09-08-2020, 11:27 AM
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Re: Bob's Bits.
I feel for you Surfermom, being denied the sport you love. Don't they realise that it's as important to a runner to go out into nature and breathe the fresh clean air periodically, as it is for a whale or seal to surface occasionally for its survival.
They would have had to post an armed guard at my gate to stop me going for my regular runs....Although, it was probably easier for me being mainly road and track running and not in public areas....
How is it now Surfermom? Are things returning to normal? And are you managing to get out? It's good to see you posting again, especially in 'Bob's Bits'......
Which leads me seamlessly on to this mornings 8.2 miles.....
Following my heart attack the coronary nurse explained that it takes about ten minutes for the muscles to fill with blood and be ready to exercise. But it takes at least twenty minutes for the heart to attain optimal output and be ready for some serious road running. Probably longer in an old bloke after two such attacks.....
I've never been one for warming up or stretching, theory being, that if I take the first mile leisurely that will suffice for the 'Warming up' period.
It has always served me well in the past, but these days I find that at least the first mile or two or even three, I struggle with tired legs and short of breath. After that the world is my oyster and I can run forever....
And so it was on this morning's run. It was so dark at 6:30am and the sky was filled with heavy grey cloud. A warm breeze caressed my face and legs, but the first three miles had me wishing that I could find a more sedate hobby. Without a good reason to just make it a six, I automatically took the right fork in the road and climbed the small rise on my eight mile route.
From that moment on, the lethargy and tiredness that had plagued me for the last three miles lifted, like a waking from a bad dream, and I just felt stronger and stronger.
So the end product of my labours produced a very respectable time for my 8.2 miles...A good 22 seconds faster than last week....I used to run half marathons (13.1 miles) in the same time.....