I'm on the Move, Make Way for Me! (Week7 Day1)

[MrsPsycho]

Dropping Hubby-to-Be at work, I once again made my way to the park, determined that this week, an entire week of 25 minute runs was not going to send me running to hide or quitting (the woe-is-me times have come, gone and will get a kick up the backside if they turn up again)

The walk over, Sarah told me to go and I went but was conscious of pacing, not going too fast and breathing (probably helped that I've added some music with slower BPMs to my tracklist - and imagining Mam grabbing onto the back of my shirt to slow me down probably helped too) well, first the 5 minutes came, I listened to David Bowie telling me about the problems that come with Fame, then I blinked to find the counter was down to 18mins, where my brain started to want to stop but I reminded myself 'come on, it's only 3 minutes, you can do that, you've done it before'. Counter got to 15mins, I once again told my slightly tired legs and brain 'come on, 5 minutes and we'll only have 10 minutes to go, this is nothing, we can do it,"

10 minutes left on the clock and Right Said Fred singing about being too sexy had me shaking my little tush on the run route, on the run route, on the run route yeah, I shook my little tush on the run route and then The Tamperer to start telling me how if I did this run my life would be better and how I was just fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fabulous for doing it (sometimes to entertain myself I change the lyrics from the songs in my tracklist to be about running) Honestly, before I knew it, Sarah Millican was asking how I felt and for once I answered 'pretty damned good'. and was told that I only had 5 minutes left.

I finished a 25 minute run (and overtook some other people walking through the park, even at my 'snail on a skateboard' pace) and almost couldn't believe it - I would have basked in victory for a bit longer but the heavens decided to open (RSF telling everyone to make way for me and to stand up for the champion ringing in my ears)

[misswobble Graduate]

Well done! That's the spirit 😀 I make up my own lyrics in answer to my running track singers.. the miles just fly by 😀

Keep up the great work 😊

[AnneDroid Graduate]

Good stuff!

Good lyrics (including made up good lyrics) can really power us round a route.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Oh Well Done MrsPsycho 😄

Sounds like you got your mojo back for that run and smashed it...😊

So pleased you enjoyed yourself, dug deep and crushed any gremlins.

You have got this now.😊xxx

Love the picture and your park looks great.

[Gladioli Graduate]

Well done to you. It's mind over matter I think.... and it helps to break down the minutes too, anything that helps is good.

[RainbowC Graduate]

Fantastic report - well done you! Lots of mind games to keep htose gremlins at bay, and a brilliant run. I love the idea of imagining your mum holding on to the back of your shirt to slow you down!

You really can do this!

[MrsPsycho Graduate in reply to RainbowC]

yes, the mojo is thoroughly back (and it was probably helped by the Mothers - mine and his - getting together yesterday and helping myself and Hubby-to-Be organise and decide on a few things for the upcoming nuptials, including how to sort out the problem of the top table and no it's not bridezilla-ish to tell your bridesmaids you've decided on a dress for them, which took a lot of pressure off the shoulders of me and HtB)

[melly4012 Graduate]

Well done you! Sounds like the perfect run. You know you can get through the next two runs and then you're so close to that 30 minutes!!

[Millsie-J Graduate]

Great run! You did just great😃🏃🏼‍♀️

[CookieM Graduate]

Well done you!

[RunningGeek Graduate]

Go you😀 Sounds like a awesome run. Nearly there. Can you glimpse the sparkle of a badge in the distance? With your attitude it is there for the taking. Happy running 👟🏃👟🏃

[MrsPsycho Graduate in reply to RunningGeek]

I can see the powder paint and shiny medal at the end of a Rainbow Run