Didn't run yesterday. Did on Friday, and Wednesday, but not the weekend, and not Monday. That's 4 days since my last run. Oops. I had trouble walking, admittedly. Apparently digging for 3 hours can cause muscle soreness. Go figure.
I did manage 20 minutes of solid running the last 2 times I went out. 20 minutes is my limit. You know that feeling, like you can't get enough air in your lungs? Felt that one, after Friday's jaunt.
According to the couch to 5K plan, it's 4 weeks from 20 minutes to 30 minutes. I may spend one of those weeks at 20 minutes. One more I mean. As last week was a 20 minute week. I will run by the new big hole tonight. Someone has torn down a relatively shabby Victory home and will put up a monster. Hopefully in proportion with the neighbours and lot, but that would be an exception. The concept of need in our culture is awfully skewed away from Maslov.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Speed counts
Success! I have new shoes, and I ran for 20 minutes non stop. Well, what passes for running in my beginner slow pace, anyways. I did find a longer gait felt better, except for the fact that I could only keep it up for a few minutes before feeling like my lungs would explode.
How slow do I go?
Slow, very slow.
I estimate I ran 2.5 km in 20 minutes, a not exactly record setting pace of...7.5 km per hour. So a marathon at that pace would take a long time. 5.6 hours. I'm not sure I can do anything for that long. I did go a bit faster for the last 4 minutes, including a final minute all out run, which felt awesome. It adds an additional goal to my 5 km one. Go faster, it's more fun.
How slow do I go?
Slow, very slow.
I estimate I ran 2.5 km in 20 minutes, a not exactly record setting pace of...7.5 km per hour. So a marathon at that pace would take a long time. 5.6 hours. I'm not sure I can do anything for that long. I did go a bit faster for the last 4 minutes, including a final minute all out run, which felt awesome. It adds an additional goal to my 5 km one. Go faster, it's more fun.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Beginner's enthusiasm?
I have now run three times, and so far so great.
Advantages I have - unlike a lot of beginning runners, I'm neither sedentary nor overweight. Soggy, yes, but not chubby, for which my knees should be grateful.
I say runner. Add several grains of salt (and bags of cookies). Like many, I downloaded a "couch to 5K" plan from the internet, and so I alternate a sort of old lady style shuffle with a brisk walk. So far I've managed to completely mess up the plan, which I blame on 2 factors.
1. I can't read before I have a cup of coffee, so I misread week 1 before my first run.
2. I have the patience level of your average 2 year old, and the delusional optimism of a tech start up CEO.
The positives? I am "running" more than walking, and hit the 5 minute run/1 minute walk last night. My goal? 30 minutes of nonstop running before my 41st birthday, which is happily 11 weeks away. And secret hopes? That the cellulite will be transformed into a Victoria's Secret style bum, except of course much larger. I have no interest in going back to 105 pounds, as I have the physique of a 14 year old boy at that weight. Ick. My curves may be subtle, but I am not willing to give them up completely!
I have been incredibly amazed at how delighted people are when you mention running. I can't imagine a better reaction if I said I'd won the Nobel Peace Prize - why do we glorify running so much? I'm saving no-one but myself. Is it shared memory of endorphin-induced highs?
My next task - new shoes. I am running in my 7 year old New Balance sneakers, which my 11 year old son kindly gave back to me after I spent a small fortune buying him shoes. Other than really odd knots in the laces, they seem unscathed, but I know they are lacking in squishiness that apparently will protect me from all manner of ills. And heck, it takes no arm twisting at all to get me to buy new shoes! Let's just hope the credit card doesn't burst into flames.
Advantages I have - unlike a lot of beginning runners, I'm neither sedentary nor overweight. Soggy, yes, but not chubby, for which my knees should be grateful.
I say runner. Add several grains of salt (and bags of cookies). Like many, I downloaded a "couch to 5K" plan from the internet, and so I alternate a sort of old lady style shuffle with a brisk walk. So far I've managed to completely mess up the plan, which I blame on 2 factors.
1. I can't read before I have a cup of coffee, so I misread week 1 before my first run.
2. I have the patience level of your average 2 year old, and the delusional optimism of a tech start up CEO.
The positives? I am "running" more than walking, and hit the 5 minute run/1 minute walk last night. My goal? 30 minutes of nonstop running before my 41st birthday, which is happily 11 weeks away. And secret hopes? That the cellulite will be transformed into a Victoria's Secret style bum, except of course much larger. I have no interest in going back to 105 pounds, as I have the physique of a 14 year old boy at that weight. Ick. My curves may be subtle, but I am not willing to give them up completely!
I have been incredibly amazed at how delighted people are when you mention running. I can't imagine a better reaction if I said I'd won the Nobel Peace Prize - why do we glorify running so much? I'm saving no-one but myself. Is it shared memory of endorphin-induced highs?
My next task - new shoes. I am running in my 7 year old New Balance sneakers, which my 11 year old son kindly gave back to me after I spent a small fortune buying him shoes. Other than really odd knots in the laces, they seem unscathed, but I know they are lacking in squishiness that apparently will protect me from all manner of ills. And heck, it takes no arm twisting at all to get me to buy new shoes! Let's just hope the credit card doesn't burst into flames.
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