Sunday week 5 term 3

Didn't make it for a run all week so made sure I went to the gym today.  I didn't really feel like a run, but I had just bought some NEW SHOES.  A pair on Brookes no less.   They are all lovely and blue and very light to wear.  To get them I had to run on a treadmill and have my footstrike analysed to make sure I had the right type of shoe.

Anyway there I was at the gym in my sparkly new shoes.  I pushed a few weights around, rode the stationary bike, and finally geared myself up for a run on the treadmill.  It turned out my new shoes were so lovely to run in I managed to run for FIVE KILOMETRES at 8.2.  That means it took me 37 minutes (which included a one minute warm up walk).  I was pretty pleased with that.

Wed Week 3 term 3

Managed to squeeze in another run this week.  It was only fifteen minutes as I was short on time.  However, knowing it was going to be a shorter run, I upped the speed just a tad.  I'm sure I must have been puffing like a steam train, but as the gym was fairly empty, I didn't care.  It was good to push myself that little bit faster to get the maximum effort out of my time.

Week 3 term 3

Last week was soooo busy with Parent Teacher Student interviews that I didn't get a chance to go for a run.  I made up for it on Sunday though.  After pushing some weights around for half an hour, I was feeling surprisingly energetic.  It was time to push up the speed ... just a little.  After half an hour of running (all around the South Island via video) I had managed to cover just over four kms but not quite four and a half.  Still I'm happy with that - at this rate I'm hoping to get back to five km in half an hour by the end of the year.