So I decided to take the rest of the week off work, I know myself well, and I saw the burnout guy chasing me with his olympic torch....so anyway, I decided on a run with my best boy Leon.... we left the house just as it started to rain a bit wearing our usual gear. Here's the lowdown ( I'm a list girl I'm afraid):
1. It POURED with rain and we got SOAKED
2. There is no way I would have won the wet t shirt competition, I looked like a very wet chicken
3. Leon just sprinted and ran and went for it ( he did 10k in 1hr 3 secs) and I felt OLD...my knees hurt ALOT, especially downhill, I felt it all
4. I felt every one of my 42.7 years as I staggered along ( I did 9.5k in 1 hr 7 mins, not so good)
On reflection ...( ie things I learnt):
1. I so so love my best boy Leon ( +ve)
2. I am much more determind than I thought (+ve)
3. I really don't like getting older and how that effects my body (-ve)
4. I am so passionately in love with my running (+ve)
5. I have lost so much weight my body is the best its been since after I had Leon ( I lost 3.5 stone after I had him due to cream buns and dvd's) ( +ve)
6. I saw some pictures of Sharon Stone in my Grazia mag and shes 55, and I thought....well if you can look that amazing then there is hope for us all, ( I can't afford plastic surgery though), I hope she runs....( +ve)
Overall = +ve ( hooray!)
Happy Wednesday everyone...in fact me and my friend call this 'enjoy your hair day'....just because we can, and we do...happy running
Written by
ju-ju-
Graduate
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Interesting how perceptions change, or how quickly we forget...
Only a couple of months ago you said, "I have just done week 6, run 2 and it was so HARD..." Now you're crtical of yourself for doing 9.5k in just over an hour!
Really it's a fantastic step up. And, being 23 years further down the road than you , I cannot emphasise enough how regular exercise can do great things for your body and well-being. Give it a bit more time and enjoy your running, and those negatives will disappear from your list (well, maybe not the wet chicken one).
Thank you Landesman great and lovely words, and so true. I have found it harder getting older I had a huge mid life crisis when I hit 40 and I'm only just beginning to get through that ( in my defence I didn't have one at 30 and not planning one for 50 ), so the running is for my Sanity. I so want to keep going and aim for that half marathon in sep I just hope my body doesn't give up on me!
Loving the positivity, even though the first four points of your post aren't outwardly positive, your joy and enthusiasm shines through in the next six! I hope you're feeling the admiration coming at you from China right now! Well done
That's a great positive list, and a good time too (so don't be too hard on yourself!). I love running in the rain because I can unleash my inner 8-yr-old and run through all the puddy muddles. I've been known to run through a puddle because it was fun and then, because it was so much fun, turn round and run through it again!! BTW, I'm 63!!!
5. I challenge you to go right through a puddle with the biggest splash, and enjoy it. You cannot skirt around life you have to jump right in
6. Glad you are embracing 'enjoy your hair day' ( its every Wednesday) and you have to make a fuss of it, guaranteed it will then stay with you for longer
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
, I cannot emphasise enough how regular exercise can do great things for your body and well-being. Give it a bit more time and enjoy your running, and those negatives will disappear from your list (well, maybe not the wet chicken one).
First time running in the rain!
w5r2- first run in the rain!
Running as therapy (and in the rain too!)
The excitement of running in the rain !
