Today's run: 2.78 km / 1.73 miles in 20:00.
Injury check: Post-run twinges in The Knee.
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Today I went for another run at lunchtime.
There was still frost on the grass.
I had to dodge patches of ice.
There's a growing probability that all of my running posts through the next three months will have the 'cold' tag on them.
Sigh.
But anyway - I beat Monday's distance. And today did feel better - I kept a steadier pace and felt less haggard at the end as well. It wasn't quite as cold as Monday, which must have helped.
I felt a minor twinge from The Knee during the run but not enough to stop me (I paused, I re-arranged my knee support, I carried on). However, once I'd been back at my desk a while - sitting with my legs crossed - it did begin to ache. Could be because it was stiffening up a bit post-run, could be because I was sitting with my legs crossed. Could be because my knee hates me...
I am icing it tonight, we'll see if it bounces back to situation normal tomorrow.
Succeeding and failing on the road to the London 2013 Marathon. Possibly falling to bits in the process.
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12/12/2012
21/11/2012
Can't Mistake My Biology
Today's run: 4 km (2.49 miles) in 30:00.
Injury check: Bit of a twinge.
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Today what felt like a torrential storm hit Luton. Also it's dark at night now. And cold. So I was inside on the treadmill.
This run wasn't a personal best or anything, but I am actually ecstatic that I now count 30mins as my 'short' run. (Although I did have to stop halfway through for a short stretch due to a massive stitch in my side.) I totalled just over 4k in the end but I didn't keep track of the few metres more that I managed in each half, it was enough that I made it over 2k each time.
The Knee twinged a little during and then a little more after - and I sat with a bag of frozen peas on it this evening.
My near-term goal is to get up to running 10k in an hour, which I consider to be a respectable distance+time, and is something I've never achieved before. If I can reach it before Christmas that would be brilliant.
Today's top running tune: Girls Aloud - Biology. Yes, it's a silly song, but today the beat was perfect for my pace.
Injury check: Bit of a twinge.
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Today what felt like a torrential storm hit Luton. Also it's dark at night now. And cold. So I was inside on the treadmill.
This run wasn't a personal best or anything, but I am actually ecstatic that I now count 30mins as my 'short' run. (Although I did have to stop halfway through for a short stretch due to a massive stitch in my side.) I totalled just over 4k in the end but I didn't keep track of the few metres more that I managed in each half, it was enough that I made it over 2k each time.
The Knee twinged a little during and then a little more after - and I sat with a bag of frozen peas on it this evening.
My near-term goal is to get up to running 10k in an hour, which I consider to be a respectable distance+time, and is something I've never achieved before. If I can reach it before Christmas that would be brilliant.
Today's top running tune: Girls Aloud - Biology. Yes, it's a silly song, but today the beat was perfect for my pace.
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