Was a little dubious about going out today: have to say the fact it was bucketing it down when I woke up didn't help, but gave myself a half an hour to get my arse in gear and in fact had stopped raining by the time I dragged myself out of the door anyway.
Thought I wouldn't decide my route until I got to the edge of Holyrood Park, either I could do a circular route back or head on down towards the sea at Portobello. Well by the time I got there I was actually feeling quite into my stride - so I decided to carry on! Very glad I did - as I ran most of the way there! Was on King's Road by the time my 'workout' finished :-)
The push to 5 mins wasn't easy by any stretch - but also didn't feel as tough on the second repetition as it had been the week before ... whether that's because I'm pretty much over my cold now, the fact I was running down hill (and could see the sea, which is a great motivator) or what - but makes me feel more optimistic that I can keep going.
It amused me in some ways when I looked at my countdown on the last run and decided to keep pushing for the last 90s, considering I had trouble getting to a minute on my first run!
Was really nice going for a paddle in the sea (which was freezing and therefore felt great on my calf muscles). Emailed Grandad a pic of the seaside to prove I'd made it too. Then went into a local delicatessen for scrambled eggs on toast. Yummy! I definitely think that future Saturday runs might involve a swim afterwards. Very pleased with today's efforts.
Distance: 2.5 miles [4 km]
Walk pace: 17:18 /m [3.5 mph]
Run pace: 11:03 /m [5.4 mph]
Calories burned: 270
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