The Extreme Staycation

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown Pinch and a (socially distanced) punch for the first of the month. I am very aware that I started this blog in March and it is now May... wow Today the weather has been mildly apocalyptic - sunshine followed by hail - going outside even briefly seems like a fool's errand. In Couch to 5k news, we have reached the point when it's all running - 5 minute warm up walk followed by 30 minutes of running (or jogging in my case).  Managed our second run of the week yesterday before being drowned although I did feel I was almost going backwards at one point, I was going so slowly. And in digital-Freeview-box-recording-capacity news - we are at 17%.  I am pleased.

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown Running I am not a runner. Or so I thought. I am a gym workout and dance class kinda person.  I don't run, because every time I've tried, I've been incapacitated for several days afterwards.  I even owned a vest top that said "I hate Running". Why was this?  Maybe I wasn't as fit?  Maybe I didn't pace myself? As the gyms are closed, I've joined my husband doing Couch to 5k .  He was already at the end of week 3 so I really dived in. And I have surprised, no, shocked myself - maybe I am a runner afterall!  Not only have I been able to do it, I've actually quite enjoyed it.  I make sure I have a good stretch afterwards and so far, it's going ok - I can walk the next day and everything. Good thing I got rid of that vest top - it would make a liar out of me. Lovely footage of the day - Henry the Koala https://www.thedodo.com/videos/in-the-wild/tiny-baby-koala-do...