What to do on a wet Sunday in Wales
Well, run of course. In the wind and the rain. So here’s the latest progress report: 2 days ago I managed to run to Nick’s house and back - a total of 6.4 miles - hooray! The bad news…? The length of time it took me to do so - over an hour (about 67 minutes if we’re being totally precise). Still, I did do it without stopping. Today I ran (I use the term loosely) 5 miles at a slightly faster pace. This was ok I think as I was feeling pretty tired. In the good old days I would have stopped after about 5 minutes and decided to do something a bit less strenuous instead, like reading the paper. Listening to music while I’m out really helps too as I used to find the sound of my own rather laboured breathing really off-putting. Talybont reservoir looks very beautiful even in wild and wet weather so that’s an added bonus.
Coming soon: dealing with unskilful mental states that arise when flies buzz round your head when you’re running.
