Sweeties, Pies and Ginger

I went for a run this morning, as I didn't really want to cycle to work and I felt that I needed to keep up with some exercise. I left the house at around 07:30 and decided that I would run for between thirty and forty-five minutes, in essence I'd see how it went.

I decided to run a loop out of the village and then back in, as I felt that would probably be around the right distance, even though I didn't have the foggiest how far it really was. It wasn't as far as I'd expected thought and I ended up back in the village after only twenty-five minutes or so.

I thought I should stay out a bit longer as I still felt okay; the thighs were burning a bit and I was sweating, but I didn't fell totalled. So I decided to do a quick loop through the village and then head back, it would take me in a big circle back to the house.

After another five minutes, around the time I would have got back to the house, I started to hit the wall. I was beginning to curse myself for running the extra distance as I started to get a stitch in my lower left abdomen and my thigh were on fire. I really should have done more stretching before leaving the house...

I finally made it back home and didn't feel too bad as I walk the last twenty or so metres back up the lane to the house. Feeling fine after the run wasn't an issue, them main issue would be how I felt in the evening after sitting around all day.

I can honestly say my thighs are knackered! If I move around they're not too bad, but if I sit still for long periods and then get up they scream in agony. Going up and down the stairs is a nightmare, I hope they're a bit better tomorrow morning.

I'll certainly have to make running part of my training if I'm to do a Triathlon, so I suppose I'll have to get my legs used to it.