Day 261 The knee

My knee has been aching me, naturally I gather after the run yesterday. So I've been hobbling about today. However it made me stop and think this photo taken from last year is now spookily accurate...

Day 260 The run

Today was the great north run. Myself and my partner managed to complete the 13.1 mile course in 2hours 27minutes. Id love to tackle it again next year and beat my time. It was one of the hardest but most rewarding things I've done and if you ever get the chance do it. Credit has to go to all the runners but also the spectators who cheer you along the course...

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Day 259 The games

Today we were in newcastle. Tomorrow sees us tackle the great north run and before the run a pasta party is held on the banks on the tune river. Next to it is the great north city games also. We went by this today and it was quite a nice event.

The sun was shining and as we enjoyed our pasta we got to watch British and American athletes go head to head. There was a temporary race track laid out. Some of the athletes had even competed and win golds in the recent Olympics. We saw the pole vault, an event that I'd imagine requires a very high skill level and could be quite dangerous too...

Day 231 Keep on running

Training for the great north run is going, well, ok. I only seriously started training 2 weeks ago, and even then haven't seriously trained. So tonight u went for a run. I ran 10.6k which is 6.59 miles. I was quite pleased as this is around half the distance of the great north run, and as I finished I didn't feel knackered I felt I could of gone for more.

However there was a slight snag, 3 miles into my run I noticed my shoes had a serious malfunction, never mind I continued on the beaten track, I'll have to get some new ones...

Day 126 jogging

As OH is currently training for the Great North Run she was getting ready to go for a run. She started by jogging on the spot in the house and as she did this, eldest child decided to join in and act as support....

Meanwhile the youngest child just looked on at what a pair of wallies they looked like...