Week 2 day 1
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c25kI didn't manage to run at the weekend, because I was travelling and really couldn't face bringing a change of clothes for running; with trainers it would have meant carrying an extra bag beyond my compact overnight rucksack. So I'm really hoping I can manage three runs in four days so that I can count this week as a "win"; it's going to take being both organized and disciplined!
Today was right on the edge of possible to run. I absolutely do not have time to go the gym, between work and shul commitments. And it was 13 degrees and drizzly out at lunchtime, almost too cold and almost too wet to run. But knowing that if I'm going to have a chance of three runs in week 2, I really needed to drag myself out, I did manage it.
I ran along the paths in the cemetery, the grass being too muddy and waterlogged. I'm still scared of running on tarmac and hard surfaces, but I don't think I did any short term damage at least. And wore tights and a long-sleeved shirt instead of my usual socks and t-shirt, which was warm enough to make running (and especially breathing) non-painful, without being uncomfortably hot and sweaty.
I managed the new Week 2 workout, which is six lots of 90 seconds of running. Slow running, in my case. Runkeeper on my smartphone in my breast pocket said that my pace was fractionally faster than Week 1, but the difference was small enough that I suspect it's beyond the precision of the measurement and I would have expected a bigger improvement, considering that I spent a whole extra minute running compared to week 1.
Today was right on the edge of possible to run. I absolutely do not have time to go the gym, between work and shul commitments. And it was 13 degrees and drizzly out at lunchtime, almost too cold and almost too wet to run. But knowing that if I'm going to have a chance of three runs in week 2, I really needed to drag myself out, I did manage it.
I ran along the paths in the cemetery, the grass being too muddy and waterlogged. I'm still scared of running on tarmac and hard surfaces, but I don't think I did any short term damage at least. And wore tights and a long-sleeved shirt instead of my usual socks and t-shirt, which was warm enough to make running (and especially breathing) non-painful, without being uncomfortably hot and sweaty.
I managed the new Week 2 workout, which is six lots of 90 seconds of running. Slow running, in my case. Runkeeper on my smartphone in my breast pocket said that my pace was fractionally faster than Week 1, but the difference was small enough that I suspect it's beyond the precision of the measurement and I would have expected a bigger improvement, considering that I spent a whole extra minute running compared to week 1.
