Well that was an interesting morning run.... I planned out a 4 mile run on google maps this morning. Being a new boy in a new area I am not yet up to speed on the best routes to run. Anyway I set out and a mile or so in I had to turn right down a footpath... only problem is that there was a jock off padlocked gate across it! Never mind I will press on I thought, a few hundred yards later I realised that I was effectively running through Woburn Safari Park! Now of course whilst I was not exactly in with the lions etc I still got a few odd looks and waves from various people heading to work there!
I then realised where I was and cracked on and headed for an exit that I knew would get me back towards Woburn village. Then I came across another locked gate and had to turn around. Readers of this blog from last year know how much I HATE out and backs, they do my head in. In fact the the 10K later in the month I am doing is 4 laps of 2.5k which if anything is worse... I will have to sort my head out for that one. Anyway I trudged back a little slower than I had headed out but most importantly I had no pain in the groin which is great. Also despite it being quite warm I felt fairly fresh when I got back. It is amazing how quickly you lose fitness. Earlier this year I was running this kind of run at least 4 minutes faster. However I know that I need to be patient and get back into the swing of things slowly.
Slowly slowly catchy monkey, this morning that was literally about right.
Have a good un all.
| FUTURE RACES | |||
| 10k | Virgin Team Triathlon | 22nd September 2012 | |
| Marathon | Brighton Marathon | 14th April 2013 | |
| Marathon | London Marathon (Ballot) | 21st April 2013 | |
| PERSONAL BESTS | |||
| Distance | Time | Race | Date |
| 1m | 00:06:49 | Magic Mile | 31st January 2012 |
| 5k | 00:24:30 | Training | 10th February 2012 |
| 10k | 00:50:26 | Training | 5th February 2012 |
| HM | 01:52:00 | Wycombe Half Marathon | July 1989!!! |
| 16m | 02:26:12 | Kingston Breakfast Run | 27th March 2011 |
| Marathon | 04:32:12 | London Marathon | 17th April 2011 |
| 2012 ACTIVITY | |||
| Today | 4.4 Miles | Elevation: 178ft | 08:59 mm Pace |
| Total | 205.4 Miles | ||
Whoops!! Lucky you weren't in with the lions and tigers...although at least if you had been, you'd have been able to clock a new magic mile time ;)
ReplyDeleteReally glad you're back running again and without pain! Well done :)