Week 3 has now been and gone… and it seems to have gone so fast!
So what has this week encompassed? That would be the usual full-time job, the commuting, back at college (why is half-term only one week?)… counselling and admin, plus a best friend’s celebratory birthday cake to indulge in and a catch-up with friends.
Not bad when you also take into account the exercise stuff done, which included:
***lunchtime yoga session x 1
***lunchtime treadmill run x 1 (40 minutes)
***PT session with Activate Plus PT x 1
***lunchtime outdoor run x 2 (30 minutes each)
***2 hour karate session x 1
***weekend run x 1 (another 50 minutes)
Total overall running: 15.77 miles / 150 minutes (2 hour 30 minutes)
And how did it feel?
Not all that bad considering there was only a 10 minute increase overall but almost 1.5 miles extra which I think increases my average pace/speed slightly. The treadmill run was hard and I’m finding that the runs outside seem easier… maybe easier isn’t the right word for it… maybe it’s because there is different scenery rather than running on the spot on a treadmill looking at a video screen that makes the difference. And it’s cooler outside at the moment. However given the high temperatures in Africa, I’m not sure whether it would be better to train more indoors or not.
I’ve also been lucky enough to have one of the karate students accompany me on the weekend runs which means I’ve kept my pace up as it’s the longest time run I’ve done so far. Probably a good job that I didn’t give them all too hard a time on the Friday evening when I ended up teaching the entire session (2 hours of kata anyone *evil cackle*). And although it was cold on the seafront… it’s not a bad place to run. I may change my mind about that when the warmer weather arrives and there are a lot more people to run around!
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