Couch Potato to 5K Week 9
Everything has happened this week to throw off running groove. Have had to have even more resolve than usual. Would have given up after first run if not for you dear readers, was tempted to quit as ran the 30 mins on Monday which was goal of program, but felt should do the other two for other couch potatoes and to prove not a fluke.
Lovely sister has had to give up the running, but as a good sister she is still walking with me, well she walks and I run. She is my ‘back up’ Laura. Couldn’t run Wed morning as had an early start so we broke with tradition and went Tuesday evening. Was quite odd. In Spain in the summer old people put their chairs in the street (actually in the road), facing the window of the house and watch the telly from outside. Well tonight they watching me, they were all very interested in unusual sight and forgot all about tv, unfortunately many not as agile as once were and had to actually stand up and turn around to watch me instead of just turn head. Running in the evening was the exact opposite of early morning. Early morning goes from night to day, but this evening went from day to total night, quite a different feel. Lovely sister was my bodyguard, on the look out for weirdos and ready to save me. Everyone out in the evening, busy streets. As am unable to stop and explain to everyone we knew that saw on the way cos running, she had to explain why couldn’t stop etc. Avoided getting in trouble (with our Mother) for rudely ignoring people thanks to lovely back up Laura (aka lovely sister, Joanne).
Really felt like townspeople starting to get behind me now! The look of awe on their faces is really keeping me going. Expect will have an annual race in town inspired by me. Will be great event with national media coverage and will be called upon to present prizes at the end. Will run for centuries and will end up having statues of me erected at all running tracks worldwide. Stories of my athletic abilities will be passed on through the generations. Am expecting phone call any day now to ask me to open London Olympic games and hand out all medals for running, any day now…..any day!
Final run and am alone, am like the Nike commercial from the movie “What Women Want” where is just the woman running with the phrase, “Nike. No games. Just sports”. That’s me, the lone runner. Am like Forest Gump running across the whole of the US, people will start running with me if I keep this up. Will have trail of inspired runners behind me and no longer be alone. Come on other couch potatoes, have blazed the trail so you too can know the joy of doing something no-one (not even yourself) thought possible.
Things I have learned from running: It’s tiring and I don’t like it and it makes walking appealing. Now I understand that maybe you all felt I became a convert, take up running for pleasure, and run 3 times a week for the rest of my life but no. Not gonna happen. It has however inspired me in that now I do feel like should be doing something and as walking is now appealing may stick with that. Am glad I have done it, may do it again one day, maybe can be summer ritual cos have to hibernate in the winter, am in no way an all weather girl!
My lovely Mother asked me what am I going to do next? What will be next challenge, cos she wants a new blog event to follow. Have no idea, am not a Blue Peter presenter with a production team behind me researching next challenge, is only me and the lovely Joanne for support. Will have to leave production team duties to friends and readers, so bring on the suggestions people!
