Week 2
Week 2: 21st December 2008
With all of the tiredness and disruption of the end of term, as well as the impending calorie overload of the Christmas period, it was really important to get a decent run in today. I’d had a gym session yesterday and plan another one for tomorrow, but nothing can replace time spent on the road.
I decided to do a ‘no tech’ 6 miles (10K). There’s a route from my house that I know is 6 miles out and back and I wanted to do it without ipod, heart rate monitor or stopwatch. I wanted to hear my breathing, hear my cadence (stride rate) and take in the sights and sounds of the countryside without worrying about times and intensity of the training. There will be plenty of time for that as the training increases, so today was about enjoyment, relaxation and running for the joy of being able to.
And it felt good! Hardly any cars on the road either which helped as this run follows quite a winding route. Still quite chilly but nothing like the extreme cold that is sure to come later. Having said that, I read an article yesterday about James Cracknell and his team’s forthcoming attempt to win a 430 nautical mile race to the South Pole. “They will have to haul 70kg sledges over the ice in temperatures of -40C somewhere in the middle of Antarctica”. For 30 days! So whatever weather or hardships come my way over the next month or so it will be nothing compared to what those guys will be going though. Those thoughts cheered me up along the way today.
I would just like to thank Mr Betts for putting the photo up on the plasma screens for me and for all of you at BRCC who have already spoken to me about the marathon. Some of you have said that you have parents who have done it before, or that you want to run it yourself one day. Obviously a few of you have also given me some stick for the hat I’m wearing in the photo, but I was glad of that hat again today. As this blog develops I’ll add in some links for those of you who want to add some running into your lives. There’s plenty of events and challenges out there that just give that extra bit of motivation to training etc.
Thanks for your support thus far.
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