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Its been a very quiet week this week as I havent been able to run as I have been busy being Mum over half term. Although I made up for it in London when I visited my sister as I walked for miles around Hamleys and Harrods. Oh what a drag that shoe emporium was?!

On Saturday I broke my no drinking rule as I celebrated Halo's job offer. 7 weeks without drinking and I got hammered and honest. Both proving to be very beneficial. The next day we walked for 6 miles to collect the car from the last nights drunken location. Very enjoyable, although strange in some sense as we walked over a favourite running route. The whole session taking on a totally different complex when taken at a slower pace.

Today I got a seal of approval from Halos parents and I felt really good as a result. I realised I denied myself happiness for a long time when it was staring there at me all along. Its taken me a long time to realise this but life isnt a race and Im into marathons not sprints,,thats my excuse

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..hope he doesnt mind..cos I do.

I decided to have a rest day today after yesterday.I dunno about you dear reader but recently I have loads of energy , akin to a hamster on a wheel in my head. So as much the body may want 5 the head just keep say go!go!go!

Today was work, so getting all "motivational" with the clients doesnt help my plight...maybe a sneaky run in the morning ll do..this porridge is amazing stuff I swear

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Today it lashed it down and I had to have a serious word with myself. I didnt want to buy into SAD but today I could see how people could be affected. The miserable weather didnt help in wanting me to shift my ass at all.

However, I did my warm up by the caff as per and legged it up to New Brighton. I am conscious that I am carrying a slight level of anxiety as my times of m/m are improving dramatically. I think my fear is that I wont be able to sustain this performance over a half or full marathon.

Today, I went up to Pinfold Lane and double backed and cut thru by The Tavern. I had forgotten how steep the hills were but doggedly determined. I battered them down as the rain battered me. Reaching the final one and shouting woohoo! thru air like some 3d simpsons character. I left Sychdyn for dead including the horse riders and people walking their dogs. Quite refreshing that I wasnt the only "weirdo" out in the rain. Whizzed back up to Mold and nervously peeked periodically at the Garmin. I wish I could read that thing properly.

So the scores on the doors are 8 miles - 1.16 av. 9.3m/m max 7.51

Chuffed just need everton to do a job today now too

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..it was a curious reference that my mum would often make when referring to the boredom of being indoors. Today I could see where she was coming from. Today was a gym day and it certainly felt different from the freshness of the outdoors of late.

In this battle to get my groove back it took me what seemed like an age to get me out of the snug safety of the gym. Now its hard to keep me in. Definately, definately, no logic to human behaviour - no prizes for what I was listening to today.

I did an hours work and took a cursory glance around at the usual Saturday bunch. The women who gossed by the bikes. Perlease..But my eyes rested on the man who looked like he had a large degree of muscle wastage in one arm. His dogged determination and tenacity on the machines made me feel inadequate. I held the picture of him in mind and thought about what wonders tomorrows long run would bring.

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and was also no1 when Everton won the FA Cup and today I looked like her in my pink and white multilayering. I found an old nike headband so dodgy efc hat was cast aside for todays proceedings.

Friday 13th was true to form and it did not go as planned. Fatman played up but I conducted it from an elegant stance. And the glimmer of hope of escape got snuffed out but merely temporarily.

I decided to take out all the anger from all the people who had pissed me off this week and waste it over the Pren Hill and Daisy Hill in Buckley. To locals that know these are not for the faint hearted as Welsh hills generally arent. I have a nickname of Boudicea at the football, as being tall I am easily spotted seen leading the charge to the bar on match day followed by an army of loads of men.

So following my namesake I stirred my celtic blood and bones and charged around the 6miles in 52 mins. Max speed being 7.07m/m. Av speed being 9.2m/m. Knocking off at least 10mins from recent times.

The cherry on the cake has to be though when I was doing my post run sit ups in the kitchen and i spied a welcoming sight under the fridge. A stray Mingle from the big tin I bought at Xmas time. Despite my mothers protestations, it does pay to be untidy sometimes.

I have along way to go to reach the heady heights of 38minspb of Liverpool 10k 05. But I am still work in progress at the mo.

Tonight Rockys training montage sounded superb.

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I have been training solidly for 6 weeks now. I have lost a stone and am upto twenty miles a week. I finally got my groove back aswell as my independance and it suits me. It aint been the easiest time of year to get it either, thru the snow. But all that re-enacting of the training montage in Rocky 4 has been worth it.

Today, I did 5 miles up to Nercwys and back into Mold. The surroundings were fab, altho a slight paranoia abt my new efc hat being too small. Hardly any cars and Big Time Sensuality blasting in my ears.

Was Bjork a runner cos in the lyric "..it takes courage to enjoy it.." there was never truer words catawalled by the Icelandic dwarf-ess

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I read my London blog today for the first time in probably over 6 months and made me remember I CAN do it.

My training has been lax of late, family stuff to sort. So much so I cant go to Berlin this year. Correction, I could go but it would be a walking race, not a running one. Maybe eh? I have trained AT ALL!!

I am running in Swansea on Sunday with the people I have organised from work. 10k is ok..I can still do that in under an hour..but you know when just know it doesnt feel the same....

I need to get my groove back..Boston is calling..tempting

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After running New York two years ago..I said "I want to run the world before Im 40". Im 36 now with that race, chicago and elusive london in the bag. I know I can do it!!

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