I have been lax of late with my training. After my self – elected break from full on rowing training over the winter, I pottered along keep keeping fit but just not pushing myself to the limit every session. It was a nice change and a break I emotionally needed. But as we have moved in to the summer, I began to become a bit complacent about my training. We all know that complacency breeds laziness. What happened? Well, my …
Tag: Running
Every sport induces different aches and pains and, despite running quite a few times (although less than planned) over the last few weeks, I am still feeling it after each run. However, not being an experienced runner, it is hard to know what is normal post-run discomfort. As any rower will know, after a long training session you will typically have rather painful and unsightly hands as well as quads so sore that even the thought of sitting down can …
I am almost two weeks in to my running ‘regime’ so felt it was time to update the world on progress. I am semi-ashamed to admit that I have not diligently stuck to the plan. However, for the most part, there has been good reason. So back at the Jubilee weekend, I did a 45 minuter. That particular run stayed with me for about 3 days – a combination of not regularly running that distance and still being battered around …
As I mentioned in a post last week, I had a bike accident on the way to work last Tuesday. A week on, I am feeling quite positive about the whole thing; Obviously I would prefer it had never happened but in the grand scheme of things, it could have been significantly worse. Obviously, suffering from an arm injury, that keeps me from my beloved rowing until the start of July at least. Even then, I will need to get …
…and you would probably catch me very quickly because I’m really not that fast! But, the last few days have been a major step forward in my running career! On Tuesday, my friend Mads and I went to a shop called Run and Become and bought some new running trainers. They don’t just have a good range, but they actually make you run and watch to find your faults. They then find you trainers to correct those faults. So, in my …
