Running - Return

Having got back into taekwondo [entry] and rugby, I thought it was about time I tried running again. Ran 2.5 miles at lunch time yesterday. It killed me, it was bitterly cold[1], but there was no pain from my ankle.

It looks like I might be back.

My running partner (the Irish girl) has abandoned me. I'm not expecting her to come out again. She's pulled out of the half marathon that she signed up for, and without that event on the horizon there just isn't the impetus for her. I'm trying not to feel guilty about that -- it isn't really my fault she stopped running when I got injured -- but I keep thinking that if I had been running this last six weeks then she wouldn't have chickened out.

So, it looks like I need a new running buddy. I'm happy to go on my own, but having someone to run with would be good for motivational purposes.

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[1] The last mile or so was running into a nor'easterly, cold enough to bring snow. It's been threatening snow for the last couple of days. It is coming down quite heavily now, and for a wonder it seems to be settling.