Spring

Woke: 4:38 AM and went back to sleep...
Snooze: nil, full of beans this morning! I could hear the birds singing outside which is a first - must be springtime!
Up: 06:08 AM
Fuel: water
Out: 06:27 AM, I was pottering - should I make my bed now or when I get back?
Weather: mild, probably would've managed without my gloves. Sky was a dark light blue purple-y shade of pink...
Thoughts:

• Wonder if the pavement on Croxted Road will sparkle today... it did!
• Gee, I could feel and smell the car fumes during the last leg. Dulwich Common was busy this morning - thought it'd be quiet with it being half term, then again it should't have had any bearing since it was a little before the school run
• I once read that Maggie Thatcher lives in a gated estate in Dulwich, I wonder if it's Hambledon Place?
  
• Yes! I knew why I'd brought my iPhone with me this morning...
  
  
  To take advantage call Dulwich Riding School

Mornings!: Was feeling a bit shy today... I had 2 opportunities:

• the silverfox getting into his Merc on Croxted Road
• the senior runner in a bright florescent yellow mac crossing Dulwich Common at College Road

Distance: 3 miles
Route: Court Lane, Turney Lane, Croxted Road, Dulwich Common... I'll map it later
Back: 07:02 AM
Refuel: daddy portion of porridge and decaf earl grey
Alcoholic beverage treats: didn't fancy anything, green tea for me
Alcoholic beverages not consumed: saki - went for Japanese with Geoff this evening
What next: 6 miles with the club on Tuesday evening
Notes:

• Had to tell Sarah that I wasn't running with her this lunchtime, was feeling pretty stiff and a little tight from Saturday so probably not a good idea to do speedwork
• The salesman who sold me my car sponsored me today, am touched. I love my Mazda and if you want one just like mine, get in touch with Phil Hodgson at Peoples in Bootle - he's the man!

Free Poo Today

Woke: 05:18 AM
Snooze: nil - I'm getting good at avoiding this!
Up: 06:14 AM
Thoughts / Notes:

• not 1 but 2 foxes ran in front of my path crossing Court Lane this morning!
  
• it's the first time since I started running that I've seen a paperman (defnitely not a paperboy since he was bald) delivering papers
  
• my ears are cold because my hat is too small or maybe my head has just got bigger...
  
• ooh, it seems the streets are lined with silver this morning, another first - the pavement on Croxted Road was all sparkly!
  
• as I ran past Dulwich College I could hear high heels walking behind me, it was odd since she should have past me by now. After a little while longer, I looked up and realised it was actually a man's footsteps echoing from the other side of the road!
  
• I'm sure I saw a rabbit hop into the hedgerow of Dulwich Common
  
• Another photo opportunity... 'FREE POO TODAY' was being advertised at the Dulwich Riding School

Back: 06:50 AM
Refuel: 500ml Lucozade Sport
What next: long run with the running club on Saturday

I've started Twittering... hmmm... lets see how I long I can keep it up for...

Planes

I wore some of my new running kit today, including a nice top and hat which Chris bought me for Christmas. The only pocket I had though was at the back of my running bottoms and so having set up the iMapMyRun app on my iPhone I had to squeeze it in... not particularly access friendly so no pictures today.

Woke: 5:55 AM
Snooze: nil
Up: 5:58 AM
Fuel: cold cup of Rooibos tea
Out: 6:16 AM
Weather: Clear dark sky and definitely warmer than previous mornings
Thoughts:

• I had my hair cut yesterday so did wonder whether I'd be needing clips to clip my hair but there wasn't any need since I wore a hat which kept my locks in place
• I did a slightly different and longer route today in an effort to keep things interesting. It was a nice change of scenery along Turney Road. The traditional red post box and white fences remind me of Postman Pat.
• My hat didn't quite cover my ears fully and it's the first time I've noticed how noisy the traffic was. Of course this could also be that Croxted Road is generally busier then Dulwich Village in terms of traffic volume, although Dulwich Common [South Circular] was pretty noisy this morning too...
• It's the first time that I also noted 6 planes fly over head! The sky was indeed pretty clear this morning. From the direction I'd say they were either coming from Stansted or heading towards Heathrow. I could hear 2 of them, the first as I started down Court Lane and the last at the end of my run when I walked it off up Firemans Alley.
• Where are those dogs [Dulwich Riding School]?! I actually kind of look forward to the short sharp adrenaline rush I get when they bark at me and knowing I'm safe because the fence is way high...

Mornings!: 5. People this morning just weren't in the mood for jolly little me! Most of them did have earphones on though, in fact one guy wore a pair of huge on ear headphones while he was running which made me chuckle, maybe they served as ear muffs too.
Back: 6:48 AM
Refuel: porridge with plenty of milk
Distance: 3 miles...
Route: I managed to sync that cool little iPhone application with my online account, check it out...



I can assure you that I didn't run on the rail tracks and taking this into consideration along with the fact that the last leg of my run wasn't recorded for some reason, it does actually bring the distance upto 3 miles!

Notes:

• I didn't wear my gloves today so my fingers were all swollen and looked like chipolata's - nice
• Clare at work introduced me to Sarah today - she goes running at lunch times around Canary Wharf Monday to Wednesday so I plan on joining her 1 day next week, I've been reluctant to do so so far because it's usually a faff getting changed and showered at work, and I have to be really organised, brining in my running kit, however since I'll soon have to be doing longer runs during the week and would prefer not to have to wake up any earlier than I already am, so this is a potential alternative, I can't quite see myself running in the evening but if I get my arse into gear I might do if I join one of the local running clubs.

What next: I quite enjoyed the slight change of scenery so will be doing the same route tomorrow morning too - see you then!