It was raining heavily late this afternoon. Instead of running, the raining has done all the ruining!
And that's a real stinker as I was looking forward to my fix of endorphin. In fact I had been eagerly waiting since morning.
Ever had one of those days when you had high expectations but what you dreamed of and hoped for didn't go according to plan? Well today was one of those days for me.
I consoled myself with the thought that I had a day to rest and so tomorrow I'll be in an even better physical state to go for a good long run.
Good runners think positive!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By the road
I was out on my run, today being a 5.73km along the busy and high traffic roadside. It wasn't the best or the most conducive for a good run. I had to watch the on-coming vehicles speeding past me.
There were places where there's no side walks, only undulating stretches of weeds and grass. Nevertheless once I'm out on the road, I just made the best of it. That's about all you can, make the best of it and have a good time.
Still, I might not take the same route again, for a long time to come. Traffic is bad, pollution is bad. It used to be a good route to run about 2 years ago. Not anymore.
I might have extended my run but for the gathering dark clouds pregnant with rain. Reached home with 10 minutes to spare before the skies opened up and drenched the earth.
There were places where there's no side walks, only undulating stretches of weeds and grass. Nevertheless once I'm out on the road, I just made the best of it. That's about all you can, make the best of it and have a good time.
Still, I might not take the same route again, for a long time to come. Traffic is bad, pollution is bad. It used to be a good route to run about 2 years ago. Not anymore.
I might have extended my run but for the gathering dark clouds pregnant with rain. Reached home with 10 minutes to spare before the skies opened up and drenched the earth.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tranquility
For the past 9 months I was heavy on running about 3 to 6 kilometres daily, except on days when I was too tired or when I was in need of rest for my hurting legs. I did my runs on a fairly intense pace. It felt fast, but most times, I'm drained by the end of the run.
As of two weeks ago, having been inspired by the book "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall, I plunged headlong into some short-lived fantasies about getting into ultra marathon distances. I ventured into runs that averaged 12 kilometres - hardly ultra, but to me it was pure bliss to know I can persevere for those distances. This is double what I was used to, but truth be said, I won't trade long runs for shorter and more intense ones.
I was so into the book, that I raced through the pages within 2 days. If you need some running inspiration and motivation, this is it!
One clear reason for me is the runner's high that kicks in after more than half an hour pitter pattering on the road. Of course I had to run through the initial niggling muscular discomforts early in each run. Well, I guess we've all got to go through some kinds of lows before we hit some kind of highs! And all this "highs" are legit! And free as far as monetary transaction is concerned.
There's also that almost heavenly sense of well being - the sense of peace and serenity, the clarity and depth of reflective thinking that seems to open up deep into the run.
Besides, I found a new level of confidence that I can go further than what I thought I could run. I'm already looking forward to building up my strength and stamina to push beyond 12 kilometres runs in the not so distant future.
So now, I'm willing even to rest one day in between my long runs, just so I can be rested and fit enough to go the distance. Besides, I've found lovely trails to roll the kilometres away, but that's a story for another day.
As of two weeks ago, having been inspired by the book "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall, I plunged headlong into some short-lived fantasies about getting into ultra marathon distances. I ventured into runs that averaged 12 kilometres - hardly ultra, but to me it was pure bliss to know I can persevere for those distances. This is double what I was used to, but truth be said, I won't trade long runs for shorter and more intense ones.
I was so into the book, that I raced through the pages within 2 days. If you need some running inspiration and motivation, this is it!
One clear reason for me is the runner's high that kicks in after more than half an hour pitter pattering on the road. Of course I had to run through the initial niggling muscular discomforts early in each run. Well, I guess we've all got to go through some kinds of lows before we hit some kind of highs! And all this "highs" are legit! And free as far as monetary transaction is concerned.
There's also that almost heavenly sense of well being - the sense of peace and serenity, the clarity and depth of reflective thinking that seems to open up deep into the run.
Besides, I found a new level of confidence that I can go further than what I thought I could run. I'm already looking forward to building up my strength and stamina to push beyond 12 kilometres runs in the not so distant future.
So now, I'm willing even to rest one day in between my long runs, just so I can be rested and fit enough to go the distance. Besides, I've found lovely trails to roll the kilometres away, but that's a story for another day.
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