C25K Week 04 Day 01
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Today is Waitangi Day in New Zealand, which means that it is a public holiday (yay!). The downside of this is that my gym is shut today so I had to go running out in public - the horror!
I decided I would go and do my session along the Auckland waterfront as it is relatively flat and the view is outstanding. My route map is here.
The next phase was an easy three minute run. This was followed by a very short ninety second walk. Then came the longest run so far - five minutes. Now five minutes doesn’t seem particularly long, but boy, by the end of it I was shuffling along like an arthritic old man. I was very glad that there was a two and a half minute walk after it. The next three minute run seemed easy by comparison although the ninety second walk after it flashed by. The last five minutes were tough. After running for what seemed like half an hour my podcast buddy said: “You’re doing great - one more minute to go! Step it up!” So I did, and I survived.
And I showed myself that I could do week 04.
Running outside is quite different to running on the treadmill. For one thing, it’s harder to pace yourself. On the treadmill, you have to keep to a certain pace or you fall off the back. On the road there is no such pressure. Another thing I noticed was that the air is damn nippy before sunrise. And, a nice thing I noticed is the cameraderie amongst the exercisers. There were a lot of runners and walkers along the route I choose. Almost everyone gives you a smile and a nod.
I’m already looking forward to the next workout on Friday, although I’ll be heading back to the gym for this one. I think once I can do the full 5 km I will be running outside more. I’m starting to get addicted to this.
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