The Sun's been out but I haven't!

Finally we are getting some decent spring weather around here! After the longest winter anyone can remember, the sun came out in fine style last week and the temperature even rose to an appropriate level (at times). It's been lovely but unfortunately I haven't been able to make the most of it.

I was working for the first three days of last week and only managed to run early morning, when it was still chilly. So I was really looking forward to my free days of Thursday and Friday, when we were forecast sun and warmth. I planned a good long bike ride and then a run the following day.

However, it was not to be. On Thursday morning, Emma woke up with a high temperature and proceded to throw up. We spent the day mostly in the living room, with Emma asleep or dozy on the sofa. On Friday she wasn't much better, and we stayed in again.

Sickly child

On Saturday, I managed to sneak out for parkrun, which was fairly sunny but still pretty cold at 9am. I ran 5K in 26 mins, which was not bad for the moment. Then I was working all day, and today, Pete has been out all day, so I've been looking after Emma again. She is now full of cold, but at least she has been eating today, so definitely on the mend.

On the bright side though, the forecast for this coming week is similar, if a little cooler, so I'm hoping to spend some time in the sunshine. Assuming that Emma is fit for school, I'll be working again at the start of the week, but then I'm itching to get in a long bike ride for the first time in months!