Running again!

Well, I haven't been for an outside run since before my holiday to France. After supporting some friends at the Wycombe Half Marathon last week I decided this had to change! It wasn't until Saturday that I put this into action and I ran my standard 3 mile course near where I live in 28 minutes! I even sprinted in the last quarter of a mile!

The area where I live is very, VERY hilly, and my standard 3 mile run has a mile long hill and has a delta of 200 meters. It's hard work, and slows me down. I wonder how much faster I would be on a flat course? I will try in a few weeks!

Today, I went to the gym still a little stiff from my run on Saturday. But as soon as I had warmed up and stretched the workout became easy - I barely noticed my 19 minute run on the treadmill! (2 minutes walk at 6.5km/h, then 10 minutes run at 10.5km/h, then 6 minutes run at 11.5km/h, and a 1 minute sprint at 12.5km/h followed by a 1 minute cool-down)

Next year I WILL run in the Wycombe Half Marathon!