Thursday, April 17, 2008

The wind in your hair, the spring fragrance in your nostrils, the crippling tight chestedness

ah, the open road. Just me and 3km of suburban pavement.... It actually felt really good to finally get my underused trainers back on and go for a run last night. The air felt and smelled really springlike and fresh, and I do, admittedly, live in a very nice part of London - a far cry from being chased round the park by belt-wielding 12 year olds like the last time I was training. My route takes me down into West Dulwich and then back up past Dulwich College - an imposing establishment at the top end of posh. It was a very welcome distraction watching the chaps play cricket on the playing fields for a few minutes as the start of the uphill struggle started.

I'm feeling the pain today but I feel like I've actually started working towards the 10K now. I promise that I will not subject you to any more pictures of me looking gormless between now and the 6th of July.

J, meanwhile, is still struggling to find a pair of trainers. We have managed to get round the superstition that if your boyfriend buys you shoes then you'll run away from him - I'm going to buy them and then she's going to buy them off me for a penny. I'm not sure if she's going to keep the bad luck thing up her sleeve just in case I let standards slip over the coming months, however.

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