This week has been pretty good. From starting in pain and despair, I’m ending (the working week, anyway) on a positive note.
I’ve clocked up at least 14 miles this week, with one 6 mile run included. I’ve been out a total of 4 times.
The six miler had a couple of 20 second water breaks in, but I did it in just under an hour still. Going out consecutive days has been an effort too. My legs do feel tired from that.
From where I was over Christmas, I’m pretty happy with that to be honest. Still behind where I should be, and way off the 150 miles a week I’ll be doing on the run, but happy none the less.
Mentally, I feel much more able to run too. After not running for so long I started to think that I couldn’t. It is amazing how much of running is mental. You think of exercise as a physical activity but your body is so much more capable than you think. The problem is that, biologically speaking, bodies are things of habit. Breaking that habit requires a big mental effort. After all, for most of the day I’m sat still at my desk. Is it any wonder that my body is lazy?
Anyway, to get back on schedule I need to have run at least one 10 mile run by the end of January, which is scarily next week!
I’ve decided to not get too bothered if I miss that goal but really need have done at least 8 miles by then. It’s a balance between setting achievable goals and pushing yourself. I figure that if I’m back on target a week into February, it’s not much of a big deal.