A view from a woodland lodge, with a path worn into the ground caused by heavy rain water draining away to the stream which is out of view...
Though for once I actually think that the colour shot gives a better idea of what it was really like... I took a second shot using the dual lens set up on the phone, so full colour.
Much more impressive!
Yesterdays picture, but I didn't have time to post yesterday...
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Very late today so not much story I'm afraid. But...
Walking back from a works meal I sea this church half illuminated. I'm not religious, but I love the buildings!
And the phone. 1 second exposure, hand held on a wall...
The heat wave has continued here in Holland today. Upper 30s and high humidity. And some lovely skies.
I had a couple of meetings in the old building, one on the fly, the other almost on the fly - I had at least 4 hours warning :)
But, they were at different times so I got a few kilometres of walking back and forth as well.
And time to stop on the bridge to get this shot of the exhibition building at the media park complex and with the Hilversum transmitter in view.
As I commented to the team on WhatsApp with a different picture - having to wall between buildings isn't much of a hardship right now :) But what will we think when the weather is grey, cold, wet and miserable!
I'm sure we'll complain, but cope. In the meantime I'm just going to enjoy the sun!
After two weeks not training with my group due to illness I was back again today. In 33 degree heat! And high humidity!
So, lots of short runs (4 x 750m), exercises in between and 2 x 2km there and back (with 1km of 15s walk, 15s sprint) and lots of water after each section.
And, wow, the nights are already drawing in! This was taken about 1km from the end during a walking break when the person who was running next to me commented that it's time to get our running lights again! Seems only a couple of weeks ago that we stopped using them!
"Stacy, what are you doing on the floor?"
Or, in orther words, "Hello" :)
Yes, the top line is how I was greated by a colleague this morning. Were we the only two in the building and I had decided to try and get a picture of the vaulted ceiling in the entrance hall.
Ok, I was in a summer swing dress, on my hunches, trying not to rip my petticoat with my heels, hovering over the phone whilst setting the timer and trying to get it places just right on the floor - without scratching the screen on the flag stones.
I'm not 100% about the result, it's not as dynamic as I was hoping - but it's a learning experience :)
Ok, it's been long enough. Time to take down the cards. But I couldn't not share the one from my aunt, not saying that she knows me well or anything, but I think I own this dress, albeit with a different neckline :)
Another Sunday, another long run! Well, long for me :)
After the awful run last week that I had to abandon after just 4km (I had given up at 3km, but was still running, at 4km I just had to stop and walk the last 2km...) I was more than a little nervous. Esp after the party yesterday and lack of sleep last night.
And, indeed, during the warm up I felt twinges. But keeping the pace and heart rate down I managed to continue OK. Once I got inro the main running though it was fine. I didn't do mini intervals this time just a nice slow tempo (140bpm) 3 x 20 mins (plus a quick 3 mins at the end).
At the 2/3 point I was walking in a recovery phase and got a gorgeous shot of the clouds and sun. And then I was playing and got a shot of the pavement and my foot just happened to be in shot. Seeing as I have lots of clouds I thought I'd do the pavement this time :)
At the half way point I came across a triple flight of stairs (3 x 8 steps, or thereabouts) and so decided that whilst I wouldn't do speed intervals, I would do do the steps circuit (up the steps, down the path to the cycle descent back to the bottom of the flights) 5 times. Stupid. I did it fine, but my oh my, am I in pain now!
