Hello blog readers.
Look at me! Running solo and blogging about it! But I'm not going to crow....too much. Mojo and discipline is very weak at the moment! The only thing that is really strong is my strength for leading group 1. So I am just going to write this very gently, try not to beat myself up and just be happy that I actually went out and ran.
I tried very hard to run on Saturday.....oops....parkrun day. I was up in time, even though for some inexplicable reason my alarm was switched off (it must have been my couch potato head that switched it off). I forced my self out of my nice warm bed and into my running gear. I drove all the way to Normans park, knowing there were no group 1's going to be there. As soon as I drove into the carpark a rather lovely chap was running along holding the 'Car Park Full' sign! Darn it. I will have to go and find a parking spot on the nearby streets. I drove out of the car park and headed for the nearest street, the rain started to gently fall. The first street there were no spaces, the second street there were no spaces. I was getting further and further away from the park. I knew I wouldn't make it to the start in time.
I decided to go home, park up outside my house and then just run. By this time, my car was just so nice and toasty, the rain had really started to come down, washing away the last bit of resolve I had of running that morning. Not to worry, I shall go later in the morning when it stops raining, I thought to my self! Did that happen? Nope! I had busied myself with, drinking tea, getting housework done in readiness for my son and daughter in law to come for Saturday roast!
I had promised Wendimoo that I was deffo going the next day (Sunday) come rain or shine, I will do it! So that's what I did. All by myself. Oh my goodness! The conversations I was having with myself after I got home from church was just manic!
"Come on Old Girl, you got this"
"It's raining though"
"But you promised, rain or shine remember?"
"Yes but it's cold and wet"
"Oh look, it's stopped, get your arse out there now!"
"Flippin eck, ok lets get this done" "I will just get the..."
"No, that can wait! GET OUT THERE NOW!"
"Ok, Ok, I'm on this, I got this, 40 mins running, then get stuff done"
Does anyone else have manic conversations with themselves....no?....Just me? Hmm, it worked anyway, because before I knew it, I was out there with my Garmin at the ready, waiting for the Satellites to connect to me. I still have my watch set for 30/30 Jeffing. Ok, I can do this. No pressure, just running, get the Christmas and New Year binging out, I knew I would feel better.
Even as I was running along to one of my usual routes, I was thinking about all the short cuts, mainly because the sky looked like it was about to drop the wet stuff again. I managed to pass them until I got to Turpington Lane. Turn down there then on to Greenway and then back home. Somewhere between Green way and Southborough lane I had convinced myself that turning right at the Harvester will give me my 3 miles for the day. Usually I went all the way up Southborough Lane and turned right at the first Oxhawth. Not today. I was patting myself of the back that I had actually got out and ran, I didn't turn down the short cuts before Turpington, I was a winner! Yes!
When I got home and back inside my house I looked at my geeky stats. Not quite 3 miles! Was I disappointed? No. I had done sometime. I did something by myself. I went running. I felt good! Do I deserve a pat on the back? Yes I blimmin do!
Here's to the next solo run! Thursday, I think. It will have to be after work! But.....I can do it! It's only 40 minutes right?
Oh by the way, Garmin is now showing me that I am at the same fitness age as I actually am! Yup, pat on the back for that, but tons of room for improvement!
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