
I see
some ladies at the start line with full makeup on and wonder if they will end up looking like Alice Cooper at the finish, I know I
would! I have contemplated wearing waterproof mascara and stay put foundation,
but my main focus on the morning of any run is trying to calm my hair down and asking the question "do I really need another wee?"
Then
there is the race photos, there are some
kind hearted souls who give up their Sunday morning, in all weathers to spend
hours taking photos of the runner as they go past, they are indeed kind hearted souls but they
have a mean streak, which is why they will find a great spot at the top the
steepest hill on the course, when you are blowing out of our backside and
looking a soggy sweaty mess and you try and raise a cheery smile. However when you have
built up enjoy energy to
check your photos on line later you could frame it and use it to scare the kids away from the fire. I imagine that there are even worse ones that even the Internet gods just say No to.
check your photos on line later you could frame it and use it to scare the kids away from the fire. I imagine that there are even worse ones that even the Internet gods just say No to.
Let's not
forget the physical side of things, your feet as a runner would make bilbo baggins feel
ashamed, you have to paint your toe nails or the front of our toe where your
nail use to be to make them look halfway famine. Blisters are another blight of
the runner, no matter how you try they do not look pretty so summer slingbacks
and flip flops are out of the questions. If you don't suffer the blight of blisters, well done your feet are now that hardened that you can successfully walk across cut glass or hot coals and not feel a thing.

The
runners tan is another delight, I love
spring and summer running you get to be out and about when the sun is shining, however the strange tan line we end up with
are legendary, as the summer moves open
the three quarter tights give way to shorts and then even shorter shorts and the tan gradually raises
up your legs but completely misses your feel. The problem is most female runners are not Gemma Steele or Liz
Yelling so the running pants are a pipe dream ( thank goodness)
however it does lead to an embarrassing couple of days on holiday while the rest of the body catches up.
however it does lead to an embarrassing couple of days on holiday while the rest of the body catches up.