Thinking Space

[Ry] As I went for my run yesterday I thought about a lot of things. Running is great for thinking, as it's the one time of the day that you do not need to or usually, want to, speak to anyone. You can't answer your mobile phone or be interrupted by your blackberry buzzing each time a new email arrives. There are no kids pulling at you to go and get chips or chocolate from the pantry. There is no TV to turn down. There is no need to listen out for the door bell or to feel the need to do laundry.

Sometimes people comment to me that they find running really boring, and ask how on earth can you go and run for 60 mins, 2 hours, 3 hours at a time. Far from boring, running is fantastic. You can listen to your favourite music as you run (thanks to technology and MP3 players (or if you prefer iPods!, personally I am an iRiver fan). You can think about the day, or the day ahead, about decisions you need to make, about what you would like to say to that person that was rude to you during the day, you can daydream, you can reminisce about days gone by....personally I can't think of anything better than going out for a long long long run with a fully charged iRiver full of my favourite music.

Only problem right now is that I have another injury!! Yes, another one! My body is letting me down. I have yet another appointment with my friendly neighborhood phyiso on Thursday morning, I'm hoping he will tell me I'm fine and I can get back into my running by Friday.