Hey team - I just wanted to update that I managed my first 5km in years today. Got into my rhythm after the first 2k, and 3-5km felt much more like I was hitting my rhythm. The data tells me that this was when I started hitting my cadence and stride length goals. 34 minutes to do 5km was also about 2-3 minutes quicker than I thought I would be not having managed much more than 2-3km for years. My standard 5km used to be a touch under 30 mins. But, heck I'm satisfied with that today! Sitting in my recovery tights and listening to Prince now to celebrate :)
Keen to hear what you thought about this post. I've noticed today that apart from connective tissue around my ankles, I have almost zero soreness or other noticeable changes after my run yesterday. Incredibly encouraging. Now, I just need to pace myself to no more than 3-4 times per week.
Hey Patrick - great to hear from you. I totally hear you abut running being important for mental wellbeing. I didn't really start til I turned 40. I couldn't run for more than 30 seconds really until I dod the couch-to-5k programme, which I really loved. Once I was able to run 7k in about 45 minutes or so, everything just became easier. A big part of that was joining a running club when I was back in London from 2009/10. I loved that camaraderie. And I was and probably will always be a back of the middle of the pack runner. And that's fine. Great you're feeling stronger. Where in the world are you running now?
Nice! Though hot weather running is always a tester. I remember finishing a London Marathon and the entire final 3k was weaving between people fainting and being treated by paramedics. It was unseasonably hot and everyone had been training in cold weather. Apart from the runners from the southern hemisphere. Well worth shopping around with running clubs and finding one that fits you, especially in a place like NYC where you have a fair degree of choice. Whereabouts do you run? I've run a few times in Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park too. Most clubs tend to let you come and run with them a few times at minimal cost to see if it is a mutually good fit. Good luck. Joining a club was the best running thing I did to increase my enjoyment - having the choice of solitary, social and competitive was really good for me. Let me know what happens!
Love the Highline but it's always been far too busy whenever I've been there. I remember being there shortly after it opened and it was so rammed. Lovely though. That's so hot to run in, and especially that early in the morning. The most challenging environment I've ever tried to run in was central Beijing. I gave up after 500m in a coughing wreck. The pollution was just impossible.
Hey team - I just wanted to update that I managed my first 5km in years today. Got into my rhythm after the first 2k, and 3-5km felt much more like I was hitting my rhythm. The data tells me that this was when I started hitting my cadence and stride length goals. 34 minutes to do 5km was also about 2-3 minutes quicker than I thought I would be not having managed much more than 2-3km for years. My standard 5km used to be a touch under 30 mins. But, heck I'm satisfied with that today! Sitting in my recovery tights and listening to Prince now to celebrate :)
Keen to hear what you thought about this post. I've noticed today that apart from connective tissue around my ankles, I have almost zero soreness or other noticeable changes after my run yesterday. Incredibly encouraging. Now, I just need to pace myself to no more than 3-4 times per week.
Hey Patrick - great to hear from you. I totally hear you abut running being important for mental wellbeing. I didn't really start til I turned 40. I couldn't run for more than 30 seconds really until I dod the couch-to-5k programme, which I really loved. Once I was able to run 7k in about 45 minutes or so, everything just became easier. A big part of that was joining a running club when I was back in London from 2009/10. I loved that camaraderie. And I was and probably will always be a back of the middle of the pack runner. And that's fine. Great you're feeling stronger. Where in the world are you running now?
Nice! Though hot weather running is always a tester. I remember finishing a London Marathon and the entire final 3k was weaving between people fainting and being treated by paramedics. It was unseasonably hot and everyone had been training in cold weather. Apart from the runners from the southern hemisphere. Well worth shopping around with running clubs and finding one that fits you, especially in a place like NYC where you have a fair degree of choice. Whereabouts do you run? I've run a few times in Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park too. Most clubs tend to let you come and run with them a few times at minimal cost to see if it is a mutually good fit. Good luck. Joining a club was the best running thing I did to increase my enjoyment - having the choice of solitary, social and competitive was really good for me. Let me know what happens!
Love the Highline but it's always been far too busy whenever I've been there. I remember being there shortly after it opened and it was so rammed. Lovely though. That's so hot to run in, and especially that early in the morning. The most challenging environment I've ever tried to run in was central Beijing. I gave up after 500m in a coughing wreck. The pollution was just impossible.