It felt really good on Sunday to get out with the running club (Desborough and Rothwell Running Club - https://www.facebook.com/drrc2013?fref=ts). I haven't been out with them for a while due to injury and I was a bit nervous. I have lost quite a bit of fitness and wasn't sure what to expect and how well I would cope.
I was running late and I to drive around to find them (!), my legs ached and I was tired. Very tired. I could see one of my running buddies at the back and she looked like she was struggling a bit. She has been a little flat recently, and struggling with injury. She works bloody hard and is a big inspiration to me and I wanted to give something back. So we ran together with another member of the group. We weren't the fastest but we all supported each other and it felt good. That is one of the reasons that I run!
There has been lots of talk about goals in the last few weeks. I keep setting myself what I consider to be big goals, then decide they are not! So I set a goal to complete a Half Marathon, then it was 3, then it was 5, then it was complete 5 Half Marathons and a Marathon. Now I'm thinking Ultra Marathon, or Tough Mudder or something.
Hmmmm. none of these challenges are easy for me, I am certainly no lean and fit running machine but does that make them any less valid? I think not! The She Can advert certainly makes that point. So what do you think? What are your challenges for this year?
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