Day 7! Woo hoo, one week in...

So, my first week of Janathon 2012 was not a blaize of glory. I kept my runs mainly short and sweet, but 2 positive things came from these runs.  (1) Switching most of my runs to the evening mean that I have generally been getting home from work earlier than usual and (2) I remember that each run makes the next one easier...

So, this morning I decided to set my Nike + for 10K, 10K used to be my easy run but as I have returned to the remedial class, 10K is now a longer run, I'm hoping that over the next few weeks I can add some distance to my runs and get back to my old running form.  As I dragged myself up to Finsbury Park, my thigh was feeling very tight, so after a while I stopped and stretched a bit and hoped for the best. Luckily, after a few Ks my muscles loosened up a bit.  I found the first 5k difficult which is odd as I've been doing lots of 5ks recently and it is usually a breeze, but once I hit 5k and my legs picked up and my mood improved I realised it was my mind, not my body that was objecting.  This always happens when my fitness flags, I start to be cautious about running too far or too fast.  After that, the main problem was the number of runners, walkers, doggies and cyclists hitting the Finsbury Park to Highgate path.  As it was pretty muddy, there was a lot of negotiating the right of way...

Anyway, I managed to do 11K and then had a walk for another 1K before heading home.  I like to walk at the end of a run as it gives me a chance to cool down and let my legs relax before going home for a stretch.

It looked like my ipod had lost my run, but phew, its now found it, so now I'm looking forward to next week and some more running...