A Runner Again!

Still felt completely frazzled today. There are too many things to sort out, too many things demanding my attention. I seem to be spending most of my time working out the priorities rather than just cracking down and actually solving the problems. Things improved at lunchtime when I forced myself to get out for a run. And this was definitely running rather than the jogging I've been doing up until this last weekend. I did 6 laps around the Millennium Gardens, the route I used to take my gang of Wharfedale Juniors around a few years back. I did efforts going up on the track and recovery back down on the grass, and it felt wonderful to be able to extend myself a little. It was also wonderful to feel like there was more to come if I wanted. I'm still being very cautious so I held back a little and followed the circuits with a steady run up past White Wells, through Rocky Valley and back home via the Tarn, dripping with sweat because it was a very warm and muggy day. I was out for 45 minutes in total and it was the greatest joy to have that freedom to run again, and feel good. This was the first time in getting on for two months when I've felt like a runner. I'm not ready yet to give this feeling up. I've now got to make sure that I keep the progress steady and not get carried away. I've felt just a little bit of tightness since so that's a reminder that I'm not out of the woods completely.