week9 at last!!

[limberlou]

it’s been, in equal parts, a long time coming and also it sneaked up on me. I woke this morning at 7, closed my eyes for a minute and woke again at 9.40!! This keeps happening lately… my new pillows are the bomb!!

So by the time I gathered my wits ( they took some finding!) , got my gear sorted and did a few stretches and actually got out the door it was nearly 10.30!!! And really warm!!! I’d started with a long sleeve honeycomb waffle top but popped back in and changed to a thinner short sleeve top and that was a wise move. Did my 5 mins brisk walk and was struggling a bit, then started running and it was like wading through treacle!! Couldn’t understand it until I realised I hadn’t done my inhaler before I left the house !!! So I slowed right down from “flipping slow” to “ snail with a sore foot” and carried on.

I headed towards the Trail first then changed my mind and kept to the pavement, on the sunny side, of the the main road out of town. I carried on along there until I had done my 15 minute halfway and then crossed the road to the Industrial Estate and ran through there and out to the Trail that way. …. Past the local segment know as “ the smell of fish and poo” and today it lived up to its name!! It’s a local shellfish prep factory and some days it’s worse than others to get downwind of it. And then back towards the town. There was a lot of grass cutting going on and I was glad I’d got my sunnies on, which saved me from the worst of it, but still had the snuffles and sneezies most of the day since I got back.

There were a couple of times when I didn’t think I was going to finish it without a walk but I did and, strangely, the last 5 minutes were the easiest. My lungs must have finally decided “ well she’s not going back for the inhaler so we’d better just get on with it”. And then I was walking back home , glad I’d run after all.

I know I’ve completed this programme several times now but it still gives me a sense of pride to have got this far again.

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Well done limberlou - I guess the next run will feel easier if you remember your inhaler…but you did it anyway!🙂

[PeggySusi Graduate]

You should definitely be proud.. especially without the inhaler.. well done! 🏃🏻‍♀️💪🏽👏

PS.. any tips for sleeping in, please send them my way! I have lovely pillows but I’m waking around four and often just can’t get back to sleep after that..😩

[limberlou Graduate in reply to PeggySusi]

I go through stages of not sleeping - my dr referred me to the sleep clinic which helped greatly but I’ve slipped into bad habits again. Need to go to bed at a consistent time and I’ve started binge watching stuff or reading really good books and staying up late and that messes with my sleep patterns . I usually wake at 3 (or 4 depending on time of year ).

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Very well done you... a good run... next time ?

[limberlou Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Next time I will remember my inhaler !!!! I’m writing it out 500 times now 🥹

[PeggySusi Graduate in reply to limberlou]

🤣 that comment.. and that I get it.. really does date us..!🤣🤣

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Well done you 😁 what a lovely run