Trying to get back in the groove
Haven't felt like running this week - due a number of things :
1 - All the crap news that I’ve had.
2 - Being home alone (I can't get over how blue being left with my crazy girls has made me feel).
3 - It's been so HOT!
The trouble with not running is that when I don't go out all, I can think about is running. I worry about how unfit I'll be, how much I'm going to struggle on my next run - then to make matters worse I’ll start to go over the routes that I run in my mind...
So I set my alarm to get up and go for a run - but I didn't sleep well so knocked that idea on the head with a bang as my little plastic wake up call screamed at me to get out of bed.
But I made sure that I packed my training bag so I could get out at lunchtime. MISTAKE! Yesterday was the hottest day we have ever had over in the UK, but thunder and rain rolled in last night to cool us all down. This morning it was still very mild :-P ideal for a run I thought! Working inside what best is described as an aircraft hanger with no windows etc I still thought the weather was the same as this morning. NOT! I went out and did the hardest 6K I have ever run. I never get cramp but had stomach cramp all the way round. When I finished I looked like I had been in the shower wearing my kit :-X yum for my fellow workers (I bet they are glad that we have showers ;-) ).
The temperature was 28°C or 83°F way too hot for me! Hat's of to all you nutters that run in this heat every day :-)
Kilometres ran today: 6K
Kilometres ran this week so far: 6K
1 - All the crap news that I’ve had.
2 - Being home alone (I can't get over how blue being left with my crazy girls has made me feel).
3 - It's been so HOT!
The trouble with not running is that when I don't go out all, I can think about is running. I worry about how unfit I'll be, how much I'm going to struggle on my next run - then to make matters worse I’ll start to go over the routes that I run in my mind...
So I set my alarm to get up and go for a run - but I didn't sleep well so knocked that idea on the head with a bang as my little plastic wake up call screamed at me to get out of bed.
But I made sure that I packed my training bag so I could get out at lunchtime. MISTAKE! Yesterday was the hottest day we have ever had over in the UK, but thunder and rain rolled in last night to cool us all down. This morning it was still very mild :-P ideal for a run I thought! Working inside what best is described as an aircraft hanger with no windows etc I still thought the weather was the same as this morning. NOT! I went out and did the hardest 6K I have ever run. I never get cramp but had stomach cramp all the way round. When I finished I looked like I had been in the shower wearing my kit :-X yum for my fellow workers (I bet they are glad that we have showers ;-) ).
The temperature was 28°C or 83°F way too hot for me! Hat's of to all you nutters that run in this heat every day :-)
Kilometres ran today: 6K
Kilometres ran this week so far: 6K
posted by [rich] at Thursday, July 20, 2006
2 Comments:
Well done for getting out there. I haven't had the pleasure(?) of running in the heat yet :-)
Take a break from it mate if you feel you need to, you won't lose your fitness level inside a week!
Well done for running in the heat though, it's tough walking to the shops in the heat, let alone running a few k's! :-)
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