Started off the week well, thought i'd have a 4 mile run, down the hill, along the long straight road, then back up the (1 mile long) hill home again.
Took about an hour, then checked the slightly different - longer - route I took, which turned out to be 5 miles (well, 4.94 or somesuch). It was the hill that slowed it up. Didn't feel bad at all until I got to the top...
Will need to find an entirely flat route.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Summary...
The Bath Half is on March 16th, so i've got only a few weeks to go. It sometimes doesn't feel like i've made progress, but when I look back on the early October blog entries, I know I have. Having good shoes helps so much, as does eating healthy food, and lots of it. And drinking a lot. All of these things are common sense, but I think i've learned them, and i'm not taking advantage of it.
I'm sleeping better too, but that's probably because i'm knackered. :-)
It's also got to the stage now when people are asking 'have you done 10 miles yet?' and 'are you nervous?' and so on and so forth.
Maybe i'm too laid back to care so much, it feels to me like i've got the miles more or less there, need to get it consistent. Which isn't so difficult, I can arrange time to do it. Nervous? Not really, no...
I'm sleeping better too, but that's probably because i'm knackered. :-)
It's also got to the stage now when people are asking 'have you done 10 miles yet?' and 'are you nervous?' and so on and so forth.
Maybe i'm too laid back to care so much, it feels to me like i've got the miles more or less there, need to get it consistent. Which isn't so difficult, I can arrange time to do it. Nervous? Not really, no...
Run #13 Sat 2/2
Saturday, and time for a big run. Planned to go on a really long route, so spent the morning eating and drinking lots (of healthy stuff). Went out about 4ish, out to Box, or at least the woods over the town, then down through the centre, along the road to Batheaston, and back up (cutting across the fields). About 8 miles all told, home about 5.15.
Had a good run, was full of energy, was running long distance, kind of in the flow.... Rather annoyingly, this running bug seems to have bitten. I quite like going for a nice long run, it's now easy enough to do it (ie without puffing/panting/stopping) and it's quite relaxing, as bizarre as that sounds. Still find it boring sometimes, but once I get past the 2 miles, it all seems to smooth itself over.
Anyway, towards the end of the 8 miler, my right leg - it's always trouble - developed a bit of a twinge in it's shin. Kind of came and went, but was a sharp, infrequent pain. I've not done that distance for, well, ever, so I think it could have been that. Gave me pain sometimes when i'd stand up, but eased with walking. So maybe I stressed summit. My legs feel 'harder' than they did, perhaps all this exercise is paying off.
Took it easy on Sunday, and i'll see what happens this week.
Had a good run, was full of energy, was running long distance, kind of in the flow.... Rather annoyingly, this running bug seems to have bitten. I quite like going for a nice long run, it's now easy enough to do it (ie without puffing/panting/stopping) and it's quite relaxing, as bizarre as that sounds. Still find it boring sometimes, but once I get past the 2 miles, it all seems to smooth itself over.
Anyway, towards the end of the 8 miler, my right leg - it's always trouble - developed a bit of a twinge in it's shin. Kind of came and went, but was a sharp, infrequent pain. I've not done that distance for, well, ever, so I think it could have been that. Gave me pain sometimes when i'd stand up, but eased with walking. So maybe I stressed summit. My legs feel 'harder' than they did, perhaps all this exercise is paying off.
Took it easy on Sunday, and i'll see what happens this week.
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