Last week was a good one, I managed to clock up 23 odd kilometers made up of three sessions of 4 kilometers, and one of 11 kilometers. I could be smug and self satisfied here, but my ass and legs are a bit sore and the knowledge at least the same ( and probably a lot more) must be done over the next 8 imposes its own humility. The weather over the weekend was fantastic. Clear bright skies, and dry cool air made being outside a pleasure. The wooly hat even came off a few times.
After a rest day on Monday I was out again this morning running from my house, up over finner hill to the singlestreet roundabout in Bundoran and back. Thats a round trip of 7.5 kilometers. Maybe it was residual aches and pains from the weekend but I found it extremely tough. Calves and ankles were quite sore, and my feet went completely numb a few times. From looking at some stuff online, the foot numbness can be caused by a number of things, such as badly fitting running shoes, bad running posture or whats most likely in my case…laces tied too tightly. The aching sore muscles were easily dealt with by making sure they were stretched properly when I was done. To make extra certain sure I sat for ten minutes in a cold bath with stopwatch. It did work, I wasnt as sore or aching afterwards. Though you do question your sanity when you are waist deep in cold water, looking at a stopwatch.
Whats on the Mp3 player these days?
- John Mellancamp – Human Wheels
- The Green Children – Dragons
- Stratovarius – Eagleheart
- Nightwish – The Last of the Wilds
- Eric Clapton & JJ Cale – Ride the River
- Skid Row – 18 and Life
- Jethro Tull – Aqualung
- Hinder – All American Nightmare
- The Who – Wont get fooled again
- Grateful Dead – Truckin’ (at the end of last week’s post)
- Mike Oldfield – Tricks of the Light
- F.R David – Pick up the phone
- Def Leppard – Switch 625
- Mamas Boyz – Runaway Dreams
- Counting Crows – Mrs Potter’s Lullaby
- Bocchernini – La Musica de nocturna ( Classical music? for running to? Yes, and it works)
- The Hooters – Satellite
- Zac Brown – Cold Hearted ( possibly the best done-me-wrong song ever)
- Technogue – Abha Na Sea
- Bruce Springsteen – Further on up the Road
- 3 Doors Down – Kryptonite ( see below)
- Red Fang – Prehistoric Dog