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Amazing!

Two reasons to be amazed today

1) I have an International star as a coach! Yes Spans is running the 10m Great South Run for Wales! She got her Welsh Internation Vest today! I am so proud of her! She deserves it as she has worked so hard! So WELL DONE SPANS!!!!

2) I've been for a run! Not a huge run or a fast run but I went out! 10 mins walk run warm up to the hardware store in the village followed by 50 mins (2x 5:1, 1x25:1, 2x 5:1) which gave me 3.8m. Add the warm up and cool down and it's nearer 5m. I've not run much in the last 2 weeks but did walk a lot last week. Still it was fairly hard work, harder than I expected but it was FAB! Started off too fast (boobs told me that! Need a new bra!) which felt great but when I hit the second mile which was uphill followed by more uphill the legs went ARRRGGGHHHH. But hey I loved it!

I may even go out again tomorrow if I can ... Sainsbury run to do and a tonne of washing in the new machine (the best part of 2 wks worth of washing!) then the Sunday roast to cook! Then TV to watch as hubby is off to work leaving me all alone!! Still that allows me to also read on of my Anita Bean Sports Nutrican books or review beginners running stuff or some cross stitch or indeed do bugger all!!

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Leon said…
A run is a run, and worth twice as much when you enjoy it.
:-D
Isn't that, in part, why we do it in the first place..??!!

:o)
1:58 PM, September 25, 2005
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