Running Diary 16/12/2011

Another hot evening run, but this time I ended up with a bit of a headache probably from dehydration. It was about 27C when I was running, and I went a little below my usual pace for just over 8km. This is a good workout for me, but might have been pushing it in the conditions.

I am actually writing this the day after the run, and I can say that I am completely recovered now. My legs feel great, my head is clear, but my shoulders ache a little. I have been taking the strain from my runs on my arms and shoulders, and their is some residual aching. So now I am feeling more comfortable with my breathing, and my muscles are coping and recovering well, I need to find some technique to avoid this tension. Funnily enough, whenever I think of one of these things, I check it out online and it has been dealt with before. This is pretty comforting and also extremely helpful to new runners as we can draw on the experiences of those who have gone through these things themselves. To avoid the slack, I'm going to try to 'run tall', as advised by head coach of UCLA track and cross country, Bob Larsen.

I had another groan moment, as I was approaching exactly the same point in my run where there had been a police road block before.

More flashing lights cross my path on a run.

This time I saw flashing lights again, and dreaded the detour which would make me run further than I had to. In fact the lights this time were from a fire engine, but I don't think it was an emergency as there wasn't much activity. This means that I've had police, an ambulance, and a fire engine all with their lights on cross my running path over the past 2 weeks. Hopefully these things will come in threes, and the sleepy suburbs I run through will revert back to normality.