Hot n Hilly!

I have sneezed my way through the day today, even with an antihistamine!

However ...

being keen, eager, enthusiastic, stupid I still went running tonight despite still being snotty, sneezy and red eyed AND it being 22 Degrees and exceptionally hot and sunny outside!

The training plan said a 2 hour easy run and come hell or high water that is what I was going to do!  

So after taking an antihistamine and packing tissues, energy gels and water I set off with my i-pod playing loudly mainly to take my mind off the pain ... and heat ... and snuffles!

The run was fairly uneventful although some of the hedges along the country paths and roads need strimmed!  I was blocked and attacked several times! There was one rather large hill at around 6 and a half miles that got the better of me in the heat so after running half way up I walked the rest whilst gulping an energy gel and downing my water! Once at the top I was good to go again! At this point another super fast runner came past me and for a split second I did consider trying to keep up but then I decided to let him go - after all I didn't want to be too close to him in case cars going past thought I was supposed to be running with him and failing!

I managed a slow 12.95 hot n hilly miles in 2 hours 7 minutes at an average minute mile pace of 9:46. You can view my run here!