After a couple of lazy weeks - between visitors and lots of work I only managed 3 runs in 2 weeks - I went out this morning... Walked down to the Lake (18 minutes warm-up walk) started my usual route, dog following (or more often preceding ...) struggled for ten minutes, listening to stepping stones podcast - and finally found my breath. The 30 minutes were gone, and felt like I could go on - took the forest track, crossed the stream and headed North ! Got stopped by the hill - I knew it was there but had decided to give it a go: no way, had to walk up that steep incline - 8 minutes walking that in all honesty seemed harder then the previous 32 running!
Then started running again, a bit slower but I manage to go on for another 20 minutes - some gentle downhill, some up, very little totally flat - I reckon that "totally flat" is not found in West Cork - and I ended starving, walking for another 30 minutes to get home to a banana pancake!
So big day today: 52 minutes running in total, and covered about 6 km - plus about another 3,5 km or maybe walking and eating blackberries. And thinking that I had not even managed 5 k before today!!!!!!!
Enough me thinks.. going to spend the rest of the day with books and tea!
enjoy your rest and tea now! 
Longest run yet.
My slowest ever run!
longest run ever
My longest run...ever!
Week 9 Run 3 -- Completed. Yay, I've graduated!
