Today I went out with a few amigos who are fantastic. Some of them are going to run a half marathon to raise money for my charity, Crohn's and Colitis, and are getting in the zone for that. Some just want to run a bit which is great too.
I asked Big Bird if he wanted to come on a run and, surprisingly, he didn't fancy it. I suppose that's understandable since he had just this afternoon got back from his attempt to run the entire length of le grand massif. As I've said before, a bit of a hero.
The run was good; once the short part of it had finished and we'd had a chat at 2.7(ish) I headed on and followed the path to the sea. I felt a bit guilty since I'd sent a friend who is also training for the marathon this way and it was like an ice rink, but as I headed out towards the sea I passed him returning, and putting down a pretty impressive time too, so thankfully no-one suffered. My run was enjoyable, except for the time when, going uphill, I felt like Alice through the looking glass where you have to run fast just to stay in one place. Going backwards took on a new meaning in the ice! I finally made it back and met Tom again (the marathon superstar) part way home. If there hadn't been any ice it would have been an excellent run; as it was, I just about made it back in half an hour longer than I've done it in the past (excuse ahoy!).
11.72 miles
01:43:19
Conditions: ice rink!
Mood: happy as Larry!
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