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I Have Runned!

Well I went out in my running kit!

Yesterday Morning I did indeed get up and run. It wasn't as early as planned as I just could not get up! This meant that it was a lot warmer than I planned or indeed hoped to be running in!

I went out full of positive thoughts ... I was going to keep on running however slow just to get my legs going. After 1.25m I had to stop for grit removal. For about 1/2m my calves had been tight, something I am used too, it means I am running faster than my legs are happy to run and usually goes just by going even slower!

I stopped and raised my leg to a bench and realised that the old calf was a little tighter than normal! So I walked, then ran then walked again. This meant that I didn't settle into a proper run until over 2m by which time I had to walk to cross the foot bridge pass the pond without scaring the wildfowl and walk up a steep hill!

I then ran to the paper shop which clocked up 3.5m and I walked home as a warm down. This 3.5m potter took a pitterful 49mins. Shameful! Also made me realise how much work I have to do! I need to get back to running, get back to my old speed and then improve that speed! Gulp!

I will be speaking to coach Spans about this! Part of me says just do 20mins most days to get the legs working again for the next couple of weeks. Part of me says go right back to 1min 1min but longer than the normal beginners 10 sets and actually RUN the splits rather than potter. Then part of me says that this run was hard due to the 28m hilly walk last Sunday!

Not sure what to do but I do need to get going again!! So tonight I will be swimming!! Run tomorrow, Swim Wednesday and Thursday and run Friday! One thing I do know is that I will have to structure my runs to add a warm up walk then run as the legs just don't seem to like running straight off and they did say to do that at camp!! The Kenyans do it so it must be a good thing!!

Comments

b-z said…
sory to state the obvious
but you will need to do more days running to improve your running
More swimming just means less running time-good CV exercise though it is
what with trailwalker and the Nessie challenge-i think you have enough on your plate
not suprising running is suffering a bit
10:29 AM, June 05, 2006
beanz said…
agree with ruth

I always start off with 5 minutes walk (except at the club when they go off full belt so I try and warm up in the car park before we set off)and still get stiff calves - so stop and stretch as you suggested to me ages ago.
6:21 PM, June 05, 2006
womble said…
I'm with Duck on this one (and Ruth). Why not just concentrate on TW training? Instead of trying to fit in time for running, use that time to do a walk. Use the shorter walks to practise going more briskly, perhaps? It is like M training - time on your feet etc, it all adds up. Walks don't have to be mega distances all the time.

Get a fantastic TW out of the way and then ease back into your running.
9:06 PM, June 05, 2006
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