Well that didn’t go according to plan.
After my first attempt I felt tired, but not too bad. The next day (yesterday) I was noticeably stiff, particularly the front of my thighs.
This morning I again woke at 6AM and headed out. I completed the first section (my circuit has five sections) without much of a problem. I felt I was slower and could definitely feel the stiffness in my muscles, but I ran it in about the same time as before.
As I progressed on to the second section a nagging pain in my right foot became more noticeable, and I realised I was sub-conciously favouring it which in turn was slowing me down more. After about approx. ½ of a mile, I decided I was going too slow to complete my circuit in my alloted time and the pain was too distracting. So I walked back to the start of the 2nd section, and ran the first section in reverse.
So including breaks and the walk, today I think I ran approx. 2¼ miles in ~35 minutes.
The pain in my right foot affected the outside edge and heel. I’m not sure what the cause is but I suspect it’s simply a combination of bad running style and bad shoes, both of which can be addressed.
In hindsight I’m guessing it wasn’t too bright an idea to go again so soon after my first attempt – I didn’t really give my body time to recover. Next time I’m going to give myself a few days before trying again.
Things to buy:
At least two of the above might be solved with this.
I’ll might turn this into an Backpack list if I can be bothered.
Heh - whenever geeks start running/cycling the first thing that happens is that they buy shiny new toys
Absolutely! Where’s the fun in doing it any other way?