Gameplan

Training has been going well!

I've started a program by the Running Room that should have me good to finish the 21 Km by mid-October.  Actually, I think my body is happy to be following something with a bit more structure and a defined plan.  I got a bit ahead of myself, I suspect, in starting out.  The growth curve is pretty sharp initially, and I was too excited about adding 2 Km every day to realize that rest days were going to be important.

If anything is going to be a problem, it's going to be the knees.  I'm not having much trouble managing my heart-rate and stretching myself re: cardio, but after about 8 Km, my knees have started to protest rather aggressively.  That said, I have made some improvements to that end.  I think one of the big problems was the fact that I was running in cheap cross-trainers I bought a Payless.  So after an hour of running on no padding and no support, my knees were just giving up and telling me to stop.

But that's been remedied.

Kar got me some sweet new kicks for my birthday that are made for running and are actually suited to my running style and the angles of my feet and ankles.  They're Adidas something or other...  They've got lots of Red and Silver and they make me feel significantly faster.

I also got new short-shorts... believe it... and one of those shirts made out of some sort of elvish woven glory-fibre that sucks the sweat right off your body before it even has a chance to exist.  I did my first run with the new stuff on Sunday.  It's crazy how much better it feels when you're wearing the right stuff.  The shoes make a huge difference.  Without realizing it before, I now know that I was having to work really hard against myself.. against my ankles and my knees, to make headway.  Additionally, it's hilariously more comfortable than running in big skate-shorts and old T-shirts.

So that's it for today.  There are rumors and murmurings of other exciting happenings in regards to the half-marathon plan.  Namely, the notion of additional entrants.  More to come on that if something materializes.

JB