Hello!
So this is my first post in a while, the past couple of weeks have been full on with work, running and many viewings of Disney's Tangled- I could probably recite most of the words now- in fact Isabella would do a better job than me.
My running has been up and down; happily it's been mostly up but one thing that is hard to appreciate if you don't run is the hard work that goes into that one good run.
When you see people on Facebook, Twitter or Strava you see the miles they have done and how fast they did them. What you don't see is the mental battle to get out the door, the foam rolling or the ice pack waiting for when they return. The cold, icy nights don't help matters, or the limited routes possible in the dark nights as the Spring races creep closer and closer.
The occasional bout of shin splints is about as bad as it has got for me but the occasional 'dodgy knee' tends to rear it's ugly head occasionally.
Have I put you off running yet?!
Running is hard work but from burning lungs to aching joints it's all totally worth it!! Following my 12 miles on Thuraday night (a pretty steady run up and down the biggest hills in Shrewsbury) and a full day at work Friday I headed out for a 5k full of energy and managed my second best ever time of 25.08. I can't decide if this was because it was Friday or because I was reminiscing with a bit of Greenday...don't judge.
For just that one run, that huge achievement and massive high, all those miles so far were completely and utterly worth it. So if you're thinking of taking that first step, no matter how old you are, what size you are, do it!
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