incremental progress

Gains

Went out for the usual run last night, but put the timer on because I wanted to see how fast I can go. So I went out fast and gradually lost speed. I even had to walk a few times. I still ran 1.20mins faster than the last time I timed myself. I am crediting running downhill a couple of times. According to the internet site I got the idea from you gain speed withing the first week of running a steady downhill slope. I thought that was a bit exagerrated but it seems he was right. He reckons (from his research) that running downhill makes you run faster but stay relaxed and so you quickly and effectively program your nerves and muscles to run faster.

It really seems to work for me.

So I got on the map my run site and worked out how many calories I burnt by running faster. I also put in a map of where I went on Sunday night. I ran 3.5 km on Sunday without even noticing the extra, even though it was hilly. Very cool.

As I ran round the bottom of Kings Avenue I gained another accompaniest on my travels. I normally take my dog, and I've noticed she is not trotting round after me but is having to canter (!). But at Kings Ave we gained a much younger version of Sally. This little rough coated terrier sprinted round me like I was standing still and followed us all the way home. So we put her in the back yard and rang the dog rangers number at the council. They paged him and he rang me - no hello or anything like that! His opening gambit was "Why didn't you run faster so the dog couldn't keep up with you? Now I'll have to come in all the way from Fordell and get it." I laughed and pointed out I had already run faster than ever before... he is a hard case dude. Turns out when he came to pick up this dog this morning that he had bred her, knew the owners and had another litter coming in April. He's going to put our name down for a puppy. C's birthday is in April - this could all work out really well.