance 2e width but it's so hard to find them and they're so expensive. I want a magic wand Have you tried Altra - even their standard fit is fairly wide. They also do a wide fitting.
PeterFay 14 Mar 3:57pm, 14 Mar 2025 11,955 posts	Quote Pin PeterFay Happy birthday @Velociraptor Enjoy tomorrow @HazelnutCH
PeterFay 14 Mar 4:25pm, 14 Mar 2025 11,958 posts	Quote Pin PeterFay
PeterFay 14 Mar 4:26pm, 14 Mar 2025 11,959 posts	Quote Pin PeterFay ^ from this morning's walk