It was a grizzly morning - that grey rain which just makes you want to stay inside and drink tea.
But on my 'I Am Doing This' list was to go for a run.
So I very much did just that.
It wasn't nice.
My first concern was to keep my phone dry. Just hoped for the best really. It was fine.
Next was the burden of a lack of fitness and a massive arse. I am finding it tough to get my breath back after a gentle slope. It didn't seem to be getting any easier - but then came the pace update - 9mins 42. I am quite surprised. It totally explains why I was so out of breath - but not why I was running faster...
It meant of course that the run was shorter - just over 30 mins which isn't the idea. I think 45 mins is better. But I could not have run much further this morning.
And I have a calf strain. It wasn't too much but got worse over the last 10 mins or so. Not sure why it's happening - is it something linked with the arthritis?
And I'm writing this standing up at the kitchen table - it's meant to be much better for you, isn't it. I have to think of my massive arse at the p[oint and hopefully, gramme by gramme it will shrink Hopefully to the size it was this time last year before I stupidly put every lb back on
But now I'm back - showered and with the whole day ahead with nothing planned. Just how I like it, tbh.
Showing posts with label BBC Inside Out West. Show all posts
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20 Jan 2018
12 Jan 2018
I Am Doing This
'I Am Doing This' is my new mantra.
It's streets head of looking in the mirror and telling myself 'I can do this': it's immediate - it's already happening.
It works when I haven't even begun to do the thing: a statement of intent as much as a status update.
So that's the new thing
I ran this morning - I didn't want to, in fact I would have found it so very easy to talk myself out of it. I've done that many, many times before. But 'I am doing this' happened and there I was, running. And feeling quite pleased about it. Don't like the hills, but there you go.
Incidentally I hear there is a film about the Ashton Court Park un on BBC Inside Out West on 22 January - it's the story of a family coming together and training for this 5km run. It's awesome.
3.44miles
9m58s a mile
Just lurking under the 10 minute mile. Is that ever going to change? Only if I put my heart and soul into it.
Am I doing this?
It's streets head of looking in the mirror and telling myself 'I can do this': it's immediate - it's already happening.
It works when I haven't even begun to do the thing: a statement of intent as much as a status update.
So that's the new thing
I ran this morning - I didn't want to, in fact I would have found it so very easy to talk myself out of it. I've done that many, many times before. But 'I am doing this' happened and there I was, running. And feeling quite pleased about it. Don't like the hills, but there you go.
Incidentally I hear there is a film about the Ashton Court Park un on BBC Inside Out West on 22 January - it's the story of a family coming together and training for this 5km run. It's awesome.
3.44miles
9m58s a mile
Just lurking under the 10 minute mile. Is that ever going to change? Only if I put my heart and soul into it.
Am I doing this?
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