Run | Number 33

On Tuesday I was so tempted to sack off running, alot of things have been happening in my personal life and all I wanted to do was eat and curl up on the sofa under a big blanket. I quickly snapped myself out of it and went along anyway, knowing the fresh air would do me good and it's always best to keep yourself occupided in times like this.

No-one I normally run with was there which left me panicking as to how fast I would have to run. Thankfully Val came in, she started running about a month after I did and seems to be increasing at the same rate I am. We decided to run together, she told me last week she had managed 3.5 miles and was really chuffed with herself but didn't think she would ever be able to go further. We set out and I told her we were going to aim for 4, if she had to walk we would walk it was fine. I actually knew the route we were going was 4.5 miles but I didn't tell her as I wanted her to know she could push herself further then she imagined.

We did it. At a really comfortable pace, actually slightly faster then I usually run, managing 12.22 minute miles as an average pace.

Afterwards I felt really proud that I had managed to help someone get that little bit further round. It's funny to think that last month that was me and now I'm able to set the pace and couch someone to do something they didn't think they could do.