Now that’s what I call……

[SueAppleRun]

RUNNING!!!

The Willow half of us is happy with what he’s doing. Go out every so often run for 20 minutes and if he gets just over 2k in that time he smiles.

The Sola half of us is very different, she’s never satisfied and always wants to go further, run a bit faster and feel like she’s progressing. She quickly gets bored running round the park and although loves the river what she likes best is just stepping out the door and going. She’s always tired and wishes she had more energy.

So, 5 days off work and catching up on sleep makes a huge difference.

Day 2 😀

We ran yesterday so Willow is happy to stay home and add to a song he wrote the day before yesterday.

I went out the door walked to the bottom of the road, pressed go on the Garmin and off I go. Nice and slow, I ran yesterday so just a gentle 20 minutes today. I’m puffing a bit so say a sentence out loud which I can but sing is an impossibility.

Toxic 10? hmm maybe just a bit fast, slow down a bit, not much traffic, not many people, the air is less cold than yesterday so pull the buff down to not cover mouth and nose.

Reach the industrial estate, it’s so tempting to keep going and run along the seafront Hidden ran there the other day, but with my sensible head on I turn left then right then turn at 10 minutes.

And 10 minutes home, a bit slower on the homeward half of the run but hey I wonder if there may be tea when I get there?

A young woman is walking towards me and i think we’ll pass just where there is a heap of bricks on the path. Quick glance round, no cars coming, jump into the road at the exact time she does the same! pass each other, “snap!” we both shout out, with big grins, upwards and over the railway bridge, that always makes me smile because there was a time I had to walk that bit.

Down the other side, nice steady breathing so I must have slowed down turn left and….. 2k done stop the watch and walk home,

Now that’s what I call running, and yes a cup of tea was there ready for me when I got in, isn’t he lovely?

Tomorrow the Willow half of us will come to the river with me.

Have a great Sunday whatever you do, I’m off for a soak in a hot bath

[Hidden]

That sounded just wonderful 👏 👍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

It was great thanks

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

How lovely! I think sleep makes a HUGE difference to how we feel. Enjoy your time off work 😍

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you, it’s being brilliant, I rarely get much more than 5 hours sleep on work days so 7.5 hrs last night meant I fairly bounced out the door this morning

[Doris8 Graduate10]

It’s great to feel refreshed after a nights sleep, and you enjoyed your run . I’m morning person Mr D says he is afternoon person , says he half asleep in chair. 🤣. Enjoy your rest of days off , maybe Willow can write u a song ?🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Doris8]

Nothing can equal the song he wrote me soon after we met 😍I get up at 6 on work days so it’s great to get up later on days off

[Hidden]

Sounds like a great run!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Love how this running partnership has settled since you both started running. You have now discovered that you want different experiences and give yourselves the space to do that.

UTS and I do running things very differently too but every now and then we share a run together at my speed and he acknowledges how different it is to talk while running and enjoy taking in the views.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Dexy5]

That’s it exactly Dexy I love that we still run together some of the time and I can go out and run more when i feel like it, Willow starts faster than me so when we start together we run and chat and then when he’s run out of steam I can carry on if i want, it works perfectly and then when he doesn’t want to run I get to go straight out the door and have a good nosy in everyone’s front gardens looking for spring bulbs growing ready to flower

[kjm20 Graduate10]

Great post 😊