Hi bloggees.
There I was, one womans battle against so so many! They taunted me through my window, as I stretched and reached at worked my muscles. It's not going to work, I'm going out, not matter what! Eventually, warmed up, psyched up, I went out in the throng, the wind, warning me to go back.
Millions and millions kept on at me, over whelming as I struggled towards my eventual goal. They attacked my arms and face, and eyes, they clung to my clothes, desperately trying to make me retreat, I was becoming disheartened as I ran. No music today, nothing to focus on, (battery flat in IPOD) I will just do the short run today, just to show that I can do this.
On wards and upwards, they seem to have grown in number, and size. "Ok, Ok, I quit!" I say to myself "I'm heading on home"
They had won. I'm heading on home, after only running for 1/2 a mile. But, and I feel its a good but, at least I tried.
Now, that all sounds so exciting doesn't it, and I can feel you all wanted to join me in this epic battle. But if I wrote it as it was, you would just think that I am completely loopy loo, cheeseless cracker, lights on but no body ever lived at home. The fact is that they refer to raindrops!
Yes it was raining, and this silly old mare thought she could handle a bit of rain, after all, I'm nearly a runner! But I couldn't do it. just everything was wrong. Starters, no music, second, wrong running gear, maybe if I had my proper running trousers on it may have help in this weather, instead of the seventies style flares that I had on, and of course the rain was wrong. It was that horrible wispy rain that just gets right on your nerves.
I was just getting more miserable as i jogged on, but at least I tried. When I get back home after only running 1 mile today I feel angry with myself. Inside my nice warm kitchen I'm looking out at the lovely sunshine with that wispy rain still falling, taunting me! I should have persevered.
Oh well, 1.15 miles, my first proper rain test, I will give myself maybe a 'C' for that. but time wise, 13.30 I will give a 'D'
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
What Is The Cure?
Hi blogg watchers.
I am looking for a cure for this jogging malarky, there must be one, nagging sister seems to have found one, or it could be just work that does it. Maybe that is what has happened to all the others as well, apart from Smarty Pants, her knee cured her jogging for a while.
I was handing new baby back to his mother today, and I mentioned that I need to go jogging as I had a lazyitus rest day yesterday. And she said that I sound as obsessed as her husband is about cycling! An obsesseion! I was just thinking I had the slight guilts about not going out yesterday, but maybe I do have a slight obsession.
In fact, to prove a point that its not a problem, I can quit anytime I want, I almost convinced myself to just go shopping on the bike! But, I couldn't do it. I went upstairs to get changed into my jogging gear. Oh dear!
Its cooler that it has been, and fresh smell of rain, I do love that smell, still muggy though, possibly hair frizzing time too, poodle weather, as one of my neices described herself today. 30 seconds in the rain and she looks like a french poodle.
I remembered what naggy neighbour said about cutting the walking sections to one and a half minutes. I thought I was going to really struggle with this, but the only struggle I had was with the maths, 2 minutes plus 1.30 minutes equals 3.30 minutes time to run again. As the numbers got bigger, the brain training was taking its toll, either that or lack of oxygen, who knows, but it was taking longer and longer to come up with the answers. Maths was never my strong point!
All the way to Greenway, on and on, 2 minutes running, 1.30 minutes walking. It seems this discipline works! Who'd have thought it, eh? Maybe one day I will run all the way round non stop! Or maybe its the rest days inbetween!! Now there is a lazyitus thought!
By the time I get to the school, only half a mile from home, that is when I start flagging again. Walking after only one minute running, but I nagged my self to run after the 1.30 minutes. My brain was getting a total workout, it was busy with all the recalculations, "ok, its 35 minutes now, start jogging after 36.30, not 37.30" My poor old brain was going to give up in a minute I'm sure, maybe that would help actually, just not think about the walking bits at all!!
I came round the last turning heading on up to the path to my house. "Ok, this is it, finish in style" pelt up to the lamppost out side my house, stop the clock...........and it says...........41.27 Oh well, not personal best, but quicker than last time. It needed to be, otherwise I would have kicked my butt!
I am looking for a cure for this jogging malarky, there must be one, nagging sister seems to have found one, or it could be just work that does it. Maybe that is what has happened to all the others as well, apart from Smarty Pants, her knee cured her jogging for a while.
I was handing new baby back to his mother today, and I mentioned that I need to go jogging as I had a lazyitus rest day yesterday. And she said that I sound as obsessed as her husband is about cycling! An obsesseion! I was just thinking I had the slight guilts about not going out yesterday, but maybe I do have a slight obsession.
In fact, to prove a point that its not a problem, I can quit anytime I want, I almost convinced myself to just go shopping on the bike! But, I couldn't do it. I went upstairs to get changed into my jogging gear. Oh dear!
Its cooler that it has been, and fresh smell of rain, I do love that smell, still muggy though, possibly hair frizzing time too, poodle weather, as one of my neices described herself today. 30 seconds in the rain and she looks like a french poodle.
I remembered what naggy neighbour said about cutting the walking sections to one and a half minutes. I thought I was going to really struggle with this, but the only struggle I had was with the maths, 2 minutes plus 1.30 minutes equals 3.30 minutes time to run again. As the numbers got bigger, the brain training was taking its toll, either that or lack of oxygen, who knows, but it was taking longer and longer to come up with the answers. Maths was never my strong point!
All the way to Greenway, on and on, 2 minutes running, 1.30 minutes walking. It seems this discipline works! Who'd have thought it, eh? Maybe one day I will run all the way round non stop! Or maybe its the rest days inbetween!! Now there is a lazyitus thought!
By the time I get to the school, only half a mile from home, that is when I start flagging again. Walking after only one minute running, but I nagged my self to run after the 1.30 minutes. My brain was getting a total workout, it was busy with all the recalculations, "ok, its 35 minutes now, start jogging after 36.30, not 37.30" My poor old brain was going to give up in a minute I'm sure, maybe that would help actually, just not think about the walking bits at all!!
I came round the last turning heading on up to the path to my house. "Ok, this is it, finish in style" pelt up to the lamppost out side my house, stop the clock...........and it says...........41.27 Oh well, not personal best, but quicker than last time. It needed to be, otherwise I would have kicked my butt!
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Its Sunday!
Hi blogees.
As you all know by now, blog means jog. But I must say, it was hard getting out of my pit today. The Old Boy, was back from his extreme fishing tour of Norway, piles of smelly clothes to wash, not even mentioning young sons smelly clothes, but jogging I went.
I wasn't really in the mood, it was nice cosying on up to the old boy, and that washing isn't going to get done by it self. Still, on wards and outwards. Out into the nice cooler morning air.
The muscles were complaining as usual. As I was jogging, I was thinking that I should have warmed up a bit more before going out. As I'm jogging along, I wonder how I managed to jog to the first mile in one go! Again, I am looking at the clock waiting for the first two minutes to go before I can start the walking bit of todays jog. And now, in my mind, is the thought that from tomorrow those walking portions of the route will be cut by 30 seconds!.
My energy levels seem to be in my boots again today, and now I am saying to my self "Its because you're a girl" Which is a ridiculous thing to say, because I am a girl! I should be able to do more now, but my legs are refusing to go any faster, and the energy seems to be staying in my trainers only today.
When I got to Greenway today, I had almost convinced myself to go through the park "Just go past Astly today, Old Girl, who's to know?" AS I was coming up the last bit of Greenway just a few more seconds of walking then the running starts again. "ARRGGGHHH, NO! Its the hill!" I say out loud. "I have to run at the hill!"
I thought the best way to tackle this is to ignore what naggy neighbour says, head down, hunched forward, arms going like a runaway steam engine, and get it over and done with.
"RUN you lazy mare, RUN" Up the hill, I am pretending that I cant feel my legs, I am ignoring the fact that energy levels have all but depleted, the battery is virtually flat. I get to the first road to cross, running all the way, cross over slowly, looking towards the park. "Go on, Old Girl, through the park, you know you want to" Then as I was thinking that I managed passed it. The "other" voice takes over now, "Well done you,..........now move your bloomin ass" I didn't quite make the whole of the running bit this time, that hill had taken what little energy I had left. After walking 20 seconds into my "running" bit the good voice came back, "Come on stop being stupid, and run" So I did. On to Holbrook, no walking here, getting closer to another park entrance again.
Oh it would be so easy to go through there, nice flat paths, no cars, be home in a few minutes.
I was so proud of my self as I looked towards the park entrance and I ran the other way. I got this far, whats the point of going that way now. I would have been really annoyed with myself, and probably punished my self with something really hideous!
I knew the time wasn't going to be spectacular, I knew that in my heart. I knew that because of the two minute timing thing, I have come to know where I should be at certain times by now.
But with the last bit of energy that's left, you know the bit, when you switch on a touch and theres a tiny dim light, or you switch your mobile phone on and there's just enough to say, "Battery low!", with that tiny bit of energy left I pelt up the path to my gate. Finish in style has become my mantra, along with the others of course.
43.23 seconds. Better than I thought it was going to be, which surprised me. But must try harder!
Now, I have been toying with this idea, and have had the pictures on my phone for a few days now. Two pictures of yours truly, one is after I have jogged on my regular route, and the other of when I came back from cycling to the village and back. Guess which is which (and No I dont need a doctor) two very differenty pictures. This is only because, I used to put some corkers of the other girls, looking........gorgeous of course, that I put these up.
Obviously, I know which one I prefer!
As you all know by now, blog means jog. But I must say, it was hard getting out of my pit today. The Old Boy, was back from his extreme fishing tour of Norway, piles of smelly clothes to wash, not even mentioning young sons smelly clothes, but jogging I went.
I wasn't really in the mood, it was nice cosying on up to the old boy, and that washing isn't going to get done by it self. Still, on wards and outwards. Out into the nice cooler morning air.
The muscles were complaining as usual. As I was jogging, I was thinking that I should have warmed up a bit more before going out. As I'm jogging along, I wonder how I managed to jog to the first mile in one go! Again, I am looking at the clock waiting for the first two minutes to go before I can start the walking bit of todays jog. And now, in my mind, is the thought that from tomorrow those walking portions of the route will be cut by 30 seconds!.
My energy levels seem to be in my boots again today, and now I am saying to my self "Its because you're a girl" Which is a ridiculous thing to say, because I am a girl! I should be able to do more now, but my legs are refusing to go any faster, and the energy seems to be staying in my trainers only today.
When I got to Greenway today, I had almost convinced myself to go through the park "Just go past Astly today, Old Girl, who's to know?" AS I was coming up the last bit of Greenway just a few more seconds of walking then the running starts again. "ARRGGGHHH, NO! Its the hill!" I say out loud. "I have to run at the hill!"
I thought the best way to tackle this is to ignore what naggy neighbour says, head down, hunched forward, arms going like a runaway steam engine, and get it over and done with.
"RUN you lazy mare, RUN" Up the hill, I am pretending that I cant feel my legs, I am ignoring the fact that energy levels have all but depleted, the battery is virtually flat. I get to the first road to cross, running all the way, cross over slowly, looking towards the park. "Go on, Old Girl, through the park, you know you want to" Then as I was thinking that I managed passed it. The "other" voice takes over now, "Well done you,..........now move your bloomin ass" I didn't quite make the whole of the running bit this time, that hill had taken what little energy I had left. After walking 20 seconds into my "running" bit the good voice came back, "Come on stop being stupid, and run" So I did. On to Holbrook, no walking here, getting closer to another park entrance again.
Oh it would be so easy to go through there, nice flat paths, no cars, be home in a few minutes.
I was so proud of my self as I looked towards the park entrance and I ran the other way. I got this far, whats the point of going that way now. I would have been really annoyed with myself, and probably punished my self with something really hideous!
I knew the time wasn't going to be spectacular, I knew that in my heart. I knew that because of the two minute timing thing, I have come to know where I should be at certain times by now.
But with the last bit of energy that's left, you know the bit, when you switch on a touch and theres a tiny dim light, or you switch your mobile phone on and there's just enough to say, "Battery low!", with that tiny bit of energy left I pelt up the path to my gate. Finish in style has become my mantra, along with the others of course.
43.23 seconds. Better than I thought it was going to be, which surprised me. But must try harder!
Now, I have been toying with this idea, and have had the pictures on my phone for a few days now. Two pictures of yours truly, one is after I have jogged on my regular route, and the other of when I came back from cycling to the village and back. Guess which is which (and No I dont need a doctor) two very differenty pictures. This is only because, I used to put some corkers of the other girls, looking........gorgeous of course, that I put these up.
Obviously, I know which one I prefer!
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Still A Long Way To Go!
Hi blog watchers.
Its just little old me again today. I think It will probably be like this for some time, with maybe one evening jog session with naggy neighbour once a week, to drag me around my regular run!
Its a lot cooler today, so I'm thinking that maybe I could get around even quicker today. MMM, that is what my mind is saying. That is what the 'wanna be fit old girl' is saying. But this old girls body has a completely different agenda to that.
There are still aches and pains in these legs of mine, but a good stretch out, warm up properly before I go out and that should stop them complaining, or at least not get any worse!
I start off at a reasonable pace, but I can tell that is not going to stay like that all the way round, so I slow down to the pace I usually do it. I don't want to over do the beginning and not be able to finish in style. After about a minute I am already looking to see if the two minutes is up. MMM it can only be lazyitus creeping back. I am glad I talked myself into running today. (Oh didn't I mention that bit, oops sorry)
Ok confessions time. I was thinking about not running today, or maybe just go cycling. Then I had brainwave of doing both. But that didn't last long, because then I had remembered I said I would go for lunch with Smarty Pants this afternoon. As the place is a mile from where we live, I thought that maybe the walk would be enough for today. But as you can see, I talked myself out of that and put on joggers and trainers and literally kicked myself out of the door. (Which I am pleased about)
So, yes, one minute running, looking at stopwatch............oh yes. So this is how it went through todays jog. I have come to realise that I am not quite a runner yet, not when thoughts of just have another days rest, creep into my thoughts, its just the sheer determination now that is going to keep me jogging. I have still got a long way to go before I can say, "Yes I'm fit! I did it"
I refer back to my previous blogs, 'Keeping fit is a struggle' and not just on your body either. You have to keep you mind focused on keeping fit. How did naggy neighbour say it......your psyche has to be right, get yourself psyched up.
Interval running certainly helps with that part too, and now naggy neighbour has decided that from next week the walking bit will be CUT by 30 seconds!!
I got through todays run in 43.16 seconds. Slower than Tuesday, even after a rest day! But I blame lazyitus, or maybe my psyche wasn't on form today!
This is how far my 'psyche' is out, I have just rang Smarty Pants about lunch and she said it was next week not this week! So now, as a form of gentle exercise for my psyche I am going to go for a cycle ride after all, and just see where I end up!
Its just little old me again today. I think It will probably be like this for some time, with maybe one evening jog session with naggy neighbour once a week, to drag me around my regular run!
Its a lot cooler today, so I'm thinking that maybe I could get around even quicker today. MMM, that is what my mind is saying. That is what the 'wanna be fit old girl' is saying. But this old girls body has a completely different agenda to that.
There are still aches and pains in these legs of mine, but a good stretch out, warm up properly before I go out and that should stop them complaining, or at least not get any worse!
I start off at a reasonable pace, but I can tell that is not going to stay like that all the way round, so I slow down to the pace I usually do it. I don't want to over do the beginning and not be able to finish in style. After about a minute I am already looking to see if the two minutes is up. MMM it can only be lazyitus creeping back. I am glad I talked myself into running today. (Oh didn't I mention that bit, oops sorry)
Ok confessions time. I was thinking about not running today, or maybe just go cycling. Then I had brainwave of doing both. But that didn't last long, because then I had remembered I said I would go for lunch with Smarty Pants this afternoon. As the place is a mile from where we live, I thought that maybe the walk would be enough for today. But as you can see, I talked myself out of that and put on joggers and trainers and literally kicked myself out of the door. (Which I am pleased about)
So, yes, one minute running, looking at stopwatch............oh yes. So this is how it went through todays jog. I have come to realise that I am not quite a runner yet, not when thoughts of just have another days rest, creep into my thoughts, its just the sheer determination now that is going to keep me jogging. I have still got a long way to go before I can say, "Yes I'm fit! I did it"
I refer back to my previous blogs, 'Keeping fit is a struggle' and not just on your body either. You have to keep you mind focused on keeping fit. How did naggy neighbour say it......your psyche has to be right, get yourself psyched up.
Interval running certainly helps with that part too, and now naggy neighbour has decided that from next week the walking bit will be CUT by 30 seconds!!
I got through todays run in 43.16 seconds. Slower than Tuesday, even after a rest day! But I blame lazyitus, or maybe my psyche wasn't on form today!
This is how far my 'psyche' is out, I have just rang Smarty Pants about lunch and she said it was next week not this week! So now, as a form of gentle exercise for my psyche I am going to go for a cycle ride after all, and just see where I end up!
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Oh, That Hurt!
Hi blog lovers.
Remember what I said yesterday, how I love keeping fit? Well I should have kept quiet!
Why is there good days and bad days, why not good days and even more good days! I was working this morning, so went running this afternoon. Yes that's right just after midday! And I forgot my water too.
It looked cooler than it has been for a while, so I thought I could cope with it, you never know, being lighter I might get round quicker! But when I started running, the aches and pains started straight away. This time new ones, in my calf's. Not had these pains before. I think my body is having a go at me, because I keep ignoring all the muscle that are just complaining. If it was anything sinister, like that whole knee thing that was happening, then I would probably think about not running today, but just complaining muscles, muscles that have not been worked for years and years, nah, I shall run through that.
Interval running again. I was tempted to just pelt it to the first mile, but the whole thing about the interval running is discipline! Something which I have to learn, something which I hate doing! If any one tells me I can't, I say I can. If any one say no, I say yes! A total rebel really.
By the time I got to Greenway I was glad of not running full steam to the first mile. I really miss my water, and I know if I don't time this bit right, then my running two minutes will include that steeper bit of Magpiehall lane! I was slowing down. I didn't quite make it to the end of Greenway this time, but still enough walking time to get most of the steep bit of hill done.
Today I really was being a bit of a rebel. I walked after only 1 minutes running, at least 3 times before I got to the down hill road leading to my road. Half way down he I picked up speed. 'If you are going to walk on the 'running' times then you will have to replace lost time' I said to myself. My goodness, I have even started to punish myself now......Is this a healthy sign??!! But there I was, pelting down the road, trying not to think to hard about the aching legs, and the lack of oxygen from my lungs. No room for oxygen anyway!......where is all this .......yuck stuff coming from anyway?
I slowed down at bit to cross over the road, glanced at the time and realised that if I did the walking bit now I wouldn't be able to try and get to my PB, so, I ignored the IPOD, and carried on running, around the corner, up the path, look at the time...............OH YES, YES, YES, EAT THAT ACHY MUSCLES, EAT THAT SOGGY LUNGS I beat my PB. Not just the solo PB, but the PB that naggy neighbour dragged me around last week! 42.09
Yes I know its only a second, but you say that to those Olympic athletes that run races!
Remember what I said yesterday, how I love keeping fit? Well I should have kept quiet!
Why is there good days and bad days, why not good days and even more good days! I was working this morning, so went running this afternoon. Yes that's right just after midday! And I forgot my water too.
It looked cooler than it has been for a while, so I thought I could cope with it, you never know, being lighter I might get round quicker! But when I started running, the aches and pains started straight away. This time new ones, in my calf's. Not had these pains before. I think my body is having a go at me, because I keep ignoring all the muscle that are just complaining. If it was anything sinister, like that whole knee thing that was happening, then I would probably think about not running today, but just complaining muscles, muscles that have not been worked for years and years, nah, I shall run through that.
Interval running again. I was tempted to just pelt it to the first mile, but the whole thing about the interval running is discipline! Something which I have to learn, something which I hate doing! If any one tells me I can't, I say I can. If any one say no, I say yes! A total rebel really.
By the time I got to Greenway I was glad of not running full steam to the first mile. I really miss my water, and I know if I don't time this bit right, then my running two minutes will include that steeper bit of Magpiehall lane! I was slowing down. I didn't quite make it to the end of Greenway this time, but still enough walking time to get most of the steep bit of hill done.
Today I really was being a bit of a rebel. I walked after only 1 minutes running, at least 3 times before I got to the down hill road leading to my road. Half way down he I picked up speed. 'If you are going to walk on the 'running' times then you will have to replace lost time' I said to myself. My goodness, I have even started to punish myself now......Is this a healthy sign??!! But there I was, pelting down the road, trying not to think to hard about the aching legs, and the lack of oxygen from my lungs. No room for oxygen anyway!......where is all this .......yuck stuff coming from anyway?
I slowed down at bit to cross over the road, glanced at the time and realised that if I did the walking bit now I wouldn't be able to try and get to my PB, so, I ignored the IPOD, and carried on running, around the corner, up the path, look at the time...............OH YES, YES, YES, EAT THAT ACHY MUSCLES, EAT THAT SOGGY LUNGS I beat my PB. Not just the solo PB, but the PB that naggy neighbour dragged me around last week! 42.09
Yes I know its only a second, but you say that to those Olympic athletes that run races!
Monday, 5 July 2010
I Love Keeping Fit!
Hi bloggers.
Did you see that title? How is that for an eye opener? Wow, I had a couple of days off. I couldn't believe how poor Smarty Pants was hobbling on Friday afternoon. She looked really uncomfortable and in pain. Now the pain she was discribing felt like the slight pain that had started in my knee. I was thinking of just running through it, but now seeing poor Smarty Pants decided best thing to do was have a few days rest.
I did go out on Saturday, not 'out' but 'out out', you know with the girls, and we were dancing till early hours of Sunday. And again the pain was there, so sat a few tunes out.
But today, I feel great. I am over the 4 o'clock start of Friday morning, I'm over the late night Saturday, and the pain in the knee is just not there anymore, and I'm raring to go.
The weather is beautiful, sun shining, but with a slight breeze. I am still doing the interval running, until I ask my friend 'Whats next?' I think I know what's next but its buried somewhere in my memory, it will need a gently reminder to get back in my mind.
I am sure I am running slightly faster today, maybe its those rest days, or maybe because I have missed the running! I am enjoying being out here today, my music playing and just enjoying this wonderful creation.
This interval running I am sure is starting to come together, so far its working all the way to Greenway. I get to the begining of this road just as the 'running' 2 minutes starts. I say to myself 'Run, old girl, to the end, and then the walking 2 minutes will start just as you get to the uphill struggle!' Now this appealed to the remnants of the old couch potato self, and I ran as hard as I could. And just as I said, 2 minutes and I was at the begining of the hill!
I had felt like I had got 'one up' on myself, and was smiling from ear to eat. So on I go, heading up to the last mile home. A van stopped just in front of me, as I was between tunes I heard him ask me for directions. After I had told him, in my puffed out voice which way to go, he promptly started chatting me up!!! Here I was, in my Lycra, pink hat on with the sweat from my head showing through, no doubt with a pink sweaty face too, and he was chatting me up!!
I turned him down of course, but it did put a bit of a spring back into my step and I smiled even more all the way home. I got to the last bit of path and ran at it full pelt, pushed the button on the IPOD and saw that todays time was 42.49 seconds!
I am loving keeping fit!
Did you see that title? How is that for an eye opener? Wow, I had a couple of days off. I couldn't believe how poor Smarty Pants was hobbling on Friday afternoon. She looked really uncomfortable and in pain. Now the pain she was discribing felt like the slight pain that had started in my knee. I was thinking of just running through it, but now seeing poor Smarty Pants decided best thing to do was have a few days rest.
I did go out on Saturday, not 'out' but 'out out', you know with the girls, and we were dancing till early hours of Sunday. And again the pain was there, so sat a few tunes out.
But today, I feel great. I am over the 4 o'clock start of Friday morning, I'm over the late night Saturday, and the pain in the knee is just not there anymore, and I'm raring to go.
The weather is beautiful, sun shining, but with a slight breeze. I am still doing the interval running, until I ask my friend 'Whats next?' I think I know what's next but its buried somewhere in my memory, it will need a gently reminder to get back in my mind.
I am sure I am running slightly faster today, maybe its those rest days, or maybe because I have missed the running! I am enjoying being out here today, my music playing and just enjoying this wonderful creation.
This interval running I am sure is starting to come together, so far its working all the way to Greenway. I get to the begining of this road just as the 'running' 2 minutes starts. I say to myself 'Run, old girl, to the end, and then the walking 2 minutes will start just as you get to the uphill struggle!' Now this appealed to the remnants of the old couch potato self, and I ran as hard as I could. And just as I said, 2 minutes and I was at the begining of the hill!
I had felt like I had got 'one up' on myself, and was smiling from ear to eat. So on I go, heading up to the last mile home. A van stopped just in front of me, as I was between tunes I heard him ask me for directions. After I had told him, in my puffed out voice which way to go, he promptly started chatting me up!!! Here I was, in my Lycra, pink hat on with the sweat from my head showing through, no doubt with a pink sweaty face too, and he was chatting me up!!
I turned him down of course, but it did put a bit of a spring back into my step and I smiled even more all the way home. I got to the last bit of path and ran at it full pelt, pushed the button on the IPOD and saw that todays time was 42.49 seconds!
I am loving keeping fit!
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Can You Believe I'm Still DoingThis!
Hi readers of the blog.
I amaze myself at times, I really do! Here I am, 40 something, (a good something) and I am in my Lycra, out running in the heat. This is the longest I have kept up with this jogging lark. In 2008 I quit after the race for life, 2009 was really a non starter. This year the only way I am getting myself out there is the expense of all the new running gear that I got for myself! I dont want to be wasting all the cash now, do I?
I really wasn't wanting to go this morning, its warm out there, and there is tons to do today. But I still forced myself out. Ok, its a slightly cooler than yesterday, but not by much, my water will need to be in chunky bits again.
I am still doing the interval running as naggy neighbour suggested. And now I know that its not as easy as it sounds, I am not going to do what I did yesterday and run for 2 or three minutes and walk for one minute at the beginning of today's jog. I shall stick to the 2 minutes run and 2 minutes jog, no matter what.
I am a little slower than yesterday, by the time I get to the first mile mark I am about 1.30 minutes behind yesterdays time, but I stick to the game plan and don't try to be clever. By the time I get to Greenway today I am having to really discipline myself and not walk until the running 2 minutes is over. After I turned into MagpieHall Lane, I really wanted to go through the park, do a short run, but then I had remembered what I had told the old boy just before he left this morning. I told him the route I was doing and if he got back before me and wanted to get in the house then he was to drive on my route and find me! (He is off to Norway tomorrow, and was using today to make sure everything was done!) which of course means that I can't possible take any shortcuts, I just have to keep going!
By the time I got to my turning I was wringing wet with sweat, and really looking forward to collapsing in my chair. I run up the road and turn on to the path. There parked outside was the old boy! I could have gone through the park after all! But secretly (weirdly) pleased that I didn't. I let the old boy in and was just about to go in myself when he said, 'go on then, walk around the green, warm down'. Somebody else has been listening to naggy neighbour too! So twice round the green, back into to the house, stretch, tea and .........relax!
I amaze myself at times, I really do! Here I am, 40 something, (a good something) and I am in my Lycra, out running in the heat. This is the longest I have kept up with this jogging lark. In 2008 I quit after the race for life, 2009 was really a non starter. This year the only way I am getting myself out there is the expense of all the new running gear that I got for myself! I dont want to be wasting all the cash now, do I?
I really wasn't wanting to go this morning, its warm out there, and there is tons to do today. But I still forced myself out. Ok, its a slightly cooler than yesterday, but not by much, my water will need to be in chunky bits again.
I am still doing the interval running as naggy neighbour suggested. And now I know that its not as easy as it sounds, I am not going to do what I did yesterday and run for 2 or three minutes and walk for one minute at the beginning of today's jog. I shall stick to the 2 minutes run and 2 minutes jog, no matter what.
I am a little slower than yesterday, by the time I get to the first mile mark I am about 1.30 minutes behind yesterdays time, but I stick to the game plan and don't try to be clever. By the time I get to Greenway today I am having to really discipline myself and not walk until the running 2 minutes is over. After I turned into MagpieHall Lane, I really wanted to go through the park, do a short run, but then I had remembered what I had told the old boy just before he left this morning. I told him the route I was doing and if he got back before me and wanted to get in the house then he was to drive on my route and find me! (He is off to Norway tomorrow, and was using today to make sure everything was done!) which of course means that I can't possible take any shortcuts, I just have to keep going!
By the time I got to my turning I was wringing wet with sweat, and really looking forward to collapsing in my chair. I run up the road and turn on to the path. There parked outside was the old boy! I could have gone through the park after all! But secretly (weirdly) pleased that I didn't. I let the old boy in and was just about to go in myself when he said, 'go on then, walk around the green, warm down'. Somebody else has been listening to naggy neighbour too! So twice round the green, back into to the house, stretch, tea and .........relax!
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