Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A twisted ankle kept me from running for about three weeks. This kind of annoyed me, as I had gotten into a routine of going out every couple of days in the morning before I sat down at my computer. Three weeks of downtime has ruined that routine, so I'm back to square-one.
Thankfully, the weight I had lost hasn't been put back on (I don't put weight on very quickly), and in fact, I've continued to lose weight simply by cutting out most junk food and really only eating what I need. Simply put, I think I've still been using more energy than I've been taking in -- and that's what it's all about.
Monday morning was my first outing as a runner in three weeks, so it was a little rough. I really only went out for less than fifteen minutes instead of the twenty minutes I was going out for a few weeks back. Part of the reason for a shortened run was because my body wasn't handling it well, but another part was I was trying to find a different route (and it turned out to be too short).
Prior to my ankle injury, I was running over to the nearby park, doing about two-and-a-half laps around it and then running home (when I say running, I should note it's mostly running, but there are slowdown periods where I'm walking for a minute or three at a time). Since I was tired of dodging dog shit, I wanted to find another route.
Monday's route was a run to the park, through the park to Clover Ridge, west to Harwood and back up to Dreyer and Parker. It was too short.
This morning, I ran along Dreyer to Pickering Beach, then back to Clover Ridge, over to Harwood along Clover Ridge and back up to Dreyer and Parker. It clocked in at just less than eighteen minutes, so it was an improvement. However, I suspect once I start getting my endurance back, it'll be closer to sixteen or seventeen minutes. I need to find a few more minutes to add, so I might need to find yet another another route. Still, it should do for now.
Thankfully, the weight I had lost hasn't been put back on (I don't put weight on very quickly), and in fact, I've continued to lose weight simply by cutting out most junk food and really only eating what I need. Simply put, I think I've still been using more energy than I've been taking in -- and that's what it's all about.
Monday morning was my first outing as a runner in three weeks, so it was a little rough. I really only went out for less than fifteen minutes instead of the twenty minutes I was going out for a few weeks back. Part of the reason for a shortened run was because my body wasn't handling it well, but another part was I was trying to find a different route (and it turned out to be too short).
Prior to my ankle injury, I was running over to the nearby park, doing about two-and-a-half laps around it and then running home (when I say running, I should note it's mostly running, but there are slowdown periods where I'm walking for a minute or three at a time). Since I was tired of dodging dog shit, I wanted to find another route.
Monday's route was a run to the park, through the park to Clover Ridge, west to Harwood and back up to Dreyer and Parker. It was too short.
This morning, I ran along Dreyer to Pickering Beach, then back to Clover Ridge, over to Harwood along Clover Ridge and back up to Dreyer and Parker. It clocked in at just less than eighteen minutes, so it was an improvement. However, I suspect once I start getting my endurance back, it'll be closer to sixteen or seventeen minutes. I need to find a few more minutes to add, so I might need to find yet another another route. Still, it should do for now.
// posted by Chris @ 11:28 AM 
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