I was really looking forward to todays outing. Once out the door and doing my warm up run I looked down and observed my bright clean new runners at the end of my man tights. It made me smile as I have seen lots of people pass by my house with their new running attire proudly on display over the last few days.
Very quickly into the run I knew something just was not right. My head said run, my legs wanted to run, my new Brooks runners were trying to run but - my internal engine was malfunctioning.
Although going very slowly I could barely breathe and mr garmin confirmed that I was indeed in Zone 4. I could not get it under control but there was no way I was stopping until 30 minutes was completed.
Up the path I went and at one intersection the overnight rain had flooded the area so trying to be clever and keep my new runners sparkling I decided to try and circumvent the puddle using the grass. Epic mistake. My lovely clean shoes are now both covered in mud as well as soaking wet 🤣.
Eventually home and completely breathless. I purposely went faster for the 4th km through anger that my body wasn't working properly.
I suspect I have some virus or after effects of covid lingering as opposed to pork pie related issues. Hmmm!
Will try a short one again tomorrow.
A new 10k route …to join another one in the future 😲
Another long one but had to grind out the second half
Another warm slow one
Another week, another Keswick Parkrun
