A battle against the deadly elements
Well I did the 10 miler - the first long run since I got ill last month.
Unfortunately I didn't break any records - 1hr 59 mins - the worst time for a 10 miler yet. (My best was 1 hr 51mins).
I was joined on this run by the other half on his bicylce, we managed to get everything he needed from Asda on Friday night (and cheaper than most other well-known sports stores to boot). It was good to have company on the run for a change, it certainly put paid to any ideas of stopping as the shame would be a killer.
We took a massive circular route designed by the other half, it followed some nice quiet farm roads to begin with and then came out on the main road through the next town to us and then back home. There was a fair smattering of up and down hills so it was fairly well balanced but the killer element was the wind!
It was pretty pleasant for the first 6 miles as the wind was at the back of me so it had quite a cooling effect on me, however that all changed after the 6 mile mark - the wind came head-on at me at about 20mph. Trying to run through it was exhausting and had pretty negative effects on my mentality as it felt like I was using loads of energy and getting nowhere.
Unfortunately the only relief I got was when I hit the 9 mile Mark by which point I was shattered and had already missed my target time of 1 hr 45mins by a long way.
Next Sunday it's 12 miles - lets hope the weather is better - I'd rather have rain all the way than that wind!
Unfortunately I didn't break any records - 1hr 59 mins - the worst time for a 10 miler yet. (My best was 1 hr 51mins).
I was joined on this run by the other half on his bicylce, we managed to get everything he needed from Asda on Friday night (and cheaper than most other well-known sports stores to boot). It was good to have company on the run for a change, it certainly put paid to any ideas of stopping as the shame would be a killer.
We took a massive circular route designed by the other half, it followed some nice quiet farm roads to begin with and then came out on the main road through the next town to us and then back home. There was a fair smattering of up and down hills so it was fairly well balanced but the killer element was the wind!
It was pretty pleasant for the first 6 miles as the wind was at the back of me so it had quite a cooling effect on me, however that all changed after the 6 mile mark - the wind came head-on at me at about 20mph. Trying to run through it was exhausting and had pretty negative effects on my mentality as it felt like I was using loads of energy and getting nowhere.
Unfortunately the only relief I got was when I hit the 9 mile Mark by which point I was shattered and had already missed my target time of 1 hr 45mins by a long way.
Next Sunday it's 12 miles - lets hope the weather is better - I'd rather have rain all the way than that wind!
posted by Running Queen @ 7:09 PM
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