Weekly Running Update: settling for two standard runs
I've settled for committing to just two runs a week for at least the rest of Jan, and probably February.
Two main reasons:
a. I only really want to drive out somewhere once a day and I normally have to go 'out' and do something 3-4 days a week, and this is always an effort, so I'd rather not tag a ru on the end of my chores, as then the run becomes chore-like. If I did three runs a week, I'd invariably have to tag one onto another trip out, just because of the way the runs sync every other day.
b. It's just cold and horrible! Even going out for a run is an effort!
I've done only two runs a week before for several weeks and it doesn't seem to affect my fitness, it's sufficient to keep the legs and the lungs in tune!
I track most of my runs with Garmin, which auto uploads to Strava.
Weekly running summary:
- Total kilometres this week: 13K
- No. of runs: 2
Wednesday's Run - 8Ks around Castelo Novo
I've done most of this run before, mainly 4Ks up then a bit of a push on to a different route, which I think I'll make into a circular run next week.
I was going to do a lower circular circuit but there was some fairly serious construction looking work being done on the path I'd intended to take so I had no option other than to continue up.
Still, it was a reasonably good run, enjoyable enough if a little cold!
The view on Wednesday, only 2/3rds of the way up, but a decent view spot!
Sundays's Run: 5K standard local 'Park Run'
I abandoned Saturday's run as it was 2 degrees and foggy and very windy, Sunday however was 6 degrees bright and much less windy, so fine.
I headed out at just before 12.00 and managed to get back with 5 minutes to spare before the national weekend PM curfew started - liquid.
I ran up most of the route this time, to drop in a comparison with last week's where I walked up the steep bits. I only walked the last 100 metres of the final hill, same as last week.
It's much as I suspected, the splits uphill are very similar when I run compared to walking the steep bits - if anything i'm slower running - walking IS more efficient!
Garmin did this funny thing today where I seemed to be 100 Metres short at the end - maybe I accidentally hit pause at some point on the way down, possible i guess.
Next week's plans
Rinse and repeat, with an additional couple of Ks added to the longer run. Hopefully I'll find something worth writing about!
If I run on Saturday, then I might add in a walk on Sunday, maybe. I have a plan for that!