The Sunday 'Happy' Long Run.

Getting to that time of the year where numbers start to dwindle with not much racing left to go and so it was only a small number out for this morning’s long run. Still it didn’t stop a morning filled with much entertainment along the way with everyone seemingly in a happy mood.

I hadn’t been running much so was keen to log a few ks today even if it meant at an easier pace. After welcoming Shire boy ‘Abdul’ Ali and getting firsthand the reports from his recent Blackmore’s 3.5k winning run we were off for the first 6k loop. Wasn’t long before the front runners led by Ali were off and I was then left to run with a very happy ‘Sweaty’ in Craig Wiseman after his ‘Mad’ Jocks got up for the win in the Union. The Rugby and his happiness I could take but when he started going on about his ‘date night’ at the movies watching Toni Collette in ‘Miss you Already’ where he was crying like a baby it was starting to get too much for me.

Pleased then when we returned to the cafe and picked up Birchy at 7am, and he was even happier as he couldn’t then shut up about his new flame ‘Susan’ for the next 5ks as we were working around 4.45 pace per/k. The 10k loop completed just as the GPS packed in and then I managed to convince both Birch & Wiseman to do another flat loop with me to round out 20ks for the day.

20ks all up at about 4.45 for the morning – easy enough and happy to get a longer run done after going M.I.A over the past few weeks.

Frenchman Jerome Depardieu joined Birchy and I for coffee after, as we watched another happy man Jeet come bouncing around the corner singing the Barry Manilow classic Mandy. Geez, didn’t know he was such a big fan but seems he’s got the whole collection of CDs in his car – tragic.

 

Rest day tomorrow but will continue on with the Monday swim with Crossy Lad........ just hope it’s not too cold for him?

 

 

Take a listen to what is top of Jeets playlist for his New York Marathon run to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GhYgwDJAMc

 

Cheers