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New Year New Run

December 31, 2018

Twas the night before New Year’s and all through the gaff

my resolutions were stirring and getting more naff

12 marathons a year nah 12 Snickers from the tin

All my skinny running clothes gone in the bin.

Better get moving lads or I’ll never get thin

Planning routes how far I’d go

Wondering if it counts as cardio?

Up main Street past Quality street nothing to see here

New runners ready just to finish this beer

Sudafed for the sniffles Paras for the flu

Dose that crept up after my Chrimbo do

Back out on Tuesday my plans the parkrun

Wishing all Yas mad feckers that 2019 a great one

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