A cheeky one
3.8 miles in 28:29
Route - Highbury Circuit 1
The weather had been bonkers today. Much like my father after xmas dinner, London has been suffering from excess wind.
I was planning to go and see Andrew this evening, but the blustery conditions have ground the railways to a halt, so I didn't even bother trying. Battling my way home on the Piccadilly Line was bad enough! Big shout out to the lady at Green Park who declared the congestion there to be "ridiculous!", as though the poor people running the London Underground can stop trees falling down on the line further out towards Heathrow.
Decided to slip out for a cheeky run in place of my night out in Egham. My training plan says that I should get in a '30 minute steady run at some point this week, so it seemed like a good opportunity.
I started off around Highbury, thinking I would tag on the Islington section if my knee felt up to it. To be honest, by the time I reached Highbury corner, I felt like I'd had enough. The knee still isn't great I'm afraid - I've been doing all my stretching, but after about 2.5/3 miles it just seems to start hurting. Feeling a bit down about it again, but will see how I feel tomorrow and after what I hope will be a long(ish) run at the weekend.
Can't resist leaving this entry on a topical note. If ever I needed inspiration for getting around the 26.2 in April, I can always remind myself that no matter what shape I am in, things could be worse. This then from the Wikipedia entry for Jade Goody:
Goody signed up for the 2006 London Marathon. She did not finish the course, collapsing after 21 miles. Afterwards, she explained why she could not finish the race:
"I don't really understand miles. I didn't actually know how far it was going to be. …. I had four training sessions, that's all I did. At most I could run half an hour on a treadmill."
Route - Highbury Circuit 1
The weather had been bonkers today. Much like my father after xmas dinner, London has been suffering from excess wind.
I was planning to go and see Andrew this evening, but the blustery conditions have ground the railways to a halt, so I didn't even bother trying. Battling my way home on the Piccadilly Line was bad enough! Big shout out to the lady at Green Park who declared the congestion there to be "ridiculous!", as though the poor people running the London Underground can stop trees falling down on the line further out towards Heathrow.
Decided to slip out for a cheeky run in place of my night out in Egham. My training plan says that I should get in a '30 minute steady run at some point this week, so it seemed like a good opportunity.
I started off around Highbury, thinking I would tag on the Islington section if my knee felt up to it. To be honest, by the time I reached Highbury corner, I felt like I'd had enough. The knee still isn't great I'm afraid - I've been doing all my stretching, but after about 2.5/3 miles it just seems to start hurting. Feeling a bit down about it again, but will see how I feel tomorrow and after what I hope will be a long(ish) run at the weekend.
Can't resist leaving this entry on a topical note. If ever I needed inspiration for getting around the 26.2 in April, I can always remind myself that no matter what shape I am in, things could be worse. This then from the Wikipedia entry for Jade Goody:
Goody signed up for the 2006 London Marathon. She did not finish the course, collapsing after 21 miles. Afterwards, she explained why she could not finish the race:
"I don't really understand miles. I didn't actually know how far it was going to be. …. I had four training sessions, that's all I did. At most I could run half an hour on a treadmill."
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