This morning I got up and checked the weather forecast (sad I know!) and according to the met office we were going to experience sunshine and clouds all day but NO RAIN! I decided to get my run out the way early on then I didn't have to think about fitting it in later in the day! I set off just in my cropped leggings and vest top and was pleasantly surprised after the awful weather of late how warm it was! Until that is... 2 miles into my run the heavens decided to open and I got drenched! NOT what the met office forecast! However, it was just a short sharp shower and once I was soaked to the skin it stopped just as abruptly as it started! I was also having a problem with my music - I have 6 running albums on my I-pod which I listen to on a shuffle system, however, today for some reason these albums had disappeared off my I-pod (teenagers to blame perhaps?!) so I set the shuffle to randomly select from my entire music library. This worked well for the first 3 or 4 miles when it selected upbeat songs some of which I hadn't listened to for a while so was a pleasant change, but then I think my I-pod got depressed and every song selected was a slow romantic love song - not ideal running music. I kept putting off changing it convincing myself that the next song would be more appropriate - unfortunately I spent more than half the run listening to music that is made to cry to not run to! Although I was running on roads and footpaths it was more like fighting my way through the jungle - dodging, ducking and jumping to avoid overgrown hedgerows, nettles,low hanging branches and fallen trees! I made it home in one piece after running 8.58 miles. This run can be viewed here. I have called it the Bypass circuit not because I needed a bypass afterwards but because it goes alongside the bypass, although feeling as I do now a Bypass is maybe not a bad idea!
After a shower and something to eat we set off to Lancaster to watch the finishers in the Lancaster Marathon! In only 104 days (15 weeks) I will be running my very first Marathon in Chester and thought I would have a glimpse into the world I will soon be a part of! Funnily enough, this is the first time I have attended a race as a spectator and I found it strangely emotional clapping, cheering and watching all the runners finishing this astonishing distance. I was amazed to see what an eclectic mix of people enter these runs, all shapes, sizes, ages and running styles! A fabulous opportunity to people watch! We arrived just as the 3 hour 20 minute runners were finishing and many of them looked like they had just been for a stroll around the block! I was amazed also by the number of runners who could still find something deep within them to finish with a sprint! I'm not sure whether watching has helped or hindered my very nervous disposition and I do keep wondering how I managed to get myself into this lark! Hey-ho if I train well I am sure to finish, and I'm going to try not to get too obsessed with "a time". This week following my training plan religiously I have run 26 miles - now the aim is to reduce running 26 miles in 7 days down to a more respectable 5 hours! After I had clapped until my hands were sore we went for a short stroll along the river Lune at Lancaster in the beautiful afternoon sun and not a dark cloud in sight! 2.89 sunny walking miles which can be viewed here!
A busy weekend and back to work tomorrow! Definitely an early night tonight!
Juneathon's total so far:
- Running - 94.7 miles
- Swimming - 1.3 miles
- Biking - 62.5 miles
- Walking - 29.9 miles
- Rowing- 3.1 miles
- Total - 191.5 miles
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