Week 6 Free Run
Due to a hectic work schedule and other commitments its 6 days since I last ran. In that time I've also had a couple of off days with my diet (I forgot how good Galaxy milk chocolate was) so wasn't looking forward to it.
If I stuck to my schedule I would be starting week 7 by now, but with a weeks holiday due in a few days I decided to drop in another attempt at the 2 mile mark I just missed last time.
Work as usual was busy and I didn't have the time to keep properly hydrated and it had been several hours since I ate by the time I planned to start running. Things were far from perfect.
I remembered to park the car an extra couple of hundred meters further away as an incentive to complete the run.
It was just starting to get dark and the wind was getting up as I covered the 5 minute warmup walk. To try and accurately gauge the distance I took along a small GPS unit, this one wouldn't lie about how far I made it!
I decided on my usual tactic of breaking down the run into small chunks, using visible landmarks like houses and bridges as targets. Each one came and went and as before tried not to look at my watch (or the GPS) but just to continue to see how far I got.
The last few hundred meters seemed a real slog as I could see my waiting car and was extremely glad when I eventually made it. Despite feeling pretty knackered I'm pleased to say again i had no real aches or pains.
Oh, and the important bit, the distance. GPS said 1.99 miles in 21.50, that's 20 meters short of 2 miles so I think its fair to take that as completed.
If I stuck to my schedule I would be starting week 7 by now, but with a weeks holiday due in a few days I decided to drop in another attempt at the 2 mile mark I just missed last time.
Work as usual was busy and I didn't have the time to keep properly hydrated and it had been several hours since I ate by the time I planned to start running. Things were far from perfect.
I remembered to park the car an extra couple of hundred meters further away as an incentive to complete the run.
It was just starting to get dark and the wind was getting up as I covered the 5 minute warmup walk. To try and accurately gauge the distance I took along a small GPS unit, this one wouldn't lie about how far I made it!
I decided on my usual tactic of breaking down the run into small chunks, using visible landmarks like houses and bridges as targets. Each one came and went and as before tried not to look at my watch (or the GPS) but just to continue to see how far I got.
The last few hundred meters seemed a real slog as I could see my waiting car and was extremely glad when I eventually made it. Despite feeling pretty knackered I'm pleased to say again i had no real aches or pains.
Oh, and the important bit, the distance. GPS said 1.99 miles in 21.50, that's 20 meters short of 2 miles so I think its fair to take that as completed.
posted by Gary at 10:00 pm
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