Distance Walked: 10 miles
Time Taken: 2 hours, 17 Minutes
James was away this weekend.
Sunday for me was jam full of volunteering for Leukaemia CARE at the London Marathon so after three weeks of no long walks I planned a route, made a play list and set my alarm for 8am on Saturday morning.
I ate my favourite brekkie of Muesli, Natural yogurt and Honey, fed the cat, had a cup of tea and put on my walking kit. Checked the time 8.40 am
And set off.
The weather was reasonable. Sunny in parts, bit breezy but no rain.
It was quite nice walking. I felt good, my lungs were working but overworking. My muscles felt good, and my sore calves were loosening. Walking with music helped. As I felt heavy and tired Kanye West's Stronger started to play on my MP3. The good beat and good lyrics lifted me and pushed me forward.
I got a bit bored around mile 7 but kept on going. At Elmfield way the Saturday Morning paper shoppers confused me in their cars, milling around. Around mile 8 the muscles around my hips and butt started to ache. But once I was on Croham Manor Road there was no stopping me. Head Down feet pounding.
I started the stopwatch on my phone as I left the front door and didn't look at it or the time on the way round. Knowing how long I had been out had the potential to depress me. So as I headed up my road on the home straight I was pleasantly surprised to see it was not yet 11am. The stopwatch read 02:17:20.4 as I hit stop on my front doorstep. Job Done.
Now for next week - hopefully my butt will ache less by then! H x
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