Tonight, after being nervous all day about it, I joined the guys at the bottom barn for the Monday night recovery run.
I haven't been for about six months and I don't know why but I got really anxious about it.
It was also time to try out my new, very expensive, Hoka Mafate Speed 2 shoes which appear to be the only Hokas with a decent tread on them.
There were ten of us out tonight: Me, Abigail, Albert, Tony V, Tony M, Mark, Darren, Michelle, Joc and Brian
But no Josie! I don't think I've ever been to a Monday night recovery run which Josie hasn't been at before. I was really looking forward to seeing her too as it's been ages!
I was expecting to be utterly useless tonight, given that I have barely run in the past 5.5 months but I actually surprised myself. I wasn't great on the descents as I must admit to being a bit wary of them at the minute, given that my foot issue hasn't fully resolved but I didn't do as badly as I thought I was. I did make quite a few more girly noises than usual though!
The shoes didn't let me down and I didn't slip any more than normal, even going down the scar (I did slightly go over on my ankle but I ALWAYS do running down the scar).
As we were running past the top barn at the end I commented to Joc that it felt like I was wearing slippers they were that comfortable. She said I looked like I was springing along.
It felt great to be back out with the lovely Monday night runners who were all very encouraging and supportive.
Total distance - 6 miles
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