Thursday, 1 October 2009

Starting running again

Last winter I was running well for me. I had got into the habit and I was enjoying it, I had even started running up hills. Then in April I managed to stop. So its time to get going again and this time I'm going to keep going. Running gets me really fit, I am pretty rubbish at it so I think it has a great training effect. Like lots of cyclists I am terrible for doing too much too soon so I'm making sure I start easy. To do this I am starting with really short runs. I would do the run/walk thing but once I'm out I want to keep running, I know! So today I went out just as Ali left for work, before breakfast as well. So unlike me I don't function without breakfast!

13:32 minutes (so slightly over the ten I had planned)
1.44 miles
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11 comments:

  1. jumbly1 October 2009 at 10:18

    Starting and starting sensibly are both so hard to do. Well done!

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  2. M&J1 October 2009 at 13:15

    Ah, great minds! I did my first run in over a year last week and it felt good to be back. Good at the time. Won't share how my quads felt for the next 2 days.

    Have you really noticed a big improvement in fitness by adding running? Hmm? You must run faster than me (quite frankly, everyone does)!

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  3. Julbags1 October 2009 at 13:53

    Another well done for being so sensible, you'll be knocking out six miles soon enough.

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  4. trio1 October 2009 at 17:11

    I am so bad at running Jo, hence it gets me fit quickly! I am obviously not designed to be a runner and couldn't run to save my life at all till I decided to learn at uni! It took me two months to run this loop I had, when I measured it it was half a mile long and had taken me over 10minutes. I didn't care as I had ran it!

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  5. kate1 October 2009 at 19:51

    nice one, before breakfast too!

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  6. John Sutton1 October 2009 at 21:58

    Just don't do what Redbikes does and start doing half marathons up mountains! 10% more each week, max.

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  7. trio2 October 2009 at 09:08

    Don't worry I won't be doing what red does! I am always lecturing him about it.

    Starting with short runs works better for me than walk/run as I forget to walk!

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  8. kate2 October 2009 at 09:24

    good plan trio, stick with it :)

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  9. Groover2 October 2009 at 22:00

    You don't function without breakfast? Lucky you! Breakfast is so important so have you breakfast before leaving the house! Well done for starting running again.

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  10. Anonymous3 October 2009 at 08:53

    I have had to stop running for a few weeks because of shin splints so I will be starting again soon, and I will make sure to be more sensible this time!

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  11. Red Bike3 October 2009 at 14:49

    My running is going terribly. I just can't cope with running and cycling together!

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