Falling over in a puddle doesn't make you go quicker
Mar2420081:09 p.m.
So - another long run with my running buddy - first run since the Silverstone half due to a nasty cold ("Typical" - thought I - "a month to go and I'm struck down by the runners equivalent of manflu") so decided to take it easy and be nice to my poor old battered body.
Of course it had been snowing, so we set out this morning running on crunchy frozen snow - quite liked it, actually, made a nice noise!! Kept my gloves on until it had all defrosted ("in case I fall over - don't want to hurt my hands") and then decided to stop at my Mum's house en route, after about 9 miles to go to the loo - dodged round some squidgy ground, lost my footing and landed in a massive puddle on gravel. So got gravel in my hand (and nasty bruises to knee and elbow and buttock) anyway. Lovely.
Was a bit tricky after that, as whole right side of me was now covered in icy cold muddy water (and the temptation was massive to stop at my Mum's house and cadge a lift back home!!) but good old Jo kept me going. Managed to get to within three quarters of a mile of home before my poor cold buttock started shouting "CRAMP" at me - I then walked the remainder - upshot, managed to do 15 miles in 3hrs 10. Pretty happy with that, but guess thats easy to say now that my body is warm again and there's only one more long run before FLM.
Hurrah for me! 
think may lay on sofa this afternoon and tuck into yesterday's chocolate.
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Comments (5)
Dim 'Well done on the run and for keeping going after the acrobatic display. I can understand why it was nice to get back home.' added 24th Mar 2008
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Racey_Tracey 'Gravel cuts are always the worst, well done on keeping going. Why is it that the buttocks get so cold, its as though the blood doesn't go there during a running session, mines only just warming up now and i've been back a few hours!' added 24th Mar 2008
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Onlinebabe 'Sounds like a long 15 miles in harsh weather, then getting wet n muddy, you lay on the sofa as long as you like and enjoy the chocolate, You need to keep the energy up' added 24th Mar 2008
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onthefloor04 'Sounds like you deserve the chocolate. FYI Manflu is a tremendously debilitating afflicvtion which I think you'll find women have no experience of so I 'll thank yo to accept the seriousness of the condition and not mock !!!! (indignant)' added 24th Mar 2008
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kizzi10000 'Well done! I probably would have stayed in the warm after that lol. Hope you're not too sore nnow' added 24th Mar 2008
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