The fact of the matter is, I have given a lot of thought to what I'll write in the blog, while running. And in all honesty, I haven't done a lot of it, so I don't want you to "run away" with the notion that you are missing out. But you have. I've deprived you of , ooh, I'd say seven, running adventures.
So, "Miracles" didn't have a lot going for it. Sometimes I only think of the title, then wonder what I'd actually write. The miracles thing was when I started running again in, ooh, let me consult Runkeeper (AKA the Talking Lady): 13 January. But I decided I could double up for the run on 16th January. They were both shorties, you see. And I didn't really feel up to much, but I got on and did them. I got out there. I was running by myself, and I did some short circuits, in what the locals call "the Fengate Run", which is 2.65 miles. I actually ran a bit further on the first day (3.86 miles), by extending it up the canal, but apparently saw the error in my ways the second day, and curtailed it a bit.
The reason why I was going to call it miracles, my thinking was, that it may not be very impressive, but I was in plenty of time for the half-marathon, and I didn't need miracles, I just needed a proper training program. And I needed to stick with it.
Ha ha ha. That's funny. I do need a miracle, I don't have Sally any more. I'm flying solo. (although in fairness, I asked her if I can still pester her, and she agreed. She even said I can come out to Stilton and go running with her. This was at my request, because I'm very scared about the whole hill thing. More on which, later).
What's it all about?
I'm not what you'd call a "natural runner". I used to run "the mile" at sports day when I was at school, which I thought was near impossible. One year I passed out: my french teacher made me drink sugary tea. Since I left school, I do occasionally run for a train. It usually hurts.
So the joke is, I trained for the Peterborough half marathon in 2011! It's a running joke, because it goes on (and on), and also because it's about running (see what I did there?). The serious part is, I started running because my friend Heather's mum died from lung cancer last year. With your help, I raised over £1200 for Macmillan. I feel very strongly that sponsorship money should be earned. I think I did that. I may raise money again some time, and hope you might help with that too.
But I aim to laugh about it. Read on...
So the joke is, I trained for the Peterborough half marathon in 2011! It's a running joke, because it goes on (and on), and also because it's about running (see what I did there?). The serious part is, I started running because my friend Heather's mum died from lung cancer last year. With your help, I raised over £1200 for Macmillan. I feel very strongly that sponsorship money should be earned. I think I did that. I may raise money again some time, and hope you might help with that too.
But I aim to laugh about it. Read on...
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