Thursday, February 07, 2008

Running stinks

Training update. I said for the month of February, I was going to bike and run on Tues/Thurs.

Today during lunch, I biked 20k, then ran 1 mile. For some people running is great, but for me, running stinks. I really hate running, but since I do triathlons, it kinda makes it a necessity.

After having a good 20k ride, it's an odd transition to running. If you've never tried it, it's hard to explain, other than your for the first minute or 2 your legs feel like lead. It's almost the same as when you jump on a trampoline, get off and then try to jump on the ground.

As I run, I have to play the mind game. Today I thought I'll run 1/2 a mile then walk the rest, but when I got to the half mile, I'd set a further point. I was finally at a mile, so I stopped. I could have kept going but I only have an hour for lunch and it takes me just over an hour to run and bike and then shower.