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I didn't write yesterday... Because I didn't run yesterday... Again... Same excuses but as true as last time : preview, too much champagne, standing up all night, Alys here & so on. I was feeling kind of bad but everything's back in place after this morning run.

I woke up at 7:26 am. I was out by 7:30. Then I decided to include the 5 minutes warm up walk that I read everybody's doing on different blogs. So after some stretching and a 5 min walk, I started running. I didn't know what to expect because of me stopping running completely for 3 days, and at first it started bad. I couldn't move my legs, I ran but it was small steps and not fast... I think I probably would have walked faster but I needed to run. Concerning my breathing, everything went fine after a false start.

At first I wanted to run 20 minutes, no more 30 minutes because of my days off, but I was feeling ok so I started wandering (while running of course...) through the streets and discovered some nice things :
- there is a swimming pool just around the corner ! So that's good for crossed training
- I discovered the most beautiful street ever discovered in London ! Too bad I didn't have my camera. It's farther than I usually go but it's definitely worth it.
- there is a parc not so far too, so I could run there. But I don't know because there is no shadow at all in this parc, and right now in London, it is SO HOT. Moreover, there is no clear path to run, you just have to run your way through the grass, and being the freak I am I don't like that very much... We'll see
- it is the first time it is so hot in London in the morning, it is hell. I can't stand running in the sun. I didn't know I could sweat that much on an early morning run. And viva the cold shower !

I made a decision too : I can't totally stop running for a few days like that anymore... I need to go out running, even if it's for 15 minutes, because I need my legs to understand that I'm not gonna let them rest until September the 26th !

That's it for today, I'm proud of me, at least for the time, not for the pace (thnk God I don't have a Garmin yet :) ). Monday, or maybe tomorrow (remember I'm not gonna stop myself when I want to go running so who knows...), I thing I'll stay at 30 minutes. But the time after that, we're heading up ;)