Managed only a couple of runs last week, despite working from home for most of it. Tuesday and Wednesday I ran, then I had a couple of under-the-weather days, before a weekend of gastronomic hedonism. I’m still trotting out the same old weedy justification: next week I start my marathon training, so why not make the most of it while I can?… READ MORE.... …
Month: December 2003
No sleep last night. I worked from home, and was still trying to solve a deeply fascinating problem at midnight, when I went to bed. The trouble was, I couldn’t push the thoughts from my head, and six hours of fruitless rumination later, I got up and went running instead. It was an odd experience. I kept sort of ‘waking up’, even though I was running along the road.… READ MORE.... …
7.377 miles (how did I manage before having a speed and distance monitor?) this morning. Compared with my usual, this is a long run. Felt pretty good too. It was one of those cold-but-sunny mornings that beckons the runner from his bed. I trotted down along the canal for about three miles, then came round the block along the main road towards home.… READ MORE.... …
It might have been a bit cheeky to have a rest day today, but I had a rest day today.… READ MORE.... …
And so, seventeen days after the Brighton 10K, I manage to get out for another run. Excuses? None that stand scrutiny. It’s true that I had a change of routine when I took a two-week break from work, but this was a great chance to crank up my running, not abandon it. And yes, I was then out of the country for a week, but what a missed opportunity for mental refreshment with some new running experiences.… READ MORE.... …