Week 8 Run 3 - Marmite, tears and dangerous cats!

[Dizzysmum17]

Hi all - today was the first run I was seriously thinking about postponing.

Why? I hear you cry (or is that just the voices in my head?). My horse went to hospital (horse-pital 😂) yesterday and the result of all the tests was bad news for us so, instead of eating salad and pasta and drinking water last night like a sensible ‘runner’ I ate a chocolate ice lolly and had a couple of large gins..my go-to response when p**sed off - mature I know! Then I woke up at 3am and couldn’t get back to sleep.

Got up at 5 as planned and off Dobby and I went - mixed the route up a bit for a change which meant a few small hills but we dealt with it. Until around the corner we ran, happily dealing with the heat and sluggishness, straight into a cat - Dobbys absolute favourite thing to chase/bark at! Needless to say my fantastic (haha) pace and consistency went one way and I went another as the dog pulled me towards the parked car said cat had chosen to hide under. I was so close to becoming attached to the car like some kind of giant, neon fly that my actual life - well the last couple of seconds - flashed before my eyes but luckily I managed to pull her away as hard as I could and continue on mostly unscathed! 😅

The rest of the run was actually ok - the last 5 minutes or so usually take me up a hill back to my house, and I try and gauge it so that bit is my warm-down walk but today I was clearly feeling reckless as I decided to see how much of it I could run - yes, I know! Anyway off we went until that Marmite band Coldplay came on the headphones - I love them and won’t apologise for that!! I sped up waving my arms around like a lunatic and then the tears came - probably a hangover from gin and emotion last night - god knows what the people driving past thought! The sight of a red- faced sweaty neon-wearing sobbing mess with a knackered dog running next to her! Still - I bloody did it! I ran up the hill for an extra 5 minutes so in theory did 33 minutes! Can’t believe it!

Oh yes - a quick footnote - as I was doing my actual warm down walk Pharrell told me ‘you’re the hottest b**ch in here’ - I wonder how he knew?? Spooky!

Onwards to final week 😜 so happy! 😊

[GoogleMe Graduate]

Very sorry to hear about the horse, but your ability to write a great post is unimpaired.

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

Haha! Thank you - running does take your mind off negative stuff, but think it is going to be a difficult few weeks - life does that sometimes!

[Flaraflarkin Graduate]

Aww life throws us curve balls now and again, and running is proven to be good for our mental health so I hope you released some of that pent up emotion caused by your upsetting news, and reaped the benefits of your run 😊 Sending love to your horse ❤

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate in reply to Flaraflarkin]

Absolutely - it really helps - you are right. And thank you very much

[Jay66UK Graduate]

Great post. Kate Bush “Running up that hill with no problem” went through my mind.

Sorry to hear about the horse situation. Hope things resolve as well as they can.

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate]

Thank you very much! It is what it is - and running definitely helps with the emotions!

[amanda2463]

Chocolate, gin and cold play what more does a women need😁

So sorry about your horse xx

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate in reply to amanda2463]

Actually that is a good point! Hadn't thought of it like that - I know what I'm going to do this evening amanda2463! Thank you

[Bridget007 Graduate]

Oh no sorry to hear about your horse. I think a few gins were definitely in order and you still managed your run and were able to finish looking hot 😃😃

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate in reply to Bridget007]

Thank you - I’ve a lot of thinking to do! Haha I know thanks! 😝

[AnnieHan Graduate]

Sorry to hear about your horse. Good luck for our final week 🤗

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate in reply to AnnieHan]

Thank you and good luck to you too. I’ve been making decisions the last day or so and think we may have made a positive decision for her so all is not lost! 💕