An "off" day

I had a bit of a rubbish run today... I left the house around 7am (which is never a good thing for me, I find running very early quite difficult). I was shattered when I got up, and had I not had to pick Luke up at 11am, I would have definitely rolled over and gone back to sleep.

So, the first few miles felt OK, but by the time I'd got down to the seafront at 7 miles, I felt like my legs weren't going to carry me any further. They felt so tired. I pushed through a certain amount of it, and then started having walk breaks which did alleviate the aches.
It was a sad state of affairs as I ran/walked the remaining 9 miles home. Had I not got back and saw my average pace had been 10.14mm, I would have presumed I'd walked most of it! Fortunately, my quads are not aching like they were last week, which is good. Again, I was amazed to find no aching in my calves or hamstrings. I can't believe how well my training has worked for them. William and Shaun really are getting me to fatigue proof my legs as promised... just my quads to sort out now.

I quickly got ready after my bath and picked Luke up and took him to the German Shepherd Rally that Andy had invited me to on Facebook. It was really good, and I could have brought all of the dogs home with me. Andy told me today that I can pick Lincoln up no earlier than Saturday 13th of November, as he needs to be 8 weeks old before he can leave his mam. So, that's another day I will have to run at 7am (my last weighted vest run before Florence), pick the dog up about 12ish and get him settled ready for our afternoon visitors. That's one day I really WILL feel like having a glass of champers. The good news is, all 3 puppies I have seen (who have been anywhere between 8 and 11 weeks old) from Andy's litters have been very quiet, a little shy and subdued... so I don't think he will be wanting to clamber all over people, which will be a welcome relief to Paula who is a bit scared of dogs. I feel like I have lots to look forward to! :-)