A good first week: BUT OH NO, SNOW!

Well, if you read my last blog you'll know my schedule for last week. I started with an easy lead in, with rest on Mon and a light jog on Tue. These were fine and I even managed to go for a walk on Mon with Jo, although we did get drenched on our way back. I was always going to find Wed the hardest session in terms of intensity and this proved to be the case. My lungs were burning as I motored on down the canal in Leeds; 10mins as fast as you can I kept telling myself, earn your rest, earn your rest. Then the 2 min jog/rest came and it seemed to dissapear instantly. I then had to start again; another 10mins the other way but this time I was on the home straight. Breathing heavy, but feeling ok and I even felt a sense of enjoyment, as it was the first time I'd been able to run quickly for 4 months. I looked at my watch, the final two mins and a glimpse of the end of the canal - a long way away. Eventually I finished the 10mins and the canal, before I jogged, exhausted, for home. Even at this laboured pace for the last .75m I'd managed 37mins and 4.77m.

Thu I trained in the gym. Then I played my first game of staff 5-a-side on Fri. I rested on Sat, so I'm yet to tackle the Kenyan Hills. On Sun I looked out the window and there it was - the dreaded SNOW. This meant I either had to dip out of the week's long run or do it on the treadmill. Maybe because it's the first week or maybe just because I'm stubborn, I chose option 2. I love to bore myself self stupid once in while anyway. For my toil I gained three small victories: firstly I completed 75mins running; secondly I ran over 8m; and finally, I watched the treadmill give up after 60mins; I had to start it again for the final 15mins. Haha I'd beaten the treadmill! I would have still been much happier running outside though.

Gareth