I get knocked down.. But I get up again.

I predicted, after writing about my first run, I have forgotten / been too lazy to write again.
So here's a blog about the other 3 runs I did this week.

On Wednesday I ran the furthest I have done this year, 5 miles. It felt good and I didn't have to stop at all. In fact I felt I could have gone further. It was also at a faster pace than the training plan requires.

On Friday I ran 3 miles. As I had been running on the flat for the other runs, I felt I was now strong enough to try a bit of gentle hill running. All was going well and no walking was involved, it felt good. It was a run around Lancaster University that I hadn't run before and wasn't sure of the distance. On the return leg, getting near to where I started, I realised that I was going to be about half a mile short so decided to continue running pass the entrance to the university and across the road.

This was my downfall, literally.

I tripped over a curbstone and fell into a spiky bush. I hurt my hands and right leg and also managed to hit my head on the ground just for good measure. I got up straight away and checked myself out.
My knee was bleeding and and my leg covered in scratches.
 

I didn't feel too dizzy and had to quickly decide whether or not to continue running or to give up half a mile short. I felt that I must keep going as to admit defeat this early in my training would only lead to me regretting not finishing later.

I finished without further incident and felt good for completing it.


Saturday was a rest day and it Sunday (today) until I ran again. Sundays on training plans are long run days as this is usually when races are held too. Today's run was again 5 miles.
After running this distance with ease earlier in the week, but after my fall on Friday, I wondered how it would go.

It went badly.

I was very tired, partly I think, because I was sneezing all day Saturday. I didn't go out until noon and although it was still cold, the sun was high and I think this affected me as well. There was a lot of walking and I didn't feel good doing that but I did complete the 5 miles.

When I checked the time at the end of the run I found that, although the time was rubbish, I was still faster than the training said I should be so I wasn't too upset.