Four weeks in and I finally get my first blister, and do you know what, it wasn’t even while running! The blister was brought on by of all things a three mile walk in my new deck shoes. Thankfully it […]
Day 27, The hardest part of the day.
I had no bones, no muscles, no will. My carcass, a great mass weighing heavy was holding me immobile. Gravity and the mattress colluding to keep me in bed’s comforting embrace. My mind was completely clear of sleep but my […]
Day 26, The chafe.
It’s gotten warm all of a sudden, not outrageously hot, but warmer than it has been for a while. I had the fantastic idea to wear my little shorts instead of my normal full coverage black running leggings. My leggings […]
Day 23, Ups and downs.
Damn it! I was pissed off this morning. I went to put on a skirt I wore last summer and it wouldn’t go over my rear end!! Three weeks damn it! Three weeks of hard work and I couldn’t even […]
Day 22, Three weeks in, all’s well.
Despite the heat I finished my third week on a high with a five mile run on Tuesday evening, I even managed to time it so that I could enjoy the setting sun on my cool down walk. Legs are […]
Day 21, How am I feeling?
Running along in the sunshine with a warm breeze skimming across the field was very pleasant yesterday. The birds were singing and butterflies played chase with me down the lane, one of them obligingly posing for the camera while I […]
Day 19, Excuses I’ve used, No 1.
Exercise avoidance can become an art-form. I have had a good go at it in the past, but no more. Being aware of my laziness in one of the first steps a healthy lifestyle, so, here is confession No 1; […]
Day 15, So far so good.
Wow! I have the biggest smile on my face because I’ve done two weeks. Yep, two whole weeks of out every day. I think my attitude is changing a little. I started out knowing I needed to do something and […]
Day 12, Pushing on through.
By rights I shouldn’t have been walking today let alone running as I ran four miles yesterday. But my beloved who pushed me to do four miles, only a little bit but pushed none the less, gave me the most […]
Day 10, So tired.
That was hard. I knew I was tired when I woke up, so I decided to do my two miles straight after the school run this morning. Less chance of putting it off and it becoming this looming task that […]