So Tuesday was a glorious day running around the Royal Parks in London in the autumnal sunshine.
I even pushed myself a bit at the end and carried on after MJ delicately bellowed in my ear telling me to walk. I carried on until I got to 4km (33 minutes).
My plan was that at this stage I wanted to do 4km regardless of time over the coming weeks then 4.5 and so on until I consolidated at 5km and then try to bring the time down.
I was supposed to run yesterday morning but these trade shows tend to have lots of evening parties where mint tea and couscous tends not to be on the menu.
Needless to say when I woke up yesterday morning after only a few hours sleep I decided I ‘needed’ an extra rest day.
Last nights journey home was a nightmare with delays and cancellations through Amsterdam meant I eventually landed in Prague and got home to our village and into bed around 2am.
Up at 6am to take Mrs GB to work and then back and into the Minionesque running gear.
And off I went.
The usual 8-10 minutes getting into it and I was on my way.
Up the hill, alongside side the forests, through the field to the next village and then back.
All of it in wind that kept blowing the hood of my running top over my face.
Thankfully I didn’t see anyone today (even when the hood wasn’t in my face) as a 6 foot minion with a hood over his head and flailing his arms whilst yelling ‘AAAAAAGH! Not again!!!!’ would have been quite discerning.
I was nearly on the final stretch with MJ with his 120 decibel ‘whisper’ telling me I was nearly there when, for the first time, I couldn’t finish. I just couldn’t do it.
That’s right....I just kept on running. And running. And even upped the pace. I ran out of road and had to turn back along where I had just come from and just carried on. It felt great. I was just getting a piggyback or was on one of those virtual reality headset things. I was seeing it all move around me but was not aware of my breathing or legs.
And then Endomondo told me I had run 5km !!
I could have carried on but with the voices of people on here firmly chiselled into my mind I didn’t want to push too far.
But I just ran 5km !!!
Sunday will be back to 4km but now that I know I can do 5km I can build up to it a bit quicker and then consolidate at that until I am sub 30 minutes!
No avocado and poached egg for me unfortunately but I may have a celebratory beer this evening.
Woo hoo.
Happy Friday you gorgeous bunch of jofflers.
Believe in yourself and what you can do.
Your body already knows, you just need to tell your mind.
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