Up and straight out without any breakfast, having only had one 7K run in the last 3 weeks it was probably not the best idea. After about 8K my strides were getting shorter and shorter. A bit like having a tight elastic round your ankles that eventually you can't overcome the resistance and you end up shuffling along like a long distance walker.
I got to 11K at 1:05 and I was feeling the strain. At 15K my legs were feeling a bit better and I knew I'd get to the end. I finished in 1:48 which is slower than my previous run but no surprise.
I was absolutely whacked at the end and very pleased to be finished. I wasn't really struggling on the cardio side at any time but my legs were absolutely dead. I suspect more down to lack of blood energy as I hadn't eaten.
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Great stuff. managed 22k on Sat morning - completely whacked me out as I hadn't done anything that long for weeks. Brought the knee pain back on at night (fortunately not during the run itself) and felt it a bit yesterday. Seems to be ok again today - actually my kneecap is a bit tender..no going back now :-)
ReplyDeleteRunning that distance on your own is incredibly boring. I end up like Dr Doolittle - talking to the animals in the fields etc.
Its quite a good method to just be thinking about stuff in general. I definately slow down when I thnk about things taht piss me off and when I think about running and finishing I speed up. I did read in a book that when it gets sore you should smile and it helps with motivation for a bit.
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