Well decorating first, the plan was to put in as much running as possible, however due to the gale force winds we experience in our micro climate near the Airport this has had to be reduced to walking. I suffer from vocal chord dysfunction which has been caused by acid reflux burning them away..nice I hear you say. There is no cure only maintenance but I suffer real problems trying to run into strong or cold winds, anyone who suffers from Asthma will know exactly the problems I face. It can and does severely hamper any and all running during the winter months but on windy days it can mean that I simply run in a non windy section backwards and forwards. This plan works really well for shorter runs of maybe 3km but if I am on an 8km then it does tend to hamper my time due to boredom. So the plan for this week remains to be out in the morning the forecast is for rain but reduced winds, the remainder of the week suggests that maybe the winds will return and increase so I shall pick my space carefully.
We have seen over the last 24 hours a devastating explosion in Boston. Terrible scenes of maiming and suffering from people who were trying to achieve a personal goal. There is no political sentiment in running, we run for PB, charity for loved ones these people who have attacked these runners and their loved ones have now made the seeking of justice for those that have died and suffered a full on political motion. Our supporters who stand and wait to cheer us over the finish line in all weathers after we have made an herculean effort to challenge and to beat the voices in our head and the lead in our legs, do this with no thought to an attack like this. They cheer and applaud every single person who crosses that line because we have succeeded, we have achieved, we did it. This event in Boston shows us that we are never safe from the politics that surround our existence and somewhere, somehow there will always be that threat. The Boston Marathon 2013 will be forever remembered with great sadness, I for one will take time to remember those that lost their lives to inhuman thugs who targeted a happy day for so many. This weekend the London Marathon takes place again they run for PB, charity and loved ones, it will be a different atmosphere after the events in Boston.
To the victims of Boston I send my heartfelt prayers and thoughts.
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