The sun felt like a hammer today

[Jundal]

That's week 7 run 1 conquered! I did struggle I ritually though, with my breathing, but I'd forgotten to take my Inhaler again, duh! Having said that, I decided in the first few minutes that I'd stop when Sarah told me to or I dropped, so my lungs would have to sort themselves out... A risky strategy, but one that stood me in good stead today, when I kept plodding through the woods. Only problem was, every time I ran I to the sunlight I could it like a hammer blow, a weight across my should telling me to stop, and just walk.

I simply squinted down the path and kept putting one foot in front of the other and beating myself into shape. I saw a good phrase the other day that I keep thinking every time I don't want to go out, every time I get negative:

"Strength does not come in response to desire, but in response to need."

And when I started this programme, it was to get stronger in a certain way. Looks like it's working!

But here's a picture I took, to show you how lucky I am, with the route I get to take. This week i'll try to take a few pictures of different bits so you can all see where I go.

[Booperscoops]

Well done and very inspirational as I get set to start week 3!!

Do u do the same route all the time? I do as I wanted to gauge how I was doing week by week however I’m already bored of the boring view!!

Well done again and keep it up!

[Jundal Graduate in reply to Booperscoops]

I do, but mainly because the views are beautiful, and it's a little uppy-downy and I can gauge how I'm doing by how I feel. I also know where to accelerate to cover small inclines quickly and how much it 'costs' me in terms of stamina. But the same route works for me.