Ok, decision made, I'm going to do it!
I have no idea where it came from or why but on Thursday my internal switch went from negative to positive in the space of a couple of minutes. You see unlike most runners (lol) I can't run myself to a happy place .... I have to be in a happy place to run - weird?
Anyway, the hotel is booked and I'm cramming for the next 6 weeks and 1 day. I discovered during my first run of the day on Thursday - yes I ran twice, and one of them was even outside! - that I can run for around 30 minutes, I covered around .... ur ... a mile? no, seriously, I did 2 so I'm not completely back at the beginning. yesterday I 'covered' a total of 5 miles though that involved some - ok, quite a lot of walking. Once again everything hurts and getting up and down the stairs is incredibly difficult, still not feeling this 'running bug' thing but hey, it's only 6 weeks and for such a good cause.
My book will be out really soon - and J if you are reading this, sorry and you'll have it by tomorrow - all profits will go to The Association for International Cancer Research
If you would like to sponsor me you can at: www.justgiving/vivsmountain
If anyone has any words of advice on how I can get just a tad faster or make this just a little bit easier I would love to hear from you. It doesn't seem to matter how much running I do it's always so damn hard!
Running for health, happiness and a good laugh whatever your age, size or fitness level
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