It is now just 4 days until I fly away. And equally importantly, it is now 0 days until my leaving party. So what better way to ensure I am feeling fresh and energised for a night of dancing and getting happy, than to start the day with a run in the sun?

“But Rosa,” I hear you asking, “how do you motivate yourself to have the ‘get up and go’ to get up and go for a run every morning?” Well, what could be better motivation than a lovely new outfit?! Since I want to make a good impression when running all over the world I decided to treat myself to a new running outfit, as modelled by me below at the end of my street.

I am particularly fond of my new trainers, (Nike Free 5.0’s if anyone cares). Those who know me will know that I have somewhat of a trainer obsession; my trainer collection works on a rotation system of at least 4 pairs, depending on the occasion, potential for dirt etc. I intend to condense this to just 2 pairs (!) for my travels. Except I am already feeling precious towards my new 5.0’s and have swapped my usual woodland runs to road runs to avoid them getting muddy. Let’s hope Peru is lovely and mud-free for my new beloveds.

So Recently I have been making myself go for a run every day (thereabouts), hopefully having conditioned my body to think of running as a daily necessity such as those other daily bodily functions… mind-1, matter-0! Running around my home village of Rowlands Gill can be very pleasant, especially on a crisp and bright autumn morning. I have seen deer, foxes, loads of grey squirrels and a red squirrel over the past few weeks. I’m including some quaint English views from my runs as a comparison to my worldwide runs to come.

It’s exciting to think that my next post will be on location, somewhere in Peru. It may be at altitude and it will definitely be at a temperature my fair Geordie skin is not happy with. Howay South America, let’s see what you’ve got for me!