Running Outside

Managed to find the time to squeeze a short run in. Lovely evening for it too.

Just a short one today - Beach Road circuit, which is the same as doing Red Rocks only you dont run down the bottom of Stanley Road. Not going too great again, but I’m getting a cold and I had a crap nights sleep. Moan, moan, etc

Start:19:37
Duration:18:57
Distance:4.24 km
Ave speed:13.425 kph (that seems fast to me, think I’ll recheck the distance)

332 kcal

HRmax=178/ave=168

Running Hoylake

As I needed to pop down to my allotment to water the tomatoe plants etc in the greenhouse I decided to combine the plot 69 visit with a run. Actually I could do with multi-tasking more often as I never seem to have enough time to fit things in even though I run our search marketing business from home and have no commute time!

Ran down to the plot. Using my navman for the first time in ages I now know that door to door it’s 1km (well about 10 metres shy - so we’ll call it 1km). Did that in 4.37. Watered the plants and then headed off to Beach Road. You lose a bit of time crossing the railway line but no matter, this’ll never be a circuit for speed running. Up Market Street, down Stanley Road to Beach Road, and then back home as usual.

Going awful. Felt like a lump of lard! Might be getting a cold so I’ll blame that. Grotty weather too - back to two tops and long pants. Resultant ave speed seems high to me. I did pause the watch whilst on the plot though not the navman - but I hardly walked any distance at all. Perhaps the wind down on the prom blew me home? And as I type this not only is it windy it’s pouring down too. Ah! it’s a Bank Holiday.

Start:16:25
Duration:25:48
Distance:5.47 km
Ave speed:12.72 kph

400 kcal

HRmax=174/168

Met up with Mike for our irregular monthly run. We ran the Thorn loop which I haven’t run for way over a year so that made for a nice change. With the sun out it was actually quite hot and at the end I was sweating buckets. A steady pace was taken so we kind of managed to chat a little - usually we’re unable to talk until we stop!

Start:13:05
Duration:24:48
Distance:5.08
Ave speed:12.29 kph

435 kcal

HRmax=179/ave=169

Unusually for me, an evening run today. Nice evening too, mild and hardly any wind. Still not going too great, but can’t knock going out for a second day on the run for the first time in ages.

Start:19:40
Duration:25:40
Distance:5.51 km
Ave speed:12.88 kph

450 kcal

HRmax=212/ave=168

Red Rocks and back again. A bit faster than last time but nowhere near as windy so not happy with the time really. Stopped the watch down on the prom to have a quick chat with my mate Chris who was sensibly riding his bike.

Start:13:08
Duration:25:35
Distance:5.51 km
Ave speed: 12:92 kph

450 kcal

HRmax=184/ave=144 (hmm?)

Windy day, slow runner. Really windy infact and consequently it took over 6 mins to get to the bottom of Kings Gap - slowwww!

Start:14:02
Duration:26:46
Distance:5.51km
Ave speed:12.35 kph

460 kcal

HRmax=179/ave=167

Did my Riversdale Rd circuit today - slowly. I’ve lost a fair amount of fitness having only run about twice in more than 3 weeks. Started off okay into the headwind on the prom but evidently lost time elsewhere ‘cos a 40′ for this circuit is slow for me. Nice to be out though.

Start:12:44
Duration:40:07
Distance:8.28 km
Ave speed:12.38 kph

740 kcal

HRmax=181/ave=173

Back out today for the first time in about 10 days. Feel like I’ve got over the chicken pox now - even if I don’t look like I have. A windy old afternoon today and I didn’t argue with it. Even so, I wasn’t going well at all and ended up with a really slow time. Still, I’d rather suffer with the running than with the pox.

Start:16:14
Duration:26:47
Distance:5.51km
Ave speed:12.34 kph

471 kcal

HRmax=179/ave=166

Top tip: Don’t wait until you’re 40 to catch chicken pox off one of your daughters - it’s really not nice.

On the mend now. Totally covered in those really attractive, scabbed over blisters and look a bit of a mess but feel alright now otherwise. Now need to load up on cakes to top-up my reserves. Really wish I’d caught chicken pox as a kid when it’s usually less severe (like our 2 have now done) ‘cos it was most unpleasant. Haven’t shaved for a week and will have to wait a couple more days yet for the scabs to go a bit. Least I get to see what I look like with a beard (Dad, it’s not a beard ‘cos you don’t look like Father Christmas) - think I’ll try a goatee too for a laugh.

I can smell that concrete down on the prom!