94.......

......days to go....

Well, done my core training this evening (and no, I don't mean eating apples....it's something to do with exercises that strengthen the body for the rigours of running; unfortunately it also requires a good sense of balance....not one of my strong points) which considering tonight was my three hour journey home, was quite an achievement. It's not easy to overcome that slightly weird, shaky 'was I really in Stevenage this morning (and for that matter, in Cheltenham this afternoon....(long story))?', tired feeling, and get my shorts on to do push-ups, press-ups and Twister without the Twister mat. It feels like I've achieved something though. Yay me!

Tomorrow was going to be a ickle road run for a half hour or so, but with the impending doom of blizzard conditions it might have to be a gym trip instead. Shame that, as I am really starting to enjoy road running. It is much harder than running on a treadmill, but the personal achievement is all the stronger because of it.

What I love the most about jogging in the open air, is that it gets you free membership to the 'community of the run.' It's brilliant!! Although it is all still a bit new to me, the shared experience between joggers seems to instantly afford a kind of respect and even brief friendship; 'brief' meaning the time it takes for you to cross with them (or in my case, often the time it takes them to overtake me!). In the few moments it takes to say a slightly breathless 'hello', give a thumbs up and a smile, wave at the runner across the road, or yes; even occasionally share a 'horizontal five'; you are saying to each other 'we both know how hard it is to get motivated and get running, but we also know how good it feels......only we joggers know this.....safe onward journey fellow athlete!!' I'm looking forward to getting out there again.

To any runners who by chance might be running this, it is unlikely we will be waving, thumbs-upping or fiving in a horizontal fashion; but we are bound by unbroken ties.....and I say to you.....safe onward journey fellow athlete!!!!