So, the ParkRun went great. You broke your PB by fifteen seconds which makes you both happy (YES! I did it!) and angry (What the HELL have I been doing for the past few months?!). Youre invigorated. Youre energised. You need a new challenge. So, you do what any runner does these days, and you search for some forthcoming events to enter. Straight away you find one. A nice 10k running round an old city. Brilliant. £25 and done. Confirmation email? Yes. Oh. And theres a half marathon down by the coast. Bracing! £20. Cool. Confirmation email? Obviously. Ah, great! Theres a season ticket you can get for four 10ks and a half marathon. It would be rude not to and, obviously, youre saving money by signing up for it. £80? What a bargain. Conformation email? No, its not...oh, there it is. Hang on, theres a cracking one in... And so it goes on. Your Confirmation Email folder gets bigger and bigger as you get more and more excited. Hell, your partner loves all of this, it gives them a chance to wander around a city they dont know for a few hours by themselves. Everyone loves that. Then you add up the amount youve spent. You sit, wide-eyed in horror, as you realise that all these races, all these great runs youll be doing, thats your partners romantic holiday that is. You would by them a sorry present but, well, you cant afford that either now.
