I didn’t post last week. There were so many new things happening, just needed to get my head around what it was all about.
The last time I posted I was about to join a running Club which I have now done. I joined Intraining Running Club. I thought I was joining a beginners Class. It turns out that it is a class which takes beginners, not just for beginners. What a fabulous opportunity for newbies like me. There are all kinds of runners there with varying experiences and skills. Some have been running for a very long time and have run numerous marathons, some are building up to a marathon, some training for their first 10km to newbies like me, or even newer runners. A lady joined this week who was running 1 minute and then walking for a couple.
There are two sessions per week. Monday nights’ session is a run, just slow and steady and I ran for 44 minutes. First time I had ever done that. I was struggling a bit and one of the trainers came breezing up to me and asked how I was going. I told him I didn’t think I could do it, and felt I would need to stop soon. His response was well, you are breathing well, you’re talking – always a good sign, your rhythm is good, your pace is consistent, I reckon you have this in the bag. I immediately perked up and thought ok, maybe I can do this, and so I did. Its all about the head space isn’t it. The body is willing and able.
The Wednesday night session is about interval training which is also a massive learning curve. We were running 1km bursts with 4 minute rests in between. We were meant to run at a certain pace based on what we are capable of, just didn’t quite know how to figure out what pace I was running. I think I need a new running watch which will tell me all that sort of information 🙂 Christmas is coming.
I ended up running some slow ones and some quick ones. Still it’s all building experience and time out there actually running.
The people at the Club, trainers and fellow runners have been truly welcoming and supportive. I have said it before, but what a great community the running community is. I didn’t know they were out there, would never have found that unless I started running, and am so very glad I did.
I am starting to really enjoy running. Not all the time, not every run, but some of the time. Progress is being made.
Have a great week everyone.