It was nice out yesterday and I needed to get out of the house, so I popped to Fen Drayton and back.

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At 10 degrees Celsius—optimum temp for a run. My watch shouted at me less about being out of Zone 2. I kept this easy run eeeaaaassssyyyy.

Learning to respect the purpose of each run (thanks @coachbennett ) for that reminder.

Getting closer and more excited about #CapeTownMarathon as it gets closer each week.

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Did Pilates and some time on the bike. Was great after the week’s training and good prep for the 20km long run.

Loving the cross training. #CapeTownMarathon loading.

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New Blog Post: As I (re)discover running I reflect on what it costs to run. Runners would love you to weigh in.

https://blessing.run/cost-running/

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After a ramp up of strength training this past week, this is what my training looks like today. You might need this tip more than you realise.

Sound on. 🔊

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So grateful for #parkrun a community for runners at all different levels. Great way to start my weekends. I often use it as a recovery run. Was great today not chasing any PBs etc besides embracing the easy run.

16 weeks to #CapeTownMarathon and still loving the journey of getting there to start AND finish.

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This is the best recovery run I’ve done done in a while. Best because I was able to keep it an easy run.

Getting closer to #CapeTownMarathon each week.

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Another one toward #capetownmarathon. Looking forward to using a better tracking device. For now, happy with this run.

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The easy / recovery run isn’t easy sometimes. It can be hard to hold back when you can run & want to run faster. Sometimes I do it right, this Saturday’s run was so hard in terms of holding back.

Slowly building up the longer runs as I train to start and finish @capetownmarathon.

Runners, how do you “check yourself” so that you’re not running faster / harder than you should be?

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I love running but there’s something runners rarely talk about but I’ll be courageous about it.

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