Chimp/Human?

We finally did it this morning and made it out the door for a 'long run'. My chimp was having a bit of a hissy fit but my human managed to overrule with reason and logic!!!!.

I seem to have developed my second cold of 2013 which I think is a little unfair and last night I felt dreadful. Woke up this morning feeling like you do first thing in the morning when you have a cold and my chimp said 'that's it, you can't possibly go out with this cold'
My human said 'get yourself up and see how you feel
My chimp said 'Madi won't want to run, she's got a cold too, she won't want to go out'
My human said 'lets wait and see what Madi wants to do'

When Madi got back she did want to go out
My chimp said 'For the love of God - it's STARTING TO SNOW!!!!!'
My human said 'Shut up'
and off we went

It wasn't a complete success, I had mapped 7.5 miles, again I just couldn't find another half mile. It took us on 2 nightmare roads. Roads that I have had some really bad moments on, wind, rain, hills, feeling sick, desperate for the loo - horrible memories, so I was a little trepidatious as we set off, we had no 'coach on a bike' with us so had to carry everything we thought we might need - phone, tissues, water, lipstick etc, etc. We got to 3 miles and started to struggle. We did a bit of walking and a bit of loping then we decided we would change our strategy and do a bit of 'tempo running' we went from lamp-post to lamp-post sprinting, loping and walking. Eventually we made it home and I did do another half mile on the machine - just to say I had 'completed' the 8.

I think considering we are both suffering with colds, we did ok. Hopefully next week we will both be fit and well and we'll lope all the way round.

If you have never read The Chimp Paradox you won't have a clue of what I have been talking about here - it's worth a read!.

By the way, no-one has yet got in touch from the emails I sent last week, just in case you have clicked on the link I sent you . . . . please scroll down to 'Thank you . . . '