My frustration in not being able to fit in enough hours of cycling per week led me to try running again, since running permits more exercise in a far shorter amount of time than cycling. By switching to running (or rather, adding running to my exercise regimen), I am now able exercise far more than I used to.
Since I started running a few months ago in August, I’ve moved from a mile or two once a week up to almost 20 miles a week, including at least one 10k every week. Because I’m aggressive and impatient, almost all of my runs are fairly brisk: my 10k best is about 44 minutes right now, which I understand to be not half bad for someone who still doesn’t train very much. My next step is to build endurance through less-intense running, which I understand is how it’s supposed to be done, but I’m not sure I have the patience for that! I feel like every time I run I have to run pretty fast — not quite as fast as I can, but not at the easy pace one is supposed to take for smart endurance training. The photo above isn’t as dramatic as it seems: I merely forgot to cut my toenails for a few weeks.
Part of the reason I train hard is that I still have so little time in which to exercise. The demands of my work still prevent me from training as much as I should: one super-late-night of work, one last-minute business trip, or one early-morning meeting can wreck my training schedule for days. Still, I am really happy to have discovered that running can fit in pretty nicely.
I also suspect that my less-frequent blogging may be related to my running: I run in the mornings, getting up an hour or two early to give me the time I need — time I would have used in the past for blogging.
So: Cycling, running… next step: Swimming? Triathlon?
Solution: Blog while running. Get an iPhone in June or use a mobile PDA to write up articles while jogging. Sure, this is a terrible idea, but imagine how nerdy you would look.
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My frustration in not being able to fit in enough hours of cycling per week led me to try running again, since running permits more exercise in a far shorter amount of time than cycling. By switching to running (or rather, adding running to my exercise regimen), I am now able exercise far more than I used to.
Since I started running a few months ago in August, I’ve moved from a mile or two once a week up to almost 20 miles a week, including at least one 10k every week. Because I’m aggressive and impatient, almost all of my runs are fairly brisk: my 10k best is about 44 minutes right now, which I understand to be not half bad for someone who still doesn’t train very much. My next step is to build endurance through less-intense running, which I understand is how it’s supposed to be done, but I’m not sure I have the patience for that! I feel like every time I run I have to run pretty fast — not quite as fast as I can, but not at the easy pace one is supposed to take for smart endurance training. The photo above isn’t as dramatic as it seems: I merely forgot to cut my toenails for a few weeks.
Part of the reason I train hard is that I still have so little time in which to exercise. The demands of my work still prevent me from training as much as I should: one super-late-night of work, one last-minute business trip, or one early-morning meeting can wreck my training schedule for days. Still, I am really happy to have discovered that running can fit in pretty nicely.
I also suspect that my less-frequent blogging may be related to my running: I run in the mornings, getting up an hour or two early to give me the time I need — time I would have used in the past for blogging.
So: Cycling, running… next step: Swimming? Triathlon?
Problem: Running conflicts with blogging.
Solution: Blog while running. Get an iPhone in June or use a mobile PDA to write up articles while jogging. Sure, this is a terrible idea, but imagine how nerdy you would look.