9 February 2019 21,133 steps 30 mins running weight 78.0kg
I’m pleased to say that despite yesterday’s continued lack of running and the evening indulgence, the mysterious 2kg weight gain of yesterday has mostly evaporated, with 1.5kg shed as mysteriously as it was put on just 24 hours prior. I’ve no clue as to what happened, so I’m afraid it will have to remain a mystery.
Today was in danger of being yet another consecutive day of non-running. A feeling of exhaustion that has dogged me over the last few days has continued. This has also afflicted some of my workmates, which at least allows me to think I’m fighting some bug rather than being just wholly pathetic. The day was also warm and muggy once again, but I resolved in my mind to schedule a late afternoon run anyway, or at least attempt something resembling a run. This was mainly because a third consecutive non-run day was just too much to bear, but also because I’m working the night shift, and a run in the late afternoon helps get me through the night in the same way an early morning run seems to give me a boost that lasts well into the afternoon. As a rough rule of thumb, I think that 30 – 60 minutes of exercise is good for a mental and physical boost that lasts about 10 – 12 hours.
So, by 4:30 p.m. (and not my more usual a.m. early start) I was on the treadmill with a fan on full force and doing my warm up. No more than a fast walk for 10 minutes, even this warm up was rather testing. Cautiously then moving into a slow, and what should be normally a very comfortable jog, I settled in for a hopeful 30-minute run, but it didn’t start out too promisingly. The first 10 minutes were awful, but after that it did become much easier and a little surprisingly the run was completed without too much fuss. Grateful to have rescued what was looking to be a dismal week of poor and missed runs, I feel now much more comfortable about getting somewhere roughly near to the point of being somewhat back on schedule.
Somewhat.
Fun-filled funky Feb
