It's cold outside

I Did It :)

So motivation was down last week, Mum being Mum decided to text me a 9pm Saturday night telling me she was picking me up at 9.20am Sunday to go for a run. She knew I wouldn't be able to say no!

So Sunday morning was only a short one down the sea front, but was good to be out again. It was so lovely running down the beach, there's a lot of runners there giving you a smile or a wave which surprisingly, really helps you keep going.

Unfortunately Mum couldn't run; whilst doing a run herself she slipped and twisted her ankle. Knowing she was there walking behind me Sunday made me realise how much she supports me, She didn't have to kick me out of bed, pick me up and walk along the beach at 10am (she has a swollen ankle, she should be resting) but she did and that mean a lot to me.

Knowing I could do it once, I did it again. I was up at 8.30 this morning and out for a run. I didn't realise running in winter is so different to running in summer. The cold seems to tense up all your muscles, making you feel like you've run 2 miles when you've done 1 mile. Even breathe you take of cold air feels like it's burning your lungs, every step you take feels like your joints have gone stiff slowing you down, as well as your muscles not allowing you to stretch your leg out at far as you normally would. You run for so long everything goes numb through the cold, your finger tips, ears and worst of all you nose.

Seeing as it's getting even colder now, I'm off out to buy some new running clothes to keep me warmer :)