Sunday, 22 July 2012

Like a Virgin!

Well, it's been so long I thought I might have forgotten how to do it!

Fortunately this is not the case. I can still run.

The past month has been so busy. Ends of term are always busy but the end of the summer term is especially busy, mine was so busy that although I am now on the glorious summer holiday I do actually have to go into work at some point as I did not complete all of the tasks that I need to do in order to start the new term as I wish.

More excitingly, we've had visitors, very special visitors. My best friend from school days, who now lives with her family in New Zealand came to stay. Believe me real hugs are so much better than virtual hugs. Social media is a magnificent invention but when Rachel, Arthur, Megan and Callum arrived my heart skipped a beat and those hugs (I even got one from my godson) were truly magical. We had a great time with them and have hopefully made plans to go out and visit them next Christmas.

So will you forgive me for abandoning my running and my blog? I do hope so. I was a little worried about getting back out there but all my clothes have shrunk and I'm not buying bigger ones.

Regulars will know that Ali (who writes her own excellent blog under the name Poppyseed65) and I are running the Taunton-Bridgwater canal in stages. We really exceeded our expectations this morning and completed just over 10k. Today's stretch started at Maunsel Lock and took us to about 2 miles short of The Boat & Anchor, any regulars using the M5 south bound will possibly have noticed this establishment due to its huge white letters emblazoned across its roof advertising its hospitality. For the first time during our canal runs two canal boats were using a lock, we took a few minutes to stop and watch and couldn't quite work out how it was working as we just couldn't see how the boat was going to get down to the lower water level section, and then we realised the boats were going in the other direction!

Upon our return to Maunsel Lock we couldn't believe the number of people that were there enjoying the sunshine. We treated ourselves to a sandwich from the excellent cafe and were joined by about 15 cyclists. Now we were feeling very pleased with ourselves and our lengthy run only to be dashed by a cyclist telling us that not only had they cycled from Yeovil (more than 25 miles away) but they had come via The Quantock Hills, not in the direction of Yeovil at all and that by the time they get back home they are expecting to have clocked up 60+. Oh well, we're still happy.

Unfortunately we couldn't stay for the duck race but how wonderful that finally summer has arrived and that all those people walking, cycling, running and just enjoying the area this morning could do so without coats and brollies etc. Long live the summer.

See you soon x    

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the plug! Brilliant blog as always. I have yet to write mine. I am looking forward to the next 10K+

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