Week 9, Run 1 finally...

[Lesaspie]

Sometimes changes are forced upon us, and today I got to my stadium to find it closed due to the C19. Gosh, it's a small thing really compared to what many other people have to deal with, but I had prepared myself for this run, and I needed it to be easy if possible. So I had to find somewhere else to go, and I wasn't going to see my smiling girl. But this is good, I need to learn to break the routine and try different routes and terrains.

And I did it. There is a wide footpath alongside a railway track which went through some industry, over the railway, up some grassy banks, and luckily Laura spoke when the 15 minute point was reached, so I was able to turn round and then come back.

Warm sun on the clothing, but cold air for breathing, a strange combination of hot and cold. It is the air that gets cold here, not so much the ground. It was still hard, and I kept a constant but fairly slow pace. Breathing is the limiting factor for me, but I have a rhythm at least, and it is not really warm yet.

I am very happy to have got this far. i don't feel physically fit yet, but I am not ill.

Two more to go....

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

Good run for you today Lesaspie, well done, good luck for your graduation run.

[Nilsam Graduate]

Well done, Lesepie...for running out of your comfort zone...for achieving this far...Brilliant.

[Roxdog Graduate]

You seem to have progressed so quickly and are nearly there! Your new route sounds interesting

[Flossy1234 Graduate]

Well done for getting this far. I am at same stage as you. I plan to do W9R2 on Sunday. I don't feel physically fit too but at least we are runners. Look forward to the graduation soon. .. You can do this. Trying new routes is good for preparing for the consolodation runs. Variety will keep us going long term.

[Comfortnotspeed]

Well done! You are resilient. Looking forward to reading your graduation post 😊