Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Well, I dont know what Sheila Morrison has been up to
when she was in Tunisia for her recent break, (maybe
it had something to do with running away from all the
men out there) but I think it must be worth a
go
Sheila came back last Tuesday for club night, very
warm muggy evening and like class pet said that she
wanted to do a nice run up in the hills. Off we
trotted, me at the rear (as usual) with Sheila
galloping up the hills. I arrived back at Halhill
nicely sweaty after being dragged round the 8 mile
route. Then as her request for a run tonight we went
on a mountaineering expedition! - Please miss, can
we do the really long run up the Brunt with the big
hills, oh my goodness. Ive not felt as bad on a run
in years. Warm again, which doesnt help, we ran from
Halhill, heading up to Spott and turned up some steep
farm track to the left. I eventually caught the rest
of the women up at the top, where they were admiring
the view. It was a beautiful view and a lovely
evening, but unfortunately I was still trying to draw
breath.
So last Tuesday was 8 miles, last Wednesday the club
had another of the East Lothian Summer Series Races at
Haddington. It was supposed to be about a 5k, but get
the feeling it was slightly longer (otherwise my
previous entry about improving over the past year must
be a load of rubbish!). It was another really hot
night, and exerting yourself in a race was probably
not the wisest idea, but it was a lovely route and
good to get to know some fellow club runners.
Thursday/Friday and Saturday I was off to London for a
bit of shopping and to go to a gig in Hyde Park. I
am keen on the theory that you need to spend money on
yourself to maintain your motivation to run so opted
for a nice sporty pair of Nike sunglasses. I have
also decided on the next piece of motivational sports
gear a nice mini ipod. This will keep me company
on the long runs that I do on my own occasionally and,
seeing as Sheila seems to be galloping on at the
moment, might need to be used even more often. One of
my colleagues is a keen runner (and is what I would
call a fast runner); she recently got a mini ipod, put
some dance music on it and took 4 minutes off a run
that normally takes 40 minutes. Seems a good enough
justification to buy to me! I guess I just need to
buy some really fast dance music and then I might be
able to keep up with Ann, Clarissa and Karen.
Sunday was very very warm, so went for a nice gentle
run through John Muir Country Park with Sheila
Morrison to a total of 9 ½ miles. Madness I think.
So far it has been quite a high mileage week. Think I
need to relax a bit now, drink some Pimms in the
garden and consider what I can buy next in the name of
motivation
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