Hello blog lovers!
Well, it's deffo started, the old marathon training! Yup, indeed. I had planned to run 6-7 miles and I did just that, with my sister Bims. It had to be done. It is also her longest run for goodness knows how long as well!
When I told her that I was doing this long run, she went all quite over airwaves (we were communicating by text) But I eventually got her to confirm time and place to meet up today, (and she was late!) So once we were totally ready to go we stepped out side and waited for our Garmins to find the satellites.
We started running, Bims had no idea of where I was going to take her, she didn't want to know. However, after I found out the she was coming with, I did actually change my mind about which route we were going to do today, but it's in the same sort of area. Out of the estate and down towards Crown Lane Spur, we are going to run along the A21 towards Bromley.
I am getting to quite like this route. There is always someone that you have to run around, smile at, unlike running the opposite way, up to Locksbottom. It's just a long boring road, as I have told you before. But this way is good and it's even better when you have company! We are chatting and huffing and puffing together, sharing our pain and our smiles! Solo runs are good, it helps you with your focus and discipline, but there is something to be said about running in company, even if it is Bims! (Love you really!)
Of course we did have some walking time, even by the time we got to Homesdale Road. But I know that is how I am going to make it around the marathon, I may even try and plan in my walking breaks, after all, at the moment I seemed to only walk for about 30 to 40 seconds, if I plan on walking 1 minutes after every 10, I am bound to have the energy to keep on running further, hmmmm, something to think about there me thinks.
Running down towards Tescos I had already planned a little walk, just before we get to the little hill! Preserve a little so that we run all the way up to the top. I think even Bims was happy with that idea. But we did it. We ran from the bottom to the top, But then the hill going to the top of the next road got me. I started to beat myself up, "Why, why?" I tried to figure out what was hurting, nothing. I tried to figure out what was aching, was my lungs giving up, can I breathe, again all was ok! So I was just be lazy! Bims was saying that she was glad of the walking stops, but I think she was just being nice!
Running along the top now, towards Blackbrook Lane, and again I stop running. "ARGHHH" Why I don't know, I slap my thighs in perfect pantomime style! And then Bims calms me down, "Don't beat yourself up, we're out here running, doing it, no need to beat yourself up" And with that moment I had that scene from Liar Liar in my head, you know the one, "I'm kicking my ass!" It did make me feel better actually as I smiled as I thought about that film.
We were going past the road that I had originally planned to go, if I was on a solo run, Summer Hill! And I am blooming glad I decided to change plans! There is no way I am ready for that particular nasty little blighter of a hill....yet! So the revised plan is down Blackbrook Lane, and turn left onto Thornet Wood Road, we have to have a bit of park to run in! It felt good running through there, and it seemed finally that the wind was in our favour! Not only was it a little down hill as we neared the railway lines but the wind seemed to push us along as well, perfect!
Not ready to go home just yet, I took Bims through Petts Wood, on the other side of the railway lines, run past the Daylight Inn and then down Tudor way. I said to her that we were going to run down Shepperton road, and when we ran past the first road that would take us on it she said "But I thought you said....."
"I know I said it, but we are going from the top end first"
"Oh, ok, but we could just...."
"Nope, got a plan and this is it" I told her. And again, with just that thought that I had a planned and I stuck to it and didn't change my mind, taking a shortcut, or quit (which is what Bims said too) made me feel good too. So with just a few short roads until we got back, and I was feeling good.....knackered....but good! Cheers Bims!
Geeky stats.
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Monday, 12 January 2015
Sunday, 11 January 2015
Solo Sunday!
Hello blog lovers.
Unfortunately I missed the train run today with my fellow PWR's due to family stuff. I was sooo looking forward to it, but there will be plenty of other times to run with my buddies.
So today's run. I think I shall write about it in a slightly different way, just for a change. I also decided to use the Nike thingy on the Ipod, I set it up to do a timed run. I want to be back home within 38 minutes! I wonder If I can do it?
Things I thought about while out running today.
It's bloomin cold.
Why these satellites taking soooo long?, I wonder what time dinner will be today.
Oh good, satellites, lets go! Usual route, me thinks.
*Pressing start on Garmin and Ipod*, I wonder if they will match up?
I wonder how many were running from Knockholt today, I bet it would have been fun.
I wonder how Jean is today, must do her washing later.
Oooo love this song *sings along with song*
Oh, Nike is talking to me, 5 mins gone already!
*Singing along to more tunes.*
Oh wow, love love love running to this one.
*Singing AND dancing along to Nutbush City Limits*
I wonder if I look as daft as I think I look, maybe nobody noticed!
Wow ten minutes gone! No need to look at Garmin, Old Girl You're on track.
How come I'm feeling strong at moment? Well stop thinking about it, you know what happens.
Oooo there's the pub, don't forget Old Girl, keep running past it!
Oh what is this dirgey tune, swap swap!
Oh darn it, whats this one now? swap! Gotta get some Jogging Tunes sorted out!
I do like that house, (passing the house behind the wall) Is that where the doberman dogs, Brinks and Mat lived?
Still on track, should be home with my estimated time
Ooo, half way Miss Nike said, 19 minus to get back home!
Blast, I forgot my HRM, and I think I have worked blooming hard!
I wonder if the dinner is on yet.
Bins, gotta do the bins, must remember to do Jeans as well.
I wonder if I could have kept up with PWR's after only 4 and half hours sleep? Hmmmn maybe not.
I should have gone earlier, maybe could have met up at Costa's instead.
Where shall I run tomorrow? Long one tomorrow.
Flipping nora Old girl, move it! Whats with the walking again! Tut
Gotta to get to the end of this road, now move it Old Girl!
Oh yes, love this tune, take it easy though, don't blast through it!
Walking again! Come on, move! No stopping, unless there is cars on the road, Ok?
I wonder if actually, people do hear me, I don't talk that loud, do I!
Come on cars, come on! I could have kept going!
Tired now, sigh, come on, don't think about it.
Dinner should be on now. Get home, a quick shower then I can lay the table.
I might do my hair as well, might as well.
Where shall I run tomorrow?
Nearly on the road that I dare not stop.
Come on car, shift car! I'm wanna get going!
That's it, don't stop now, don't stop.
What did she just say?
Nearly there, come on?
Flipping heck, Don't you dare stop!
Oh no, look, you been spotted! Did they just see, did they see you stop, it was only just for a
second, but still.
"Hi guys" Ohh, I shall miss Sherry (It was Maxine and Martin that I saw! btw)
Go on, you can do this, 30 seconds, 30 seconds, go on.
Where's my music, when did that turn off!
That's it, faster you can do it,
What's the Garmin say?
Oh, 12 second over. Still, not a bad guess!
Blast, why is it not recorded on my IPod!
Yep, that is about what I thought about on this run. There were other things as well, other thoughts, other feelings. But that is a condensed version. I took my time in the shower, just letting the hot water rain over me. I still wondered if I could made it on the train run today, but I really would have hated to be lagging behind everyone, making everyone wait around for me because I was just too tired.
Geeky stats.
Unfortunately I missed the train run today with my fellow PWR's due to family stuff. I was sooo looking forward to it, but there will be plenty of other times to run with my buddies.
So today's run. I think I shall write about it in a slightly different way, just for a change. I also decided to use the Nike thingy on the Ipod, I set it up to do a timed run. I want to be back home within 38 minutes! I wonder If I can do it?
Things I thought about while out running today.
It's bloomin cold.
Why these satellites taking soooo long?, I wonder what time dinner will be today.
Oh good, satellites, lets go! Usual route, me thinks.
*Pressing start on Garmin and Ipod*, I wonder if they will match up?
I wonder how many were running from Knockholt today, I bet it would have been fun.
I wonder how Jean is today, must do her washing later.
Oooo love this song *sings along with song*
Oh, Nike is talking to me, 5 mins gone already!
*Singing along to more tunes.*
Oh wow, love love love running to this one.
*Singing AND dancing along to Nutbush City Limits*
I wonder if I look as daft as I think I look, maybe nobody noticed!
Wow ten minutes gone! No need to look at Garmin, Old Girl You're on track.
How come I'm feeling strong at moment? Well stop thinking about it, you know what happens.
Oooo there's the pub, don't forget Old Girl, keep running past it!
Oh what is this dirgey tune, swap swap!
Oh darn it, whats this one now? swap! Gotta get some Jogging Tunes sorted out!
I do like that house, (passing the house behind the wall) Is that where the doberman dogs, Brinks and Mat lived?
Still on track, should be home with my estimated time
Ooo, half way Miss Nike said, 19 minus to get back home!
Blast, I forgot my HRM, and I think I have worked blooming hard!
I wonder if the dinner is on yet.
Bins, gotta do the bins, must remember to do Jeans as well.
I wonder if I could have kept up with PWR's after only 4 and half hours sleep? Hmmmn maybe not.
I should have gone earlier, maybe could have met up at Costa's instead.
Where shall I run tomorrow? Long one tomorrow.
Flipping nora Old girl, move it! Whats with the walking again! Tut
Gotta to get to the end of this road, now move it Old Girl!
Oh yes, love this tune, take it easy though, don't blast through it!
Walking again! Come on, move! No stopping, unless there is cars on the road, Ok?
I wonder if actually, people do hear me, I don't talk that loud, do I!
Come on cars, come on! I could have kept going!
Tired now, sigh, come on, don't think about it.
Dinner should be on now. Get home, a quick shower then I can lay the table.
I might do my hair as well, might as well.
Where shall I run tomorrow?
Nearly on the road that I dare not stop.
Come on car, shift car! I'm wanna get going!
That's it, don't stop now, don't stop.
What did she just say?
Nearly there, come on?
Flipping heck, Don't you dare stop!
Oh no, look, you been spotted! Did they just see, did they see you stop, it was only just for a
second, but still.
"Hi guys" Ohh, I shall miss Sherry (It was Maxine and Martin that I saw! btw)
Go on, you can do this, 30 seconds, 30 seconds, go on.
Where's my music, when did that turn off!
That's it, faster you can do it,
What's the Garmin say?
Oh, 12 second over. Still, not a bad guess!
Blast, why is it not recorded on my IPod!
Yep, that is about what I thought about on this run. There were other things as well, other thoughts, other feelings. But that is a condensed version. I took my time in the shower, just letting the hot water rain over me. I still wondered if I could made it on the train run today, but I really would have hated to be lagging behind everyone, making everyone wait around for me because I was just too tired.
Geeky stats.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Back To The Old Routine!
Hello Blog Lovers
Marathon Training Day 3
It's Thursday, kids at school, back to my Thursday morning PWR meets. Love these sessions, it's a chance to get out into the woods, but alas, not this morning. It was just too wet. The rain was absolutely teeming down! For me it was just as well that I have these sessions planned because I knew I would have just rolled over and gone back to bed to wait for it to stop!
MichelleC text me this morning, just to check that it was all still going ahead, and I told it was. When I got there, DiscoRich was there, all alone, standing in the rain. We waited for an extra minuted, it was just gone 9:30, we didn't want to wait around too long as we will all get way to cold, and that's not good, not with this rain.
As DiscoRich was by himself we teamed up, but of course he will be running at my pace, and my route! We started off and DiscoRich was in the front. You could see that he was desperately struggling with the pace! I shall just have to ask him to do loop backs! I did try to keep up with him, but eventually he got there.
Because we left the rec at the other exit I thought that I might have to add an extra little road in somewhere to make the whole 3.5 miles that I usually do on a Thursday morning. I shall think about that when we are running down the cinder path.
I was quite glad I changed out of my next running shoes actually, as the cinder path was quite muddy with some huge puddles in there.. All three of us tried to step around most of them, but in the end I just went straight through them. I was trying to 'impress' our coach (DiscoRich) but I failed! I had already had one walking stop already.
There's this particular point along this path that always gets me, I think "Just here, stop here, then all the way to end" But for ages now I keep missing that point, and thinking it is further along the path. I do the walking bit and then start running, and then I see the traffic up ahead. Another beating up for not getting to the end of the path.
From there though, DiscoRich took over the route, showing us a new path. I had not been this way with my groups before, but I have been on the paths, coming back from the train runs. It's good to throw in some new stuff, it keeps it interesting.
By now though, Michelle and DiscoRich were in the stride, I was tagging on behind, quietly telling myself off to keep up with them. And thoughts came into my head, like "Don't show yourself up in front of the coach!" As if DiscoRich would even think that. I think it's because sometimes I find it amazing that I have a LiRF card. But as all the coaches and leaders say to me, there are many ways to lead! So those thoughts lasted for just a few moments more before I found something else to blame on my slowness!
Which was blooming hard. Their younger than me! Nope, only one of them is. Well, DiscoRich is a bloke, they are always stronger, and besides these two been running for years. Again, nope, well, Michelle hasn't! She only joined about a year ago! So there was only one thing left to blame! It's raining! It's pouring! And I was bloody soaked to the skin! That'll be the reason! But as DiscoRich said to Michelle, "You will feel good that you did this later" I am sure we will all be pleased, and very very smug about it, too! After all, there are not that many crazy people that go out in the pouring rain for fun!
The new route seemed quite a long way! But it's all good, it will be coming out by Allington road, one of the routes that group 1 use, but we go in the opposite direction. In my mind I had said several times, "You go on guys, I know where I am now" But I again gave myself a stern talking to during those silly walking stops.
It was good though. Back at the rec and I felt pleased that I had conquered the rain, the pouring, really wet to the bones type rain! But there was that "Yeah, look at me, soaked to the skin and just ran 4 miles!" Smug or what!
Geeky stats.
Second session.
Track for me is back. 16 times around the track, with 90 seconds between every second lap. It was going to be tough. I was determined to do as many as I can. The faster groups would be doing 20 laps with the 90 seconds recovery.
I think my challenge was to make sure I remembered how many laps I had done before I took my 90 sec rest. After the warm up drills we went straight into it. Running, running, running. That is the plan. I think one of the challenges for me is to mentally keep note of how many laps I had done before I took my 90 sec rest.
Again, as like this morning trying to show off in front of the coach, I thought I could run along with the 'big boys and and girls'. Trying to keep up with them was ridiculous, just that first half lap had me puffing out my ass, another quite word to myself from myself to 'SLOW THE HECK DOWN'
Once I got into my stride I could think about how many laps I had done. I was doing well remembering how many laps, and also my maths brain was also working, as I had to time the 90 seconds. It was then that I noticed that some of the other runners were stopping their watches. They must have these super duper watches that they can stop the lap but time 90 seconds! Unless they two watches of course!
I had noticed that each lap was getting slightly longer, and each the last few 90 seconds was no long 90 seconds but a few added extra seconds! But, no more beatings up! Done that. On one of my 90 seconds stops Hels asked my what time I had done, and I had told her that I didn't stop it, and I would try and figure it out when I got back. When I ran past her doing the second lap of the 800's she called out "5:47" I think that's what she said.
Now I took that as if I continued at this pace and completed 26.2 miles then I would finish it in 5 hours and 5.47 minuets! Either that or I was running at 5.47 min mile!
It was good session, I did as much as I could, as hard as I could today. I think I should feel pleased with myself for both sessions today! Not to shoddy really. after all, it is still the week 1 training!
Geeky stats. (and I don't think I can work out the timing thing that Hels and PhysioMike said) but it don't matter, I ran, I ran hard!
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Marathon Training Day 2
Hello Blog lovers.
Day 2 Training, of course its Tuesday night and I am back running in my fantastic club. Group 0 today saw a big number. There were 8 of us today, all ready to kick the Christmas pudding bellys to the kerb and get back to getting fitter!
But I am still using this as part of my training. Only going to walk if any of the other runners walk, or if I can see them struggle. I had planned I nice easy route, just over 2 and quarter miles, just to ease back in to the routine again.
With just the hill at the beginning, which we should all fly up as we should all be totally loaded with energy! A big smile was on my face as I watched the group run up the hill a head of me! I have so missed running with PWR's, it was only just over 3 weeks that I ran with any Petts Wood runners. But since then I met up with some PWR's at Parkrun and then today, first with group 0! It's great to be back.
It was a nice gentle route, and everyone did brilliantly. You can tell that we all had a great time over Chirstmas! At least a nice relaxing time, but now it's time to get back to getting fit, and having fun, and meeting up with all our buddies.
I think that is got to be a huge part of my training. All though I need to put in some hard work, I also need to keep my running fun, and social and friendly. Now that is one huge benefit of being in one of the best clubs around!
We finished our run and we are all ready for next week!
Geeky stats!
Group 1
Group 1 seems even bigger. Its great to see, and to meet up again with all my running pals too! And its good to see new people coming along. Anyway, back to my journal. Illustrious Leader had planned a route! It was a .....nice route. When she thought of it she had thoughts of another run in mind, one that we are doing on Sunday and that's the Train Run.
The train run is a cross country, paths and roads from Knockholt station to Petts Wood station. And it's undulating! So to practise for that I.L. had this lovely little route with delightful little undulations! Do I not like hills! Of course to get to the start of these hills it's all down hill! The longer we went down hill you just knew the run back is going to be tough! Still, it's all good training! So just get on with it Old Girl!
I was sweeping, along with ChattyWendi (she had done group 0 too), enjoying the chat, enjoying being out. The weather wasn't too bad, at least it's not raining. I am going to find that tough to do, run group 0 in the cold and rain and then run group 1 after. But no matter what I am going to do it. Have to keep the miles up, and work hard, keep the muscles working hard.
And besides, group 1 chats and camaraderie at the best bar none! I am so going to need these guys to help me stay focused and on track, and by that I mean on track with keeping my running fun! All the hard work is going to be done on the other days, Sundays, Mondays, and Thursday evening track days!
So, those hills! Well, I was quite pleased with some of them, annoyed on some of them, and 'meh' on some of them. Which too me means 'Could do better Old Girl' But no beating up! After all, it is really on day 2, plenty of time, as long as I stick at it, don't do anything silly, and listen to and take advice as well.
I must just say though, that first stinky little hill, it's quite steep at first, frightens you to look at it, or is that just me? But I know that it flattens out a tad, in just a short while. So "You just gotta do it Old Girl" I thought. Flipping did it! It was tough
There were a few other hills after that, and us ladies at the back were working hard. And then, well....it was mentioned that we sounded like....well here, have a guess. But I totally concur, those bloomin hills do get me puffing out my backside that's for sure,
And if you could hear us as we puffed and groaned over each undulation then you would, I think understand! Mind you, I wonder how many 'non' runners would say "I wanna do that" when then see us run by!
Those last hills though, the ones on Lynwood, I was glaring daggers at each and every one of them. Imaging getting a jack hammer to them, and the mumblings started, "I hate hills, I hate hills" and then ChattyWendi said that I sounded like Dick Dastardly's Mutley he he he he (say that bit in his voice!)
It was a good run though. Can't believe I still had some left for that darn sprint thing that I do! It's become an obsession now! Just that bit of the run, along Crossways, I just have to focus on the sign that points to the rec, get there, and stop the watch, get there and stop the watch, come on get there and stop the watch! And thats what I do! It's not the way to do things, but it's the way I do things!
So geeky stats
Monday, 5 January 2015
First Long(ish) Solo Run
Hello blog lovers.
Training begins today! My long(ish) run happened sooner than I expected due to change of plans! This was my longest run for simply ages. I didn't know how I was going to handle it. My first run of the year was a total disaster, what with the whole puking thing happening! But I really want to start pushing out now.
So from now on this is going to be like my diary, my training diary. Every run I do, whether it's with group 0, Thursday morning and evening runs and Parkruns, they are all part of my training. So I shall be writing about how I think I did, or didn't do. Do I think I could have done better etc. You know, beat myself up or console myself as I write!
Eventually got out of bed, duvet was definitely keeping me hostage! Dragged on my running gear and got all my gadgets ready, Garmin, brand new Ipod and I even put on my heart rate monitor. Straight out the door to a quite mild January morning!
It didn't take long for the satellites to find me and then I started running. I felt good, my back is on the mend. Cant believe it only hurts if I sit for too long, go figure! The cold virus has also gone, thankfully! Just left with a slight cough.
The first half mile I popped into the doctors to put in a prescription, stopped my Garmin while I waited and then started it again as soon as I left the surgery. So continued on down Southborough Lane. I My planned to run down the A21 towards Locksbottom, is such a demoralising run. One road, all the way down, boring! Even with my music blasting in my ears! Rethink needed.
I got to the end, Crown Lane and turned right, towards Bromley. There, now I was feeling better with my new plan in action. It's still on the A21, but not for long. There will be turns and hills and more turns. I can do this. the time that has lasped between my run last year and my first run this year is going to a distant memory! I can do this.
Some song come on my Ipod. I can't remember ever hearing it, (I kind of pinched the Old Boys tunes as we both more or less love the same music) and I really got into the stride. I started running just a little bit faster, determined to get to the traffic lights on Homesdale before the end of the song! I did it Pleased with myself about that, and that song is going into my jogging tunes!
Homesdale road next, with that hill at the top. Right then it was a challenge, one that I had every intent of seeing through. I took it easier until the bottom of the hill, with some bits of walking of course, I am not superwoman....yet! You will be Old Girl, you can do it!
The hill fecking beat me, I stopped, just for a few seconds, but with a whack on the ass I was getting going again. Next time Old Girl, next time.
Going straight up though, what is the name of that road at the top, but that's where I am going. Another steady little incline, you're gonna have to do it Old Girl. Walking, walking, telling off, feeling bloody annoyed now, and start telling myself off......out loud! That poor chap doing his gardening, what on earth did he think as I passed by!
Now it's Blackbrook, still making descions. Push on through to the end or go through Jubilee. I decided to push on to the end, then I could have two options, to opportunities to either beat myself up or pat on the back! Through the local park, which is about 3 quarters of a mile or back down Southborough which is quarter of a mile more! It's small steps, but they are my small steps!
When I got to the end, I was looking, looking at that lovely shortcut, and I just knew, there is no way I am going that way! Get yo ass going woman! Training remember!
Pushed on down Southborough, top Oxhawth and then the road I dare not stop! I was running pretty bloomin well! Yup, I get the pat on the back, but with at 'you could have done better!' Next time! you wait!
Geeky stats!
Training begins today! My long(ish) run happened sooner than I expected due to change of plans! This was my longest run for simply ages. I didn't know how I was going to handle it. My first run of the year was a total disaster, what with the whole puking thing happening! But I really want to start pushing out now.
So from now on this is going to be like my diary, my training diary. Every run I do, whether it's with group 0, Thursday morning and evening runs and Parkruns, they are all part of my training. So I shall be writing about how I think I did, or didn't do. Do I think I could have done better etc. You know, beat myself up or console myself as I write!
Day 1 Marathon training
Eventually got out of bed, duvet was definitely keeping me hostage! Dragged on my running gear and got all my gadgets ready, Garmin, brand new Ipod and I even put on my heart rate monitor. Straight out the door to a quite mild January morning!
It didn't take long for the satellites to find me and then I started running. I felt good, my back is on the mend. Cant believe it only hurts if I sit for too long, go figure! The cold virus has also gone, thankfully! Just left with a slight cough.
The first half mile I popped into the doctors to put in a prescription, stopped my Garmin while I waited and then started it again as soon as I left the surgery. So continued on down Southborough Lane. I My planned to run down the A21 towards Locksbottom, is such a demoralising run. One road, all the way down, boring! Even with my music blasting in my ears! Rethink needed.
I got to the end, Crown Lane and turned right, towards Bromley. There, now I was feeling better with my new plan in action. It's still on the A21, but not for long. There will be turns and hills and more turns. I can do this. the time that has lasped between my run last year and my first run this year is going to a distant memory! I can do this.
Some song come on my Ipod. I can't remember ever hearing it, (I kind of pinched the Old Boys tunes as we both more or less love the same music) and I really got into the stride. I started running just a little bit faster, determined to get to the traffic lights on Homesdale before the end of the song! I did it Pleased with myself about that, and that song is going into my jogging tunes!
Homesdale road next, with that hill at the top. Right then it was a challenge, one that I had every intent of seeing through. I took it easier until the bottom of the hill, with some bits of walking of course, I am not superwoman....yet! You will be Old Girl, you can do it!
The hill fecking beat me, I stopped, just for a few seconds, but with a whack on the ass I was getting going again. Next time Old Girl, next time.
Going straight up though, what is the name of that road at the top, but that's where I am going. Another steady little incline, you're gonna have to do it Old Girl. Walking, walking, telling off, feeling bloody annoyed now, and start telling myself off......out loud! That poor chap doing his gardening, what on earth did he think as I passed by!
Now it's Blackbrook, still making descions. Push on through to the end or go through Jubilee. I decided to push on to the end, then I could have two options, to opportunities to either beat myself up or pat on the back! Through the local park, which is about 3 quarters of a mile or back down Southborough which is quarter of a mile more! It's small steps, but they are my small steps!
When I got to the end, I was looking, looking at that lovely shortcut, and I just knew, there is no way I am going that way! Get yo ass going woman! Training remember!
Pushed on down Southborough, top Oxhawth and then the road I dare not stop! I was running pretty bloomin well! Yup, I get the pat on the back, but with at 'you could have done better!' Next time! you wait!
Geeky stats!
Saturday, 3 January 2015
My First 2015 ParkRun!
Hello blog lovers.
Mojo is definitely coming out of hiding! Back pain and cold virus is on the way out. And old couch potato has been kicked to the kerb! Now lets gets the this marathon training started!
Ok, I'm only running a 5k, but I told myself on New Years Day, that I am going to do as many Parkruns as I can this year, and yet what did I wake up to? Grey skies and rain! I was so tempted to just stay in bed, but I had no excuses to keep me there. Due to my drunken planned two 'dry' months there was no hangover to blame, also due to new diet regime, there was no late night takeaway, so I was feeling as fit as a fiddle for a nice 5k! Why oh why did it have to rain? Is this a test to see if I am totally committed to this, has He got a wicked sense of humour?! When will I stop talking to myself!
I had already decided that my new running shoes will not be visiting Normans Park, I just know it is going to be a muddy run. I am also guessing they may be revising the route, we will be running the winter route, (there is also another name they use for it, but I just can't remember it!) It's basically the same route, but run backwards, with us just staying off the mud at the top of the park (Hayes end) for just that little bit longer......I think!
Anyway, after being cajoled by the Old Boy, for trying to snuggle back down in the duvet, I had to get up and get myself ready. Old trainers on, Garmin on, warm coat for drive back home and then I was out of the door! It wasn't until I got to the car park that I remembered Bims was going to come along as well. So I gave her a quick call to make sure she was on her way, which she was, by the way.
I sat in the car waiting for her. The rain was coming down, my car was lovely and warm, there was good music and I started doing the questioning thing again, "Why, Old Girl, Why? Surely when it's stopped raining would be a better time to go" Then the other voice started, "What if it rains all day, what then eh" This is how my mind goes first thing on a wet morning, while sat in my car in the pouring rain, at ridiculous o'clock in the morning,....waiting for another yet crazier relative of mine to turn up!
"Well it might stop later"
"But it wouldn't be a Parkrn, would it"
"No, but I could make it a longer run, that would be good"
"Could you be trusted to do that"
"I...I...yeah...of course!"
"Yet you can't even be trusted to run in a tiny bit of rain for a morning 5k Parkrun!"
And so that's the inner workings on a crazy ladys mind first thing on a Saturday morning. By then Bims had turned up, and I had 'come back to earth' with a shudder (brrr) as I stepped out of the car to greet her! We started walking over to the changing rooms until we noticed that everyone else had started to walk towards us! That's when I realised that they will be using the wet route. At least we didn't have to walk all the way over to the other side of the park today, and probably not for a couple of weeks by the looks of the field!
It was good seeing some of my running friends, SingstarJo, ChattyWendi, Emma and her daughter, I can't believe it was last year when I saw them all.....oh, hang about ....it was last year! Well, the announcements and safety instructions and rules were all done and we were on the starters orders! And ......Go! There seemed to be an awful lot of people about, and trying to run through them plus stay upright on the slippy mud was going to be a huge challenge (not that I would be trying to run through anybody on this run!) but we set our pace, me and Bims, and ChattyWendi as well! She would be running some of the way with us, but she has been on fire lately, and she deffo wouldn't be hanging about chatting to us. Mind you, we wouldn't be doing too much chatting anyway. My goal, and Bims, was to run all the way round, regardless of time, as long as we run all of it! That was our challenge. It's my challenge! On every run I am going to do, I will try and run all of it! I must build up my endurance for the marathon!
But you can tell that both me and Bims were deffo coming back from that dark, dark place where they turn every healthy fit people into couch potatoes with weeks! The groans coming out of us, you'd have thought we had already done 6 miles instead of 6 meters! I adjusted my pace, I knew I was running off way to fast, but I was hoping that my body wouldn't realise it until I was at least half way through! but of course it did, it always does!
The muddy bits were very muddy, sticky and very slippy. Now normally I tippee toe through the mud, but if I am to run all the way round then tippee toeing is definitely out of the equation! Straight through it, think road Old girl, think lovely sunny days running through meadows, and for heavens sake keep your flipping head up!
When we were at the top end of the park, running on the pavement, I allowed my thoughts to come back again, "just gotta do this one more time" Well, let me tell you, it didn't help! The other end of the park looked so far away! I decided to keep that thought to myself. As we were running along to the river, where we usually cut across the grass I looked towards the top of the park again "It looks so far away, don't it" This time I didn't think it I said it out loud, and Bims answered "Yes, and I am not looking!"
Starting on that second lap some how seemed harder. Why is that? I think it's because I knew exactly was was still left to do. The ground is going to be even more churned up, the mud is going to be totally mocking us, waiting for us to slip so it can cover its self all over us! The faster runners had already been taken over by the mud monsters, as they were totally covered head to toe in mud. It was us slower runners that end up the cleanest runners, which is why mud monsters need us to slip!
I think I only had one slight slip. Maybe be more confident through the mud, attacking it, and not being afraid of it is somehow better. I know that a decent pair of trail shoes would help as well, but for us with just the 'retired' road runners just have to be confident and determined!
The second lap was a lot quieter than the first, as both me and Bims struggled through. "I am going to walk" said Bims, but we were on the pavement, I wasn't going to let her walk while we were on the pavement "Yes, in a minutes, keep going for now" I said to her. And she did, right up to we started our river pass and then she started to walk. But it was only for a few seconds! We kept going all the way round to the other side of the river. "Oh I can't do it, I can't do it!" Screamed out Bims as she started her second walk. "Yes you can, come on move it" I said to her and she started to run again.
At the top of the park it was my turn to 'quite' running! "Aghhh!" It was my turn to beat myself up! We both walked along the path, the flipping easy bit! "As soon as we get to that line we run again, non stop all the way in!" I said to Bims "Ok" she said. We got to the mark and we started to run, the long straight towards Hook Farm, running all the way. Half way down Bims starts talking to herself (It's a family trait) "Get a move on you lazy mare" she was saying. I just kept focused, side by side with Bims "Come on, you can do it" I said,"Keep it going" She fell behind slightly but I could still see her hands as she ran but when I couldn't see them I didn't slow down I just told her to "Move your arse"
We both encouraged each other down the long straight. I noticed that we were gaining on someone. I my mind I wanted to catch up, to over take her, maybe even beat her into the tunnel. She began to get closer and closer, Bims and switched sides and was not trying to play catch up with me. I stayed focused and eventually caught her up just as we started the muddy bit, the last muddy bit of the run! I do go slower in the muddier bits, I was hoping that she would also go slower too.
I over took her! I was feeling bloody good, but she must have been thinking the same as she put a bit of a spurt on. I tried to find some 'dry' mud to run on but I think she had the better line as she over took me. Maybe I can get her back on the pavement, although there will be very little time left for the chase.
She hit the pavement bit 5 or 6 seconds in front of me and then found some energy as she started running faster. I hit the pavement and then chased after her, I left Bims to do her own run, now this is my face. I hadn't planned on 'racing' anyone today, but when the opportunity is given to you, you just got to go with the flow! I ran and ran and I started to close the gap again, and then she turned to see me over her shoulder. That must have turned on the turbo blasters because she just took off! I watched as she ran faster and faster, I tried to close the gap again, a feeling of nausea started to make an appearance, and memories of Thursday was in mind. "Not in front of all these people, oh no!" and I slowed down.
I should have pushed it harder, but there is always next time. I went through the tunnel and then I realised something.......I had actually beaten Bims! I can't remember ever beating her! So at least that was something!
Here is my Garmin geeky stats but my official Parkrun time is 37:53 (three seconds faster, but those 3 seconds can make all the difference in world title runs!) It's good to be back to running!
Mojo is definitely coming out of hiding! Back pain and cold virus is on the way out. And old couch potato has been kicked to the kerb! Now lets gets the this marathon training started!
Ok, I'm only running a 5k, but I told myself on New Years Day, that I am going to do as many Parkruns as I can this year, and yet what did I wake up to? Grey skies and rain! I was so tempted to just stay in bed, but I had no excuses to keep me there. Due to my drunken planned two 'dry' months there was no hangover to blame, also due to new diet regime, there was no late night takeaway, so I was feeling as fit as a fiddle for a nice 5k! Why oh why did it have to rain? Is this a test to see if I am totally committed to this, has He got a wicked sense of humour?! When will I stop talking to myself!
I had already decided that my new running shoes will not be visiting Normans Park, I just know it is going to be a muddy run. I am also guessing they may be revising the route, we will be running the winter route, (there is also another name they use for it, but I just can't remember it!) It's basically the same route, but run backwards, with us just staying off the mud at the top of the park (Hayes end) for just that little bit longer......I think!
Anyway, after being cajoled by the Old Boy, for trying to snuggle back down in the duvet, I had to get up and get myself ready. Old trainers on, Garmin on, warm coat for drive back home and then I was out of the door! It wasn't until I got to the car park that I remembered Bims was going to come along as well. So I gave her a quick call to make sure she was on her way, which she was, by the way.
I sat in the car waiting for her. The rain was coming down, my car was lovely and warm, there was good music and I started doing the questioning thing again, "Why, Old Girl, Why? Surely when it's stopped raining would be a better time to go" Then the other voice started, "What if it rains all day, what then eh" This is how my mind goes first thing on a wet morning, while sat in my car in the pouring rain, at ridiculous o'clock in the morning,....waiting for another yet crazier relative of mine to turn up!
"Well it might stop later"
"But it wouldn't be a Parkrn, would it"
"No, but I could make it a longer run, that would be good"
"Could you be trusted to do that"
"I...I...yeah...of course!"
"Yet you can't even be trusted to run in a tiny bit of rain for a morning 5k Parkrun!"
And so that's the inner workings on a crazy ladys mind first thing on a Saturday morning. By then Bims had turned up, and I had 'come back to earth' with a shudder (brrr) as I stepped out of the car to greet her! We started walking over to the changing rooms until we noticed that everyone else had started to walk towards us! That's when I realised that they will be using the wet route. At least we didn't have to walk all the way over to the other side of the park today, and probably not for a couple of weeks by the looks of the field!
It was good seeing some of my running friends, SingstarJo, ChattyWendi, Emma and her daughter, I can't believe it was last year when I saw them all.....oh, hang about ....it was last year! Well, the announcements and safety instructions and rules were all done and we were on the starters orders! And ......Go! There seemed to be an awful lot of people about, and trying to run through them plus stay upright on the slippy mud was going to be a huge challenge (not that I would be trying to run through anybody on this run!) but we set our pace, me and Bims, and ChattyWendi as well! She would be running some of the way with us, but she has been on fire lately, and she deffo wouldn't be hanging about chatting to us. Mind you, we wouldn't be doing too much chatting anyway. My goal, and Bims, was to run all the way round, regardless of time, as long as we run all of it! That was our challenge. It's my challenge! On every run I am going to do, I will try and run all of it! I must build up my endurance for the marathon!
But you can tell that both me and Bims were deffo coming back from that dark, dark place where they turn every healthy fit people into couch potatoes with weeks! The groans coming out of us, you'd have thought we had already done 6 miles instead of 6 meters! I adjusted my pace, I knew I was running off way to fast, but I was hoping that my body wouldn't realise it until I was at least half way through! but of course it did, it always does!
The muddy bits were very muddy, sticky and very slippy. Now normally I tippee toe through the mud, but if I am to run all the way round then tippee toeing is definitely out of the equation! Straight through it, think road Old girl, think lovely sunny days running through meadows, and for heavens sake keep your flipping head up!
When we were at the top end of the park, running on the pavement, I allowed my thoughts to come back again, "just gotta do this one more time" Well, let me tell you, it didn't help! The other end of the park looked so far away! I decided to keep that thought to myself. As we were running along to the river, where we usually cut across the grass I looked towards the top of the park again "It looks so far away, don't it" This time I didn't think it I said it out loud, and Bims answered "Yes, and I am not looking!"
Starting on that second lap some how seemed harder. Why is that? I think it's because I knew exactly was was still left to do. The ground is going to be even more churned up, the mud is going to be totally mocking us, waiting for us to slip so it can cover its self all over us! The faster runners had already been taken over by the mud monsters, as they were totally covered head to toe in mud. It was us slower runners that end up the cleanest runners, which is why mud monsters need us to slip!
I think I only had one slight slip. Maybe be more confident through the mud, attacking it, and not being afraid of it is somehow better. I know that a decent pair of trail shoes would help as well, but for us with just the 'retired' road runners just have to be confident and determined!
The second lap was a lot quieter than the first, as both me and Bims struggled through. "I am going to walk" said Bims, but we were on the pavement, I wasn't going to let her walk while we were on the pavement "Yes, in a minutes, keep going for now" I said to her. And she did, right up to we started our river pass and then she started to walk. But it was only for a few seconds! We kept going all the way round to the other side of the river. "Oh I can't do it, I can't do it!" Screamed out Bims as she started her second walk. "Yes you can, come on move it" I said to her and she started to run again.
At the top of the park it was my turn to 'quite' running! "Aghhh!" It was my turn to beat myself up! We both walked along the path, the flipping easy bit! "As soon as we get to that line we run again, non stop all the way in!" I said to Bims "Ok" she said. We got to the mark and we started to run, the long straight towards Hook Farm, running all the way. Half way down Bims starts talking to herself (It's a family trait) "Get a move on you lazy mare" she was saying. I just kept focused, side by side with Bims "Come on, you can do it" I said,"Keep it going" She fell behind slightly but I could still see her hands as she ran but when I couldn't see them I didn't slow down I just told her to "Move your arse"
We both encouraged each other down the long straight. I noticed that we were gaining on someone. I my mind I wanted to catch up, to over take her, maybe even beat her into the tunnel. She began to get closer and closer, Bims and switched sides and was not trying to play catch up with me. I stayed focused and eventually caught her up just as we started the muddy bit, the last muddy bit of the run! I do go slower in the muddier bits, I was hoping that she would also go slower too.
I over took her! I was feeling bloody good, but she must have been thinking the same as she put a bit of a spurt on. I tried to find some 'dry' mud to run on but I think she had the better line as she over took me. Maybe I can get her back on the pavement, although there will be very little time left for the chase.
She hit the pavement bit 5 or 6 seconds in front of me and then found some energy as she started running faster. I hit the pavement and then chased after her, I left Bims to do her own run, now this is my face. I hadn't planned on 'racing' anyone today, but when the opportunity is given to you, you just got to go with the flow! I ran and ran and I started to close the gap again, and then she turned to see me over her shoulder. That must have turned on the turbo blasters because she just took off! I watched as she ran faster and faster, I tried to close the gap again, a feeling of nausea started to make an appearance, and memories of Thursday was in mind. "Not in front of all these people, oh no!" and I slowed down.
I should have pushed it harder, but there is always next time. I went through the tunnel and then I realised something.......I had actually beaten Bims! I can't remember ever beating her! So at least that was something!
Here is my Garmin geeky stats but my official Parkrun time is 37:53 (three seconds faster, but those 3 seconds can make all the difference in world title runs!) It's good to be back to running!
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Happy New Year!
Hello blog lovers!!
I was going to start this blog off with a dynamic beginning in the vein of 'I was captured by aliens, so I couldn't run' but my head is way to fuzzy to come up with anything that would sound spectacular, so the truth will have to suffice as to why I have not written about any runs since 11th December!
The truth is, I have only done two runs since then, and both of them were kind of similar, as both of them was ran after great parties! So both of them were 'Hangover' runs! The reasons, by the way, for me not running after the first run I will tell you about is, 1) due to back, which I will explain in my recount, and 2) this dreaded lurgy thing that has had tons of people laid up in bed! So here is my first run, which also was my last run of 2014!
I was with some lovely people, SingstarJo, ZippySherry and Helena! We met up at the rec, after I ran there! I was desperately trying to ignore a niggling back pain that had started up just a couple of days before. Typical runner, we think we can 'run through' these things!
With just the four of us we set off on a planned route that ZippySherry had thought of. Heading down Southborough lane, a little 'lollipop ' loop that will take us back up Southborough Lane and then back to the rec. Well that was the plan anyway, but it didn't quite go to plan, ZippySherry had developed an injury and was finding it difficult to carry on running just as we reached Blackbrook lane. We decided to run back with ZippySherry at a slow pace and then we could add on some extra roads once we were back at the rec.
We were half way back up Southborough when ZippySherry insisted that we carried on at our faster pace and she will run/walk back to the rec. So with the three of us left running we ran along the high street and up to the 'Offlicense' and back down Beaumont road, and then finally running along to the rec.
We said our goodbyes and then I carried on running back to my home! It was a good run, running in the morning is a great time to run, and it was a bonus to be able to run first thing on Sunday morning as usually I have church to go too, but really, if I get up early enough then I could do both!
Maybe that is something to think about for this year!
Geeky stats
So todays run, New Years Day run, a hangover run! Again! My first run of the year! For some reason know only to a boozed soaked couple of old girls (i.e. me and Bims) we decided that it would be good to meet up at 12 noon and go for a run. Of course me being all bravdo said, !yes ok then only if I don't get up for Parkrun then I will meet you both", because it was just only me and Bims, NaggyNeighbour was going to run as well! Then thing about NaggyNeighbour is that she don't actually drink. Not a drop of alcohol passes her lips, and she will remember what we had spoken of!
Of course Parkrun time came and went and I was still catching some Zzzzzzz's. The Old Boy called up the stairs to me at sometime, I didn't know what the time was, but I just turned over and went back to sleep. That was until Bims called me, sounding all bright and breezy! How dare she sound so bright, she had as much to drink as I did! (but later on I found out that she was that bright and breezy as she sounded).
Bims wanted to go through the woods, I wanted to test my new shoes out and Naggy wanted to do some 'running' on the roads. The thing about running in the woods is of course the mud, and the fact that you may have to slow down and even walk through the muddier bits! Probably why Bims wanted to do the woods!
But me and Naggy had our way, me with my new shoes and Naggy with some (planned) non-stop running! We set off, no time to wait for satelites to find me, as Naggy headed off with a "Come on then, get running!" So I just started up my Garmin and hope satelites would find me en route! Just that first two minutes of running started me thinking that this was going to end at all well! My head was thumping, my mouth was as dry as the Sahara and my overstuffed, totally abused, almost welcoming back Mrs Couchpotato body was complaining like anything!
When Naggy started towards Hollingworth road, with that incline I just knew it was going to end very messy! Naggy was on top form, Bims and me we running after her like baby ducklings trying to catch up with mother duck! It wasn't going to happen! We kept running though, even up the hill, not at any great speed, and I doubt if it was the planned 11 mileing that naggy wanted us to do!
It was good to run down hill though, after we got to the top. Surprisingly the hill didn't seem that bad! I managed it, and if it wasn't for the fact that I was totally hanging then I could even give myself a pat on the pack for even thinking it was kind of easy!
But then the nausea kicked in, as we started running towards Crofton Lane. This could be the moment that I totally embarrass my self (as if I didn't do enough of that the night before). By guts were churning, the tea I had ealier, in way of trying to rehydrate myself, was threatening to spill out at a great speed! i tried to focus on something else, running, that's what I shall focus on. But it just wasn't happening.
Running along towards Petts Wood high street now and I was looking for a corner, some nice a discreet place to 'chuck' up in! But there wasn't any place to be found. I slowed down to walking pace, and then the nauscea really took over as I started to heave. Ok, this is it, this is the moment I embarrass myself. I looked for a drain at least to 'use'.
I stood over it and thought nice thoughts, I really thought I was going to chuck up. But thankfully it didn't. Naggy and Bims came over and I said that I think I was a bit ambitious to think I could run after last nights shenanigans and suggested they carry on while I took a short cut home.
I walked along the road and watched them as the ran up the street, doing it, completing their run. I felt awful, I felt annoyed at myself and I felt a fraud in my new running shoes! It's my own fault! Not sympathy, I was just a mess! After a couple of minutes I started to feel a bit better, so I decided to run for a bit.
I saw them girls as they neared the end of the road, there was no way I would catch them up, and besides, I didn't want to spoil their run if I had another 'episode' like that. So I ran to the end and ran down Frankswood Avenue, I was thinking, "If I feel really bad then I can turn down Oxhawth" at least I had done some running.
As I was running along I actually started to feel a bit better. "Maybe I shall just stick at this slow pace and run all the way down to the Harvester", I thought to myself. "I may just be able to meet the girls and we can all finish together"
I waited for just a few seconds after I got to the Harvester to see If I could see them. I was beginning to think that maybe Naggy had taken Bims on a slight detour before coming down Blackbrook, or maybe it was longer than I thought, going through Jubilee park and they were still a way to go there. So I carried on running through my local park and then along Whitebeam to my road.
I was sort of pleased that I ran at least 3 miles today, but disappointed that I couldn't have been tougher on myself and stayed with the girls. But anyway it has prompted me to say that I am having a 'dry' couple of months! Hopefully I can concentrate more on my running, getting fitter and hopefully losing weight (which I know I have put pounds back on these past couple of weeks!)
So geeky stats.
I was going to start this blog off with a dynamic beginning in the vein of 'I was captured by aliens, so I couldn't run' but my head is way to fuzzy to come up with anything that would sound spectacular, so the truth will have to suffice as to why I have not written about any runs since 11th December!
The truth is, I have only done two runs since then, and both of them were kind of similar, as both of them was ran after great parties! So both of them were 'Hangover' runs! The reasons, by the way, for me not running after the first run I will tell you about is, 1) due to back, which I will explain in my recount, and 2) this dreaded lurgy thing that has had tons of people laid up in bed! So here is my first run, which also was my last run of 2014!
I was with some lovely people, SingstarJo, ZippySherry and Helena! We met up at the rec, after I ran there! I was desperately trying to ignore a niggling back pain that had started up just a couple of days before. Typical runner, we think we can 'run through' these things!
With just the four of us we set off on a planned route that ZippySherry had thought of. Heading down Southborough lane, a little 'lollipop ' loop that will take us back up Southborough Lane and then back to the rec. Well that was the plan anyway, but it didn't quite go to plan, ZippySherry had developed an injury and was finding it difficult to carry on running just as we reached Blackbrook lane. We decided to run back with ZippySherry at a slow pace and then we could add on some extra roads once we were back at the rec.
We were half way back up Southborough when ZippySherry insisted that we carried on at our faster pace and she will run/walk back to the rec. So with the three of us left running we ran along the high street and up to the 'Offlicense' and back down Beaumont road, and then finally running along to the rec.
We said our goodbyes and then I carried on running back to my home! It was a good run, running in the morning is a great time to run, and it was a bonus to be able to run first thing on Sunday morning as usually I have church to go too, but really, if I get up early enough then I could do both!
Maybe that is something to think about for this year!
Geeky stats
So todays run, New Years Day run, a hangover run! Again! My first run of the year! For some reason know only to a boozed soaked couple of old girls (i.e. me and Bims) we decided that it would be good to meet up at 12 noon and go for a run. Of course me being all bravdo said, !yes ok then only if I don't get up for Parkrun then I will meet you both", because it was just only me and Bims, NaggyNeighbour was going to run as well! Then thing about NaggyNeighbour is that she don't actually drink. Not a drop of alcohol passes her lips, and she will remember what we had spoken of!
Of course Parkrun time came and went and I was still catching some Zzzzzzz's. The Old Boy called up the stairs to me at sometime, I didn't know what the time was, but I just turned over and went back to sleep. That was until Bims called me, sounding all bright and breezy! How dare she sound so bright, she had as much to drink as I did! (but later on I found out that she was that bright and breezy as she sounded).
Bims wanted to go through the woods, I wanted to test my new shoes out and Naggy wanted to do some 'running' on the roads. The thing about running in the woods is of course the mud, and the fact that you may have to slow down and even walk through the muddier bits! Probably why Bims wanted to do the woods!
But me and Naggy had our way, me with my new shoes and Naggy with some (planned) non-stop running! We set off, no time to wait for satelites to find me, as Naggy headed off with a "Come on then, get running!" So I just started up my Garmin and hope satelites would find me en route! Just that first two minutes of running started me thinking that this was going to end at all well! My head was thumping, my mouth was as dry as the Sahara and my overstuffed, totally abused, almost welcoming back Mrs Couchpotato body was complaining like anything!
When Naggy started towards Hollingworth road, with that incline I just knew it was going to end very messy! Naggy was on top form, Bims and me we running after her like baby ducklings trying to catch up with mother duck! It wasn't going to happen! We kept running though, even up the hill, not at any great speed, and I doubt if it was the planned 11 mileing that naggy wanted us to do!
It was good to run down hill though, after we got to the top. Surprisingly the hill didn't seem that bad! I managed it, and if it wasn't for the fact that I was totally hanging then I could even give myself a pat on the pack for even thinking it was kind of easy!
But then the nausea kicked in, as we started running towards Crofton Lane. This could be the moment that I totally embarrass my self (as if I didn't do enough of that the night before). By guts were churning, the tea I had ealier, in way of trying to rehydrate myself, was threatening to spill out at a great speed! i tried to focus on something else, running, that's what I shall focus on. But it just wasn't happening.
Running along towards Petts Wood high street now and I was looking for a corner, some nice a discreet place to 'chuck' up in! But there wasn't any place to be found. I slowed down to walking pace, and then the nauscea really took over as I started to heave. Ok, this is it, this is the moment I embarrass myself. I looked for a drain at least to 'use'.
I stood over it and thought nice thoughts, I really thought I was going to chuck up. But thankfully it didn't. Naggy and Bims came over and I said that I think I was a bit ambitious to think I could run after last nights shenanigans and suggested they carry on while I took a short cut home.
I walked along the road and watched them as the ran up the street, doing it, completing their run. I felt awful, I felt annoyed at myself and I felt a fraud in my new running shoes! It's my own fault! Not sympathy, I was just a mess! After a couple of minutes I started to feel a bit better, so I decided to run for a bit.
I saw them girls as they neared the end of the road, there was no way I would catch them up, and besides, I didn't want to spoil their run if I had another 'episode' like that. So I ran to the end and ran down Frankswood Avenue, I was thinking, "If I feel really bad then I can turn down Oxhawth" at least I had done some running.
As I was running along I actually started to feel a bit better. "Maybe I shall just stick at this slow pace and run all the way down to the Harvester", I thought to myself. "I may just be able to meet the girls and we can all finish together"
I waited for just a few seconds after I got to the Harvester to see If I could see them. I was beginning to think that maybe Naggy had taken Bims on a slight detour before coming down Blackbrook, or maybe it was longer than I thought, going through Jubilee park and they were still a way to go there. So I carried on running through my local park and then along Whitebeam to my road.
I was sort of pleased that I ran at least 3 miles today, but disappointed that I couldn't have been tougher on myself and stayed with the girls. But anyway it has prompted me to say that I am having a 'dry' couple of months! Hopefully I can concentrate more on my running, getting fitter and hopefully losing weight (which I know I have put pounds back on these past couple of weeks!)
So geeky stats.
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