Week 6 day 3(2)

[Geo-Lesley]

After a day at the hospital and hours spent Christmas shopping amongst such grumpy people, (if it's really that bad why not give vouchers instead ), my knees and feet were aching so much that I nearly didn't go.

Out of my warm, comfortable bed I leapt and hurried out with my son to get my lift away from home. He was so in the zone that he nearly carted me to work with him, which at close to 18 miles is a little far for me, but luckily stopped a little further on than my usual starting place.

It was a dank morning, moisture swirling in the air, water drops the size of teacups dripping off the trees, but the roads were clear and there was just the hint of the faintest twinkling of stars not quite hidden behind the clouds.

My knees kept up their cacophony of screeches and complaints but my head rules with a rod of steel and on I ran.

Halfway through my run my knees and feet kept their mutterings to a bearable level and I managed to relax into my run.

I finished the final minute with a flourish, because I could, and walked home satisfied with life.

Roll on week 7.

Happy running

[Cornet-Carolyn Graduate]

Well done I love your commitment 👏

[Geo-Lesley in reply to Cornet-Carolyn]

Thanks, Carolyn, I'm determined to graduate and run my first 5k. It's taking longer than I hoped but I will get there

[Cornet-Carolyn Graduate in reply to Geo-Lesley]

I did my first Park run as my graduation run but followed the app and did the warm up walk so actually didn't achieve 5k.

I can run it now after a increasing running time slowly. I love running 😊

[Geo-Lesley in reply to Cornet-Carolyn]

Yes, I love the running for running's sake. It's joyous

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

You sound smug and pink........well done.

Keep running, keep smiling.

[Geo-Lesley in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Oh goodness, I hope I don't sound smug, Ian, I certainly don't feel it

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Well done.. relaxing into the longer runs is the thing! But at this time of the year with all the manic merry madness around us, easier said than done. Brilliant!