Lets make Friday Saturday

Friday 2^nd March

Distance: 3.36mile
Time: 47:51min

Avg Speed: 4.22mph                        

Avg Pace: approx. 14.13min/mile
Calories Burned: 456

After a busy week where I had work for 4 days and have had evening commitments too I have had difficulty finding time to go for a run so I made the decision that today would be a ‘me’ day where I would do what I wanted. Starting with my run followed by a shower, doing my hair and then catching up on things around the house that I wanted to do. This may or may not involve daytime TV!

Once I had waved my Raison d’etre off to work I donned my running shoes and set off. Now my dilemma was that as it was not yet Saturday, although very nearly Saturday, should I go on my Saturday route or should I take a different midweek route? In the end I opted to go up the street and left as I would on a Saturday but to divert after a mile. I was struck by how thick the petrol fumes seemed to be this morning, so getting off the main road and heading up the Weetwood Lane and towards Meanwood Park seemed the more pleasant option. I trotted along towards the park passing the beautiful houses and stunning trees of Weetwood. In the park I stopped for a while on the ‘Pooh Sticks’ bridge and remembered many a happy hour with my ‘son and heir’ spent in the park either pushing his pram there or shouting support from the side-lines for his football team. I paused to take a photo of the beck (that flows through the park) and listen to the bird song- not mocking today! The picture is included in this blog for your perusal.

 I continued through the park and through Meanwood, then up Grove Lane where I paused a while at St Urbans Church. I must remember not to sit down on cold stone seats! I Was grateful for the rest though as my calves were aching. I then opted to take the short cut up by Weatfields Hospice rather than up Grove Lane to the junction, then passed my old middle school (photo enclosed) and home.

Today my thoughts wandered whilst running, as they so often do, I found myself thinking about you… you the people who take time out of your lives to read my ramblings. I know that most of my readers are friends who know me well and for your support I am eternally grateful. However, when I read the blog statistics I see that my readers are from all over the world and that fascinates me incredibly. I have a lot of questions I would like to ask you but I think I will save that for another day for now it is sufficient to say that you are in my thoughts.