I did it, I did it!

*dancing and excited little jig*

I did it!  I got up this morning, put on training outfit #2, and was out the door by 6:02!

So pleased with myself for actually doing it.  However, I was so excited about the prospect of getting breathless again, that I've been mostly awake since about 3:30 this morning, after dreaming about going running.  Seems my subconscious wanted to make sure I wouldn't sleep through my alarm, and so I remained lightly dozing, until I fell into a deep sleep just before the alarm went off.  Typical.

Of course, 2nd time in wasn't really any better than the first.  Things to note - there are a lot of dog walkers out at that time in the morning, but less cars.  It was very cold and frosty too, so my desperate panting was far more obvious to all than it had been last night.  I didn't have the small folk with me as an excuse.  And, the highlight for me was passing a lady and her dog at the bottom of my hill, and meeting her again at the top - it had taken them the same time to walk up my road as it had for me to 'run' up the next one.

Still, every adventure has to start somewhere, and mine is beginning by learning just how unfit I really am, and trying to make it slightly less so, a bit each day.

I hope to run again tomorrow morning, and then see how we feel by Wednesday when the weather is supposed to turn.  Perhaps then, I'll turn to the other thing that should make a difference, which is free weights and lots of squats. (I know the theory, I just haven't put it into practice for months!)

In the mean time, #1 son didn't make it into school today - he didn't feel great at bedtime last night, but despite having to be woken this morning, he seemed quite perky until we walked into school.  It's about a 15 minute walk, and mostly downhill on the way there so they both glid in on their scooters.  Normally he's up in front, but today he stayed close, and slowly doubled up as his tummy cramped up and he felt sick.  A lovely friend gave us a lift home, and he's now snuggled back up in bed whilst I crack on with the activities of the day.

Re the hat - had to frog it a few times last night due to wrong hook and not paying attention enough, so didn't quite get it finished.  Really need to today, as it was apparently snowing in Keith last night - the place we're going to next weekend!  Apparently they should be experiencing a 'high' for our visit, but that means the temp will be somewhere between 5-7C.  I think I'll be packing my thermals!