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So glad I could get out for a club run today, although I am only doing group 0 today! But our Wendimoo was back with us. That awful thing called work has really got a hold on our Wendy and it truly has got a tight grip on her. But she managed to get out this evening, although she had to forgo any sort of rest and cuppa when she got home!
So todays group zero there were five of us, Wendimoo, J.J. Janet, Kim and me. I was going to do the same route as last week, but with the option of going right along the top of the woods to the main road and running past the Woodmans cottage! Well, thats an offer no-one can resist, for just a mere glimpse of the woodman, it's worth running an extra half mile!
As soon as we left the rec our Wendimoo was chatting! A smile spread over my face as soon as I heard her. Ahh, I have missed Wendimoo! Either in Group 0, group 1 or at Parkrun, all thought I haven't been to parkrun for ages! Through the woods we went, all five of us, going at a nice conversational pace. Kim is really do well, another few weeks, maybe even the next move up week, Kim may think about trying group 1!
Botany Bay Lane is a great challenge for all of us, just setting your sights at the top where we can have a rest, just keep on going to the other side of the gate! We started up it with steely determination, Wendimoo was in the front. We all followed on behind her, each with our own mission, no stopping till we get to the gate. It's a good challenge Botany Bay hill, it's a good challenge for beginners and more experience runners alike! Just to see how far up you can get when you are a beginner each time, then see how faster you can get up there once you have mastered it!
A good practise ground, away from prying eyes too, just in case one day you are having a bad run. Although no run is a bad run, all runs are brill, just some are faster than others, some have more walking intervals, and some are shorter distanced!
We got to the top, all of us achieving our mission, running up the hill. We stood on the other side of the gate breathing heavily but pleased that we ran to the top! Wendimoo was on top form! She's not been running for a while, but she has been keeping active, walking to work and from work.
We walked up for a little bit, and then J.J said "Come on, its not a talking club!" It made me smile, because when Wendimoo is in the mix that is exactly what it is! When she is there you can just listen to her and before you realise it you've ran more than you thought you could do. And if she is not chatting, then you are looking at her wondering why not. Just like today, when we were running up towards the gate and Wendimoo was up in front. You could just tell by the way she was running she was on a mission, she didn't want to stop, not till she got to the top.
We got to the path on the right, the one that leads all the way along the top of the woods to the main road. We started running along here, and then we were running down hill! You gotta love running down hill. The hands got out like you can fly down there and then of course there is the "Wheeeeeeee" all the way to to bottom!
Just the last little hill to do before we hit the flat bit. Again we all tried our hardest to get to the top. We all did as much as our legs could take us. It doesn't matter that one of us didn't get as far as others, but you know you got further than you did the last time you did it!
We came to the middle path, "Ok, we can go down here, to Poo Ally or we can carrying on towards the main road before running along the rail line back to Poo Ally" I asked how Wendimoo was doing and she was feeling good, and then Kim said she was fine, before anyone else had to chance to think about it, Wendimoo ran towards the road! So it's the longer route then!
It was a great run, we ran past the Woodmans cottage, strategically having a breathing stop and stretch near by, but no sighting of the elusive woodman. Then we carried on, non stop virtually all the way to Poo Ally.
I do like our group 0 runs! Geeky stats for you.
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