Welcome to week 4, Peas, Pain and Pizza.

Well week 4 is over and its been a week of ups and downs. From great little early morning runs like the one along the Erewash Canal to the awfully slow and sluggish run on Thursday night around Stapleford.

the Erewash on Monday morning

Sometimes i just don't know how I'm going to feel until I'm out there. Yesterday was Sunday and Adam (Adam joins me on a Sunday, it really breaks the monotony of running alone all week.) and I managed a 5 miler (8km) it felt really easy and i could have carried on a bit more. Last Sundays run with Adam left me feeling terrible, we just pushed it a bit too much. From then I've been left with what feels like a pulled muscle in my side, probably the breathing pattern that did that! It makes me feel better knowing that he felt just the same. Ha! sorry Adam... it just does!

Wednesdays guest runner was Lisa Tandy, it was a good steady run for me. I was later thanked via facebook for not killing her. Lisa was kind enough to donate £15 to the Just Giving page before she contacted me to arrange her run. This was not the first time she had donated either so thanks go out to her for that. If anyone else would like to follow Lisa's example all you have to do is donate and get in touch.

Me on the run!

Saturdays run was a rough one, i dragged myself round at tea time after a busy day buzzing from one photography assignment to the next, ending at a drumming party my youngest son (2)  was invited to. I was rewarded for all my efforts by arriving back home after the run feeling drained, hot and a bit dizzy just as the pizza delivery man arrived! Its the food of athletes you know?

Earlier in the week i had a telephone interview with a Mike Plant from the Stapleford Inspire Magazine, Mike writes the sport section and had heard about my challenge, so look out for that in the next issue.

I have paid to enter the Wollaton Park 10k on Saturday 14th June. If anyone would like to join me on a steady trot there its £18 to enter, you will get a free Tee shirt. I am also asking if those that feel they would like to help me run it will donate £5 to the just giving page too.

A branch of the TSB are going to be running with me on the 20th March. They will hopefully be raising money in branch and we will be running between 2 of the branches, Clifton to West Bridgford i believe. Thank you all at the TSB for doing this.

In conclusion, not a bad week - better towards the end. The downside to all this running is the slight onset of shin splints, I'm having to ice my shins after a run. this is fine until my shin bone starts to get cold, now that's pain!

We now have one pack of peas (sorry Petits pois) for legs and one for eating.

A quick update on the total and as i sit here typing on Monday evening 24th February its sat at £600, thank you so much to all who have made this possible. My little boy Arlo who is 2 has just donated £15. Not sure how, but thanks Arlo, I cant help feeling that i may have just sponsored myself indirectly. Although i will be doing that later in the year. Oh and thank you to Trevor Gretton for my regular £1 a week that keeps on coming, you are all amazing!!