May....back on the road again.....

[Bierzo Baggie]

Just when I was getting back into it...came down with a stinking cold. Always seem to get one when the hot weather comes. Strange that. What’s worse, I passed it on to Rosana who passed it on to baby Lara. So that put an end to any more running last week.

Got out early this morning while everybody was sleeping. Cool, Sunday morning air made for ideal running conditions. The mist hung enigmatically over the Montes Aquilianos and the cherry trees in the allotments brandished their first ripe cherries. I struggled around a one-hour all-road circuit although hardly came up across any cars. Brought up several gallons of phlegm and sounded more like old man Steptoe than an athlete.
Running time 61 minutes. All in all, felt better after a run!
Saw a couple of signs up for next Saturday’s Montes Aquilianos event. http://es.geocities.com/leonatletismo/aquilianos.htm
They’re expecting a good turnout with runners and walkers from all over the north of Spain. My dad won’t be doing it in the end due to an unfortunate accident halfway up Ben Nevis. I ran my first half marathon with my dad back in 1988 but he packed in the running fairly recently when people started shouting “well done grandad” as he crossed the finish line. He still does a lot of challenging walks though and this was the ideal event to do together 17 years later.....a shame, maybe next year.