Progress
Back in March:
Now:
Well, I've actually noticed SOME progress on the running front. I didn't think I would, but hey, it turns out that if you run ~3x a week, you get better at running. I'm now up to around 4 miles, which is right around where I'm going to need to be for each leg of the Ragnar. My pace is improving a bunch, too. (to be fair, that first run was with my wife and she has shorter legs and goes slower than me. The second was alone.)
With the longer runs, the old age is really setting in. I'm noticing it in the knees, the back, the muscles -- and where I could bounce back quickly as a youth, this 42 year old me tends to hurt for days at a time. It makes me worry a bit about having to run on tired legs during the relay.
The other night I ran in the heat and it was awful. I generally love hot weather, but holy crap when a guy is running in it it gets horrible really quickly. Adding to my misery was the fact that the gnats are pretty thick these days. When I got back home, my wife laughed at me and said, "There are a whole bunch of bugs stuck to you." I laughed. Then I showered.
Now:
Well, I've actually noticed SOME progress on the running front. I didn't think I would, but hey, it turns out that if you run ~3x a week, you get better at running. I'm now up to around 4 miles, which is right around where I'm going to need to be for each leg of the Ragnar. My pace is improving a bunch, too. (to be fair, that first run was with my wife and she has shorter legs and goes slower than me. The second was alone.)
With the longer runs, the old age is really setting in. I'm noticing it in the knees, the back, the muscles -- and where I could bounce back quickly as a youth, this 42 year old me tends to hurt for days at a time. It makes me worry a bit about having to run on tired legs during the relay.
The other night I ran in the heat and it was awful. I generally love hot weather, but holy crap when a guy is running in it it gets horrible really quickly. Adding to my misery was the fact that the gnats are pretty thick these days. When I got back home, my wife laughed at me and said, "There are a whole bunch of bugs stuck to you." I laughed. Then I showered.
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