Given my current state of health and mind (see 'Bethany' entry below), I decided to opt out of the Harriers Tuesday night run tonight! Had I run with them tonight one of two things would have happened:
1. On completion of the run, Dave, Laura, Ray & Paul would have spent 20 mins in the rain waiting for me to finish or,
2. I would have finished with them and then promptly died.
So instead I went playing in the mud on Cleeve Common. Dave emailed me his Sunday route adding that the trails were extremely muddy so I knew I was in for a mucky time today. To my surprise the Common has held-up really well to the persistent rain and was fairly clear of mud. However, the 'off Common' tracks were waterlogged and thick with mud. Thankfully Rusty decided to go swimming in the sheep dip pond toward the end of the run so that washed most of the mud off him, he was still a soggy, muddy mutt by the time we got home though. Nothing a wash-down with the garden hose won't fix ;)
I've just finished 'Running on Empty' - great book. Amusing and educational! I'm currently reading 'Dellaglio!' and then I have Dean Karnazes 'Ultra Marathon Man' to read which I think will be a book that on completion, the word 'nutter' will be my considered opinion!
As I type the rain is once again raising the river levels and adding to the mud mixture. Marvellous.
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