A good end to June

[Yesletsgo]

Perfect for a run this morning, not warm or sunny. I decided I'd push myself a little bit.

We're getting to know the routes so we ran to the pier and back, plus a little extra at the end when I had to run through the car park to make it up to 5km.

I felt like a different person to when I ran on Tuesday. It was one of those runs where it all comes together and though I was going faster it felt pretty effortless. I started slow and gradually sped up quite a bit, my final km being a minute and a half quicker than my first. It wasn't quite negative splits but nearly so.

As I ran I got quite philosophical (side effect of too many runs with Coach B!). 41 years ago a car pulled in front of my mate's motorbike while I was a pillion. As my life flashed before me I remembered a piece of pub advice from a biker gang I knew that if you knew you were going to hit something stand up on the foot pegs and you'll be thrown clear. Flying through the air, over the top of the car I was sure I was going to die or at the very least be paralysed. Somehow I walked away with bruises. My friend broke his femur. Today I thought about that incident, what an absolute miracle it is that all this time later I can not only walk but run. Talk about thankfulness and mindfulness. An arthritic knee that occasionally reminds me of its presence is nothing compared to what could have happened.

So, I end June on a high note, 52.48 km run, grateful for what's happened so far and looking forward to what next month brings.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

What a brilliantly positive upbeat post! Gosh, that was a lucky escape for you all those years ago. All it takes is a second for our lives to go either way.

Here’s to a good month of July running too 🙂

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Irishprincess]

I still can't believe I'm here sometimes, I really thought I'd had it!July is going to be a good one

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to Yesletsgo]

It is 🤗

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Wonderful that the run went so well, I totally understand how you feel to be able to run, 54 years ago a car hit me and by rights I should be in a wheelchair so to be able to run is magical

[Yesletsgo Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

We are lucky, aren't we?

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Yesletsgo]

Very much so and every run is a celebration