Today’s run was supposed to be 30 minute finish lines with Coach B but I wasn’t really up for him today. I almost didn’t run but I realised that was ridiculous and I could just do thirty minutes on my own. Maybe I’ll come back to it once the plan has finished. It was time for a normal, every day, run.
Getting out of the house was tricky. I got halfway down the road on my warm up walk and realised my podcast hadn’t downloaded. I walked back to the house and stood outside the wifi router until that was sorted.
I got halfway down the road (again) and realised my hands were freezing. There was a big internal wrangle about going back (again!) but I ended up decided it would be miserable if my fingers didn’t warm up.
I got halfway down the road (again again) and finally had everything I needed…except a tissue but I didn’t realise that until much later! There’s always something. I hadn’t actually decided where to go so headed for the village with the intention of walking up a hill and on to a nice route I hadn’t done in a while.
Halfway up the hill, a cyclist warned me it was totally flooded at the bottom and cars couldn’t get through. That would mean totally soaked feet and ankles right at the start of the run. Instead, I walked back down the hill and started walking up the next one where there would be no flood. After a couple of minutes, I decided to start running instead of walking. The hill’s very steep but I got into a really nice rhythm. I was right that there was no flood. Instead, I find myself basically running up a river. Within minutes my feet were just as wet as if I’d run through a flood but I was really enjoying myself. Like a kid running through puddles or one of those city centre fountains. I often do hill repeats up this hill and it felt lovely to be doing it at a comfortable pace for a change!
On the way down the hill, I was dodging puddles, dog walkers and a lady on a horse who I see a lot. I had a nice conversation with her about how someone needs to invent running wellies! I think she’d clocked the state of my leggings!
I finished along the lane I almost always come back by. A couple of horses seemed to wish me well! Just over 4km done, a happy Garmin (a rare two run in a row streak!) and a very happy me!
Anyone else a total faffer trying to start their runs?!! It would cheer me up to know I’m not alone in this!
10 km run
First run of 2021 no plan at all 
Ashton Court Park Run: a hot hill 
Afternoon run but it was hard work 😓 
