The weather's been poor this week. Even when it wasn't actually raining whilst I ran, the roads have always been wet. Some days I wasn't so much running as paddling. Now I understand the advice to buy two pairs of running shoes - putting on shoes which are still squidgy from yesterdays run is pretty disgusting. When I treated myself to socks made from a wicking material I assumed the liquid they'd be wicking was sweat, not oily rainwater.
My running programme now has easier and harder days. That would have been a bit pointless when my "long run" was 10 minutes. But this week I've alternated 15-minute runs and 20-minute runs. I loved the longer days - it felt great. Today is a rest day.
I don't like rest days. I spend all day looking out at the weather and wondering if the rain will dry up for my run, and then remember I won't be running. Or I notice I'm hungry, decide not to have a snack now but wait and have it just before my run instead, and then realise I can snack now if I want. And my legs feel twitchy. I want to get out.
As I typed that last sentence, I heard a rumble of thunder. Maybe rest days aren't so bad after all. -- Mel Rimmer
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Mel, you're no diarist but your log does have a certain charm. I even found myself grinning as I struggled to maintain a haughty disdain whilst reading of your newbie trials.
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Mel, you're no diarist but your log does have a certain charm. I even found myself grinning as I struggled to maintain a haughty disdain whilst reading of your newbie trials.
Well done. Keep it up, old chap.
Thanks for the encouragement. I've learned a lot from reading this group. The running logs and race reports in particular are fascinating and make me wonder if I'll ever achieve similar things. For now I can't aspire to be impressive so I'm shooting for "entertaining" instead. -- Mel Rimmer
Me too! I was the "gal who avoided gym class" at all costs - due to a very poor parent who did NOTHING to encourage physical activity. The good news is that I"ve exercised for years BUT after having twins and another baby - running really is helping me lose all that baby fat. Keep up your logs - they are cheerful and fun. - Linda
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"Mel Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Mel, you're no diarist but your log does have a certain charm. I even found myself grinning as I struggled to maintain a haughty disdain whilst reading of your newbie trials.
Well done. Keep it up, old chap.
Thanks for the encouragement. I've learned a lot from reading this group. The running logs and race reports in particular are fascinating and make me wonder if I'll ever achieve similar things.
I'm sure that if you want to, you can. I was the fat kid who was hopeless at all sports at school. Spent years as a pretty poor plodding jogger before moving onto doing mountain marathons. If I can do it, barring major physical problems, I reckon anyone can.
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For now I can't aspire to be impressive so I'm shooting for "entertaining" instead.
Do you have a tiny wee wee too? That's Mel's problem. Now he gives rimmers, so it isn't relative.
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Me too! I was the "gal who avoided gym class" at all costs - due to a very poor parent who did NOTHING to encourage physical activity. The good news is that I"ve exercised for years BUT after having twins and another baby - running really is helping me lose all that baby fat. Keep up your logs - they are cheerful and fun. - Linda
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Do you have a tiny wee wee too? That's Mel's problem. Now he gives rimmers, so it isn't relative.
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Me too! I was the "gal who avoided gym class" at all costs - due to a very poor parent who did NOTHING to encourage physical activity. The good news is that I"ve exercised for years BUT after having twins and another baby - running really is helping me lose all that baby fat. Keep up your logs - they are cheerful and fun. - Linda
Oh, so you give rimmers too. Does your wife know? Or is she inflatable, like most runners spouses?
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Do you have a tiny wee wee too? That's Mel's problem. Now he gives rimmers, so it isn't relative.
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Me too! I was the "gal who avoided gym class" at all costs - due to a very poor parent who did NOTHING to encourage physical activity. The good news is that I"ve exercised for years BUT after having twins and another baby - running really is helping me lose all that baby fat. Keep up your logs - they are cheerful and fun. - Linda
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I don't like rest days. I spend all day looking out at the weather and wondering if the rain will dry up for my run, and then remember I
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be running. Or I notice I'm hungry, decide not to have a snack now but wait and have it just before my run instead, and then realise I can snack now if I want. And my legs feel twitchy. I want to get out.
As I typed that last sentence, I heard a rumble of thunder. Maybe rest days aren't so bad after all.
FWIW, quasi advice - learn to love, appreciate and look forward to rest days with zero guilt. The running Paradigm is base, power, speed and REST. Without rest you don't heal and get stronger and likely end up injured. When your new at the game rest is doing close to nothing. After a year or so rest can be an easy 3-5 mile plod around the block al;though I prefer zero as I'm a slave to mileage god or logbook.
