Easy Run

I'm trying to get back into running after a small break, so up I got Saturday morning and met a friend for a nice easy 5km run.  It was a cool, breezy morning and we set off at a slow and easy pace.  The first 3km was at a nice easy pace and then I picked up the speed for the last two kilometres, finishing at a sprint.  Nice outing.  Now to start building up the distance again.  It was good to be out.

Lazy Days

I haven't been very good lately with exercise, food and blogging, both reading and writing.  I took about 19 days off not so long ago.  I didn't run, I didn't blog and I ate badly, it was a nice break but towards the end I needed to get back on the road.  I'd like to put it down to the fact that my Achilles tendons were sore and I was resting them, but I could have ran.  Maybe I was tired but that wasn't really it either.  I guess I got lazy and didn't really want to run.  I needed a break.

It is amazing how a little break like that can set you back in your training.  My first run back was supposed to be a nice 6km run.  I felt after running 21km in my last run before my break that 6km would be doable.  Not so.  At 5.26km the old ITB issue struck again and I had to walk the last 750m back to the car.  I went home and took out the foam roller again and rolled out the legs.  The next run was better and I finished the nice 6km run at a very good pace.

Since then I've only completed two more runs a 5km and a 2.5km run.  The short one was because it was all I could squeeze in and rather that skip a run, as I would have before, I ran what I could and ran it fast.  I think the break has been good for me and I'm enjoying running again.  Time to set a new, flexible, plan for the next month or so.