Part time lover (runner)
Mar24201011:16 a.m.
Morning all
Im feeling very chirpy today, although I have no reason to be as my life is still in work-bulldozed ruins. Must be sleep-deprived hysteria, but Im not complaining.
Let's get straight into the running as I am inclined to rant at anybody who will listen about the miserable state that is my existence at the moment (tip: do *not* be foolish enough to ask me how I am... it might seem like an innocuous and typically English greeting to you, but trust me, I am way past etiquette and you will not get the typically English "how do you do?" in response).
Running is not going too badly - mid week runs are still off the menu but I did 3 hours on the hills of Hampstead Heath on Sunday with my new running coach (more of that in a minute) and another of his clients. It was a glorious day and I even got a bit of a sun tan. I felt fine and am much more confident that my fitness hasn't plummeted to 2007 levels. It was great to run with company, so much so that the lovely other client of coach and I are doing a long run together on Sunday. I love making new friends :-)
The story of The Coach - I was complaining (again) on Friday about my training. Or lack therof. The lovely man standing next to me overheard and told me of his vocation, suggested I run with him on Sunday. He is my new guru. Running is very spiritual for him and this attitude was infectious on Sunday. I felt "at one" with nature. Probably because I was covered from head to toe in mud after the run but there you go. Anyway, I was complaining of a sniffle post run and he popped out vit C pills, anti bacterial wipes and an orange. I swooned. He has a client for life.
Apologies for not having caught up with blogs - will endeavour to do so over the weekend. I hope you are all having great weeks!
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Comments (9)
daveredrock 'Well done on the 3 hour run. With that in the bank you know you can finish the marathon so the pressure is off a little. Hope you manage to get a few midweeks in. I'm injured after my run on Sunday and not training all week :o( ' added 24th Mar 2010
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aturns 'How is life Lyndsey?' added 24th Mar 2010
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Firefly123 'Blimey! why don't things like that happen to me! Well done on your 3 hour run - if you can do that, you'll breeze the Marathon! x' added 24th Mar 2010
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simonedumergue 'Wow - your very own Knight in Shining Running Gear! If that is not serendipitous, then I don't know what is. Fab - enjoy the new opportunity in the final lead up to the big day!' added 24th Mar 2010
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Muffs 'Nice work with that 3 hour run. I'malso loading ip one the vit C tablets at the minute. One cold after another.' added 24th Mar 2010
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squa25 'See how lovely! Great stuff on a hilly 3! That's fab. You're gonna do a great job in a months time!! ' added 24th Mar 2010
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cros_tim 'Hi! It's great that you run for 3 hours...I wish I could manage that! I can run for one hour, never tried more! You must be very ambitious to decide to run a marathon! I will participate at London BUPA 10,000 in May and I train for that! ' added 25th Mar 2010
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ClareVR 'Glad you have managed to get a run in, and sounds like a really good one too. Excellent move. ' added 25th Mar 2010
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Way_Too_Slow 'A 3 hour run should give you confidence for the 25th. If a coach helps you to achieve your goal it's a great idea and good luck to you.' added 25th Mar 2010
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