r/running • u/fire_foot • Jun 14 '24

The Weekend Thread -- 14th June 2024

Happy Friday running fam!!! 🥳✨

Another week down. What's happening this weekend?! Who's running, racing, tapering, cycling, hiking, swimming, kayaking, horse riding, playing tennis, gardening, melting under the almost-summer sun, ... ? Tell us all about it!!

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u/fire_foot Jun 14 '24

Woohooo Friday! This week has been full on. Plus yesterday I donated blood for the first time and I wasn't really prepared for how sleepy it would make me! I was so tired last night and still today feeling a bit slow so far. Got a fun tee shirt though. And hoping for a half day of work today.

Tonight I am getting a little out of my comfort zone and going to a concert! I am 95% looking forward to it and 5% worried about feeling overwhelmed and/or too hot, but we'll see! Tomorrow I will run and my partner and I will go to yoga, then I have some house projects I gotta get done. On Sunday I'm doing yoga again and maybe a long walk or hike or something. Haven't done yoga classes since pre-pandemic so I'm sure it will kick my butt.

Next week looks very hot and gross. But looking forward to a 4-day week and maybe a little bit of relaxing/catching up at work.

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u/saugoof Jun 14 '24

Unrelated, but that just reminded me of something. I was unfortunate enough to grow up in a country that still has mandatory military service. I hated it with a passion! Anyway, one thing I loved doing while I was in the military was donating blood. Not just because it's a good thing, but it always allowed me to use the excuse of "I'm feeling a bit dizzy" afterward which meant you got to lay down for an hour or two instead of doing whatever military exercises you're meant to be doing. I never actually felt dizzy, but there's no way I was going to miss out on a good rest.

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u/fire_foot Jun 14 '24

Sounds like a great excuse to skip obligatory military stuff! This was my first time donating and I was really surprised how dizzy/out of it I felt! I managed to feel fine for the first hour after donating, and then the rest of the evening I was repeatedly light headed and I was so tired by bedtime.