No dayglo-yellow jacket yet. Hurry up, Parcel Farce.
4 easy miles on Saturday. Having a break tonight - going to do a 6-miler tomorrow.
Oh, current fundraising total = £115 - marvellous!
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Monday, 26 January 2009
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Week 3, Day 4 - What I Learned From My Run Today
1. Running down the Halesowen by-pass in the opposite direction to usual is infinitely more preferable.
2. My sanity hangs by a thread. I actually considered running down the Hagley Mile (which would, of course, according to Newton's laws of physics, mean that I would have to run back UP it). The thread, however, is my saving grace, because I didn't actually do it.
3. Love Hearts make a good alternative to Jelly Babies. Note to self: don't try to inhale them. This causes transient breathing difficulties.
4. Going at hills like a bull at a gate CAN work, and actually makes the pain briefer.
5. "Take My Breath Away" is neither an amusing nor helpful track to have on your MP3 player whilst running. Especially whilst running up one of the steepest hills in Halesowen. Similarly, "Leave Me Breathless" and "No Air" will be finding their way into the laptop Recyle Bin tonight.
6. A 10-mile run in cold weather results in approximately 500mls fluid loss. What percentage dehydration is that? Must find out.
7. A three-minute loo stop to account for an episode of Jogger's Trots can actually revilatise a long run somewhat.
Things that I already knew, but failed to remember:
1. Mortons Toes* can be a proper pain in the....well, toe, really. Especially if you've cut the nail wonky. Now have nail-shaped hole in skin.
2. My nose runs in the cold. Therefore, I should take tissues on a run, to save using the old-standby - the sleeve.
*Fancy name for having your second toe longer than your big toe. Cleopatra had 'em, apparently.
Long run today - 10 miles. Average HR 161. Felt pretty good generally - last mile was a bit tough though. I have surprised myself over the last few months, in that I have started to not mind hills. Really. Still working on the actually *liking* hills, but that might come in time. Orrrrrr maybe not.
I've also ordered a water-resistant running jacket today, from Ron Hill. I was spurred on by going out for a short run a week last Monday when it was just lightly drizzling; a mile out, and the heavens opened. Complete deluge. Flash flooding in the gutters. You get the picture. I got back resembling a rat that's been drowned in a storm, then revived and dumped in a reservoir. Well, I was quite wet, anyway. I'm hoping the new jacket (in Dayglo yellow, much to my husband's chagrin) will prevent future occurances of this...
2. My sanity hangs by a thread. I actually considered running down the Hagley Mile (which would, of course, according to Newton's laws of physics, mean that I would have to run back UP it). The thread, however, is my saving grace, because I didn't actually do it.
3. Love Hearts make a good alternative to Jelly Babies. Note to self: don't try to inhale them. This causes transient breathing difficulties.
4. Going at hills like a bull at a gate CAN work, and actually makes the pain briefer.
5. "Take My Breath Away" is neither an amusing nor helpful track to have on your MP3 player whilst running. Especially whilst running up one of the steepest hills in Halesowen. Similarly, "Leave Me Breathless" and "No Air" will be finding their way into the laptop Recyle Bin tonight.
6. A 10-mile run in cold weather results in approximately 500mls fluid loss. What percentage dehydration is that? Must find out.
7. A three-minute loo stop to account for an episode of Jogger's Trots can actually revilatise a long run somewhat.
Things that I already knew, but failed to remember:
1. Mortons Toes* can be a proper pain in the....well, toe, really. Especially if you've cut the nail wonky. Now have nail-shaped hole in skin.
2. My nose runs in the cold. Therefore, I should take tissues on a run, to save using the old-standby - the sleeve.
*Fancy name for having your second toe longer than your big toe. Cleopatra had 'em, apparently.
Long run today - 10 miles. Average HR 161. Felt pretty good generally - last mile was a bit tough though. I have surprised myself over the last few months, in that I have started to not mind hills. Really. Still working on the actually *liking* hills, but that might come in time. Orrrrrr maybe not.
I've also ordered a water-resistant running jacket today, from Ron Hill. I was spurred on by going out for a short run a week last Monday when it was just lightly drizzling; a mile out, and the heavens opened. Complete deluge. Flash flooding in the gutters. You get the picture. I got back resembling a rat that's been drowned in a storm, then revived and dumped in a reservoir. Well, I was quite wet, anyway. I'm hoping the new jacket (in Dayglo yellow, much to my husband's chagrin) will prevent future occurances of this...
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