Happy New Year everyone! I sincerely hope your new year got off to a better start than mine! I was all geared up for some really intense training straight after Christmas and initially I got off to a promising start. I was very excited to get out running again after the Christmas foodfest ...but perhaps more importantly, I had become the proud owner of a new iPhone and wanted to immediately try out some of the fancy apps I had downloaded which claimed to map your run!
I began with a five mile run along the lagan towpath on New Year’s day - iPhone strapped securely to my arm, I jogged happily along the (muddy and puddly) towpath, beginning at Shaw’s Bridge and after 55 minutes was like an eager puppy waiting to see the results. Truly, iPhones are amazing! (I know all of you have probably been enjoying the world of fascinating apps for several years now, but really it is a complete novelty to me!)
iMapMyRUN was able to show me the exact route I had done, the time in which I did it, my average speed and even (to my delight) worked out how many calories I had burned. So, naturally I couldn’t wait to get out again to see what wonderful statistics I would be presented with. Then disaster struck. I got the cold. Not just any cold, the cold. ie. the most horrendous cold anyone has ever had. I embellish, you see it’s because I never get sick. I have a remarkable immune system and haven’t been sick in over two years, so when I do come down with something, I become very dramatic, childlike, feel very sorry for myself and demand lots of attention and sympathy. I don’t know how my other half puts up with it. I’ve become unbearable and am increasingly frustrated that I cannot get into my training. I am hoping I will have recovered within the next day or two, I am drinking Lemsips and taking Beechams tablets, much in the fashion I would normally drink tea with Jammy Dodgers - so a lot. I hope they do the trick and cure me, particularly in time for my first Parkrun on Saturday. I registered earlier this week with Parkrun at the Waterworks Park in north Belfast which takes place every Saturday at 9.30am. It’s a timed 5km run and I hope to do it every week with the aim to increase my time each week. Why not come along and join me and the other ambassadors? Also, next week sees the first meeting with all the members of Operation 26.2, excited!
I’ll give you an update on how we get on next week. Until then, take care!
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