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Uneven Fitness

Ok so I went out for my munchtime potter ... with a huge beam thanks to Adele and her inspiration comment! I was going to run, it would be a great run, I would be inspired and write wonderful things about it and be inspiring!

Mile One - nice and steady. Warm up mile. Just keep trotting no fancy speedwork stuff. Nice easy even pace. Quick stop/walk to take off coat (I'm not convinced about my ability to do a whole run and it had been raining!) and the time was 12.48.

Mile Two - I carried on, nice even pace, nothing speedy just trotting along, brushing against a tonne of wild flowers happy that I was nice and steady as I wasn't breathing heavy! Get to 1.8m and BANG! Legs gone! It's that "I'm sooo tired, knackered slightly giddy wobbly legged" feeling you get at the end of a hard race or speedwork session when you know you have to keep going. I walked, then tried again. Fit speedy god like runner passed and said "keep going" I tried again (yes ladies I was following the nice arse!) I failed again. Mile 2 finished and I walked/ran home.

I had decided that as I said at the end of last week, yes I must have a bug/lurgy and that I would take a couple of days off as I have a long walk with Duck at the weekend.

I get back to the office. Change and pour my homemade soup. Then I look at my watch.

You know that second mile? The one that was a nice even steady pace until my legs went bang? The one that turned to a walk at 1.8m? Yeah that one.... time was 11.28! Hmm me finks my nice easy steady pace wasn't! So no wonder I died!

See my fitness is uneven ... the heart and lungs are happy to trot along and even speed up! It's just the legs are not! They haven't had much running use! Still also shows how good the swimming is!!

So that idea of having a rest because of a lurgy thing .... I may just scrap it!!

Comments

Evil Pixie said…
of course not!!
4:13 PM, May 24, 2006
Cath Delaney said…
Pix - back to basics when you ain't done any running. Short distance. Slow pace. No fancy speedwork or intervals.

Oh and you me dearie ARE inspiring..!! You're always wonderfully positive, even when you're down you always try to look on the bright side of things. It's a wonderful disposition. When I come to your blog, I often feel like the sun came out and is smiling on me.

:o)
6:39 PM, May 24, 2006
b-z said…
wipes small tear form eye


aw Cath

Pix-she is right about the gentle building up
you will get running endurance back-you already have it walking wise
8:02 AM, May 25, 2006
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