Sunday, 15 January 2012

Running aimlessly

Late nights and early mornings I cannot sustain, but with friends like these I cannot complain!

At some point this week, (around Thursday) things got chaotic, those glasses of wine here and there during the week kicked in and the road got blurry.  I found myself pacing angrily about my head at my lack of focus, organisation and direction, which in turn led to more unproductivity and guilt.  I kept running but I didn't know where I was going and I didn't like feeling so cold.
 


Along the way on Thursday a good friend pointed out a really smooth and straight route I could take home.  I chose the wigglily one next to it.  I even knew I'd pretty much get myself and potentially others lost along the way without a clue where we'd all end up.  Sure enough that happened. It got really late and although I was in really good company and everyone seemed fine I heard G tell me I needed to turn back right away and go home because he knew a much better path he wanted us to travel along together, but we needed to head out rested with the right supplies first!

When I got home I felt really annoyed with myself for not taking the smooth path and mulled in my state of tiredness and upset for leading others astray. Then my dear flatmate together with G reminded me I did the right thing in coming home and not to forget the directions G gave me to keep in my pocket which can also be used to guide others.  Often I don't use the map because even though I know it's right and amazingly colourful it's sometimes really hard to understand.  My dear flatmate and G also told me that the map is really easy to use when it's shared and there are even more colours to see so I must never stop getting it out.


Monday, 9 January 2012

Running late!

So here I am breaking the rules!! I'm posting later than 10pm!!! The show must go on.

Day one of 2012 in the work place started off brilliantly, I was recharged and energised, ready to take on the WORLD...of Hammersmith and Fulham.  UNTIL 4.35pm brings me the terrifying news from Wikipedia-there inside my brain is an amoeba, eating away at my cerebellum.  Shocking, absolutely shocking.  That was it, survived Zimbabwe but death by netti pot because I DIDN'T BOIL THE WATER!!!

What happened to my wisdom? To all I had learnt?

It's amazing how that one sentence had the ability to empty my hope and energy and fill me back up with utter dread in a second. I felt sick. I remembered this feeling, the one that comes when you least expect and crumples you into a small, lost child.  It tells you 'it's too late', 'you're not strong', you'll never get to where you wanted to go'.

It took my wisdom to run to my friends for strength, it took my wisdom to listen and to understand.  With this came the calm to the stormy tea cup as I read about the boat (Mark 4) and the yoke (Matthew 11) and the next day I was back on the road.

I've ran 4 times this week and seen these incredible sights.  I know that when I stumble, my technique is sure to improve and there is much to see along the way, much to take in so I have to pace myself!


Monday, 2 January 2012

Running into 2012

OOOH and it's the first blog of 2012!! Despite being full of cold I bounded through the sandy beaches of Bomo on Boxing day, hit the streets of Wimbo on the 29th and ran through Rye on new years day. On Boxing Day I managed to startle a field of horses-I don't think they appreciated the David Bowie goodness of the pink headphones. I then escaped along the cliffs where I wondered how great it would be to have someone running along beside me to enjoy the incredible views from so high up, at that moment a happy pair of seaguls sailed along beside me and I saw everything they could from so high up. Then I realised wow, I'm not alone, I'll always have someone who lifts me and someone I can share these views with. My run in Rye was just as beautiful but the field of sheep didn't have quite the same effect, however it was the best New Years weekend I have ever had. G said; "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" I'll be calling and he'll be listening.

Friday, 23 December 2011

Blogging it!!

Every year I like to set myself a series of challenges, last year some of these included; venturing to Morocco alone, completing my first half marathon and reading the 'Bible in one year'. I'm still in awe of the fact I've actually managed to keep up to date with this daily-It's been on the tube, on my desk at work, to Bomo and even to the proms.

So now as I've arrived back safely from THE trip to Zimbabwe (thanks to the Lord of the big green book) I'm setting myself a new theme, 'To (womanly) run with Perseverence the race marked out'.  It's the year of the Olympics, a year to up my game, change my tracks and face the right direction.

I'll be using this blog to document my 'runs' of 2012 whilst also embracing being female (my new running shoes are Mens because I'm an 8...I tried to compensate by buying pink head phones...sound quality is really poor)

As with all races there are rules to be followed;
  1. Only spend a maximum of 2 hours a week blogging
  2. No entries to be made after 10pm
  3. Complete a mini challege weekly-can be set by others
  4. Wash kit regulalry