20/07/2024
Morning run, 4th one this week. I’m not a natural runner. At school I wasn’t fast but because I was tall and skinny everyone thought I would be the next Zola Budd. But, I just didn’t seem to have the stamina to go the distance. I far prefer cycling but rarely find the time. After a dog walk every morning my exercise slot has been used up. But, on my first walk this holiday I thought why the hell not. I picked my feet up a little higher, stretched my stride out a little further and before I knew it I was running. In my mind I looked like a gazelle and the Tuscan countryside slid past. The reality, probably more like a hippo. But I was doing it and it didn’t seem as bad as I feared it would. Now I’ve run every 2nd day. I thought it would get easier. So far it hasn’t, but it hasn’t gotten harder so I’m going to continue. Maybe by the end of the holiday I will have achieved that gazelle like stride of my dreams.
