Anyone who talks about muscle memory must be deluded! I was so self conscious on how to run that I forgot to enjoy it. Ok, perhaps enjoy is a bit of a stretch but I just spent 60 seconds obsessing as to whether my steps were too short, could I perhaps loosen up a bit like Eliud Kipchoge does when I’ve watched him in the marathon on telly? Was I leaning too far forward, too far back, did I look like I’d just shat myself? All this was over thinking at its very best which was one of the reasons I wanted to start running - to give myself a flippin mental health boost and break from this exact over thinking malarkey!
Anyway, day one done. Had the fantastic Jo Wiley egging me on and feel ok.