Ok quickie and hilly

Like the title said. Still in the auld country. Tennis tomoorw with sis (I say sounds posh but the again, relation had recently met p o t us on holiday so can't beat that!)xx Christmas to you all. Still.

Happy Christmas just thinking about how to run all this food off

Feels like I have expanded a dress size in a day. Is that possible ? He'll who cares for one day ! Mind you, I fancy another full turkey dinner tomorrow again.......seasons greetings to you all from a bright  night.

Greetings from the old country

Auld country, Erin. How are your last min Christmas preparations going ? Well despit loads of presents still to wrap and a few still to get and some last minute food to buy, I managed to prioritise a little trot into the village and down by the river. Not as pretty a day as last mite (mid march I think) but still a run in the fresh air, peace and quiet. Legs are stiff today so it was pretty slow and not sure how far , probably 5k in about 40 to 45mins but a run. Next one Boxing Day to to all my friends a very happy Christmas!!

Fast for a reason

Normally the trot with a few hills with the ballet mums leaves me out of puff but ok. This week we has to mince at the start as roads were really greasy and then one of the mums realised we would be late to see the final rehersal and as helper mums we needed to be there soooooo we took off at a belter ace and got back .... Late and for me, out of puff but at least I kept up. Kid still annoyed as I hadn't seen the full dance. Never mind.

No new runs, spin class tonight but trying to get to 100posts by Christmas

So 3to go after this, reckon that's fine.  Might get 3runs in. Will need to as double Christmas dinner on the 25th again with 2setsof family to visit in the one day . How easy to pile on the pounds ?especially as I love Christmas dinner :)

Noticibly absent

I have had 5goals this year - did 2. Still time do do the others? No not 2of them cos they are date dependant e.g. Visiting the cave at ingle borough which is only open to the public on bank holidays so have to wait until Easter for at one. You have to be lowered down by a winch several hundred feet into this massive gaping cave. I like the sound.....! I might just be able to squeeze the 4th one with a climb of Ingle borough hill before the end of the year. The photo , incase you were wondering, is of hadrians wall in the north of England which was a new place for me and it was great to see it ( roman emperor, edge of the Roman Empire, build a big wall, keep the scots out etc. ) Also did my first 10k (and I am claiming it in just under 1hour as apparently we ran more than 10k at the tholthorpe one where my time was 1hour and 16secs) and of course.... Must not forget my first half marathon, the great north. 

Ok so why so few running posts? Cos I haven't been running. I have been doing a Spinning class which is bloody hard but seems to have kept my fitness up as I went for 2 runs recently and they were ok. Hilly Sutton, the one where you have to start at the base of the white horse and make it up all the vertical steps without passing out. Then yesterday, a lovely little trot with the ballet mums ( ballet seems to be in 2camps, the ones who run(3or4of us) and those who sit and chat and probably bit h about us runners). I was worried about this run as I haven't been for a while and usually they trot round while I pant my way through but this time I was absolutely fine and felt great. So much so that I intend to do the same today at the gruelling 2hour dress rehersal. How keen am I . Just off to find a route on google earth as the boss , who lives near, has not fulfilled my request to suggest a route. Thanks boss!