I am now sprawled on the carpet in front of the telly, but just over an hour ago I was clutching my thighs and stopping at each traffic light to massage my legs and attempt to stretch them out. I missed my long run this weekend, so decided that it needed to be done today. At the end of work I also made excuses and got out of it, but had a little chat with someone from work, and suddenly I was ready to go!
I set out my route to run from Swiss Cottage, striaight south past Hyde Park, Sloane Square, Kings Road, over the Wandsworth Bridge, then along the south side of the Thames to vauxhall and then past the Houses of Parliament (I checked the time at Big Ben), Trafalgar Square, Aldwych (where I was past by a load of sprinting men!), to Angel, down Essex Road and home. It snowed the entire way! Lucky there was no snow already settled or it could've been really slippy.
So it was great... I almost was distracted by the fancy shops on the Kings Road... really nice dresses always get me! It was at about 8 miles that I was suddenly starting to feel the burn. My knee seemed to be acting up, and there was a sniggle in my thigh. I don't think I really slowed down until about 13 miles though. I did have to stop and have a little panic in Wandsworth. Remember in Love Actually Hugh Grant's secretary told him that she lived in the 'dodgy end' of Wandsworth? Well as soon as I stepped over the bridge into Wandsworth did two men come up from behind me and attack the asian man in front of me. I think they may have stolen his ipod or something, but it shook me up as it all happened so fast that I wasn't even sure who was the victim. I think I was more shaken than the asian man, asking him if I should call the police, if he was okay etc. He wasn't, but he didn't want any help, so I kept going... slowly... they'd run off in the direction that I was going, so I was scared that they would jump out on me next. They didn't. Phew!
The snow was harder for the second half of the run, and my legs just killed, but at the same time I didn't have trouble putting one in front of the other - it just hurt more than normal.
I almost got on the bus near Gray's Inn Road, but again pushed through it and then the cheap arse in me didn't want to pay for the bus for just 2 stops. And I was soooo close, I couldn't chicken out at the last minute!
Home! Roasted portobellos with garlic, cheese and with couscous... a hot bath, and some ibuprofen, I'm feeling a little stiff, okay very stiff. So I'm off to stretch!
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