I’m really not a morning person....

[Pippayoungart]

Who’d have thought i’d be greeting 5.30am alarm calls again? I waved goodbye to early rising with enthusiastic abandon when my children finished school and left home. Never in my wildest dreams did i imagine i would willingly be conscious at that time again. The idea that the reason for these premature wake up calls would be so i could go running would have been positively laughable even 5 months ago.

Whodathunkit?! The ‘need’ to get a run in before it gets too hot goes against every natural urge to remain in my cosy bed.

I tried the stepping stones podcast this morning. I’d been putting it off because i was worried that i run too slow. It was a pleasant suprise to find that the 150-160bm was actually slower than my natural pace (just). So that was encouraging. I didn’t feel too depleted after.

Mind you - i got back at 7am and fell asleep over my cup of tea - slept for 2 hours! I need a bit of practice at this morning thing.

[Ang33333 Graduate]

Well done! I'm goimg to have to try to do the same when it's hot!

[Pippayoungart Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

Where are you - the antarctic?! Anything over 14 degrees is hot for me!

[Ang33333 Graduate in reply to Pippayoungart]

Ha Ha! 😂

[Ripcurlrana71]

Brilliant Pippa!! 😬😬

[pianoteacher Graduate]

Brilliant Pippa! I'm not a morning person either but have found I can get up to run - not as early as that though 😂

[Dbbd Graduate]

Pippa , where is steppin stones podcast, did u need to download app or is there a link on here?

[Pippayoungart Graduate in reply to Dbbd]

I downloaded it from the NHS site - try here:

nhs.uk/tools/pages/Couch-to...