I haven't run outside for a while, several months actually as it's been too cold/rainy/add excuse here, preferring my treadmill. The sun has been out for a few days now though, enticing me to leave the house.
Today was nice again so I decided to go out early and see how I did. I had aching legs from indoor trampolining with my nephew on Sunday (I'm sure it's so much harder than running, I was out of breath within ten minutes!) and French jive dancing for 3 hours last night with aforementioned achy legs.
I also haven't posted much recently; I split up with Cherie Pie in mid November after 15 mainly happy years together and have been feeling a bit down on and off for the last couple of months.
Some days are good and then I will cry out of nowhere. It's a strange feeling having tears just ready to come out at any time, Sorry for the depressing post, I'm usually happy and teasing people on here.
I went from obsessively following posts for two to three hours each night, partly to have some space to myself away from her, we had the lounge or the computer room as our refuges, and then to nothing for a while as the house was empty and no need for cave time. I bought a new 4k tv and devoured three seasons of game of thrones in ten days!
I had a look on here a while ago and found that I had 20 or more posts from Irish-John to look at, I just wasn't in the mood for them, entertaining though they always are!
I have found solace in an amazing singer/songwriter called Passenger, how I haven't known about his music for so long I don't know....although some of the songs make me want to cry so perhaps not the best choice. I have it on the tv in the background on you tube to fill the silence.
And yes I'm rambling I know, this is meant to be a running forum....
Anyway, I started running and instantly wanted to give up, my legs were aching so much and I had to force myself to continue, don't be a wimp I had to tell myself!
No fancy gadgets or apps, just my phone and some music. I planned to stop after a certain track had been on but misjudged where it was in my playlist and ended up running 14 minutes longer than I had planned to.
It's a lot harder outside I've realised again, the air was really cold and affecting my breathing. Having to slow down and wait for cars to go past when crossing the road is a bit annoying, I felt a bit self conscious having to run on the spot rather than stop. On the treadmill it's a constant pace, no need for any breaks or drops in speed. I did speed up when crossing the roads though and then get back into a slow run. I found a few hills to run up and back down and different roads than usual.
When I got home I worked out that I had run for 12 songs and about 50 minutes. My route on mapometer seems to be about 5 miles so I'm happy with that.
I always try to run for at least 30 minutes, if I could do it at week 9 then apart from illnesses or injuries I haven't got any excuses not to do it each time.
Hopefully I will go out more now that the weather is improving. Aching legs aside I quite enjoyed the outside world and of course we all get that great sense of accomplishment when we push through the pain and carry on.
Not my happiest post ever but hopefully this will change....x
Bet I step in more dog pooh than you! 
You know you're a running machine when ..,
Continuous running 5k again. 
Finally running a decent distance again
Running again after Covid…🏃♀️🙂
