I’m a bit late writing up today’s run but it’s one I want to write about as it nearly didn’t happen. I went to bed at a sensible time last night- well hydrated and having eaten well and I had had a protein rich day yesterday. I knew my niece and partner were calling in this morning on their way through. They were off to a Surprise Baby Shower for her daughter (my great-niece - who is expecting my great great nephew at the end of the month). Good grief I feel old with all those greats !!!
Anyway with this in mind I had planned to bake yesterday as Gary is usually up for a baked good. But life got in the way and as the weather was good I spent most of the day trimming, repotting, taking cuttings and generally getting my garden ready for Autumn/ Winter, moving the more tender plants into the greenhouse or round behind it in a sheltered spot and planting bulbs ready for Spring. Then my daughter and her fella turned up and also my son so I downed tools and we sat, drank tea and soft drinks and nattered in the garden for a few hours in the really, by that time, hot sunshine. And no baking was done 😳
So I planned to run fairly early this morning and be back in time to bake before guests arrived. Not as early as I ended up running though. Some lovely person decided to walk down my street at 4.00am and clap their hands really loudly 3 times about every 4 steps. As everything else was very still and quiet it really echoed and woke me with a jump. Oh for a SuperSoaker handy…..🤬 I’ve no idea what their game was but once I was awake I’d slept enough not to be tired enough to drop off again and after an hour of fidgeting and muttering I got up at 5.00!!
I felt really light headed for a while so I made myself shredded wheat and a coffee and seethed for a while. Then I managed to talk myself into my running gear and sat for another half hour before I dragged myself out.
I knew I WANTED to run but I wasn’t actually sure if I would be ABLE to, on so little sleep so instead of planning to run a set distance I picked a Podcast by Dj Kinelis called Run to the Beat. Basically it’s quite uplifting music and he has made several running playlists and then had a break recovering from cancer and this was his comeback one. He says it’s especially good for running the last 2 hours of New York Marathon. Well I wasn’t intending on a marathon this morning I just wanted to run and see how far it took me.
The music is quite good as I sort of hum along in my head and zone out and my mind wandered about all over this morning. I thought originally even if I just do 20 mins I will feel better for it and I ran my usual trail and the river was really high this morning- it fills from a estuary so is tidal and there were hundreds of Canada Geese down there honking away and then 20 or so would take off honking away and fly further down and then land on the river. Then a few minutes later another batch would follow. It always amazes me how such big heavy birds can get up in the air and then fly - same as swans - they look too heavy to fly. And we have had several egrets in the river the last few years
And I saw 4 pairs of those too. As I ran along I was mulling back over this last week, the loss of the Queen, the new King, then I was thinking about some family issues that have been going on, then I was thinking what colour I was going to decorate the spare bedroom for when my grandson comes to stay, from Oz , in October/ November… then about the new baby about to join the family and all of a sudden I realised I had done the loop and was heading for home and nearly 5k. So I carried on, completed my 5k and came home feeling much better ( so much so that I had second breakfast after my shower)😂. It’s amazing how much better I felt
iI just goes to show that once you are out there you generally feel better it is just taking that first step out of the door.it’s the same with life really… a lot of the things we dread aren’t so bad once you have taken that first step.
Then I baked quiches, jam tarts, scones and coffee fairycakes and had a lovely visit with my niece and partner. And after they had gone I fell asleep for hour and a half and woke being snuggled by 3 lovely warm cats. Result!!!
Hope you all had great runs too today 💕
Running in the rain in France
Running 7:1 Gremlins
