61min, but longer

Day three; yet another 61min run but a longer distance. Truly, not all 61min runs are the same. Yesterday's was not as long as today's; worse, I was not in the best of shapes - thought I'd do 40 or so minutes and call it a morning. It wasn't to be for the feet and the mind just pushed to Uthiru, the bridge and back. I wouldn't have done so but for determination. Lovely run.

61min

Day two. After I discovered 6am is good a time as 5am to do my run, I slept easy and found it easier to leave at that hour. Met 16 people running at different points along the route. Guess the hour is friendly for us all. Keep it up you nameless people. Managed a longer distance in 61min. Let's see how it turns out.

58min, Sweet run

Finally! We did a second run to Uthiru and back. It was 58min of a sweet run: sweat, muscle-weep, a high etc. Above all, we were two, me and Jaymo. The run came ours after I'd finished reading 'The Monk who Sold his Ferrari.' As self-improvement books go, this was average. All the same, I came off determined to put to use a few principles from the book like doing 30min of vigorous physical activity daily. It's a habit am keen on cultivating. Last week Jaymo got round to joining me in the morning run to Uthiru. I was washed out and unfit like you can't begin to imagine. Twenty minutes into the run, I was out of breath and struggling so walked the last 50m to the roundabout - never mind the rain. Jaymo took a matatu back, a luxury I frowned upon and ran back - 15min and could run no more. A good start for which I paid dearly with a few days of muscleache. Let's what tomorrow brings. PS: My buddy and inspiration, Jack, moved into his own house over the weekend. Congrats man.

Back and happily so! 10km walk, 1hr 50min

Phew, I finally did something - I walked, like crazy: from 5.53am to 7.43am, from the house to Uthiru via the flyover and back - makes it 10km. Feels good.
I decided not to run; just walk. Met nine guys (one female) running at different points on my way and had to fight the temptation to take after them and show them a thing or two but then I remembered Jack's advice: Take it slowly.
The road is good - the construction was not in vain, that I can say.
I think I am back - never mind two letdowns from Jaymo and Anunda. Anunda had agreed to accompany me to Jaffery Academy for a run but at the agreed time, he texted back saying he'd sprained his foot!

Let's see about tomorrow. I think I will do what Jack said: Since am the one who knows what I want, I will not wait for Jaymo or Anunda, nor hinge my runs on their availability; I will go it alone.
Cheers

Procrastination ...

I am not yet back. Tried pushups last evening and could only manage 10 - and belaboured at that! Shame!
All the same, I am getting back on the track tomorrow, at 5.30am, with Jaymo ...

PS. Jack gave me a book on running (Daniels' Running Formula - 2nd Edition by Jack Daniels) that I am yet to read. I start reading it tonight,- will do an hour a day.

Cheers

Baby steps...

Ah, it's been long!
But am back, half-heartedly. I did a 5km walk home from work. Would have loved to walk all the way but my shoes wouldn't let me - they were pinching my feet like hell.
Let's see how it goes.
Cheers

AWOL, be back in January 2010

I have been away from the site and from running and pushups for over a month. It's a mix of many things but I will be back in January 2010 in full steam.
Considering I have a wedding to attend mid-February (in other words: I need to lose weight) and numerous goals for 2010, I am sure a break of the length I've had is a good thing.
Cheers.