A Welcome Return to the Trails
Well, Strava has kindly advised me of the last time I ran my first venture onto the trails post lockdown. Has it been that long?
Nothing much has changed on the trail except I need a bell.
Oh, it’s so good to be back on the trails. If it’s one thing I’ve learnt from this lock down is time can flyby without out any immediate realisation. Having Strava highlight the last time I ran today’s route makes that clear.
Having decided to run the trails the day before, I got all of my kit ready the night before (to help stop any procrastination). I even found the trails shoes I’d ordered before lockdown and gave them a go.
Arriving at the trailhead (Helsby Quarry Car Park) I waited whilst a kind gentleman gave up his parking space for me. It was that busy.
Let's Start Again.
A diary entry to myself.
As we begin our 10th week of lock down it's hard not to look at my physical self and the 10 weeks I've squandered in taking the opportunity to keep fit.
But hey, I'm not here to tell you to look back. Instead it's look forward.
Look forward to this being over, possibly not ever back to normal. To the time when you'll once again have the chance to run in those remote places where you find so much solace. Those places where you can quiet the even noisy thoughts in your head. They're not bad thoughts. There's just to many of them (ideas, plans and solutions to problems).
As my mojo again fades like the ink on the 'Thank you NHS' signs sellotaped to people's windows I'm not letting it phase me. Hell, that's the least of my and the worldly worries. Instead I'm jus going to run or cycle when I can. Hopefully enough to keep a semblance of 'base fitness' so that every run or cycle doesn't make passers by start to think about their CPR training they attended only to get out of the office for a day.
So I'm starting again. It may not last long and I find myself starting again, but as long as I can start again I'm happy.
The year 2020 can just be one of those 'remember that year when...' years.
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