Friday 27th May 2011
5 weeks today and I'm away...not quite sure where but definitely Gatwick then who knows. Consequently, I have been acquainting myself with special offers on all the usual travel websites looking for that elusive offer that isn't a pile of old tat. Quite tricky. Best avoid the tell-tale phrases-'animation (international), close to lively night spots, popular with the British holiday-maker and has authentic Eastender style pub/ quaint Irish Guinness bar on the door step. All these are self explanatory but there are more subtle ones to catch the uninitiated.
Anyhow there is Juneathon to grapple with prior to any holiday taken either in London (if nothing else is booked) or somewhere else.
Did a wee run today between rain showers. Nothing like my mega run last weekend but still...
- distance-4.5km
- time-25mins
- music-Rush/Audiofuel
- mood-ok
- mind-in the Mediterrainean
- reward-tbc!
Sunday 22nd May 2011
I am referring to my..da.da.daaa 8k run this afternoon. Yesssss!!
I was googling running club routes in my neck of the woods and decided to follow one that I knew really well but hadn;t run the length of it, only cycled it during the 'Janathon' month. Despite the wind blowing very much in the wrong direction I was determined that it would be possible. It was but at my absolute limits here folks.
Oh and by the way when I was looking up my runs on some mapping website that a fellow blogger recommended, I discovered that my regular run distance is just shy of 5k-not bad for a slacker. I think this must have spurred me on to greater adventures.
the low down:-
- distance 8k
- time 50 mins
- resistance to strong wind
- mood-iron will don't stop me now kind of thing
- music-audiofuel medium intensity + a bit of Muse/Zumba at the beginning and end for a laugh
- reward-very sore legs tomorrow and something cold and white tonight :)
Thursday 19th May 2011
Well it was much more like run in the wind I'm afraid but I was determined to keep on going (unless my lucky cap blew off...). Not a very exciting route though, said hello to the sheep, cows and one whopping big bull who looked nonchalant in it's gaze.
An email about 'Juneathon' came through the other day and having quite recovered from 'Janathon' I felt that it might be a possibility-no excuse really considering lighter nights and hopefully seasonal weather! Hence the return to my blog site and ramblings. Hopefully I can borrow a friend's Garmin so I can actually see how far I'm running this time round-last time was quite wild guesswork.
