Romanais Blog

November 30th, 2020

30/11/2020

No run before lunch as it was raining. I went to pick up my six months supply of contact lenses from the opticians instead.

Missed going for a run, wanted to get some fresh air and stretch our legs so we went 4pmish instead, just as it was going dark. Never been that late before but really enjoyed it - the change of light and seeing all the twinkly Christmas lights. Only a short 3.5K as it was going dark, but at least we still managed to get out.

Five rounds of the Scheepjes CAL done - only one round left to do.

End of month running stats -
128.2km/ 79.6 miles
Ran 19/30 days. - 11 days off (10 days isolating)

101.2km/62.8 miles & 13 days ran pre covid
27km/16.7 miles & 6 days ran post covid

RUNNING STATS

30/11/2020

January 2020 -
* ran 23/31 days
* time spent - 12 hours, 35 minutes
* Distance - 125.4KM (77.91 miles)
Ran our first 10K

February 2020 -
* ran 21/29 days
* time spent - 13 hours, 17 minutes
* Distance - 127.1KM (78.97 miles)
Ran our first 10 miles

March 2020 -
* ran 20/31 days
* time spent - 14 hours, 34 minutes
Distance - 137KM (85.1 miles)

April 2020 -
* ran 25/30 days
* time spent -17 hours, 5 minutes
* Distance - 161.00KM (100 miles)
Ran our first half marathon distance

May 2020 -
* ran 25/31 days
* time spent -18 hours
* Distance - 170.00KM (105.6 miles)
Ran our second half marathon distance

June 2020 -
* ran 25/30 days
* time spent -17 hours
* Distance - 171.00KM (106.2 miles)

July 2020 -
* ran 27/31 days
* Distance - 200.1Km (124.3 miles)
Ran our third half marathon distance

August 2020 -
* ran 26/31 days
* Distance - 192.1KM (119.3 miles)

September 2020 -
* ran - 26/30 days
* Distance - 201.8KM (125.3 miles)

October 2020 -
* ran 26/31 days
* 190.7KM (118.5 miles)

November 2020 -
* Ran 19/30 days. - 11 days off (10 days isolating)
* 128.2km/ 79.6 miles

101.2km/62.8 miles & 13 days ran pre covid
27km/16.7 miles & 6 days ran post covid

December 2020 -

November 29th, 2020

29/11/2020

A short 3.5K (2 miles) run done just before lunch to get some fresh air and stretch our legs.

After lunch we played "The Snowman Game" while we ate cake and watched a "Mrs Browns Boys" Christmas special.

Three rounds on the Scheepjes CAL done.

Peanut butter chocolate pots and strawberries for pudding.

November 28th, 2020

28/11/2020

Heavy rain before breakfast so we stayed in bed. 5K ran before lunch.

Three rounds of the Scheepjes CAL done.

Anais and Roman made some chocolate muffins which we had for pudding with strawberries and ice cream.

November 27th, 2020

27/11/2020

Three rounds done of the Scheepjes CAL today.

It was too cold to go for a run before before breakfast so we went before lunch instead. 5K in under half an hour, pleased with that.

November 26th, 2020

26/11/2020

No run before breakfast - too cold - stayed in bed.

5K ran before lunch, another 5K under half hour - 29:10.

Three rounds of the Scheepjes CAL done.

November 25th, 2020

25/11/2020

Alarm set for 6AM - heavy rain - went back to bed. Alarm set for 6.30AM - heavy rain - went back to bed. Decided to go for a run before lunch instead. Worried I had lost fitness after not running for ten days and recovering from the 'rona. 5K done in 29-28 - I can still do a 5K in under thirty minutes! Very pleased! Found it very hard work though and was pleased to stop at 5K, need to build myself back up to where we were before the 'rona.

Mark slipped in the mud and on the leaves and fell over. He got covered in mud.

Three rounds of the Scheepjes CAL done today. This is the last part so it should be finished by next week.

November 24th, 2020

24/11/2020

I finished Mandala Madness. This is part one to eight. I had enough to do two rows of trebles and one row of double crochet all the way around.

Roman made a chocolate vegan cake.

November 23rd, 2020

23/11/2020

Part 8 Mandala Madness done.

November 22nd, 2020

22/11/2020

We made some Christmas tree decorations today. We bought these wooden disks from when The Works was closing at the beginning of the year. We had two each and drew something on them, Mark used his pyrography tool to etch it in permanently.

Romans - Star Trek inspired

Anais' - music and Harry inspired

Mine - 2020 Corona inspired

Marks - Peaky Blinders inspired

After lunch we watched "The Snowman" and played "The Snowman Game".

Mint aero chocolate pots for pudding.

Jenny might remember these letters, bought from the indoor market at Whitby in 2017 (when we went to Sutton Hall Club for Easter).

Anais and Roman finally painted them earlier. Mark drilled holes in them.................

.............and they put them in a mini Christmas tree in their bedrooms. Also, check out the "star" on Romans tree (also known as a Lego rocket made by Roman!).