Running from Zombies

Since getting back from Egypt the weather has been rather grim. The temperature has been on the edge between able to run and struggling to run with my asthma. Call me a fair-weather runner but this is normally the time I’d find a gym and hibernate until Spring. Of course, I’d rather not. I’d like to get up in the morning, see the freezing temperatures and hail storms and still be able to go out (just to prove that nothing is going to come between me and my planned 10k), but I won’t.

This past week I’ve been debating runs in temperatures that aren’t impossible, but would certainly be difficult. Consequently, I’ve been avoiding getting out there, and it wasn’t until yesterday that I actually thought about this. I really do want to go for a run, but I think that I’ve got it in my head that no running at all is better than having a bad run. I expect to be able to run at the same pace as I was doing in the warmer months and get disappointed when I don’t. So from today I’m going to be taking a new approach – if it’s above 11 degrees I’ll go out but not worry about how far or fast I’m going. As long as I’ve run for half an hour then I’ll be happy.

Even though running is my first love, it’ll be taking a back seat until it gets warmer (or someone mails me a treadmill). Basketball season is in full swing, WBA having already played 2 games, and with two training sessions a week it should keep us pretty busy until May. Archery is back indoors and TVA is taking part in an indoor league of my favourite round – the Portsmouth. Assuming I have the time (and the petrol money) I’ll be trying to get to archery at least twice a week and get that elusive 550 points.

Don’t be too surprised if the blog takes a bit of a different directions for a little while, I imagine it’ll just reflect what I’m actually up to.