Addition to the list of things to guts through - running on late Saturday afternoon. It was hot, well 23C or so (hot for Wellington), and had I not made a pact to run with a friend, I wouldn't have gone. Leaving home when my family were sitting on the back lawn with cups of tea? Less than 20 minutes into the run I was thinking I should have stayed, but I'm pleased I went out.
I would put the grovel factor at about 6/10 (it wasn't that long); the grot factor at about 8/10 (hot and sweaty, and had baked beans for lunch); the company factor 10/10 (love running with friends); recovery factor 2/10 (felt rubbish afterwards). But there is a certain satisfaction in noting a run the paper diary and in here, especially after two days off (1 planned, one too busy to think). It'll be a run I'll always remember.
It always amazes me, when I look back over my running diary, that I can place most of the runs, even those on the tried and true local circuits. There's almost always something memorable about each one, either for the delight of a great run, or the happiness of finishing a rough one. Thinking about the last 20 km of the Kepler, these tough ones are probably the most valuable to me - not that I'm wishing for more of them!
Happy trails.
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