Pic of the week 28/10/18
Yesterday we went to visit Sophie at uni in Reading.
It was lovely to see her again, and a lovely family day. An easy two hours in the car to Reading, met her at her Halls, before we all went “into town.”
It turns out Reading is a nice town – modern, vibrant, etc. etc.
But even better was the discovery that Sophie is thriving at uni – she seemed so happy, so organised, enjoying her subject: thriving. A great day.
Today I went for a run. Fortunately I had had the foresight to hunt out my running gloves a couple of days ago as it was cold, very cold. After such a fantastic summer that never seemed to end, and a benign, beautiful autumn, the cold snap that has snapped over the last couple of days has come as a real shock.
Running wasn’t easy today, I seem to have lost my “easy, lolloping bounce” – I was aware of every impact of foot on ground with every stride. As soon as I encountered the slightest incline or headwind my split time crept above 5 mins per K. Still did 7 K in a respectable time, but a good minute slower than my summer pace. With half term now upon us, perhaps I can get some miles in and get back to running ways.
Great to hear Sophie is ‘thriving’ at Uni and lovely to hear you went up to see her – I hope my boy gets there (Uni) one day but not holding my breath (he might me only 13 but I think we may have just encountered the lazy streak!)
I think its a girl/boy thing. Daughter is thriving at Uni, hard to see her brother their in two years time – had to be nailed to the kitchen table to do any work for his GCSEs!