Hi!
well....if you read yesterday, you'd know that I was very nervous about joining a running club and was meeting for my first run with them last night. Well....I went and I did it! We met up in a car park and I introduced myself - there were 2 other Sam's....the people were really nice - but as always everybody already knows somebody. So I introduced myself and started chatting about how nervous I was - and I was reassured...then a woman came up and stood right in front of me effectively cutting me off from everybody! I know she didn't mean to do it...but I though ahh that makes it easy for me...not!
So we split into 2 groups (apparently Tuesday night is the main night - where there is about 10 different groups)...off we went. There were about 10 ppl in our group. Was quite good at first because we needed to cross roads so had to stop for traffic! Phew...bit of a rest! Then we headed away from the main town and into the greenery...and up a hill. I struggled with this hill and had to stop a few times (as did a few of the others). At the top there was a bench and we all stood and chatted for a little bit. I really liked this as I got to chat to people and we got a proper rest. A woman took a pic.....and I managed to pic it up from the Strava app....
So....I am on the bench with Michael (only male) and he is the organiser of it all I think, and next to him is another of the run leaders...she was really nice and reassured me a lot and ran with me for quite a while. I liked everybody I met... One brilliant thing - is that we ran in some gorgeous places with amazing views - through fields with cows (Lissa you would have loved that) and alongside water, over bridges...it was just gorgeous. We ended up doing 8.23km - although at a very slow pace...well, the pace probably wasn't that slow - but stopping and chatting meant it took longer.
I wish I could duplicate this run - and it looks really simple in the above pic - but it wasn't!
So anyway....very pleased that I did it - and was able to add it to my YVSTY challenge - back at 30km ahead after a couple of easy days.
I was STARVING when I got back - and I had prepared most of the food - we were having the Asian pork meatballs from the Hello Fresh thingy....it was amazing! So yummy!!!
So.....today....I plan on finishing getting the curtains up in the four-poster guest room...and weeding in the front garden!! Exciting time eh? lol. Love it!