The sun was already peeking through the clouds this morning as I set out for my run, and by the time I'd done a couple of miles it was really warm. The sunshine, coupled with a vast array of daffodils, crocus', snowdrops and other spring flowers made the outing a real pleasure.
I did 8 miles using a run/walk strategy. This is 'the in thing' according to all the hype about it on the marathon forums, and seems to be a good way to keep a reasonable time without getting too exhausted.
My right Achilles felt a bit achy on and off, so I really must make the effort to stretch well three or four times a day from now on. Other than that, I would have happily gone further today and it was almost a disappointment to get home.
I went and gave blood this afternoon, which is always something that makes me smile. It's something that I can do easily, but could save someones life. The bonus today was that they had chocolate biscuits amongst the selection. It's about a mile each way to the blood doning session, although I walked and didn't run, but I think I'll add that onto today's total, just for good measure.
No comments:
Post a Comment