Category: Running Log

I think the running is starting to get a little easier. The first lap is getting a little easier to get through and I’m still sucking wind at the end of my mile, but the in-between parts feel better. I think my pace is getting a bit faster too.

The heat still makes it tough to run although today was a little cooler than Monday’s run. Now up to doing a 3 lap warm up walk, jog/shuffle 6 laps, a 3 lap cool down walk and then 3 more laps on the indoor track to finish cooling off. Total distance of 2.5 miles.

Definitely feeling much better about running than when I first started out, but it’s still tough.

My lunchtime runs have been stalled a bit for the past week mostly because of being busy and working through lunch.

I’m actually finding it not so bad running on the outdoor track of the Wellness center. Sure, it’s hot as hell and I’m dripping in sweat before I even get started, but most of the time there’s a breeze for at least part of the circuit. Even with the heat, the actual running bit has been relatively easy.

The hard part, perhaps not surprisingly, is just getting out to the Wellness center in the first place. Just thinking about stepping out into 30C+ and a bajillion % humidity is enough to sap the life out of you. Finding the motivation to step outside is definitely not easy, but one of those things I just have to force myself to do. Not a lot of shade on the walk over to the Wellness center either, which makes finding the motivation to go doubly hard.

Started doing lunchtime runs with Max today. 9 laps (1 warmup, 6 slow jog and 2 cool down) on the rooftop track of the Wellness Center. Since the track is 6 laps to a mile, total distance is about 1.5 miles.

It was hot up there, but being outside at least there’s a little bit of a breeze to keep things tolerable.

Had a good jog up there. Plan is to keep doing it every day at lunch. It’ll be tough to keep up during the summer heat though.

Bottom of my foot hurts for some reason. Started after that last 45 minute workout, so I wonder if I strained some of those muscles and tendons a bit.

Took it a little bit easy today with a 30 minute Fat burner L5 (4.5 mph max) run. Felt pretty good about it today.

Duration: 30 minutes
Distance: 1.82 miles
Average pace: 16:40
Calories burned: 217

After all that barefoot walking and running, I’d forgotten how heavy running shoes can be.

Did Fat burner 45 minutes at L5 (4.5 mph max speed) with my somewhat beat up runners today. Thought I’d be ok with 45 minutes, but half way through I was really starting to feel the extra effort from wearing the shoes. Made it through the whole 45 minutes, although I did have to take a break and walk for a couple of segments.

Duration: 45 minutes
Distance: 2.72 miles
Average pace: 16:40
Calories burned: 324