Early Morning Jog

Last night Isaac was bothered with his teeth and woke at 9pm and 4.30am.  The first wakening I brought him downstairs for a little while to allow the Calpol to kick in and then took him back to bed.  He then settled quite well.  At 4.30 I brought him in with us as at that time his crying would probably waken the others and it would be like flogging a dead horse.  He cuddled up and then went back to sleep.  The problem was I didn't!  I tossed and turned until about 5.30 and decided in the end to get up and use the opportunity to go for a run.  I hadn't been since we went to Spring Harvest with illness and other events preventing me so.  Last time I went round the Trapp, which is about 4.5 miles long and takes you up Slade Lane, across Whins Lane, down Trapp Lane and back up Whalley Road to home.  I nearly killed myself doing that the first time as I sprinted the last 100m and sent my heart rate above it's recommended maximum rate.  This time I went along Blackburn Road, up Simonstone Lane and back up Whalley Road, which was 4.3 miles.  I thought I wouldn't go as far this time with not having been for a couple of weeks but was unaware at the time how far it actually was.  Fortunately, I didn't sprint the end.  I don't think I could have done if I wanted.  I nearly stopped a few times along the way.  I managed it in the end but was reduced to almost walking pace.  It took me about 45mins.

Distances for runs:

Round Main Gas factories 1.5 miles 15mins

Brookfoot 2.5 miles

Higher Whittaker Farm 3 miles 30mins

Stepping Stones 4 miles

Habergham 4 miles

Simonstone 4.3 miles 45mins

Trapp 4.6 miles 52mins

Read & Trapp 5.6 miles

Red Rock & Higham 6.5 miles