More effort than pain to be honest. As usual, the hardest part was getting going. Well, that and the effort of getting up the hills with no breath. But hey ho. Another run under my belt. A very long belt as I have lost no weight.
I was listening to BBC Radio 6 Music and it was good. They played a fantastic track from the new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album: I feel a Spotify playlist coming on.
4.5km
6m 54s per km
Putting on weight and not doing enough exercise: and I wonder why I felt so exhausted today. I had to walk. I had no breath. I was barely jogging at times.
But I went for a run.
Now I'm wondering if the achievement of 'going for a run' is really enough to make me feel good about myself. I don't feel good about myself. Time is taking its toll, but I am grateful I've got this far and haven't totally given up.
4.2km
7m 7s per km
I'm currently with car: it's a rare occurrence and one I'm taking full advantage of. Today's treat was to drive up to the Downs for a run. Always good to have a change of scene, plus it's mostly flat, so it's all good.
I can't believe I used to run up there from home, go all the way round - at times even up to the observatory for goodness' sake - and be back in time to go to work.
But not today.
The mystery about this morning's effort was that I felt just as knackered as I did the last time I went up there - and that was really weirdly tough. I had to walk a couple of times just because I felt so rough. I did have quite a lot of wine last night which is probably the main reason...
And then - I look at the stats and they're not even that bad. TF?
4.73km
6m 52s per km
