A couple of runs

[Oldlady64]

After almost five weeks away and one short run done, I went to the park run on Saturday. That particular course floods easily and I turned up unprepared to run through a LOT of flooded paths. It was totally horrid! Needless to say, I didn’t do well and it sapped me energy and confidence, but I did complete it.

Fast forward to this morning, a gorgeous sunny day and I’d planned to run with a new running buddy (someone I met at the park run recently) on a beautiful route. We started off with a brisk 5 minute walk and saw all the lovely wild garlic too. Then into the park and beyond. My running buddy really helps me to push myself more and we did just under three miles in about 35 minutes!

I’m feeling really happy about this and feeling much more positive than after my park run. Onwards!

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

That looks like a great running route. Having a buddy is brilliant! I sometimes run with MrU. He’s a newbie but with long legs so I’ve got to push a bit to keep up with him! That must have been such a confidence boost to cover the three miles in such a quick time. I can’t wait to hear how your parkrun goes!

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

Thanks, as always, for your encouraging comments! I usually run alone so it does feel very different to run with someone else, but she is very experienced and really helps me to keep going.

I’m hoping that the weather stays nice and dry so the park run route dries up a lot.

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

It’s been so wet hasn’t it! I noticed on the way home today that loads of the fields are lakes at the moment. The sunshine is very welcome!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Wild garlic is all very well unless it's smothering everything in your garden like mine.One tough run followed by a good one, that's always uplifting

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Wild garlic in the garden really would smother everything, must be difficult to manage. But along the path that I frequently tread it is just starting to flower and looks magical!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Oldlady64]

It does look lovely and yes very hard to manage

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

oooof, that park run sounds like my idea of a nightmare!!! I don’t like park run at the best of times but well done you for keeping going!!! I’d have skulked off into the bushes and made a sneaky escape!!!

What a treat to find a running buddy there though, sounds like you really made up for it & took advantage of the lovely sunshine, sounds perfect 🤩

[Oldlady64 Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

The park run was hell and to make it worse there was a photographer there so there’s several photos of me looking thoroughly pigged off!

The course looks like it is drying up so I’m hopeful for Saturday. It is indeed fab to have a running buddy, she’s a lot of fun too so we laugh a lot.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Oldlady64]

hahaha…there’s photos of me at my park run..and it’s not wet or miserable…but my face is 🤣🤣

How lovely that you two get along so well??? I love thé thought of you running along and having a laugh at the same time run 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️ x