20 April
A few days since my last session due to being away in London with work. I took my kit but I don't quite seem brave enough to run in the middle of London, even along the south bank near my office. I blamed the rain but that's not really the problem. I still haven't really run in the rain yet, I'm sure it's not as bad as all that.
So I was looking forward to the run today but once I got started I nearly turned back. It just seemed like so much effort. After the first stint though I carried on without a problem. The pattern seems to suit me and the recovery time is certainly plenty, it's just about getting my breath back really. I am tired after the 20 minutes or so though.
I went out along the canal and have subsequently measured (using google maps, so it's inaccurate) that I went 1 mile in the first 10 minutes, and then the reverse took 10.5 minutes. I messed up my timings slightly so the first mile included 2 minutes of walking and the second mile included 2.5. I suppose it suggests that my running was slower on the way back, which I'd expect and experienced as I got more tired. It's also downhill on the way back, although not much of course as it's a canal. There's a bridge to cross and a ladder of 2 locks.
Anyway, I'm pleased to have a time for a mile under my belt, albeit with restricted to walking for some of it. Something to work on - I've no idea how slow 10 minutes a mile is (it sounds very slow) but that doesn't matter, as I'm only really racing myself.
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