The girl who couldn't run.

Hello world, sorry this one is a day late. As we will find out further in this week's blog, it hasn't been an easy road. Alas 15k covered.. so let's see how this was achieved. Parkrun🌳 I leapt out of bed for this one. The sun was shining, the birds were tweeting.   Is how this blog should start, but dear reader, just because the sun is shining it does not mean this is true for my mood. I was recovering from a pretty hefty self induced migraine, and the pain was still at the front of my head. This is where I am pretty rubbish. Admit defeat? Or, admit that it is my own fault for crying too much, not drinking enough water, and not eating.   I think I've already learnt on this short journey so far that no fuel = bad runs  running . So, starving myself is out of the question.  I did the latter, got out of bed, made a hot cross bun and downed half a pint of water. Sunglasses at the ready it was time to tackle the biggest hurdle of the day. 5k. I know it will make me feel ...

 This week has been probably my favourite one for running, and here is why... Friday night tapas night Sophie was unfortunately leaving me this weekend as she was at a wedding on Saturday and it was her birthday on a Sunday, so we went out for a lovely tapas meal on Friday night. Perfect Friday fuel for a Parkrun some would say.. I do wonder if Sauvignon Blanc is a the nectar I need on a Friday night.. Parkrun 🌳 Beautiful River Ribble views at 8.30am Being a lone ranger this week was quite nice. I could arrive whenever I wanted and just take in the atmosphere of a sunny spring morning at Avenham Park. Its quite strange really. Here I am, the most anxious person in the world who won't even walk into a pub or a cafe on her own, wandering through the park, saying 'good morning' to a dog owner whose dog was intrigued as to why there was a girl on her own wandering through the park. But, I've been doing this so long now (38 times) I actually feel comfortable turning up on m...

This week has a been a strange one for my running habits.. but, there's been some good in there nonetheless so lets get to it... Monday Night - Chorley Runners 5K The gym was taking a break this week which saw me able to go out with Chorley Runners. I was absolutely petrified that I would end up in the wrong group and doing 10k - and the people doing the 10k there is no way I can keep up with them! Luckily, I found the 5k group and the weather was cold, but good conditions for a run. Even though this run was with Chorley Runners, I had decided that it was going to be the one that I ran for Ukraine, and when I got home, donated £5 to the Red Cross DEC appeal.  My mugshot that went on Facebook.  I forgot to take it when I was out, so very sweatily did it at home. I nominated 5 friends, but I am yet to see if they have completed the challenge. I will have to give them a little nudge when I make this post go live. (Sophie, Chloe, Jess, Kelly & Susan.. time's ticking..) As I sa...

After last week's shocker of a run on Sunday, it kind of scared me. I love running, it gives me a freedom I don't otherwise feel and it really alters my mood. (in a positive way!) I was really drained and pessimistic after Sunday and it really knocked me. I cancelled Monday night's gym class. (also because I didn't have a working car headlight, so driving in the car was out!)  I think this altered my mood and set me on a precedent for the rest of the week, as Tuesday was not a good day at all. Therefore, my mantra changed for Wednesday to "today is going to be a good day." And, it was, I was back. ...However I did cancel Thursday nights run, because, rain. And I'm just over rain and feeling cold.. 🥶 Now, this week I don't want to talk about what I'm raising money for, or long runs. This week I have only done one run and it was a fairly important run, and I feel now is not the right time to continue raising and asking for money for my charity, whe...