My Adventures, The Coach To 5k Course with Grantham Running Club !!! | DanielMarshallAdventures

Over the past Few months I have put up a few posts about Grantham Running club, and i mentioned at the start of the Coach to 5k that i would write about the course as a whole as the finish line, so here we go !!!!

12 weeks a go i started the biggest challenge in my life, 12 weeks a go, I was unfit, and very nervous about the challenge ahead.

I had attempted to Join the running club in 2016, only a few weeks after the coach to 5k has ended and at the time Running was something not on my mind, until I looked on google about things to do In Grantham.

Should i have looked the club up sooner, I can honestly say that everything happens for a reason, and that no i should of not, at the time which I will explain later on.

I had only attended 3 run sessions in 2016 when i decided that i was struggling to much and it was not for me.

As 2017 started it was a year that i needed things to change in my life, diet, fitness, strength and a whole bunch of things.

I noticed the club was putting the course back on, and so i attended my first session,
The idea of it being the group met on a Monday and Wednesday for 12 weeks.

Shock and fear took over my emotions when i arrived at the tennis club as around 80 people turned up. The running sessions was held at the Tennis club, this was great to see 2 businesses networking with each other (:


me being well me, I kept myself to myself as i do not cope well in big groups.
The group got split into people wanting to aim to do 10k and 5k,
The 5k group set out, going through  running furrows which is a pubic foot path, on the right a sports field which i think is owned by a school, to the left, a railway bridge, and as you go down the path, you are surrounded by the lovely nature.
This then opens ups to many streets and heading towards manthorpe.
We was told it would be 2 mins of walking and 1 min of running, just to get everyone used to it.

I think we did around 20-25 mins, we make sure before and after every session to always stretch our muscles, as with any form of exercise you do you always need to warm up and cool down.

And as the weeks got going, we extended the time of running, and the 5k group was split into 3 groups, Group A being the group that wanted to do the 5k as a faster pace.

By week 4 we was doing 20mins of running without a break, and i was starting to really struggle with maintaining my pace.
I would have stages of feeling great followed by sharp pains, that for me going at the pace i was i just could not keep it going, it became go full pelt for a minute and cause more pain or just stop.

Stop not being who i am hehe, for the next few weeks as we reached our first 5k distance, the run leaders were helping me by reminding me to slow down and i started to get used to it.

Penny who helped me in 2016 with the running was someone i kept looking up to for inspiration as she was a amazing run leader, pushing us but also having great laughs and helping us reach our goals.

By week 7 we was already going off road, through narrow paths, uphills and seeing the wonderful views of Grantham, as we set off, around Great Gonerby.

I noticed in our Facebook Group that people was talking about going on their first park,run which is global event, helping encouraging people to enjoy running.
In Grantham there is one held at Belton house most weekends.

It is a 2 lap course which is 5k, so i thought with already reaching 5k i would give it a try.

It was not what i expected, with over 300 runners, and you have no idea how to control your pace with so many people around you, you think your going at the right pace until you reach the second lap and then it hits you.



I told myself i never wanted to do a park run again, well i have now done 4 so yeah that happened lol, ill explain more about why i decided to keep going back later on.

I came back after a horrible park run to do the best running since starting at the club, and i was well happy.

Then i suffered my first, minor leg pain, because i do so much physically activities, it took its tole, and only for a week i had to miss running, tennis and gym, to me this felt like longer as i love everything i do, and missing out and being around people just made it worse.

again i came back even stronger as i went on my second park run and managed to get a time of just under 30 minutes.




But that could not of happen if it was not for some of the amazing runners from the group who i got talked to, who kept pushing me, to keep going.
I feel that the i enjoy sport more when i am being competitive i want to always achieving more and more, and although the park run is tough, i still want to keep going to more because i know if i can control my pacing i can do awesome (:

with only 3 weeks left to the end of the course , we all had some surprises and different challenges.
One of which was the club got invited to go to Ropsley

The idea was to run at a different location but then able to all get together to have a BBQ !!!



The Pub may not be much from the outside but it has a wonderful sitting area inside and a big outside space for when its nice in the summer.



We was told there would be 3 routes we could choose to be in, 5k, 6 miles and 10k i think not sure 100 percent on the route mileage.
Anyway i was over hearing the fun, of what the run leaders were discussing about the routes.
Our run leader, had this big map and was being told go down here, turn left do this and that lol
All i can say is i am not surprise we ended up doing over 5 miles instead of 5k, even i would of been confused where we was going from a map and remembering it off by heart hehe (:

This was the toughest run i had ever faced, in blazing heat about 25 degrees, with no shade, and no wind.

Straights that seemed like a mirage that went on forever, massive uphill parts, all of us was really struggling,
Most of our groups set off at their normal pace thinking it would be ok as we was going to do 5k well at one point if we had not turned out some signs we would of done 10 miles lol.





Trust me when i say that from that picture it may look nice but its such a demanding course.
The countryside itself yes is amazing.
I was glad i went for the experience, and the atmosphere of talking to people.
I was to tired to even think about food with not feeling great either because of the sun, some of the runners can do great in the sun and love in but nope not me anything over 20 and i really struggle.

I managed to get a drink and sit down, while everyone was getting food and it was really tempting as there was burgers, sausages chips and much more.





I would like to go again maybe once i know i can run in the heat and that i have got at least 10k under my belt !!!

Which leads me onto my next challenge the coach to 5k and 10k was invited to do one of the running club sessions starting from the normal location of the meres leisure centre in Grantham.
The task was to run Through the canal and see how far you could reach within 20 minutes and then beat it next month.

This was even more important to me then Ropsley as this was my revenge course.
I had run down the canal 2 times before last year when i had joined the club and struggled.
So I needed to know how much progress i had made since then.

Half way through as with some of the run sessions i got a bit of pain but shock it off and was like even if it hurts i am doing this, and in 20mins i managed to reach 3k.

I was drained when our runner leader which was led by penny for the session said come on your running it back !!!!

I was like your kidding right, nope you can do this Daniel and you know what because she kept me talking most of the way and pushing me to keep going, i some how ran faster on the way back.

which meant not only did i get much further then i did last year, but i ran 7k in total !!!!

the first time ever minus the over 5 mile run which i did a lot of stops and walking on.

entering the last week, penny was not letting it off so easy as we ended up doing another 7k run.
This time Through even more narrows paths, more steep hills, and in very tricky hot weather.

Overall with struggling a little i just managed to keep pushing and complete the run, with some great laughs and adventures along the way !!!



Half way through the run our run leader took some amazing pictures that are now wonderful memories of the adventures of the running.




 I think even though i have 2 more pictures to show that i am in, and you would think that the one upcoming would be the one to remember, be more important. i think i love this picture the most because, it was a picture i look ok in lol, but also it was such a wonderful adventure day, Proving that we can all run more then just 5k !!! (:

So the last run of the course was up, and it had already been a hot week, with the last run being around 25 degrees, Taking more off road routes, I really struggled with this run the most, to say a few days before that i ran 7k and i could not even manage 3k, it really surprise you how much the heat can affect your performance.
Although it was another great run, with of course another epic photo of  some of the runners (:



 Onward to the weekend which saw the running club come Together, at the Tennis club once again for the Graduation of the runners taking part in the coach to 5k, and 10k, a epic BBQ and our very own Grantham Running club Shirts !!!!

I turned up wanting to look smart as i feel important events like that you just need to be hehe,
The tennis club staff were at hand, Inc The Manger Sarah Patton who also completed the coach to 5k, so well done for someone who on multiple times said she Didnt want to go hehe, but she did and achieved, showing shes not only a great tennis player, manager but a runner (:

The tennis club also arranged ratchet and balls for the kids that came along with their parents.
on a day where i am dressed not for tennis, and a day to rest and enjoy myself, i could not tear myselt away from Joining in (:
Playing against some of the run leaders and kids, making sure everyone got a go, but also being a little bit competitive wanting to show how good my tennis was haha (:

After a bit of tennis we all went over to the best Hog Roast in the world, stacks of meat, served to everyone, and it tasted epic, is all i can say.


I did not want to be cheeky and ask for more so i only had one lot.
It was not to long before i left everyone chatting and enjoying the food while yes i went to play more tennis ahh me hey what you going to do (:




here is just a selection of runners enjoying their food (:





After a hour we all got called as it was time for our shirts (:
A speech was said which the only thing missing was a mic so we could all hear it properly.
Names were read out, and everyone getting claps for achieving the course.

A bunch of people could not attend due to different reasons, which other people collected on their behalf to give to them at a later date (:

It was time for the group photo, and the thing about things like that is I wouldn't say hate being in photos but i get really shy, i also do not know how to act.
A few people went to hid in the back of the group so i followed but nope the run leader i look up to was not having none of that (:
I got made to be at the front and to be a part of the photo which in the end i am glad i was as i now have something to look back on, instead of being a group photo with me not in it lol.



Overall In my Opinion you just could not meet a more wonderful and caring community in Grantham.
Its amazing to see how much dedication and hard work, the club has put into, Building a community.
How its evolved over the years, and how little it costs to join a club,
Some may say why would i pay just to run with a group of people !!!???

I can tell you now, it will change your life forever being with the running club, sure you could run by yourself, and with headphones in, but being involved in something much bigger, its just such achievement for 24 pounds a year, you get to run on a weekly basis around Grantham, exploring, being a adventurous and outgoing person.

You get to have discounts on Races to compete in, the club also hosts many events across the year, like BBQ, Bowling and much more.
The experience of meeting new people and making friends is its own reward.

I could honestly say that i could not manage what i have done without the club, without the runners in the groups, the run leaders and the fun times.

For 24 pounds a year, you can not find anything in Grantham, for less with such benefits to your health its truly outstanding !!!


I enjoy ever moment that i am now continuing  with the club on my next adventure which is making my way to 10k (:

What breaks us only makes us stronger and at times i really struggled with the running, and i will probably struggle even more, but that is the whole part of the journey no matter what sport or physical activities you do, if you are not willing to push yourself to always achieve better in life then you are not trying hard enough.
Its the same with my tennis and gym, at points i wanted to give up, and heck i almost did, but because i had been open with my issues, and started to build a community around me.
They had my back and helped me snap out of worrying so much.

My next Targets for the running is to not only reach 10k but work on my speed with the park runs and aiming by next year to get myself under the 25 min mark !!!!

So i leave you with a collection of bonus pictures and the advice of  Weather your worried about your health or even running do not be, ok do not jump into trying to do 5k if you have not run much like i did last year, but if a running club near you does the same and has a course to work on getting in shape, and working your way to running more then what are you waiting for get out that door and have the most epic adventure of your life !!!!!!! hehe
This has been my adventure of the last 12 weeks thank you Grantham running Club, and the local community, and thank you readers for reading this very long post (:

Bonus pics !!!!!!!!!!!













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Online Dating Yay OR Nay ??? My Experiences | DanielMarshallAdventures

This is a blog post i was not sure weather to right or not, but decided in my own experiences to let people know and for others to share their experiences.

Online Dating has grown so much in the last 10 years, and in this blog post we will look into some of the so called free dating sites and weather it is worth wasting your time over, vs getting to know people in the real world.

I have never been a very confident person, so to me being able to chat to people about almost anything ask the touch of a keyboard is great.
I get to know the person, before well getting to know them in person so at least we have a common ground and things we wanted to talk about more when we do meet in person.

The first site i ever used which i would not really call a dating site but rather a place to talk to people, play online games etc.
This was a site Called Tagged as you can see by the image below.


Tagged was a great site because it had a rather addicting game called pets.
This was where you had some not really money to spend on buying people on tagged, and it was a competition of buying each others pets as they are called off each other.
It may be a sad concept, which there are many things in life that are so stupid and so simply that we end up still playing because its addicting.

Moving on i would look for people around 30 ish miles to get to know, and ended up finding a girl that become my Girlfriend for 5 years.

We chat for months, and decided to arrange a meet, so i have tagged for making it possible to find someone at the time.

We bonded a fair bit by using the silly game of pets, i remember us having a competition on buying the most people, and that whenever someone brought me or my girlfriend, we would keep trying to earn money so that we could buy each other again so we owned each other virtually lol.

It was in my opinion the best website around, despite the only minor fact that lots of forgein people kept messaging me and my girlfriend, asking to come over to England to meet and messages like, click here to help us etc which was clearly spam and contained viruses.
it was amazing how one website could bring someone Together that much.

Sadly I went back onto that site after taking a few years break, and having a break up with my ex to find that although the layout had not changed much, the spam and fake accounts only grew.
Not just that but the way people judged you via your profile and what you put onto it.
it has always been my rule for years that if you create a long profile explaining who you are and what you like no one will take the time to read it.
I also say as well that you can not even begin to understand or get to know that person via what you write on there, otherwise again your profile would be pages long.
so the best way to get to know people is via messages.

From the sort of messages i get i can say this is general thing across all sites.
You either get told sorry i do not want to get to know you because your not my type.
Hmm.. very vague answer !!
So you proceed to ask then just out of curiousness why i am not there type.
and the different answers you get make me laugh.
Oh your just not my type, me thinks how can you possible no that, when we have not gotten pass hi, only conclusion is they are judging me on the way i look.
another reply is I.. do not need to give you a answer i do as i wish.

Then why.... on you even on the site lol if you judge someone right off the bat and will not tell them why because your stuck up on your high morals (:

Other replys are,i only get to know/date black people, racist much lol.
sorry you do not like this band i am into...really you wont talk to me because i may like a few different artists wow... (:

To even the classic ones as i am not judging you, my reply is of course yes you are, how about you get passed hi and get to know me before making that decision, which either then results in being blocked, a laughing reply of i would never date you, you ugly cunt, or this is why i do not talk to younger people because they have no manors.

I can understand that we all have a preference in some way to who we would like to get to know or even date, but 90 percent of opinions are made without even exchanging messages, which i think as a society that is really sad, for me i never ever judge on looks or age, personality counts, and the older you get the more you know that, i would rather be with someone who understands me etc, then weather be with what the society calls as a really hot looking women.

Anyway moving onto other sites, to a site called badoo, which is a another social site where you can message people and get to know them, with a limit to around 5 per day unless you pay for super powers, and other features like being in the top list where your profile gets seen more etc.




It is a free site to use and like with tagged is only a few now days that are free with the side options of add ons.

This site has a very mixed review, because on one hand i have made just online friends from it, and in other cases, comes back to the judging element again but not only that, badoo sending you emails saying so and so said hi, when they didn't its just badoo automated bots at work.
Creating fake accounts some with auto messages and some who send you 2 reply and then never speak to you again.

One of the clever methods i use to tell a fake from real is i say to them, take a picture with a sheet of paper saying my name face must be visible.
This way you know they are some account a guy has created, or the site has.
Again some of the replys you get  are i am real, click this link to see me, like yeah course i am that stupid to (:

I have had accounts magically no longer exist after that message, and other stupid replys.
Now days 60 percent of customers on any site are fake accounts created by the company to lure people in.

Even payed for sites such as match.com and boy will we get to that in a minute !!!

so yeah badoo overall is a ok site, once you get past the fakes and the bull crap its nice to find those who you get along with, but be warned it takes a while to find those.

now days if you put into google free dating sites or social sites, even looking after page after page, you will often find that the word free is using very loosely.
Most sites will often have the same basic layout of sign up asking you if your male or female and so on.


you can 80 percent of the time tell if your wasting your time before even setting up a profile by looking in the corner of the websites for a upgrade button.
those buttons once clicked will often say oh if you want to reply to a message it will only cost you 80p a day making us sound so cheap and then when you add it up a month becomes very expensive.
its also funny how you have not given a pic and your profile says nothing about you but suddenly you have a email saying you have gotten, 5 winks, 10 messages, 20 profile views within less then a hour of signing up to this so called free site.
Back when sites like this first started ok it might have caught a few people into their money making trap but because so many websites do the same thing and cant even be bothered to create a unique website other then making the sign up page flashy, that people are not as stupid as there were and can tell a spam a mile off.

so when it comes to paid for sites i have always stayed away, until i was stupidly caught by the marking team of match.com and via a friend who said it was good.


I had a email saying you can get 6 months for the price of 3 which was 30 pounds, and i thought at that why not, i will give it a shot.



you first are given a very over the topped detailed pages you have to fill out about yourself,
which as the title of the website suggests its a way to help match you with people which i do not believe in that system.

Only once you have paid do you find out that your ok to send messages and even read and reply but to only those with a paid for membership. and that if you want anyone to message you back, you can pay a extra 10 pound a month to lol.
Like thanks for wanting more of my money.
So if a women looks at my profile and supposedly wants to get to know me they can not unless they paid.
I even tried to sneakily get around there stupid rules and often told them to message me on Facebook, if they wanted giving them my link, which is not the same as getting a link to a website which you never heard of lol.

I dont mind people knowing i am on these sites, because i am fully open and people should not laugh or judge with someone who pefers getting to know people online first (:

I got told off my match.com for breaking their rules and that if i carried on i would be removed which to a degree i understood but still such a stupid rule.

anyway the overall exploring off the site is great and its easy to message me.
I met one person though there, but after 10 different excuses after meeting why i was not there type i gave up on the person.

After spending months on the site i started to notice a pattern of people looking at my profile even having their own range match, mine but yet again i got the nasty usual replies as with most of the sites i had been on.

I also noticed a pattern of fake accounts, and that as soon as i canacl my membership i magically got loads of people wanting to talk to me hmm....???
oh and that was not the best part of match.com, i cant remember the name completey, but join us on our sister site, where is more tailored to finding your match for only another 10 pounds per month.
so ok I joined match.com paying for it and you also want me to pay to use your other site which is some how better?

Maybe when the website first started it was good but now days its just full of fake accounts and them asking you to pay even more money, oh but we do give you the free meets with real people events every now and then which are only ever in major cities like Manchester etc. so yeah thanks (:

So after spending so many days of my time, i gave up for a while and then decided to see if any apps on my Ipad were better.

Singles around me, was a app where is suggested people based on your location, which was never ever right, as you would talk to someone which said they were 10 miles away and they were from another country. or over 100 miles a way.

Lovoo was the worst at connecting with people who were mostly from india and other places even after filtering the options to just UK people.


I will not even mention Tinder since it has its only rep, and hundreds of  videos on why not to use it.
Even Facebook has gotten that bad and smart and trying to put fake accounts on but way smarter.
Some days i can get up to 3 fake accounts trying to add me, it started with the usual stuff off, hey you looking for a guy for xxx and normally their picture would be of them nearly naked.
to have there location set to Grantham or nottingham and even looking close to a real person, until you see they have only just put a picture of themself up on that day and have posted nothing.

Online social media and even dating sites have gotten so bad now days that its impossible to even connect with people.

People like me who find it hard with social interaction to start with need to feel at ease and for me that is on via online sites but when you have so much corruption and sites saying there are free until you have signed up, its just becoming more effort then its worth.

Even though they may have been a lot of fake accounts i remember when i was 18 good old msn messager and even bearshare used to find music but also had a chat site.

Myspace turned from a social media platform to a serious music platform.
Another site which was so great back in the day, It was the site that got me into new music as a friend sent me a song of a old cd of Nickelback which now i love the band.

Facebook is impossible to make friends as if you send people messages they think your werdio because you do not know them, also people do not see them 90percent of the time because of the stupid oh here is a message but wait we will put it into this other inbox which we wont tell you have a message, and on mobiles you cant even access that section !!!!

Other sites people have talked about is plenty of fish which again costs,  e harmony which is most like match.com

I feel sorry for the way the new generation of the internet is going.
And because i find it so hard to start up a convo in person, its all just costs for us.
Even places like meetup.com. which is to meet like minded people for a meal, pub quiz, etc costs money, to join and even then go for these events, which is never just you and one person its normally around 10+ people plus ):
I suppose i just one day have to snap out of my shell and talk to people, put me in business mode and i am super confident put me in a room of people having a meal or even meeting someone new and i am useless lol, until i know that person i find it hard to talk.

I could go on about these sites but i shall leave it there, if you have ever been on any of those sites or different ones please let me know if it was a scam etc (:

Thank you For reading
Hopefully this world will not get worse at judging a book by its cover,.... who i am kidding it will only get worse lol

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The Hidden stories I started on last year | DanielMarshallAdventures

As you can tell from now over 50 blogs i have written i love writing and getting my thoughts out.
Although i am not great at spelling or, grammer, there is nothing better then just letting your brain go wild to create your inner thoughts into stories.

When i was around 18 and studying music, i would often in my break just write little short stories of many different things, sadly i scrapped them, when i Moved to Grantham and which i had them to remind me of what went through my mind when writing it.

Writing in overall terms can be very difficult as often when we go to sleep and wake up the next day, we tweak, and even start over what we had already noted down.

For me i could blog all day, everyday about life, but when it comes to writing a story, i get a writers block, and with  a lot of writers comes that most used saying off, this time i will get my head and write, when in reality in hardly ever happends.

Its been a whole year since i ever touched my last writing project i was working on.

so i wanted to share with you some of what i had came up with,
Please note that again my grammer is not great, a story can be changed so often that i may even change bits if i ever decided to try my hand at it again.

Also please note that this is my wrote i hold all the originals and if i find someone has used it as there own etc, well you will see is all i am saying (:

The concept of this was to create people who had super powers and people who were supernatural but had some kind of superpower as well, so a vampire who could see the past and the future etc, this was a story i was so over the moon to write, and the more i did the more i enjoyed it.
Every chapter was going to switch in characters until certain parts came together, so you got a sense of the roles of the characters, but also how they found each other !!!!
                                             

Prologue

Read The book that breaks boundaries between the underworld and supernatural
as this book tells a story where people have powers and are unusually different .
we call them the divine.

These unique individuals  bring good but also many dark times, chaotic events have happened for centuries , unknown to the norm people , the people who can’t see the truth in this world,
the world the humans live in is always a lie.  Those weak minded humans sit and pray and cause there own chaos when the world is changing,  but only if they knew what truly was causing the destruction and unhappiness.
this story will chill you to the bone, and you wont want to take your eyes of the page
so sit back and prepare to have nightmares , as we are taking over tonight , this planet is ours and we do not share.

Chapter 1      It begins

I’m flying seeking out my prey who’s below on the mud, I can hear every foot print and he thinks I can’t see where hes going, I laugh to myself because I am so much superior , I am a divine creature and human , I am one of my kind , its about 9pm the moon is full and bright  and I have been toying around for to long now , I admit I love the fun the chase , it makes my skin boil , I have always been like that, I don’t go for the kill straight away I like to make my enemy think he has the better hand before delivering  the fatal blow.
where are my manners , my name is Samantha green but you can call me sam .
I am 500 years old but I look like im 20 , I am cute, well that’s what many guys have told me at least.
I am different to everyone because I am a vampire with a twist, you see not only am I a supernatural being but I also have powers that’s right , 2 powers in fact , I can see events , the past and the future now before you think that’s awesome, when I have these visions as such , i can never tell if they will come true because the past can come back to haunt you and the future well its never set in stone.
my other power is i can drink without getting drunk lol , yet again it can be good but also annoying because there are times where I wish I could get wasted , but oh well that’s what being a unquie person as myself is all about.
Now  were was we oh yes my prey , his body pouring with sweat as he trys to out run me,
There is road ahead in about a mile , I must take my chance before he reaches out to other people,
I have never once let any human know about me and im not letting that happened today.
I count to 5 then I close my wings and spiral down to him, with every second that passes to his demise  , my body shrecks with enjoyment, I know what I want and I know im about to get it.
I slam down infront of him as he halts to a stop and looks straight at me, his hands and legs shaking, his mouth wide open and I can see he knows his life is about to come to an end.
He Speaks  to me Almost crying but even in the face of danger, he holds it back
What !! are you , Who are you !! What do you want from me .
I wait about 10 seconds  before replying  just to keep him more on edge , When im about to kill someone I like the intensity of the conversation because it makes the victims’ blood taste so much better . 
You don’t need to know who I am I say to him in a wickely sounding voice, all you need to know is your about to die, I promise you sounding sincere but also with a grin, it will be quick however I cant promise you it wont hurt, I like pain I like my victim to feel every bit, the blood gushing out and the feeling that their hearts are about to stop.
I take a bolt of a step but before I could reach the lad , My body made me stop, I Froze in fact, My Head pounding ,  I could feel like I was coming in and out of reality, My vision was impaired , I felt dizzy and then just like that I collapsed .
It felt like hours had past when I finally woke  up, But something didn’t feel right , I was no longer in the forest , I was no longer on my feet and the lad well he wasn’t there either,
I was sitting in a old leather sofa , that clearly had seen better days .  My eyes scanned the room , noting down in my head every detail that my eyes could see, My skin ,also sensing if there was any danger around outside of the place but there was none.
In the room There was a clock that I believe  hadn’t worked in months,  Old tv , Old ornament’s , everything  was really old as if no one had been in the property for years
The most creepy  thing my eyes saw was about 15 photographs  on walls, and in picture frames of a young girl, about my age.  My eyes sparked wide open as I Realised all the pictures were of me,  I never  fell Truly in love with anyone  so who has  Pics of me , at this point for the first time in my life I was really scared,  I’ve always done the hunting and yet my instintics  felt like I was being the hunted, im in this strange place instead of the woods and someone knows about me, weather they know who I truly am that is a mystery I hope no one solves  but still its concerning  Me because who ever has taken  these clearly doesn’t live here anymore, I feel so confused .
And in that instance I was back In the forest still running to the human as if time it self hadn’t passed , my thirst and hunger was at the most intense level and all I could think about was feeding,
I opened his artery on his neck and started  biting so hard, blood filling my mouth and covering teeth , I kept biting more and more harder and harder until the lad flawed into my arms  he was no more.
as I sat there with the lad in my arms ,  my thrist and hunger  now gone, all I could think about was that event. Was it the past or future , why did it happen  and what did It mean , I shook my head , cleared my mind , picked myself up and buried the body in the ground so no one knew what happened.  It only takes me a matter of mins to burry a body due to my claws and my strength as a divine Creature I can do things much easier then a normal human being.

Chapter 2            Abilities

In sunny side Virginia We follow a young boy who discovers something about himself,
It is 8am and Michael aged 11 is getting ready for school , he packs his bag full of homework, and other  quirky things he likes to have when he is  bored in lessons,  like his Gameboy and music player.
he has spiky brown hair , Blue eyes and a caring personality.  He has blue sports sneakers on which he adores because his father brought him them about a year ago for his birthday , he uses them to walk, run and even play sports with, he often shows them off to his friends , who  get jealous because their parents can’t afford nice things for them.
The school Bus arrives and His mum Shouts him down, gives him his lunch and kisses him on the cheek goodbye , as he opens the door His mum shouts you behave today young man, and don’t get into any fights,
Michael replies with a smile and shuts the door.
The bus is full of Noisy kids who have just had sugary sweets and breakfast that gives them the energy needed to get through the school day.  Michael was sat with Sophie, and Lawrence  his 2 friends who he knew since being about 6 years old.  They all lived In the same  neighbourhood ,  They had many  adventures together ,  Ranging from going on long walks to abandon sites, To playing video games and role playing , They pretend to be in this fantasy world , where there are supernatural beings, and people with powers.
The place would always change but there identity’s would always remain the same
Sophie Being a supernatural vampire, The good kind not the bad who helps defeat other supernaturals , then there’s Lawrence who liked being a werewolf, he liked chasing Sophie down ,
but the 2 were always matched with the same skill and speed so neither of them ever won,  which Lawrence always hated because he wanted change he wanted to win and have power.
Last but least was Michael aka mike he was a unusual being he was just him but he did have a power  that matched the rest of them . He could change the course of history By freezing time , moving people around, moving them away from danger or putting objects  in place of them.
they all wished many times that their role playing would become reality , Sophie would only change one thing and that’s  her and Lawrence were best friends  instead of chasing each other in a never ending loop in reality.
as the bus was only a few mins approaching the school , Michael remembered seeing a poster for a new board game that was coming out a role playing game, which would go so well with there adventures
He bounced up and down with exciment and telled  both of them about it and that they should go to the  mystical realm shop after school which was the best shop in town.
If you were into role playing, supernatural , or fairy tales that was the place to shop,
it sells shelves of artifacts, Books, comics , Gadgets you name it , Michael was thinking if I had a ton of money , my house would be so full of cool unique things.

The day was passing by it was now 1.30 in the afternoon and the 3 of them were all studying history
Mr Reynolds was the Teacher and had taught history for 2 years now , it was his passion , On many occasions  Instead of following  the curriculum he would tell the class to put their books away and simply listen to his many tales about  his explorations and stories of his granddad  who fought in the war.
Mr Reynolds was only 30 years old , he has part of a beard growing , long side burns and Long Blue wavy hair . He was quite tall 6 ft to be precise , His fashion sense though could do with a tweak,
He wore mostly the same jeans everyday and they were falling to pieces because of how much he travels and digs, most weekends he would find himself at a construction site looking  for any rare and unusual artefacts , hence why he should really buy new clothes.
He loved his job and his hobbies and after he told his adventures and stories He announced to the class that they could get the change to go on a felid trip for some extra credit.
Mr Reynolds handed out letters to give to their parents, Lawrence, Sophie and Michael were all talking between them saying that it will be a smashing idea , They all loved exploring and have very active imaginations , so this was perfect, 
The school bell went and with that it was on to the last lesson of the day, Both Michael and Lawrence enjoyed I.T  The lessons covered many things from data input, To Creating  Posters and many more technically Work.  The Teachers would often walk up and down helping anyone with problems and checking if everyone was doing The right things and not playing games.
For Michael and Lawrence They were wizz kids when it came to hiding websites, such as games,
Adventure Quest also known as Battleon  Was the game They had a bond over , Many hours were spent on the game , It  started of very basic but over the years it grew so much adding many stories The company Grew that much it managed to create a spin Of Game called dragon fable
Lawrence sent a message Over msn To warn  Michael that when you reach the guardians post to battle the stumbling  Ox you need a sword that you get when you defeat  a different monster called  brunt the warrior in the mages outpost.
The 2 of them were always close in level and Objectives, Michael thanked him sending a thumb up emoji . It was about 20 mins before the end of the day , work had to be done so the teacher didn’t suspect anything,  So they put their heads down,  and produced something  that the rest of the class had spent all lesson doing,
The  School bell rang again as it was finally the end of the day, but before the class could leave
Miss Jenkins the I.T  Teacher spoke Reminding everyone about the homework that they needed to do over the next few days , she was very strict if you missed any homework because of a poor excuse she would death stare you and make you crack until you whimpered sorry .
The homework was to create a questionnaire and knock on peoples doors asking questions
quite simple really the hard part was thinking what kind of questions to ask.
As the class were leaving To go home , Sophie sprinted up to Lawrence and mike  and asked if there all were still going to the  mystical realm , Mike responded  with the biggest smile ever , Of course we are I wouldn’t miss Getting that new board game we best hurry though in case the shop sells out quickly. Anything new in this town people went mad for.

As they approached the shop, there was so many people inside, A big poster was outside on the window and it big letters it said 20 percent off everything not only that but next to it a smaller poster adverting the new Board Game It was Called Sprit Dice. The Game would normally be 20 pounds but because the store was having a sale not only was it a new game but they could get it cheaper at only 16 pounds.
As they battled Through the Crowds To Reach the game, Luck was on their side today as Michael Reached For The Last One left. A strange Feeling went into his fingers, making him shuddered .
Unknown to him, A Bizarre occurrence Had Happened, It was Brief Lasting all but 2 seconds , Everyone in the store had completely  froze  , but not mike of course he didn’t know what was going on because he had his eyes fixated on the board game.
The 2 Seconds had passed and Mike turned to Sophie and Lawrence , Who looked very confused , Michael looked puzzled and asked both of them if they were ok,  Lawrence looked at him and spoke quickly  Of course I am. Sophie hesitated For a second and said yep lets pay for the game and go home. Sophie Didn’t want to feel embarrassed or think  she would be laughed at but something didn’t feel right. She had a huge stabbing pain in her chest, making her want to be sick , she took a deep breath holded the pain in and went on with the rest of the day.
It was 5pm The nights sky Getting darker as time went by, all through  the day it spitted with rain but now it looked like it was going to thunder and bucket it down.
All of them rushed home so they didn’t get caught in a thunderstorm or worse big rocks of hail.
Michael’s parents agreed the night before that sophie and Lawrence could come over to have tea so they all after could crack into the game and have fun.
For Tea was Michaels mums  signature Dish Suet Crust Beef Pie she had made it many times, For 2 reasons , she loved making this dish and she was perfecting it to be put forward into a Cooking competition.
Michael’s mum loved cooking , when she wasn’t busy at work, or doing the housework , she

would often read cooking books, watch the cooking channel and practice her skills.
The 3 of them were always saying to her that she would be a world class chef,
piles of people would line up for her food and she would be famous.
But for her being a mom was its own reward she didn’t want fame or money .
No as long as people enjoyed her food then that always put a smile on her face and warmed her heart.
The 3 of them wolfed down the food like there was no tomorrow  and couldn’t stop  thanking her  for the best food in the world.

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How my Mental Health has stopped me from doing what i want in life | DanielMarshallAdventures

A week a go i wrote a blog post about the toughest physically week ahead, My plans were to write a blog post about how my photography has improved over the last year, but also another post about how i coped with the week.

Instead of writing how good the week has been instead there are things in my life i need to reflect on and it was not until this challenging week that is has really opened my eyes.

As i blog a lot i will try not to repeat much of what i have talked about considering my mental well being.
At the same time trying to get across what goes on in my life for those people who have not read any other of my posts before.

I have suffered from depression and anxiety most of my life but it was not until the start of 2016 i decided to get help.
When i needed the help at my worst stage i could not even talk about it or even start to feel about for at least 5 months.
I had 12 weeks of counseling, in those sessions i would be digging up my deep past about my parents.
Who i choose to no longer to speak to and its been nearly a year since i have spoken to them.
They are part of the reason why i am the way i am, and why i suffer badly with depression.
A lot of people when you say i never want to see or hear from my parents again, look down on you, like you might not want to be a part of there lives now but you might want to be later in life.
Which well may be true but the way i feel at the moment not caring what they think about me, i am much better off without them, not feeling like a failure not having to look up to them, they never really tried to understand me, and this last year has been a great discovery about myself.
Learning that i do have some problems but also i am great at certain things to.
In the 12 weeks sessions i talked about how i struggle to cook, how i am not dumb i know what to do but my body sometimes does things differently, I talked about the break up with my ex.
I was told different coping methods, and to take each day as it comes.

over the 12 weeks, I started to feel better in myself, but i was still having days of not doing anything, not being able to hardly move, crying thinking of the past, then crying over nothing.
most days i felt so tired so weak, that all i wanted to do was sleep.
After having the sessions i was told that i could not get anymore help for 3 months, which i had to re apply to get the help.

In that time, I tired to snap myself out of my looping life, by going for walks trying to improve my stamina, and learn about photography.
Around this time i had moved into a wonderful shared house, which to me felt perfect and luxury.
The landlords were amazing, and often talked to them about things.
However about a month of feeling settled, my silly brain reverted back to getting into states, I was struggling to sleep, the bed which was like a cloud, felt horrible, and my room everyday felt smaller and smaller.
The reality was i was started to not feel right were i was even though at the same time it was everything that i needed? odd how you can have conflicting emotions like that.

One day i just said to myself right enough of this i need to change something in my life,
so i started playing tennis, started going to the gym, I slowly was also helping my local community.
Around the year of 2016 things were looking a bit better, but i know i still needed help, I put in a self referral form In November and was told in December that at the start of 2017 i could have some more sessions.

I had 5 sessions yes only 5 of Cognitive behavioral therapy.
Which worked on coping methods a bit more, seeing if certain things was the cause of the problems.
For me most of the time there is no trigger why i feel the way i do.
Although the physically activities have made me feel somewhat better, and others it has not, and i still have a lot of days where i fall apart over nothing.

The second to last session, I had enough of not getting the support i needed i poured my heart out telling the chap from the mental health team how i feel.
He told me i can look into weather we can put you into higher care, to see what else we can do for you.
The week after which was my last session i get told i had a word with team and we dont think your at that level where you need the care.

I didnt say this to him but really felt like saying it, which is so god for bid if i have some good days that i sometimes score low on your sheets, and that just because i do not score over 20 on your out of date, scoring that i do not need the help.
The Fact is The mental health services in lincolnshire, have been getting worse and worse every year.
Because i have been helping out with the local community but also learning what is going off the world, i know what is also happening to our NHS.
Which mental health is a part of the funding the NHS get to help people who suffer with issues.
I went to a lincoln last year to watch a county council meeting, and one of the points was talking about the closures and downgrades to mental health services.

The Fact is i do no want to live this way in my life, and when you cant get the help what can you do other then keep trying to fight through it which at times seems impossible.

Most doctors In Lincolnshire do not even understand mental health and there solution to it is to tell you to get over it, that we all have bad days..... oh and here are some anti depressants.

After a year being told back and forth from the doctors and the mental health team that i do not need them, i then get given them, which i stopped taking after 2 weeks.
Main reason was i was finally getting the physical strength i needed to be stronger, and as soon as i started taking them i felt so weak.
I could not lift weights at the gym from when i first started, i was getting massive headaches, i could barely walk, and all the time i felt tired even after getting a good amount of sleep.
So i stopped taking them, Now yes i still feel very low on days but i felt stronger, and better able to cope with not being on them.

Oh i also forgot to mention that the doctor who gave me tablets was a different doctors, as this year after being with the same doctors since moving to Grantham and them not helping me, i decided to change.
Which did not help as i saw 2 different doctors who told me like i mention to get over it (: yeah such really educated staff... not!!!

Anyway fast forwarding , I knew i was not going to get any help any time soon, i just kept fighting the depression back, trying new things out, to get myself out of the house, and joined up with a running club, so i was now doing running 2 times a week, tennis 3, and gym, 3-4 times a week.

At the start of this week, I was having very vivid and long dream, that when waking up i was remembering most of what i was thinking about.

which happens hardly ever, but on top of that i do not know why my brain just kept thinking of the things that i had dreamt about throughout the day, it felt like my life was on auto pilot and that was not really doing anything during the day.
It was also extremely hot and had been all week, which anything over 20c and i really struggle, i get headaches i can not focus on what i am doing, and i find most of my days in bed letting time fly by.

Monday night was a lot cooler, as i completed a 7k run, which i really struggled with and fighted to keep going i got back home my feet killing, legs felt like rubber and i felt good that i went for the run but i also felt low, and felt miserable again for no reason.

I woke up Tuesday not feeling great but knew i had to snap out of it as I had a important rest of the week to go, so i booked a tennis court to practice ready for the match, and then find myself leaving after a hour as i could not cope with the heat.

Still not feeling well on Wednesday i had 2 hours of tennis, but also the final run to end the coach to 5k course i had been doing with the running club.
It was over 20c as we set off running, and 4 times i had failed to do 5k only managing 3k due to the heat and that day was no exception.
In fact it was one of the worse runs i had done, I loved the route we went on but i was struggling so much, that i really did not feel well when i got home, and i think i pulled something in my leg.
Hoping it would heal because going onto the day where is why i am writing this blog post, the biggest test of my life so far.
I had been asked to play in a team for tennis club, a month a go, and with 2 matches having to be cancelled i was really looking forward to it.
The weather also a little cooler as well so i did not have to worry about not feeling well.

I got there early to work on my serves, and just before we started we was told the match format.
So in tennis the score are, 15-30-40 game etc and depending on how well the other team play , the scores can be 15-15, 30,30-40-40 and then going to deuce and advantage etc.
After which 1 game would be won, so when your told your going to be playing 13 games, in 3 doubles matches making it 39 games, that really knocked my confidence before it has began.

I wanted to enjoy the matches but also play the best i have ever done, and well the people me and my team mate were playing was just out of this world.

People who had been playing for 20+ years with such powerful serves making it hard to get a return back.

After a hour, i was starting to feel ill, my feet heavy, my vision going strange and playing like i forgot how to play,

I started to get frustrated at myself and missing most of the serves, and the more i tried the worser my game got.

I also kept forgetting where to postition myself, as in doubles you have to much to think about.
If your team mate has a strong serve meaning its hard for the other team to return then you have to be close to the net, and then stand back to the line for the second serve if he misses.
then if your team mate is serving and your at the net, its deciding where to postion yourself on every shot, do you stay at the net in case they hit a soft shot you can counter, if they hit it close to the net but on the other side of the court you then have to chase for it.
Or even having to run backwards if they try to lob it over you.

I am not going to into all the details of tennis but trust me when i say that is only 1 set of things you have to think about when playing tennis.

I enjoy tennis the most, but i have never played at a competitive level, and that is only 1/5 of the skill level i would say, i think a lot of times people who watch tennis who have never played it.
Go oh its just hitting a ball, how boring, or that looks easy, when trust me you will not be saying its easy when you have a go playing in a tough competitive game.
Most sports are the same, they look easy but you do not realize how much physically strength is needed, the things you need to learn about, your brain makes so many decisions within just a second its amazing.

For me i am no where near the physically standard i need to be, and although i enjoy everything i do, its really took its tole.
Because i suffer most days with my stupid depression i have to push myself to try even harder and most days after coming back from running or tennis, i end up doing mostly nothing else all day.
Having to soak my feet in a bowl for a hour trying to get them to heal, while trying to stop my shoulder and legs from hurting.
which then makes me feel low because i hurt so much and the cycle never stops
Now people who do not know me, may go really all this because you do rubbish on your first big match, grow up, etc.
Its not just the fact of the match, i felt like this for weeks, in pain i know sport is never a easy things but if its really hurting so much that it also makes you feel rubbish about yourself then you start to think is it worth it.
I just starting to burst out crying, my head banging, i got hardly any sleep, and woke up feeling dizzy.
I got out Friday to have a game of pool with some friends for a hour but even that i was struggling and just wanted to go home to go to sleep.

Expect for the physically i also feel as a person that i am looping back to how i was when my depression first hit.
my aniexty being a bit factor that i cant go to a event without the stupid thoughts in my brain thinking people are laughing at me or looking at me funny even though i know they are not my brain at the time thinks otherwise.
I struggle to talk to people as in a normal conversation, and in the last few months that has only gotten worse.

If a photo is being taken, i tend to hide away, even though i am confident of taking selfies and taking photography. ... confused ???

I have missed so much in my life because of my own actions, i missed Park run today which was Our runnings club Graduation because i feel so rubbish but also just feeling so confused weather i should stop playing tennis and doing the running.

I miss out on going to events with friends because of either money or again knowing that i would want to leave or not feel right.

Even today there is a carnival going with lots of things going off that i want to capture photography.
But instead i am sat not feeling well, sat in my own stupid miserable thoughts.

I went out to get shopping this morning, and my legs just hurt so much, weather that is from pulling something from tennis or that could even be my depression making me feel worser then i am.

I do not want much in life, but the one thing i wish i could have would be getting help that i need.
what breaks us makes us stronger, i have said that a lot, but even at times i question that saying.
So i might bounce back stronger then i am feeling but again at what cost if everytime it bounces me back to how i feel right now, confused on what i wanna do in life.
I thought i had my depression at least a bit under control and that i was happy because i was changing my life, i was stronger happy, i made friends, i help my community, and i had at least something to do everyday, now i just feel like a wreck.
My friends say to maybe take one thing off your list your doing, but there lies the circle again, when i dont have a lot of things to do, my demons fight back, and on the other hand when i am doing so much, that i have no strength to fight they can win anyway .. AHH!!!!

I just wish that i could be a normal person, in society terms that i could just hang out with friends have a night out listing to music, and enjoying life, i want to explore and there is so much i wanna do, but just end up living the same circle off staying in a room on my computer, ahh life.

The only good thing i can say is that the last few months mental health has been talked about more and more, and i have started to surrounded myself with people who understand.
To me if i am friends with someone who tell me to get over it then, they are not my friend and they do not understand what i go through.
so my advice to everyone is, people who suffer are not classed as mental just because it has mental in the title, we all suffer from mental health, at some point in our lives, its not nice and at times we need to have that support that care from friends, etc to bounce back, so please if you have a friend who is struggling, reach out to them, talk to them and help, them, even if you cant help try and find someone who can (:

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The Toughest Physical week Ahead | DanielMarshallAdventures

I was planning on right a big blog post in a few weeks to describe The Journey with Grantham Running club.

But with so much going on i thought i would explain a few things.

It all started last week really, I had been Training at the gym with my friends for about 6 months now, every month a new training scheme would be in place and our goals would get higher.
Before i started doing a lot of running, my goal was to increase my strength, which was working, but because i was putting my body under so much stress, having tennis and running often the next day, i found myself not having the drive or even the strength to lift what i could.
About 3 weeks a go my friend said he was trying this challenge, which meant using a few different equipment and also pushing everything up, I decided to go along with the challenge and that is when i Decided the workout load was to much and something needed to change.
I sat and worked out the best days i could go, and what equipment i liked using but also how it was going to benefit me.

The one thing i am still rubbish at is names of the gym stuff, so i think not 100 percent sure but the machine i love using is called the dip assist.
I think its the one i love the most out of everything i can use at the gym, and because my grip on things still is not there, like pulling yourself up or hanging onto something for a while, its like a middle ground for me.
What it does is you have a seat sort of thing you kneel on, which is set not to move until you use your body strength to move down.
you grip 2 handle bars and the main focus is on your upper arms using them to bring yourself to the top and back down again.
I normally set out to do 10 lifts, 4 times, and after i have used to my hands do go numb for about a minute but you can certainly feel the difference in your arms.
So the routine i set myself is 3-4 sessions a week, at half a hour, and sometimes 2 sessions a day, but only once or twice a week.
Doing a small bit of cardio, and leg strength just to keep on top of them, as they are used for running.
Rowing, for 5 mins, and then different weight equipment for arms etc.
I do give it my all in that time, and do challenge myself to push the weight up every week.
Rome was not built in a day and sometimes people said oh look already how much muscle i have gained.
Then for it to go a week later, at the moment My muscles have become bigger then in the last 6 months of training and hope to keep on top of it.


The true fact is, i only now have the drive, and knowledge on what i must achieve, thanks to my friends, When i Joined i had not much clue how to use anything yet alone push myself to improve,
i do miss hanging out with them but we all create our own paths and sometimes, what method of improving one self may not work for another you have to create your on path.
Every time i go now i seem very happy, even having a laugh with the awesome team at Feel Good Fitness, and again that is one part that makes me keep going is the hard work the staff put into the place, the challenges, and getting new protein shakes in hehe (:

Phew!! i feel like that was a blog post on its on lol.

Moving on, I am missing some bits out because i want to put them in on the progress post about GRC

Tennis is next on the list, Twice i was looking forward to my first team match at Grantham Tennis Club and both times i have had a call saying its cancelled, so now hopefully this Thursday coming i can play the match.
So I decided to head down the next day and play the social matches they have on at the club.
4 matches i had and in one of them, were 2 amazing top class players, with the fastest serve i have ever seen, and just amazing team work,
I drive myself to get better and better with playing people who are better then me, some people it makes them feel worse about their game but me, i am like if they can do it so can i.
which in another game i had, a chap did a amazing low cross court shot, which i really ran for and was like here have the same shot back !!! hehe.

The last game i took easy, and I had myself another Park Run the next day.
So its still the same day as the park run i am writing this (:
This one i made sure, i got plenty of sleep the night before, made sure to do lots of stretches before the run started, and i honestly felt like this was the one that i would do great as i felt my physical best.

Now for people who have never ran a timed event before with at least 300 people will say its no different to running the same distance with a small group of people just having a jog around the countryside.
You would be so, so wrong,  The brain is the most Frustrating part of it all.
Put me on the countryside run doing 5k, without seeing the course set out in front of you, and talking with people, i do awesome at, put at a place where is a lap event and you can see the course in front of you, wooo, does it mess with you.

The course at belton house, is a 5k run which is 2 laps, it has 4 long straights, 3-4 smaller sections, with is very uneven, and much narrow so fighting for space with the other runners, and then a loop section which is like the final part of the lap, which you think is small, and then suddenly you get half way round and start to struggle.

I Hated the run the first time i ever did it, and swore i would never do it again, 3 runs later and here i am.

So i set off, trying to pace myself, which is very hard, when you a selection of extremely good runners going miles ahead of you, your first instance is to match their pace but telling your brain, no is a battle.

I got half way around the first lap, and noticed a fellow member of the tennis club ahead, and stupidly decided to try and match their pace, worked well up, even slighting passing by, until i started the second lap and hitting massive pain barriers.
I stopped about 5 times, for at least what felt like over a minute each time.
The first turn really caught me as the grass was really thick, my feet felt heavy like i had weights on them, and the more i tried to run through it, the heavier it felt.
After stopping at that section, for a rest, i struggled to keep going, but did as i wanted to finish the park run.
I had in the back of my mind that it felt i was in more pain and doing much worse then my first ever park run.

The last turn was coming up and i gave it everything.
I was shocked when i got home to only be 27 seconds behind my PB of the second time i did the run,
and i clocked in at 30.27.
It made me think, i must have been going at some pace to allow for all the stops i took, and if i did not stop, i know that time would of been around 27.
which just shows, when your in pain, seconds, feel like minutes.

Your brain starts telling yourself your a failure and that you would do worse when in fact i did awesome (:



Feeling Drained and my feet hurting, i got a bite to eat and soaked my feet.
after about a hour oddly i felt great again, so i went out for another social at the tennis club, a few hours later, and had some more great games (:

So now the rest of the week incs, the final 2 sessions of the coach to 5k with the running club, going to gym i think twice this week, maybe 3, doing some more tennis, ready for the match on Thursday, and then on Saturday is our kind of Graduation of the running course.
The final like get together sort of thing was meant to be the 24th but turns out there was no parkrun on that day, as it was going to be park run then BBQ in the evening.
Now its like a park run to end the running course on a high sort of thing, with the BBQ being the weekened after.

So to me this week is a very demanding week, some of the previous run sessions i have struggled with because both of the shoulders were hurting due to playing tennis either the day before or the same day, and when your serving you can pull those muscles when running.
so me being me i like to give the tennis and running my all, even more so with completing the course, so i hope my body pushes through it and i end up enjoying the week.

Being active has certainly made me feel better mentally and physically, i could never expect to be able to keep up with the running, as normally i am a quick runner, but after about 2 mins, that is it, i cant run anymore, so its been great to get over the fear of that and to be as active as i am.
Although i love what i do when i am on the computer, like editing photos, writing these blog posts etc, i still find the place that makes me feel like i am going to be low, cry and not want to do anything is home.
I could not be where i am today without my friends, They give me drive to do well, being a part of these events and meeting amazing people gives me the drive, seeing people do well also has the same impact but its also nice to help back (:

At some point i really want to ask someone in the gym, if they can film me working out so i can show you lot, what its like.

This year so far has gone way past what i wanted and so much more and i hope it can carry on and i can keep making friends.




I hope you enjoyed this post, as much as i did writing it (:
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