Sorry for the late post...
Very little to report save for the fact that I was up quite early, 5.12am, and since I had to attend a HR Baraza - one of those fancy meetings where no one in HR talks about adding your salary - I hit the road earlier. I was eager and despite some hamstring pain, I ran pretty fast and enjoyed the push. From what I did, a little more push and I should return a respectable sub-2 hour run ...
All in all, I managed 29min but covered a longer distance. Yeah, and the number of runners is encouraging: there were 13 runners ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sept 26: Easy run, 35:17.49
This was a good weekend though I didn't run. We - wife and son - went to see Trevor, Jack and Mary's boy yesterday. He is a spitting image of Jack only that he is more handsome (Jack jua imechoma sana!).
Talking of Jack, he finally got that magic watch - gamin, gemini or something (see: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=11039&ra=true#owners). Great. He also got that famous book, 'Lore of running' by Tim Noakes (see: http://www.runningmechanics.com/product-review-%E2%80%9Clore-of-running%E2%80%9D-by-tim-noakes/). That I must buy as soon as is possible.
Anyway, this morning I went for the usual run. I didn't stick to the 20-30 min goal/mark but it felt good just enjoying the run. What is more, there were 13 runners and I overtook two. That is something.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Talking of Jack, he finally got that magic watch - gamin, gemini or something (see: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=11039&ra=true#owners). Great. He also got that famous book, 'Lore of running' by Tim Noakes (see: http://www.runningmechanics.com/product-review-%E2%80%9Clore-of-running%E2%80%9D-by-tim-noakes/). That I must buy as soon as is possible.
Anyway, this morning I went for the usual run. I didn't stick to the 20-30 min goal/mark but it felt good just enjoying the run. What is more, there were 13 runners and I overtook two. That is something.
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday, Sept 23: After a year of sciatica, lordosis
After a year of Dr Byakikka, lordosis, sciatica, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, nairobi Hospital, Doloact, MRI and a couple of thousands of shillings, I finally dragged my sorry self out of bed at 5.30-something-am and out into the morning cold for my inaugural 2011 run.
It wasn't without effort, either. It is Jack over at http://therunningwriter.blogspot.com that set me waking up that 'early' and running. It is his sms that ended 'umeanza tizzy?' that worked. I almost lied to him but then running has a way of putting you on the straight and narrow. That, and the fact that my import-colleague Julie has been walking at the Jaffery Academy and coming to psyche me up and gloat over it:-). Not to forget the feeling of loss on Saturday, September 17 as Jack, Mark, Sikuku and GK took on the Ndakaini Hills while I waited back at the car eating bananas, drinking Fanta and water...
Anyway, nothing much to say save for this: I did 28:13.61. Comfortably.
No promises, no goals, I will just run as many mornings as I can get out of bed at 5.30am. The first five or so runs will be 20-30 minutes. I want me no injuries, ah, ah; but I want to go for Stanchart's 21km on October 30 and do 1hr 50min.
Twende kazi.
It wasn't without effort, either. It is Jack over at http://therunningwriter.blogspot.com that set me waking up that 'early' and running. It is his sms that ended 'umeanza tizzy?' that worked. I almost lied to him but then running has a way of putting you on the straight and narrow. That, and the fact that my import-colleague Julie has been walking at the Jaffery Academy and coming to psyche me up and gloat over it:-). Not to forget the feeling of loss on Saturday, September 17 as Jack, Mark, Sikuku and GK took on the Ndakaini Hills while I waited back at the car eating bananas, drinking Fanta and water...
Anyway, nothing much to say save for this: I did 28:13.61. Comfortably.
No promises, no goals, I will just run as many mornings as I can get out of bed at 5.30am. The first five or so runs will be 20-30 minutes. I want me no injuries, ah, ah; but I want to go for Stanchart's 21km on October 30 and do 1hr 50min.
Twende kazi.
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