I knew it. I bloody knew it. I didn’t plan to go out at 6 this morning, I decided to see what happened if and when I woke up. Would I leap out of bed or hide under the duvet? Technically neither, but kind of both.
Alarm sounds. I paw blindly at my phone to make it shut up (I swear the buttons are different every morning). I close my eyes. I open them again expecting it to be gone 6 o’clock so I couldn’t possibly run. It’s 5.35. I close my eyes and pull the duvet a little tighter. I listen. It’s not raining. That’s good. I lie there wondering if I’ve wasted enough time so I’m too late to go. It’s 5.40. I realise that if I do waste enough time to be too late to run, I will only be cross with myself. Then I’ll be grumpy. I swear at the inner workings of my mind. I stumble to the loo. I’m up now. I might as well run. I gather random bits of kit and play sock roulette. Inevitably I get two R’s. I locate an L. Miles sits out on the wheelie bin. I suspect he knows not to mess me around this morning. I hunt for keys. I cannot find keys. I wonder if my plan will be undone by keys. I decide to steal Ginge’s key and hope there isn’t a fire while I’m out. I play shoe roulette. I put on my right shoe. It takes far too long for me to realise that my left shoe doesn’t fit because it is also a right. Especially as one shoe is pink, the other purple. Shuffle is located, shoes match, key is borrowed, Miles has found his satellite. I adorn myself in hi-vis. I depart and run a funny T-shaped loop because I can’t decide which way to run, so I do a bit of both ways. I have run 3 miles and my Athon record lives to fight another day.
I will do this again tomorrow. Arse.
Travelling Hopefully 
Brilliant!
Ha ha ha….i can’t beieve you actually got out there after all that – well done!
I love your blog, made me laugh out loud, especially the alarm part, that’s exactly what I do. The only way I can get out and run at that time is to just not think about it!
Respect! I’ve given up all hope of me running very early in the morning! Go for it tomorrow and then I really will be in awe!
You are a ‘Athon goddess.
brilliant! sounds exactly like me early in the morning 🙂
That sounded really painful… so well done for actually getting out there there’s no way I could function at that time of the morning! Good luck with tomorrow’s run!
Hoorah! Well done on getting out after all those challenges were thrown in your way, and you even managed a fancy-shaped loop!
Cassie, you never fail to make me laugh! Well done on yet another early morning run.
Bet you felt good all day for having got it done and dusted early, great effort well done
Great post — keep it up!!