I think I need to lie down. I can't believe I'm planning to do some serious running. Am I completely nuts? Trust me, I'll keep you informed!
I now own two books on running. "The Complete Book of Running for Women" (Claire Kowalchik) and "Marathon Running for Mortals" (John Bingham & Jenny Hadfield). I have already devoured half of the Claire Kowalchik's book in one day. It is so full of information and inspiration. Just reading makes me want to run! I have trawled the internet for a load of websites on running for women and bookmarked them into my one of my favourites folders labelled "Health & Fitness".
I am also the proud owner of a contraption of sorts. A sports bra with bells & whistles, hooks & velcro. It feels a little like a chastity belt for my boobs ... I am not yet convinced that prolonged wear won't induce an asthma attack! To say it's a little firm would be an understatement of sorts!
And, I even contacted a friend of mine who regularly goes along with the running group formed by a bunch of people that we work with ... and I have kinda committed to going along tomorrow night. Gulp. A couple of the running club members run marathons every couple of weeks ... for fun! Ha! This is going to be interesting. Fingers crossed I make it home ... without suffering a coronary or a bra induced asthma attack!
Bandit Girl is going to become a runner ... okay, clearly not the stereotypical tall, lithe, lean, long striding runner but one day soon you'll see me out there doing something a lot like running. I would like to think it will be in a manner that will not draw public smirking and finger pointing! But that is a very real possibility.
Who knows ... maybe one day those internet websites on running may have their very own folder labelled "Running". Maybe.
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