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Under cover of darkness I set out to run,<\/strong><\/p>\n

It can’t be that hard, it might even be fun.<\/p>\n

Couch to 5k was the goal I had set,<\/p>\n

After just 30 seconds I was dripping with sweat.<\/p>\n

Fun? This isn’t fun and I uttered a curse,<\/p>\n

The rate I was going I would be needing a hearse.<\/p>\n

But slowly and surely I plodded along,<\/p>\n

My feet got blisters and boy did I pong.<\/p>\n

Many a time I wanted to stop<\/p>\n

And after each session on the floor I would flip.<\/p>\n

My heart would be racing, my chest it would scream,<\/p>\n

But of running a half marathon I started to dream.<\/p>\n

Was it possible? Had a gone mad?<\/p>\n

Hell yes, they said, it will pass, it’s a fad.<\/p>\n

Couch to 5k over and still a slow plodder<\/p>\n

I thought about parkrun but thought I’d be laughing fodder.<\/p>\n

But I took the plunge and gave it a go,<\/p>\n

Penallta my choice, I’ll just take it slow.<\/p>\n

The tail runner beside me I started with a walk<\/p>\n

Then started to run and found I could still talk.<\/p>\n

Last but one over the line, my challenge complete,<\/p>\n

My chest it was screaming and, oh man, my feet.<\/p>\n

I may have been slow but to me it was a win,<\/p>\n

that lovely tail runner has become my twin.<\/p>\n

I carried on plodding, slow and steady,<\/p>\n

My first 10K looming, would I ever be ready?<\/p>\n

At the back of the pack I found my pace<\/p>\n

Only against myself was I having to race.<\/p>\n

The hill at the end nearly caused me a stumble<\/p>\n

Under my breath lots of curses did I mumble.<\/p>\n

And there like an angel at the finish line<\/p>\n

Was Siani swish looking quite fine.<\/p>\n

She cheered me on and I started to run<\/p>\n

Everything hurt especially my bum.<\/p>\n

Medal in hand and banana to munch<\/p>\n

I discovered these runners are a bloody lovely bunch.<\/p>\n

Complete strangers giving me a pat on the back,<\/p>\n

That can’t be right, I thought, I was at the back of the pack.<\/p>\n

I have since discovered the best place to be,<\/p>\n

Is near the back, with people like me.<\/p>\n

It’s always quite scary at the start of a race<\/p>\n

But it’s not about others, just run at your pace.<\/p>\n

I carried on plodding and before I could blink,<\/p>\n

It was half marathon day, oh crap, did I think!<\/p>\n

I finished that too and started to cry<\/p>\n

Even more so when I saw twinnie nearby.<\/p>\n

A sense of elation, a half marathon, me?<\/p>\n

Then I started aching, I need a new knee!<\/p>\n

And so, I discovered a runner I was<\/p>\n

Still slow and steady but that’s ok because<\/p>\n

We can’t all be fast,<\/p>\n

It’s ok to be last.<\/p>\n

So, keep on with your plodding and you will go far,<\/p>\n

The back of the pack is where all the great people are.<\/p>\n

Yes, you will ache and your joints they will scream<\/p>\n

But you will still be amazing so follow that dream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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