August has been and gone

[stillwaddler]

Due to some stomach cramps and general malaise. Back to it at lunchtime today with a not quite 4 miler from work, was OK, not quite as hard as I expected - but I did chicken out and walked up the last hill past the fire station.

Was musing on the way round why I still don't feel like a "real" runner? Maybe because I started late ( I've ony been at it about 5 years)? Maybe because I haven't entered hundreds of races - although I've done my fair share of halfs and the FLM? Maybe it's because I don't belong to a club? Other people I see out running look like real runners, they all seem to have lean thighs and an air of purpose about them. Maybe they don't feel "real" either?

On a different subject, I recently looked after two cats belonging to my stand partner from the orchestra I play in whilst she was in Canada, and bless her, she bought me a gorgeous running jacket back, it's made by Running Room, I checked them out on the web, they have a great website but don't deliver to the Uk :-( Shame because they have some rather natty looking overshoes for running in icy conditions. Maybe I'll put in an order for the next time she goes...