I’m back from a great run! I arrived in Guernsey on Tuesday and noticed from my hotel room 2/3 people in running gear heading down what I thought must be a path at the back of the hotel and disappearing. So I think, “bingo, a run route”! 🤓 So, with my next run to do while I’m here (today), I decide to walk out and explore! Weeeelll....(and that’s not a spelling mistake!) as I get to the steps of the Bermuda Triangle, I suddenly feel quite queezy! It’s cliff side and although there is plenty of side, I double back very quickly! 😮 I am not great with the combination of heights and open spaces. I decide I’ll stick to the road I’ve run down on a previous trip.
Talking to the taxi driver on the way home about where else I might run, he only says by the cliff? 🤭 Errrr....no! He’s lovely and calls me a “wuss”! He simply doesn’t understand the fear factor. He’s pointing out where I could run (not down the precipice) and come out on the same road to run back. 🤨 Ears mainly closed after what I’ve seen, I confirm I’m not doing it. 🤓
But, this morning, I have a change of heart. I wait until it’s light enough and tell myself if it’s as bad as the Bermuda Triangle, I’ll just turn back. 6:50, I get my kit on and I’m off! It’s time to face that fear. He was right 😂, it was ok and enough distance from the edge to feel safe. I ran on some lovely trails too. So my planned 2.5k recovery run was 3k in 26 minutes, as I enjoyed it so much. I’ve noticed it’s quite hard to run slow sometimes and that’s the intention, so I use headspace runs for that.
I also fully enjoyed the fact that I was dripping rather unattractively, but oh so satisfyingly when I got back. 💦 💧So, a nice shower 🚿 and I’m raring to go today and feeling achieved now!! 💪🏽 The Bermuda Triangle is still a no go zone for me though! 😬
Oh yeah..... 💡 got to go and stretch!
Happy running Runners!! ❤️
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Yes isn't that the weirdest thing? Feels amazing to go zooming past previous landmarks that used to be goals and now they're at the beginning of a run 😁
Wow! You are my hero! Well done for facing your fears. The reward was a life-affirming run by the sound of it. I love your joy of running. I could learn a lot from you I think!
I tried my first Headspace run yesterday and really enjoyed it. Do you get the from the Nike Run + app?
Thanks Sadie!! 😍😍! Yes I do the ones on Nike+ App! I feel it offers me a variety of options and I can pick the runs to suit how I feel in the day. I’ve even done the “Dont Wanna Run”! run. 😂 It works well for me! Glad you enjoyed it too! ❤️
Thank you so much! All the way through this journey its been about feeling uncertain, but going for it anyway. So, I figured why not just see how it goes and it's still working out just fine in the end! 😁❤️
It sure is Baddie! I can very easily recall, I used to fear running full stop, but I've had so many great experiences, because I've just said "blow it", "let's just see what happens"! 😁❤️
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Great Manchester Run - 10K
And a great time was had by all!
What a great start to Saturday :) 
Great South Run mahoosive meet up
