Running with Paul

Went for an easy run Satruday morning with Paul and Laurence to chateau du Val and back.

Paul had decided that he was not going to enjoy it today and made a fuss about the whole affair. We ended up running the first kilometre at a reasonable pace (5:40) and then it went fast downhill from then on. Finished the circuit in 47:28 or an average speed of 6:37 per km.

It's terrible to see the impact of your mind on your capability to run. Once he'd decided that it was too much of an effort and that he wasn't motivated, he just gave up mentally and didn't want to make an effort.

Disappointing run for him. I was not bothered as I was running a race that evening and didn't want to push hard in any case.