..that reminds you why you do it !
Had quite a stressful day but the sun was shining and I knew a run would help. I met up with some friends at running club and we started off with the idea of running a familiar route in the opposite direction. As we were about to head off, one of the faster chaps offered the option of an adventure and promised to stick to the pace of the slowest runner - how could we refuse ?
Then followed a scenic route through fields of buttercups, shady woodland with tree roots and stinging nettle to dodge, hills and rough tracks, pools and hill views. Great company and I found new parts of our lovely town park that I hadn't seen before. I'd treated my achilles tendons with the infra-red lamp on my massager beforehand and applied some deep heat and it seemed to make them more comfortable - I was even happy and comfortable running up the steeper hills. This was my favourite sort of run, a variety of scenery, mainly off-road and more forgiving surfaces underfoot - I'd have happily done it all again.
I'm looking forward to my stint at tail-running at Telford Parkrun on Saturday and then to a longer run on Sunday and feel more optimistic that my ankles will let me enjoy it.
Tail Runner at Telford parkrun hey . . . . I'll see you at the finish funnel!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't know anyone was reading this ! See you there ;-)
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