Positivity

I met up with Brian and Mike this morning at the bottom barn for their weekly trail run, although I didn’t have any intention of doing the full 13-14 mile route with them and was only going as far as Waterman’s Cottage then coming back.

On passing the bowling club, it was pointed out to me by Mike that my blog is very negative.  I can’t really argue with that...

...however…

Basically, my blog started out as a training diary for my own personal use and I use it to track how my running is going.  The problem is, I have more bad days than good days which makes it more negative than positive as I always write about how I feel on a run.  I know, I know, I should be grateful that I can run at all as some people can’t but, without wanting to sound too selfish, this blog isn’t about other people, it’s about me.  It’s about my own personal experiences with running so if they’re not good experiences then that’s what I’m going to say.  When I have a good run, my blog is positive (see post from last Monday for example).

I’m happy to say that today was a good day.  Brian and Mike dragged me to Waterman’s Cottage at a pace I would never have gone at on my own, yet I wasn’t struggling too much to talk.  Even when the lads carried on into White Coppice and I headed over to Healey Nab to complete my loop, I still carried on with a decent pace.  Thanks guys, even though I was only with you for just under four miles, I enjoyed the company and had a great run!

See, positive!

Total distance - 7.5 miles