Bye, bye February *waves*

I'm Still feeling quite giddy as I write! Having completed 17.32 miles (not quite the 17.5 'map my run' declared!) Lisa and I were positively excited in quite a juvenile manner! Jo was a little more reserved having turned up feeling a little below par she still insisted on going the full distance which was raising her mileage more than necessary but as she and I groaned in unison as we descended back to Apperley Bridge I joked with her that we could make it into a song! The start this morning was 3 hours behind us and it felt great, painful but great! Just where one pulls such elation and excitement from after covering such a distance is beyond me but believe me it felt good. I'm sure Jo felt the same even if she didn't show it.

If I had to hazard a guess some of it may have spawned from the fact that we didn't get the soaking we were expecting as the weather forecast had been for a downpour, high winds and a storm, the reality was overcast, at times a cold breeze but nonetheless pleasant conditions in which to run, also the time, taking into account that the route we had just covered was quite a tough climb up to Guiseley, through Menston, down into Otley pause by the river for a photo (above) and then uphill back to Menston, up through Whitecross to Hollings Hill, down through Baildon, up to Fox's Corner at Shipley and then back up Leeds Road to Thackley, along to Apperley Lane back down to Woodhouse Grove School, we dared to equate our time with the marathon and came to the conclusion that realistically - dare I say it - we should be able to do our respective marathons in 4 1/2 hours - that makes my heart miss a beat but I'm still sticking to my statement 'I will be elated if I can go under 5 hours' - oh ye of little faith!

Never mind the weeks, there goes another month, bye bye February!

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