Maybe if I left a hot drink and a tasty treat at the end of your run, a bit like your own personal cafe, it would help. 
True Val, us long distance runners do tend to worry our loved ones, especially when you’ve had a couple of heart attacks. I’ve been banned from doing any sort of competitive run these days by Mrs Fox and us Daughter…That’s not to say I won’t do another one. The Bridlington Half looks good for this year, it’s reasonably flatish and it’s one of my favourites, but after having a good record of Half Marathon’s I don’t really want to go out and make a fool of myself…
Absolutely right May, if you’re sensible and don’t expect Mo Farrar type results there is no reason why I won’t be able to jog to my own funeral [when I’m 95] Being sensible is the hard part…:-D:-D:-D
You certainly know how to tempt a bloke like me Twink…I would run five hundred miles…I might be a bit tired when I arrived Twink, could I crash on your sofa???
In my quiet little cul-de-sac you might not see another person all day. It’s so quiet and peaceful that once Mrs Fox has left the house it provides perfect conditions for writing a blog…:-):-):-)…But not this morning…There are half a dozen big beefy blokes in Hi Viz jackets digging up the road. Diggers, Lorries and Trailers have filled the street. I’ve got an appointment soon with Kevin the Physio and looks like it’s going to have to be the bus, no chance of getting the motor out…:-(:-(
Hows running going I hear you ask?
Had to attend an inquest early on Tuesday morning concerning FIL’s recent demise, so there was no time for an early morning run, so I went around midday. It was very warm and it turned out to be a run from hell! Just six miles and it felt like the last six miles of the hardest marathon I’ve ever done. How I managed to get home without walking I’ll never know.
So I approached this morning’s run with some intrepidation. Had I arrived at the finishing post of forty years of running? Would I [like Jim Fixx] end up struggling for breath laid on some remote country verge while my heart made it’s last failing beats?..:shock::shock::shock:
Not on your Nellie!.. I went off at a very steady pace and had the best run of the year…:-D:-D:-D…What a difference a day makes…Oh…and a sensible pace…
Course you can, anytime Foxy!
The scene in the street this morning…
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And this is my gate…
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I see Mrs Fox decided on the barricade colour.
Yes what a surprise Twink, I think the workmen must be gay…But I don’t think I’ll ask them…
No I wouldn’t…,. especially if you are going out running in a skimpy pair of shorts.
You wouldn’t make a fool of yourself Foxy but it’s a few more miles than you’re used to these days. Let me know if you decide to run it and I’ll watch for you going passed. 
The Temperature in the shade at foxy’s place this afternoon…
I’m off for a lie down…
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Just returned from a splendid eight miler out in the country. Blimey! what a difference from last weeks ball ache…:-(… After a steady start I was soon in the zone and what was supposed to be a six mile run turned into an eight mile run, I felt so strong it was a no brainer as I approached the turnoff…
Was it Kevin the physio’s work that had finally made the difference…
Was it the cooler, fresher conditions [although still 20 degrees C and 40% humidity]
Was it the slow pace I did on Sunday’s ten miler…
Or could it just have been down to the fact that I’ve cut down on me medication…
Whatever it was it has put the enjoyment back into this mornings outing…
I’ll keep you posted on my decision [Or Mrs Foxes] to run the Bridlington Half Val…
Glad the run was better for you this morning Bob
Thanks Mags, I think I’m going to get to like this ‘Running Lark’…It’s only taken forty years…:-D:-D:-D
Pleased to hear you had a good run today Foxy. Its definitely been cooler today which must help. Wondering if you’ve ever used KT tape, daughter called over the weekend, she’d been out for a run and it was too hot for her so she cut it short (I’m pleased she seems to be getting more sensible as she gets older). She proceeded to peel off loads of coloured tape from her knee and ankle, said it enabled her to run without pain from her injuries! Magic!
Father in Law’s funeral today…Expertly and professionally performed by all concerned…
The final curtain and many happy memories for you and your wife to recall after the tears, Bob.
Thanks Mags, got the major obstacle out of the way, let’s hope the happy memories of FIL stay with us and not make us sad. He wouldn’t have wanted that…