There is nothing like a trail run to recharge the batteries!

 Music festival week is always one of the busiest of the year for our family with children performing every day and sometimes up to 3 times a day. Throw into the mix me starting a new job and you'll see why I needed some time out! Great week though. New job good and the three youngest children performing in the festival brought home various trophies, 1sts, 2nds and 3rds. We are just as proud of them at the times they didn't get placed though. All part of life's lessons! Well done to them all

Back to running

Today for the first time I think I can say I am really back to running.  I had to get up early to see 15yos of on a 4 hour journey further North in Scotland with the brass band he plays with where they were entering a competition.  Their coach left the village at 0630.  As he wasn't around to do his paper round I did it straight away then and then came back to bed for an hour.  It was lovely to be out in the early morning as the sun rose though.  Then I went for a 3 mile run in the forest with a running buddy - so that's 3 times this week which was my target.  It was a lovely hilly run and the weather wasn't too bad.  The dog thought it was wonderful as usual.
So target time!!  Troon 10k is in May so I'll aim for that first and then onwards!

Time Flies

It seems like just a blink and it is March already.  Where has the time gone?  So much has happened and here is a little rundown.
First of all running.  I haven't done an awful lot but have had some nice runs when I have managed it.  Rick and I went up to the West Highland Way at the end of January for him to do a 30 mile training run.  I did an 8 mile section and had a great time.  The weather was appallingly wet and cold which did encourage me to keep moving.

It was a fabulous run and a great day.  Would love to do it again.
Also had a really good run with a couple of friends around the Glentrool area which was a great run albeit in the pouring rain!

Also had two birthdays at the beginning of the year -

The annual Candlemass Ball came and went again at the beginning of February.  We had a great evening as usual and great to have chance to dress up again.  Nothing like a good ceilidh

February 15th we had a great time of celebration when Josh married his fiance Bethan.  We travelled down from Scotland to Hampshire and spent a few days down there staying in a hotel.  We had to chance to visit some friends and help with the wedding preparations and then the wedding itself was fabulous.  It was such a wonderful occasion and won't be easily forgotten.  Great to have all my children around me and Bethan looked simply stunning in my mum's wedding dress, which mum wore 60 years ago last December.  An amazing day for two wonderful people.

Josh and Bethan have kitted out an old camper van and gone off to find adventure.

Last Saturday was a local half marathon and fun run and 15yos and 8yos did us proud in their races.