It's been a busy week. Two family birthdays, and one of them - mine! Last year, my birthday was all about sailing, as I'd set a target of learning to sail before year end. So, that birthday was full of wetsuits and sailing books.
By the end of July last year I had completed my 2 sailing courses and passed the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) courses for dinghy sailing 1 & 2 and spent a pleasant Summer crewing and helming Larks and GP14s at our local sailing club.
Sailing year 2 starts to get expensive as you really need to buy a boat. I'm putting this off until next year, due to "exceptional circumstances" and this was one of the contribution factors in looking for, or perhaps being available for alternatives. Like running.
This year, you can guess the gift theme. And I know that non of these things really make that much of a difference, but I just love my gadgets.
First up, the Garmin Forerunner 101. We had a really good deal on this from an Amazon seller and I think this is going to really help me understand how long and far I'll be running, as I'd rather not be measuring miles in my car as time goes on. Mind you, "Map My Run" is pretty good for outline planning.
It's also got some really good interval training function which is just what I need for the old walk/run plan.
Following on from my previous post, I've got an iPod Shuffle on the way too, which will please my daughter as I won't be stealing here MuVo any more.
As to actual training, well I'm really close to restarting the running. I am being pretty cautious - it's now 10 days since I last ran and still had some calf pain then, but in the intervening time I've stayed with the swimming, aiming to keep a steady pace over 30 minutes and build a bit of stamina without the road-impact.
It is 3 weeks ago today that I did the main injury. I suspect, all being well, I'll be back on the pavements tomorrow.
With only 3 weeks to go to my initial target, a 10K is going to be beyond me. However, there is a 4k fun run too ......
Mr Stumble.
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Andy,
Happy birthday.
I liked your sailing sites. I use to sail when I lived in Long Beach California. Really enjoyed it; but I haven't done much since moving to Arizona. Looks like a lot of fun though.
Best of luck with Mr. Garmin. It will help you with your interval training as you indicated, but it will also be a big help when you get to the point where you can run for 30 minutes straight and are ready to branch out. I have a Garmin 201 and swear by the thing. Right now I'm using it to make sure I keep my pace under control as I try to build up my general conditioning. I don't know what I'd do without it.
I'm sorry to hear that your calf is still bothering you. Remember that you have nothing but time. We aren't going to through you out of the world of running if you don't start pounding out somer serious miles anytime soon. Listen to your body and go with what it is telling you. The speed and distance will come later.
Keep running
Keep Running
Phil
Phil,
Glad to hear I'm not getting thrown out! Starting again (next post on from this) was so good, and Mr. Garmin has been immediately useful. Simply being able to control and measure the effort accurately is really helpful.
And like I say, I just love these toys.
Andy
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