and continues

So far this week I’ve walked 10 miles in the Pentland hills, run 4.5 miles,
and been in the gym three times (the snow came back!). Not enough I know but am just trying to get in the habit of doing something 6 days a week. Tomorrow Sue’s taking me out to run the route of next weeks Lasswade 10 which by all accounts is hilly. My attitude to events has already changed from trying to get a pb to just trying to put in the miles with no injury. Am having to think much more long term about my fitness and it will be a test to see if my pride can manage to allow me to walk during events if needs be in order to get the miles and hours of training in rather than speed. (The latter being a relative term as speed has never been my thing - proved by a very embarassing attempt at the 100m at school)
Asked Elaine Boyd (artist who paints with her left foot and lets nothing get in the way of the things she wants to do) for some motivational words, to which she replied “just get out and run”. Thanks Elaine - didn’t know you were such a philospher!!