Run 3 Week 2 - I'm blaming oxygen deprivation ...

Mr Smooth Michael J is a very persistent man, he keeps sending me messages telling me to get up and have my trainers ready. This is 6 dates in 12 days now, I think he's getting serious.

In honour of his seriousness versus my flakiness, I decided this morning to run with just him - no music, no phantom burglaries, just me and the road to hell. As I live at the top of the hill my warmup walk is always down hill and my run is always back up. Needless to say in my enthusiasm to impress Mr Smooth, my first 90 seconds session was a little fast, leaving me a hyperventilating heap. At this point my mind started to wander, and with no music or oxygen to keep my brain from entering uncharted waters, here are the repeatable junk thoughts on this morning's run.

Who would like to see a new version of Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and also Bugs Bunny - we could call it Top Bun - that's really bad isn't it?

I'd have paid an arm and a leg to see have seen Amy Winehouse performing with Prince, singing Purple Rain. I'm not that sentimental but I do shed a tear whenever I think of her sad end.

I'd also like to read a mash up book of Harry Potter with Lisbeth Salander - Harry and the Tattooed Stone or something similar.

Then finally on my cool down walk, I thought of something sensible - my virtual running buddy is Rebecca7913 find her on healthunlocked.com/user/reb... and last time out it didn't quite work out for her so this is a big shout of encouragement for her today. Go Rebecca as next week, we both start on the final week of the first third of the programme.

[Jcab Graduate]

Sounds like running is better than drugs! Go girl. 😀

[AnneDroid Graduate]

I'm a little bit in love with Michael Smooth tbh.

I'm going to miss him when I finish the plan.

[Rebecca7913]

This is fab! I actually think my lack of enthusiasm for my run two days ago, i had no headphones and it makes my mind wander! Listening to music helps me to block out the bad thoughts and keep on pushing! Im so excited to start week 3 and push ourselfs even more! #usgirlscan. Have fun on sunday, we can do this 😘

[Hidden in reply to Rebecca7913]

So am doing Sunday as it peaks at 95 yikes. Go you whether you run or do that amazingly long walk

[Rebecca7913 in reply to Hidden]

Oh god. Im not good with heat! I can barely stand the temps here. (Fair skin so always burning!). I don think ill be able to do all those miles...ive never walked that far in my life. Ill maybe try and aim for half of that!