13.6 miles
This week, not today. But I had you going for a minute there, didn’t I?
Today: 3.7 miles
In public.
With running trousers on.
In the middle of the day.
Today was groundbreaking stuff. I ran with Paula, who is sneakily fitter than she lets on, due to her strange habit of using the time when her smallest one is at preschool with my smallest one to go and do Body Combat classes at the gym. I on the other hand prefer to relax in the nearest coffee shop and eat a bacon sandwich on the pretext of doing the Christmas shopping. I can write this safe in the knowledge that Mr Marathonmummy never reads my blog, probably because he has to live with my incessant witterings on a daily basis, and has done for nearly 15 years.
Anyway, back to running. So up the hill we went, walking because we were warming up and not because the hill is hideous at all. Run run run, walk walk walk, run run run, walk walk walk. Onto the main road which has a footpath but also has lorries and things driving past at 60mph. Note to self: slightly short, loose fitting t-shirt + backdraft from lorries = bit of an eyeful for the following cars. I ended up having to jog along holding the hem of my top to avoid scaring the drivers. Run run, walkwalkwalkwalkwalkwalkchatchat, oops this isn’t marathon trainingrunrunrun, up a hill (vomit), down a hill (clever trick from P: lengthen stride slightly to avoid hideous jarring feeling, and it works), run run run. Passed whilst running by someone we know, so we have proof it really happened, then home for water, stretching, cups of tea and oh the absolute bliss of a hot bath in the middle of the day. Thank goodness for preschoolers who still have an afternoon nap.
Paula: Right, shall we run when we get to that post?
Me: Yes, good idea.
(post passes>
Paula: We’re still not running, have you noticed?
Me: But we’re thinking about running. That counts, doesn’t it?
So this week’s mileage is 13.6. Hooray for me, and for lovely running chums, and for all the moral support from people telling me they think I must be mad but well done.
Congrats! You’re doing much better than me this week!
Thanks. I have to confess that wine has probably taken over from chocolate on my wishlist…I seem to have gone off chocolate. Very odd! These endorphins are doing strange things to me.
ooh, ouch and other painful sounding noises. Good fun today and loving your blog even more than usual today (which is loads)due to my narcissistic tendencies…
(Bit concerned about your addiction to ‘country smells’ and the routes that this might lead us down)
xxx
awesome job this week! way to get out there today
Fantastic going this week. I’m really impressed. I used to go to the local Body Combat classes. This is the third time in 24 hours I’ve been reminded of them. Think maybe someone is trying to tell me something…
Congrats on the running. Sounds like you’re building up the mileage nicely!! Having a look through your blog, it seems you are running so you can continue with your chocolate habit. For me… I should probably should just wear a sign saying ‘will run for wine’.
Keep up the good work
Thank you! I’m actually looking forward to tomorrow’s run – I think I may have gone mad.
Actually I’m thinking I could market eaudecowshit and make even more money! There must be other people out there who say ‘oooh, I love the smell of cows and molasses and cowshit’. Or maybe not. xxx
Yep, you should probably seek professional help
Well on a sliding scale with Narciso Rodriguez at one end and ‘marathon runner’s vest’ at t’other it would deffo fall into the “OMG, what in the name of all that is holy is THAT?!” category. That said, there’s some strange folk out there *raised eyebrows in your direction* so why not give it a whirl? xxx