Pleasure .....

..... and pain

After a few weeks break from Monday night training due to either racing on the following Tuesday or being away in London, tonight I joined Spartan's tough training session up on the moor.

The training sessions are always a mix of pleasure and pain.

The pleasure of the company...
... the pain of not being able to chat because you're out of breath.

The pleasure of running downhill ...
... the pain of realising you have to run uphill five more times.

The pleasure of lying on your back looking up at the sycamores ...
... the pain of doing crunches whilst admiring the foliage.

The pleasure of bouncing up and down on both feet at once like a Maori warrior ...
... the pain of jumping up and down on one foot like a one legged Maori warrior.

The pleasure of high knee raises and lunges going uphill ...
... the pain of doing the same exercise downhill.

The pleasure of stretching your ham strings with your head between your legs looking at the moor upside down ...
.... the pain of realising the session is over and it's time to go home.

So todays blip is .....


..... Pleasure and pain