I have had a busy day trying to get ready for my holidays so struggled to find the time to get out for a run!
After a short dog walk this afternoon I decided that I really needed to go for a run!
I set off at around 5.30pm with no idea where I was heading so I made a snap decision to do the same route I had done yesterday with the hope I might be faster!
Despite waiting all day to run it was still very warm and there was no hiding from the sun! I stupidly forgot to take a drink with me too!
However, I felt much better running than I did yesterday and managed the same 6 mile route at an average 8.57 minute mile pace compared with yesterdays 9.13 minute mile pace!
I'm happy with that!
After what has felt like an exceptionally long term we finished school for the Summer yesterday!
We celebrated by doing a "Murder Mystery Town Trail" which I really enjoyed despite there being numerous real-life people on it I could quite happily have murdered! After living here for 24 years I discovered parts of Kendal I didn't even know existed!!
Being the ultra competitive person I am I was delighted when our team arrived at the finish first and had solved all the clues along the way meaning we got the correct murderer and murder weapon! We celebrated by having Pizza and Prosecco, before visiting numerous other bars in town too!
When I woke up this morning feeling fairly human to another hot and sunny day I decided to go for a run immediately before it got too hot!
So by 9am I was out on the streets trying to coax my body into running after maltreating it last night with excessive food and alcohol! My legs weren't keen and my plan to go before it got too hot also failed ... the sun was already very hot!
Thankfully I had had the good sense to take a drink with me so I pushed on despite feeling the desperate urge to walk! The hill after a couple of miles nearly finished me off but determination kept me plodding along!
I managed 6.00 miles at a 9.13 minute mile pace! Not as fast as I would have liked but not bad considering how hot it was, also I have had an exceptionally busy week at work and there was an army of toxins marching around my blood stream!
I will worry about getting faster and fitter when I return from my jollies!
Another hot day at work, and I felt really hot and bothered by the time I finished work at 4pm, and I wasn't in the mood to go for a run!
However, I was meeting Sue so I had no choice but to get changed into my running gear (and wore as little as I dared to bare!!).
We decided to go along the river in the hope that we might find some shade in the trees! We did find the much needed shade but it was still exceptionally hot and I was sweating buckets within minutes!
However, we had a nice slow run putting the world to rights along the way and by the time I got back I felt 100% better despite being exceptionally sweaty!!
We managed 4.7 miles which I am delighted with! If I hadn't arranged to run with Sue I would have been back in the garden with Pimms and Ice Cream again!
After I survived the hottest day of the year at work trying to keep a class of four year olds from overheating I was looking forward to a dip in Windermere this evening to cool off!
Unfortunately, the Tri Club Session was cancelled due to there being Algae in the lake, and since I am going on my holidays at the weekend I wasn't going to risk going in alone!
So ... it was too hot to run ... it was too hot to walk ... and it was too hot to go to the indoor pool!
So instead I sat in the garden with a jug of Pimms and devoured Litres of Ice-Cream!
In actual fact I am still sat here now!!
Lazy Summer Evenings are the BEST!
the weather is sweet, makes you want to move your dancing running feet!
It has been a really hot day today but I am not going to be a typical Brit and complain! After the recent rain the sun is very welcome to come and shine on me for a while!!!
However, a lot of my Ladies in both my running groups tonight did complain as they struggled to run in the intense heat!
Despite the moaning, they all managed well and pushed on regardless! They still managed to natter and laugh so they weren't too distressed by it all!
The first group ran 4.44 miles and the second ran 3.80 miles so altogether I ran 8.24 miles.
That's my last run with the group for 3 weeks as I am going away on holiday. However, I have another Leader taking the groups whilst I am away so the Ladies won't be losing fitness or motivation in my absence!
I went out last night knowing I had to get up early this morning to go to Fell Foot Parkrun with the Women on the Run Kendal Ladies to meet up with the Women on the Run Preston Ladies!
My famous last words "I'm not drinking much tonight" were soon forgotten after the first jug of Pimms!
Despite the bad weather we had a great night and still managed to BBQ and cook Pizza in the garden Pizza Oven!
I got home at round 11.00pm after consuming a lethal cocktail of drinks including Pimms, Cider, Prosecco and Gin!
I had a dreadful night sleep and was actually pleased when my alarm went off at 7.30am and I could get up to face the day!
However, facing the day was slightly harder than anticipated and I didn't feel up to running 5K!
Thankfully I wasn't driving so had an additional 30 minutes to pull myself together on the journey!
Once we got there meeting all the ladies took my mind off just how rough I was feeling and I actually enjoyed the run! I ran with one of my ladies to try and help her run a PB and I was delighted that she did! Our official time was 30.43 which she was chuffed with!
Afterwards we enjoyed a much needed coffee in the cafe by the lake!!!
When will I ever learn?
Today it rained all day, not torrential rain but a steady downpour!
Despite the rain it was still very warm and clammy!
By the time I had survived another busy day at work I was ready to run off my weekly stresses and believe me I have plenty of stresses to run off!
I got home and went straight out for a run as I was going out later!
I was still feeling "coldy" with a nose like a tap but hoped the run would sweat it out of me once and for all!
I stupidly opted to put my very lightweight rain jacket on, but wished I hadn't bothered as it was far too hot (although it was probably good for sweating the cold out of me!)
I did my usual Friday night one mile warm-up, before doing a "fast as I can" 5K finishing off with a one mile cool down.
Unfortunately, the weather had driven every Tom, Dick and Harry into their cars and the roads were really busy which meant I had to slow down or stop to allow cars to pass and it was uncomfortably hot which meant my time was slower than I would have wanted!
I managed the 5K in 26:17 which is 16 seconds slower than I did the same route last week!
Hey Ho I need to work harder!
I got home hot, sweaty and very red in the face just after 5pm and I had a text from my friend saying she would pick me up at 5.40pm for the party we were going to!
Before I had gone for my run I thought I had plenty of time as I believed we were going out at around 6pm, but I was sadly mistaken so I had a frantic half hour running around like a mad fool trying to cool down whilst making myself look less like a beetroot and a little more respectable!
I think I managed a compromise and went out looking like a respectable beetroot!
