Learn how to jog

I’ve been running two to three miles per day (augmented with bicycle). Next April I’ll be running in the Crescent City Classic in New Orleans. I’ve never felt better!

This is cool.

It’s too cold and to be honest I think it’s quite clear that after all this time my heart just ain’t in it. I’ve never been a runner and I’ve accepted that I’m probably never going to be. Come spring me and the ankle biters will start our jogging round the garden routine again and I WILL be entering the Race for Life again next year. I might be able to run more of it next time or I might not. It doesn’t matter cos either way I’ll still get over that finish line :)

due probably to the fact that I’ve not worn proper shoes for weeks on end – it’s been mostly flipflops here ;) Anyway I wore my boots one day last week as we had a torrential downpour and I had to go out in it (flipflops aren’t really puddle footwear are they?) Anyway for some bizarre reason I lost all the skin off my heel and have been in pain ever since.
Anyway (god I do ramble don’t I) once I’ve got this heel healed up and tough as old boots again I’m going to get the old running shoes back on and restart my jogging campaign.

Have only jogged once since the Race for Life and that was from the campsite to the local shop the other day. And I could only jog there – couldn’t manage the jog back. Mind you did have a shopping bag then though :D
I am feeling a definate difference from not doing any exercise for a couple of weeks though – need to get my arse back into gear and my feet back into my new running shoes and get back out there!

but didn’t to do hardly any jogging at all. Because youngest child decided to tag along and after 1k she decided it was too far and we then spent 3k listening to much whinging. Fortunately both kiddy winks perked up for the final 1k and we ran over the finish line. Go us!! ;)

Hubby has insisted that if I’m going to run then I need proper running shoes so he took me out to the sports shop and got me kitted out. I nearly fainted at the price of them but I guess now I have to really take this even more seriously and my feet and joints will thank me/him for it.
The Race for Life is on sunday 25th so wish me luck! Cannisters of oxygen may be required at the finish line lol

and used the treadmill but this time I didn’t just use it for a brisk walk but speeded that thing up and did some jogging! Go me!!

Hooray!!

Was discussing my sudden inability to do the 4 laps anymore with my friend that I do callenetics with today and she said that my muscles need a rest and not to do it everyday. Apparently the harder I’m working my muscles the more oxygen they need to work therefore i have to breathe faster thus why I have finding it harder. So I didn’t do any laps today but did do my callenetics so I’m hoping that tomorrow I’ll be able to do some more running and be able to breathe again :)