On Sunday I took my new Asics out for a test-run and
couldn’t believe the difference they made.
My shins love them. Actually I think my shins have been
having special thoughts about them, there’s no way I’d leave them in the same
room together un-chaperoned, let’s just put it that way. They certainly aren’t
going up to my bedroom to listen to the Top 40 on the Radio; I can tell you
that for nothing.
They do need to loosen a little at the sides as at the
moment they are rubbing a little and did give me blisters, but I believe they
will soften.
The thing is – just two months after I started this challenge
and with a whole month to go – I just went out and ran 9Km, that’s over 5 and a
half miles! I’m so proud of me I could burst.
Now don’t be too impressed, it took a while. I think I was
out running for most of the afternoon; it certainly felt like at least one
Season changed while I was out there but the thing is I kept going. I may have
been running slower than Stephen Hawkins with a flat battery but I was running.
And so I am very happy today. My feet are mildly blistered
and my thighs are aching constantly but my shins never felt a thing. My shins
are laughing. I know I can do the distance and now I just need to find some
speed so that I can finish the run in the same month I start it in.
4 comments:
Haha! Don't be too impressed? Dont be too impressed? Oh the repressed modesty in that little statement ...
I love reading about your progress! I can't wait to read about the race once you cross the finish line. If you want some inspiration on speed....check out Adam at http://www.theboringrunner.com .... he just completed a 5K in 17:59. He's speedy AND funny! :)
Awesome!
Now that my son has a car so he can drive himself to school I can now join a gym and start working out again. I hate running outside, I can't keep a steady pace alone but I love running on a treadmill.
But I am impressed. I have only admiration for someone who works their butt off for a worthy cause.
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