A gorgeous evening to go running it’s the first time since winter that I’ve been out and the sun was shining and it was hot. It really feels fantastic to go our running and at the moment I am glowing on the inside.
I ran my the river route in 21m08s.
Second run of the week after doing the same route in much colder conditions after work on Monday (22m14s though I had to wait to cross traffic for at least 30s). Listened to Mew and Air and Foals. I went swimming on Tuesday when I did 20 lengths. This is the start of the beginning of my return to fitness.
For our 3-year anniversary Marion gave me a Garmin Forerunner 405 which is a running/cycling watch with GPS and heart rate. While out running it gives you pace information, you can train against a virtual partner, and see which Heart Rate Zone you are in. So far I have used it twice as you can see below.
We are going to do Corsica’s GR20 this August/September. Rumoured to be the hardest toughest long-distance path in the world, this is something that we’ve been dreaming of since we started going out 3 years ago. We’ve booked the flights to Corsica and now the training begins!
First Training Run – running at lunchtime is great in that you can go while you are full of energy but our shower at work is in a small room with no air extraction and on a hot day like this I was hotter and wetter after the shower than before.
This route was one that I have done plenty of times before and is one of the shortest. The day was hot and sunny and as this was my first run since May 10th I wanted a short route.
Second Training Run – aiming to stay under 70% of max-HR (Heart Rate) I’m still really unfit so I couldn’t keep my HR below 90% for any time – without resorting to walking – so I ran slow enough and stayed at approx 90% for the entire run. The day was hot and sunny but compared to the run on Monday I was able to enjoy running and the fantastic day, look at the scenery along the canal.
I am amazed at all the stats that the watch/computer gives me and you can upload the routes to the Garmin Connect website where you can see your route on google maps, see all the heart rate/pace/time information as well as calories burnt, elevation climbed/descended, and more. I will keep on training with the watch and post the results here.
Tonight after work I went running for the first time since the 24th of February. Not very far and not a very long run (15m07s) to go around the streets but great to be running!
This year I had to pull out of attempting the Reading Half-Marathon because of injury to my left knee I sustained from crashing my bike.
Now that spring is here – you can tell by the relentless rain and grey skies – I want to start going running again. Seeing the many thousand runners participate in this years race (we were spectating from the bottom of Russell Street at mile 7 of the course) just makes me want to go out and run.
My knee still hurts. The road back will be long and bumpy. But I am ready for the journey back to fitness.
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