C25k: week 4 session 3

3 minute run, 1.5 minute walk, 5 minute run, 2.5 minute walk, 3 minute run, 1.5 minute walk, 5 minute run
22 April

I'm literally just back from my run.  The sweat/rain combo is still trickling down my face.  I tested a couple of things out today.

This was my first run in the rain.  It's been that kind of weekend, and I mentioned last time how the rain had put me off before.  But really, I like the rain when it's not really inconveniencing me (e.g. on the way to work), so there's no reason not to get out in it.  It was a little drizzly when I set off, and boucning along the canal was quite fun to see individual droplets floating towards me.  It's now proper pouring, which was also quite fun, although I started to worry for my ipod.

I also ran just a couple of hours after lunch.  I needed to get out today to stop my training plan slipping (with two days in London tomorow & Tuesday), and events conspired against me both before breakfast (we all slept in until 8!  Unheard of!) and before lunch.  And we're planning early tea with the girl.  I expected it to be far worse, e.g. stitches and sickliness, but it was indistinguishable from any other run on that score.  So worth knowing and experimenting with further: it is difficult to find the time if proximity to meals is a big constraint.

One last thought.  I had to put an extra loop into my run today.  Same way along the canal, but coming back on a farther fetch by the river instead of through the wood, and I still had to put a loop in through the wood and run almost all the way home.  Obviously I'm running for longer than I used to, but it's a great feeling that I'm now going a fair bit further than in my previous 20 minute sessions (and half hours when I was mostly walking under the Merrell plan).