Run three times a week for a month.

Maybe it took a bit more time to do the 12 runs but I don’t care so neither should anyone else. My stamina has improved somewhat but running hurts my legs like hell. After about 6 minutes it feels like my ankles want to detach themselves from the rest of my legs and my shins are in splinters – or at least that’s what it feels like. So running may not be the best thing for me. I might check on getting some shoes that would be better for me but for now I’m calling it a day. Too bad, peanut spread.

Ta!

So I’m starting over, again.
Run 1: Saturday April 11
Run 2: Sunday April 12
Run 3: Tuesday April 14
Run 4: Wednesday April 15
Run 5: Sunday April 19
Run 6: Friday April 24
Run 7: Sunday April 26 (although the friggin’ ipod won’t upload it to the NikePlus website dammit)
Run 8: Tuesday April 28
Run 9: Thursday April 30
Run 10: Sunday May 3
Run 11: Thursday May 7
Run 12: Monday May 11

• distance 1.79 km
• duration 10:37 min
• tempo 5:56 min/km

Absolutely NO progress. My tempo is still as shoddy as ever – worse, even. Sigh.

No stats because that f-ing iPod didn’t save the f*ing data! F that!

• distance 1.76 km
• duration 10:23 min
• tempo 5:52 min/km

No progress at all. That sucks.

• distance 1.75 km
• duration 10:07 min
• tempo 5:47 min/km

Tempo is low! Still hurting which is not comfortable. Changed the route a little to accommodate longer distance if necessary.

• distance 1.79 km
• duration 10:08 min
• tempo 5:38 min/km

Okay I guess. My shins hurt a lot when I’m running, that doesn’t help at all.

• distance 1.73km
• time 10:26
• tempo 6:02 min/km
• cal 0 (not recorded)

Weather: sunny but windy, still pretty cold. My thermos running gear is in the laundry basket so I dressed up too cold and my running suffered from it. It was tough going, as my tempo shows.

• distance 1.85km
• time 10:20
• tempo 5:34 min/km
• cal 118

Weather: grey and chilly. Park: deserted. Overall feeling: mwah. I went a little fast at the start but checked myself in time. It wasn’t a very smooth run.

Hey, at least I’m doing it!

So yesterday I ran, and today I ran again. I think that this is the perfect month for me to go running. It will release a bit of stress and help me focus on other things than the things I don’t want to focus on.

So, I will post my stats (oh gods, I will regret this…) in order to embarrass myself into improving them. :”)

• distance 1.70km
• time 10:09 min
• tempo 5:57 min/km
• cal 109

• distance 1.74km
• time 10:10 min
• tempo 5:50 min/km
• cal 111

For the record, my first goal is to keep running for 10 minutes without walking which means improving my average pace (which is now at 5:50 min/km) and consequently the distance. Right now it is exactly around the park and back to my front door. I may have to build in an extra loop as I improve. And I will. :)

^{BTW I am too embarrassed to call on my former running buddy to join but I do thank him for getting me running again in the first place. Thanks 943! :)}