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got out for a late morning "long" run of 12km, not knowing how much I would actually be able to do. Thankfully in my head I worked out my route to finish with the last 2 kilometers being mostly downhill otherwise I wouldnt have been able to hit the 12 mark. Tough run
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after a few days of rain and cold I finally went out for a run as the weather cleared.. Felt pretty weak, even for what was expected to be a slow easy run. 5km at a slow pace. I am on a low carb diet right now and I have bene suspecting I might need to adjust that...
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My original plan was to run 9km today, or at least to try to.
As I was heading out and debating my route in my head I thought maybe I could even try for 10. Route planned in my head, I decided to try for 10, with an clear spot for an adjustment to cut to 9 if I would feel 10 is too much.
The late hills were tough and required short stops but overall I ran 10km at an okish pace and felt pretty good doing it!
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Went for an early morning run in the misty rain. My plain was to run short after yesterday's 6km and in advance of tomorrow's hopefully slightly longer run, so I decided to run 4km. I actually ran a little more than 4, and then after my run I took the dog out for a walk and ran with him another kilometer (I am hoping to train him to run with me a bit). Good slow run
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went out early to run and it was raining lightly. As I began running I was debating if I should continue or turn back. As I progressed it was getting heavier (though still light) and I decided to turn back. After doig some other stuff I checked and it wasnt raining at all so I decided to go out even though it ws already late and I wouldnt have time for the full distance I wanted to try for. It rained lightly on and off but overall I had a good slow 6km run
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good 7km run. decent pace, felt good. I am not pushing to build up speed. Right now just trying to build up my strength and stamina. so far so good.
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went for a short shakeout run. 3km at a decent to slow pace. Just to shakeout my legs. They are tired, they have been tired all week, getting back into running. While I could have, and maybe should have, just taken the day off, I felt like running so planed on a short and slow run just for stretching things out. Because I was running short I went a different route which was almost entirely uphill the first half but then I got to run downhill through the park on the way back
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today felt like an almost normal run. Pace was decent, strength was fine until almost the end. We are getting back to normal running! On track.
5.5km at a decent pace
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5.5km. watch got messed up when I stopped to talk to someone and when I started running again forgot to start the watch. lost out on about a kilometer, but that's ok.
5.5km. the last km in particular was tough but I pushed through.
In the back of my mind I am wondering if I can possibly have enough time to build up to the Tiberias half marathon at the beginning of January (and stay healthy!) which they just announced will happen...
July 3 was my last run. Until today.
I was feeling some pain back then and after taking some time off and it not going away I eventually got to an orthopedist who said I have tendonitis (or something like that). He gave me medicine, which didn't help. Not only did it not help but the pain got worse (probably not from the medicine but it did get significantly worse after I started the meds).. anyway, things took a lot of time, and after a couple steroid injections into my ankle I am finally pain free. i hope it lasts. After being pain free for a few days I decided it is time to test it out with a short run.
3km at a better than expected pace.
Even 3km was tough after 4 months off. Needed to stop a couple of times. Maybe I should have run slower. I didnt think I was running fast but still maybe slower would have helped. That's ok, I'll settle in. The important thing is that the run was pain free.
While I was not running and I did lose some fitness, put on some pounds, gain a little around my waist, I was not a couch potato. I did go out 2-3 times a day to walk the dog and made sure to move around a lot.
So, I will try to take it easy and build back up, starting with some shorter and slower runs and then building up.
