Ok, I did do some other running before today, but I shall write up soon. This blog is all Caroles'! You see, Carole is one of our many success stories, her and her hubby, from our beginners group! Our beginners really does work if you really want it too. It can inspire, it can encourage and it can grab hold of your running soul and just keep you permanently looking at the Internet for more running shoes and attire! It's true, Carole and Michael, a hubby and wife team will vouch for that!
So as you know, Carole and Auriol both took the LiRF course a couple of weeks ago, Auriol lead last week and this week it was Caroles' debut lead. Now Carole, well, she I am sure she won't mind me saying, but she is quite a shy person, and gets anxious, especially when everyone is looking at her. So today she was there, in the front, holding the group 1 paddle telling us all about a new route that she will be taking group 1 on. She did it perfectly! But now add that to the fact that England was playing Columbia in the World Cup, you can imagine how she was feeling, "Will anyone turn up, and I going to be the only one there?" along with all the other worries that go with you when you lead your first group run!
But she needed not worry, she had a very respectable 8 runners in her group today. I was running along with her, running up the front with her, while Auriol and Kay were sweepers. Her route included the road directly opposite the park! Yes, I am sure you all know the one, if you ready my blogs you know it's the road that we take the beginners on for the first time when we start running out on the roads! It's a steep little fecker of a hill, or as we like to call them, inclines.
So, There she was, I should have got my camera, but I was just happy looking at Carole give her run details out, her hubby, RefMichael, was standing there, hug smile on his face, proud as punch, with his England shirt on and his England shorts on! Yup, RefMichael was not running this evening, he is going back to watch the footie after the leaders bit! But he just didn't want to miss seeing his lovely wife standing there with her leaders bib on, standing at the front!
We gathered around Carole, and when we ready we headed for the gate, we crossed straight over and then started up that hill! Wood Rise it's called, even the name gives you jelly wobbles! You can image it, no one has warmed up, we've all just dragged ourselves away from the England match......well I did any way, our fist bit of road running is all up hill! I was deffo not ready for hills, but Carole did brilliantly encouraging us all getting up there! It was slog for me and my legs were not quite expecting it!
She was taking us on a route that we have never been on before, but first of all we had to go pass Caroles house. Now RefMichael wasn't running as I have already said, but he was still looking out for us. He knew we were going to be coming by his house, "Hi all" he called out "England are just about to take a penalty" he said immediately after! We all just looked at each other, just for a split second and then we all said "Well open the door, let us in" We all piled into Carole and RefMichaels house, completely forgetting that Carole wouldn't want us tramping all over her carpets and floors and we watched and waited for the Kane to take that penalty that put England ahead of Sweden! Oh my goodness the house nearly shook when it went in! RefMichael was looking very happy that he shared that moment with us in group 1, we went outside to continue our run, then we saw Carole! Oops! She did not look too happy, I'm not sure if the look was for RefMichael or for us! But I think she forgave us all in the end!
She took us on this route which lead through a little road with a path that led into a park. I can't say that I knew the park, but it was quite nice to get off the roads. As it was Caroles first lead she wanted to lead with confidence, she is not to sure of the paths in the woods, but she sure made up for it when we went through this park. It's a completely new route for all of us in group 1, which is a bonus and of course it's was off road, something that we all love in group 1. It even had a little woody bit before we were back out on to the road. A lovely route, one that I must learn I should think. It's perfect for those times just before it starts to get dark in the evenings during spring and autumn!
The way out of the park lead us to Cardiac Hill, and then I began to recall that I had actually been in the park before, doing speed session with A good coupe of years ago with DiscoRich and and others one Thursday evening! We all managed to run up that hill before she lead us along Willet Road. There are the little cul-de-sac's that we could all run down and back if we wanted to put on a bit of speed, but it seemed we were all quite happy with the the pace. The road came out on Petts Wood Road, just opposite Crossways. We were nearly back, and we were all very happy, in fact we were all quite happy with the run, with the leader and..Englands Win!
A fantastic debut leading role for our Carole! I am positive that group 1 will have yet another fabulous leader, now, come September there will be four of us to lead group 1 giving us all a chance to move up the groups in a fantastic club, PWR. Can you tell that I love this club!
Here's us after our run, with our newest leader in the Leaders Bib!
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| Our Carole's first run as Leader! |
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