... well kind of!A bit of a switcheroo this week saw my long day at work moving to a Monday (short days until the weekend - woo hoo!) I hadn't slept too well, so completely bottled the public transport and walking option in favour of the foot-connected-to-the-accelerator choice. I did, however, put some running kit in a bag and took it with me. At 7.30am on a Monday morning, running is the generally the last thing on my mind, however now the snow had gone, I decided that I'd be more miffed if I didn't take anything and got to lunchtime to find I was really in the mood to get some miles done.
To be honest, I'm not sure I was in the mood for a run when lunchtime arrived, but somehow I clicked into autopilot, got changed and headed out. It felt good... somehow easier than I expected for the first mile and a half or so. Small puddles were easily avoided and larger puddles didn't get my feet too wet, which was a bit of a result.
The canal looked odd today. The top of the water had ripples, but underneath, it was clear that the ice hadn't quite melted. Certainly the ducks weren't impressed as the did their 'walking on the water' trick and one poor bird came into land and skidded right into the small branch under which it had made its nest (fortunately it was unhurt, but it was on the side of the canal with no towpath so there wouldn't have been a lot I could have done about it anyway.)
The first problem arose when I rounded a corner and saw barriers and fencing. This was well over 2 miles into my run and having to choose another route could have seen me be seriously late back after lunch. Luckily, they were just guarding a hole that the gas board had dug. The second problem explained why I'd thought my run was going so well to start with. As I came around the corner from the sheltered canal spur, the wind hit me. I'd obviously had the wind at my back pushing me on and now it was right in my face. Although the temperature had risen to around 8 or 9 degrees today the wind made it feel a lot colder and I was quite rosy cheeked by the time I got back to the office.
The combination of getting home after 6.30pm and having to write my annual review tonight (compounded by the 'not being allowed to e-mail it home' policy), will pretty much ensure I won't get anymore exercise done today. Still - 4 weeks down. Only three days left to go!
Total today (runing):
Distance - 3.91 miles
Time - 44m 31
Janathon:
Total Distance - 206.39 miles
Total Time - 32h 12m 42
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