Morning Run: Dark
steevc just finished a 5.5km run, that lasted for 36 minutes.
This run helped steevc burn 389.0 calories.
Description from Strava:
After the long Christmas break I am working again today, but will be at home due to rail strikes. The workers feel they deserve a raise and inflation is making everything expensive. It was still pretty dark when I went out with a threat of rain. It has got a bit colder too, but I am not expecting snow for now.
I am aiming to do more running this year. I lost some time to injury and illness last year, so hope to stay healthy. I will start with my hill intervals workout.
It was fairly quiet out there, but the two old guys I usually see around West Drive were out for their walk and we greeted each other. The first couple of sprints were hard work and a little slow as I warmed up. I would like to see some improvement in my times and I am not sure if that is just a matter of fitness or if my running technique could be better.
I needed the recovery periods as I jogged back down the hill each time and my jog home was gentle.
It started raining after I got back and it is still coming down. It may be wet all day, but the forecast may be better for the next few days.
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At this time, the situation of expensive is the same in the whole world. Everything has become more expensive than we ever imagined. Running is the only way we can fit in every age. Here too the weather is very cold and it rains intermittently.
Wel walk is best for human life. Its make people active and healthy. Burning calories is good. I like myself very much. I try to get up early in the morning and go on time
Cheers. I would suggest you use a spell checker as your reply was hard to understand.
I still wish I could get my hands on a treadmill sometime. I think I might be more willing to take up some running if I could do that. 4 came way to early this morning. I still got up and wroked out, but I much preferred my weekend hours where I would sleep past 8 and then go for a walk with Jovi and @mrsbozz each morning.
I got used to the lie-ins over the last couple of weeks, but back to the routine now. It's nice when you don't need to set an alarm. I'm glad I don't need to get up as early as you do.
I had a cross-trainer that I used before I started running, but when I did run it was not being used so had to go. We can run pretty much all year here, but I know your weather is more extreme.
I've found I don't mind working out so much when I can do it on my schedule and I don't feel like I have to rush through it. It also allows me the ability to do some more intense workouts.
If I had to drive to a gym I'd do less exercise. Running is convenient for me.
You did good, I am running averse, but I prefer to train for climbing, for real of on the treadmill at 15 degrees and 5km/hour, just doing brisk walking.
That's still a good workout. We each find what works for us.
Don't laugh, but i find it boring to just run, and in the same time, i like to focus, so using the time to listen to some book or ted talk will make me to do both running and listening kind of half hearted. But yeah, it is good to find what is good for us as individuals.
I'd have to walk a long way to get the same workout as a run and time is precious. I do get through a lot of podcasts when I am running though. I feel I need to be doing something else whilst listening.
Very rare I do running outside mostly stuck on the gym treadmills however I do cycle outdoors much more now to keep me healthy will have to try and learn to wake up earlier in the day too, I have felt great when going to the gym at 6-7 am but struggling to keep the time consistent.
great work on the run!
Motivation is harder to find in winter. I think we benefit generally from being outside, especially if you spend all day staring at a screen.
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I'm curious what the temps are for you during these morning runs. I'm still trying to figure out how to get outdoor exercise into my routine here in the countryside. I went for a hike on #FirstDayHike, which was easy enough to do, but getting up and down to the hiking area means going down a sharp decline/incline with very loose gravel, sand, and rocks. Hiking sticks and hiking shoes helped greatly, but there is concern for twisting an ankle. Which is not something I want to deal with at all.
So, I've dusted off an old yoga mat, exercise ball, and workout bands to see if perhaps I can motivate myself to break a sweat.
It has been really variable. Just before Christmas it got way below freezing, but today it is 12C. I don't mind the cold too much as I just add layers, but I need to watch out if it's icy.
The last thing you want is an injury when you are trying to exercise. Take care out there.
I want to do more running this year. I am also trying to do more push-ups to improve my upper body strength. Motivation can be hard to find, but building good habits helps. You can incorporate some exercises into your daily routine, e.g. squats whilst brushing your teeth.
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