A little lesson learned

Whilst jogging/loping/running, even walking . . . look where you are going!

So, double whammy today, back to work and training at a whole new level.  I woke up, like most of the rest of the country, to torrential rain and hurricane strength winds.  Perfect excuse for a bit of lounge loping I thought.  Amazingly though, as I went to lunch, the sun came out, the rain stopped and the wind dropped, no room for excuses now, other than in the most extreme cases, so off I went.  On my own today.  I had my music for inspiration, the stop watch - timing, my phone, for emergencies and a tissue - I always have to have a tissue!.   Where on earth the water and jelly babies are going, I have no idea.  I wear gloves but can't operate the music or the stopwatch or indeed the tissue with them on.  I considered a Tesco's carrier but decided that would look silly so I developed a very complex system which involved the passing of items from pocket to hand, hand to mouth and back to the other pocket as I tried to operate all this equipment simultaneously.  Oddly, I couldn't seem to do this and maintain an even lope so set off down the track like an extra in Monty Python's silly walks sketch.  I hit the Mall still trying to find Olly on the music machine and avoid the many very large puddles.  It didn't take long before my feet were soaked and I was wondering if I maybe should have stayed in the lounge.

As I came along the road I saw someone I knew in one of the fields, he asked how I was doing so I had to pant back that I was fine and how was he 'fine now it's stopped raining' he said, as I loped past I continued to talk but of course he was behind me by now and what I failed to observe was that the grass verge changed shape 'yes' I laughed 'thought I had the perfect . . . . . . Aaaaarrrrrghhhhh' grass bank coming very quickly towards face!!!!! 'See you' he called.  I didn't look back but no doubt I brightened his day - what a complete twit, as if it's not hard enough I'm trying to hold a conversation and lope backwards!!.

Anyway, I managed a full 45 minutes which was possibly around 3 miles but I had a head wind much of the time so I was pleased.  Tomorrow is another step up and I may have to do it in 2 stages, not sure how I'll fit it in otherwise.  Oh and I shall be singing tomorrow night too which I'm looking forward to, just got to remember to point in the direction I'm going!!!.