So, I have decided that my right leg IT band does not belong to me and it must have been swapped at birth or something..(mum, what did you swap it for, come on, own up?  I hope you got big bucks for MY IT Band and not just a sherbert dip and some flying saucers!)  Why do I say this?  Well, it definitely has not got the Kelly Frew stubborn mentality of "yeah, ok, so it is a little tough, but a bit of pain won't kill ya!" 

After my 8 miler on Weds I knew I would have to fit my LSR in on Thursday night as life is soooo busy and I was ready and raring to go.  It was a night's running of firsts really:

1)  First time I ran in the rain - very refreshing!

2)  First time I scared myself silly running in the dark over Orton Lock and down by the Rowing Lake thinking it would be fine that it was PITCH BLACK and then looking behind me every 10 seconds looking for the bogey monster!

3) First and last time I promised myself NEVER to try and run down by the rowing lake again in the dark.  It was VERY silly, I am lucky nothing happened and yes mum, I give you permission to slap my legs if I do it again! 

4) First time I realised that trying to find a well lit 18 mile route around Peterborough is near enough impossible!

5) First time I have ever got bored of my own company and my own thoughts and ramblings.... living alone I normally LOVE my own company, but I even bored myself last night! haha

So, back to the adopted IT band..... I was 15 miles into the run and on the stretch home and it then hit me like a machete being driven into my knee.  I informed it to GET A GRIP and carry on as I only had 3 miles to go, but it was like a 5 year old who had had its ball taken off it and threw a massive strop telling me it was going no further...

So, deep joy at 9pm last night I walked the last 3 miles through Yaxley and home with my tail between my legs.......

I am not too worried, I had pushed it too much doing the 8 miler and then the 18 consecutively, but time was against me.  I am sat here now at work and it feels OK, just needs some TLC really.  I have had a strict word with the suspect IT band in question and told it that if it is going to be part of the Frew residence it needs to buck up its ideas or it is going on the transfer list!

An interesting 15 mile run really though, I cannot complain!  On a very serious note though I am in deep mourning today as I dropped somewhere on route my comfort pink woolly hat that I take with me and I put on as a comfort blanket when the runs get tough or I am doing a very early morning.  I BEGGED my little legs to go back and retrace my steps, but they were having none of it..... boooooooo, how can I go on running now!!! That hat has been everywhere with me!! haha

RIP favourite pink woolly hat.  You will be missed.