Today I am running with my fabulous friend (and neighbour) Sally Salter who has noticed my head drop in the past few weeks and has selflessly given up her Easter Sunday to go for a 2.5hr run (God I even made her drive!) I would never have gone out and done a very impromptu flying 3 miler during the week (which I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed and helped to get my eye back in) without Sally coming with me and neither would I be stood on the Greenway in very hot conditions (yes I'm wearing the leggings and socks) had she not enthusiastically suggested it!
Off we go, uphill to start and man it's hot! On the way we meet some lovely ladies also training for the Edinburgh Marathon and exchange some words of encouragement and mutual respect. As expected it's fairly busy but most people are very accommodating and let us pass. Unless they are on a horse, in which case they go out of their way to ignore you (I bet they're not even their own horses!)
I stop at the van, half way for a drink.......jeez this heat slows you down! Yes it is tough but my head is telling me that I can do it as I push on towards my 2.5hr target. I make it and feel elated (and relieved) that I have chalked up another 16 miles.
When we've both had a bit of a post run sweat (is it just me or does anyone else seem to sweat more when they stop?) we jump in the A Team van and head home. I am very kindly offered one of Sal's homemade hot cross buns, I take the biggest one mmmmm!
Back in the mother freakin' game people....................!!!
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