I suspect that you already know that the longer you don’t run, the less you feel like running: while I last ran only a few days ago, it was this feeling I had when I woke up today. Leaving nothing to chance, I donned my running gear from the getgo, ate a banana and downed my usual quadruple espresso… and closed the door behind me on the way out.
Now I either had to run, or alternatively look silly standing around on my street while my neighbours go to work. As a portfolio worker (as in someone who has the good fortune to have a number of work interests) they already think I’m weird, so I figured I’d better get running.
The aim this morning was to take the photograph above for an earlier post, so I quickly worked out a convoluted way to pass there and was delighted to find that there she was, still walking around harmlessly and without a care in her head. Wherever it was.
The downside of going this way was that I once again ended up falling off the edge of my map and my word, it’s muddy over there! What can I say other than ‘don’t stray orf the map!’ When I finally get around to buying the next one up (which may end up being the two maps, as I think the bit I need falls right on a vertical join) I won’t be at all surprised if it’s all mud (and planks, see the pic below), as far as the legs can run.
So what else can I say? From an unenthusiastic start, the different route with its more than liberal helping of mud helped to re-engage me and by the time I returned, I was running well. It was warm enough that I had to take a layer off (the middle one) and tie it around my waist. I also had to take my gloves off, which since there’s only one place to put them, may explain why I got a few more smiles along the way than normal. Barbie certainly seemed pleased to see me, although she bent over backwards to hide her blushes.
In all, I was out for one hour 18 minutes and covered 5.5 miles according to my map. Though exactly how much further I covered off-map I’m not exactly sure. It could be a good time to buy shares in Ordinance Survey!