Down came the rain 8(

I really wasn't sure this morning if I would manage my Thursday run with Gill. I was tired and didn't feel at all right. Not dizzy, so didn't think MD was on the way, but foggy, slow and just a very strong desire to get back into bed. On arrival at work a friend asked if all was well, my eyes give me away every time, looking in the mirror I could see I looked as dreadful as I felt. By lunchtime I was really hungry and feeling considerably better. I wolfed down my lunch and was very disappointed to see that I hadn't put a chocolate biscuit in my lunch box, it's too easy to be all righteous after breakfast and only put the healthy stuff in!

The first lesson after lunch was awful, truly awful. It is one of 2 lessons of the week that I dislike. The children don't seem to be able to watch and listen at all and we had the inevitable cries of "I don't know how to do it," even though we are taking things one tiny step to a time. I'm really stuck now, I can't seem to see how to make it any more simplified. Their teacher and I have constant discussions and reshape the plans but still they can't do it.

3.20 arrives, all looks well outside the window so I get into my gear and start stretching whilst waiting for Gill. I'm quite surprised that I actually do feel like running and soon we're out of the gate and heading up a hill, not a big one but it wasn't so very many months ago that the first time we did it we had to stop at the top to catch our breath. Then we decided to go a bit longer and turned right to add a little extra distance to our outing.

We had got about 2/3 of the way round when a light drizzle began. Along with the damp stuff enough wind to led to me having to take my hat off. Then it rained harder, it seemed quite light but it was very wet! It steadily got heavier and colder and by the time we headed back into the school playground I was feeling very cold. We were both soaked through but delighted to have clocked up another 5.5 KM and burning 350 of those vital calories.

I'm not sure when my next run will be, it's our Saturday off so we will be out and about most of that day and we are celebrating my nephew's 18th birthday on Sunday. See you soon 8)