2nd run

Well I went for a run before and it was much better than last time, probably because it wasn't as cold. I was out for 20 minutes and had a mixture of running and walking on my route. Everytime that I ran I set myself small targets e.g. run to that car or to the next road etc. That seemed to work and my breathing wasn't as bad as I expected and I didn't take my inhalor once.

I think that I needed to warm up better though as I could feel my muscles tightening in my legs and I think I need to slow my pace but I was running at a pace that felt natural so not sure that I can do that but we'll see!

Passing the time

I was doing my weekly long run today, at the moment it's 15 miles so that takes over 2 hours to complete.  My mind wanders when running, but today whilst running I wondered what other people think about.

Obviously on weekday runs my mind tends to drift towards work topics, sad but true.  But sometimes unique little thoughts pop into my head.  I'd like to say that they're Earth shattering and profound but they're not, usually trivial, but useful to me nonetheless.

I wonder if philosophers tend to run or if runners tend to be philosophers.  Nothing so grand for my random electrical pulses but it's a point worth pondering whilst out on my next run.  I can't imagine Socrates putting his running shoes on and hitting the road but you never know.

Running through treacle

I forced myself out of bed at 6:00 this morning, second day in a row of getting up for a run, the joys of moving to four runs a week.  I took it nice and easy yesterday but with some trepidation I knew I had to do interval training this morning. 

Luckily the Shuffle knew I needed some help and mainly pumped Killers songs into my ears.

So, with the help of the Shuffle off I went, out the door, huge gust of wind in the face.  'Oh great!'

The first 5k were into the wind, a bit of resistance training for good measure.  I cursed as I went but still did my 800m reps.  At the 5k point my route turns then after 7k I had the wind full in my back.  The final 3k were a doddle with my enemy turned friend The Wind pushing me along like a sailing boat.  

Home, quick shower, bit of breakfast then off for a day in the office.  Not a bad start to the day.

First blog

Right, I'm back with my slow poke (s)training for the 10k! Went for a run today, once round Sefton park to see how many more injuries I could pick up!! Thankfully none. Gonna stick to a gentle pace for now till my ankle recovers from an injury I picked up a few weeks ago (haven't been running or gym for about 3 weeks). Made it round successfully even though it was only a short run I was glad to get round. Jay could probably have moonwalked around twice in the time I took!!

Planning on going again on thursday. Thanks to everyone who's watching our blog and supporting our fight to raise money to help Myeloma UK.

Ian

Well me and Al went for a run before - yes my first one! We went to Sefton Park and walked Kabe (our dog) first as our warm up and then started our run. I took my inhalor before running so that I should be OK. I was disappointed at how little I actually ran :o(
My biggest problem was that the cold was making it painful to breathe so every time I was getting slightly breathless I'd walk as I didn't want to gasp for breath.

Oh well it was a learning point for me, and we'll look at running early in the week, so keep your fingers crossed for me,

Jess x

Project kick off

Well this is it, the fundraising charge starts here.  The draft press release is written, waiting for approval from everyone else and then we're off.  Vests have been ordered from Myeloma so everyone can look good in orange on the day.

Running for me's going well, just got to get that pace up now to hit 45 mins in the race, it's ambitious but I like a challenge.