Distance: 6.14mile
Time: 1:25:57min
Avg Speed: 4.29mph
Avg Pace: approx. 13:59min/mile
Calories Burned: 833
Hey folks and a top of the morning to you all. I was up at 6.30 and out on the road by 6.45am, how keen am I? I did have a false start though as I forgot my water bottle and figured I would need it as I intended to go a fair jaunt today. So I had to scoot back down the street and get it. A few minutes later and the usual delayed reaction from my tracker app, I was on my way. First I had to divert to the church hall to open up for a booking later this morning but soon enough I was happily trotting along my usual Saturday morning route.
This week in one of our catch up chats my lifelong friend, told me that I should take my ipod with me as music helps one to run better. My running so far has been sans music so today I tried an experiment and took my ipod along to keep me company to see if this distracted me at all or helped me keep my pace. Well dear reader I do believe it did help as I was able to run to the beat also because I was listening to music I don’t think I stopped as frequently thus making my ‘walky-runny’ phases seem fewer and I clocked my longest continuous distance ever by managing to run nonstop for about 1.4mile
I selected my play list from some of my all-time favourite classic songs which include: The Water Boys The Whole of the Moon, Elbow One day like this, The Jam A Town Called Malice and Squeeze Up The Junction to name but a few and listening to the music got me thinking of you guys again. As I jogged on singing along with the artists ringing in my ears I pondered the questions of what makes for a good running track and how many of you who are reading this blog also run? If so what do you listen to? So if you would like to add a comment recommending tracks for me to listen to I would be interested to hear from you please leave a comment.
One little incident on my run this morning amused me which I think is worth sharing. Whilst jogging along in my new shoes and comfy running clothes at my 12minute mile pace, I saw, coming in the opposite direction, an African student, wearing ordinary clothes including a heavy anorak (with the hood up!) and carrying a large back pack (probably full of books) but he was running at a pace and with an ease I could only dream about. We exchanged a cheery ‘good morning’ and both ran off in opposite directions to our different destinations. I was struck not so much with envy but with total admiration for his ability to make what I am struggling to achieve look so natural. So I share this story as an homage to the African distance runner who God has blessed with a skill and ability that is hard to surpass but so enamoured am I by it that I take inspiration from this boy and hope that one day my plodding little jog may inspire another.
Monday 12th March
Distance: 1.25mile
Time: 14:30min
Avg Speed: 5.16mph
Avg Pace: approx. 11:37min/mile
Calories Burned: 169
A new week and I start it with a run. I am posting two blogs today as the weekend was so busy that I did not have time to finish my Saturday post. So today good reader in true supermarket fashion you are getting ‘two for the price of one’ my first BOGOF* blog! (*Buy One Get One Free – BOGOF is a supermarket acronym widely used here in the UK)

My run today was a short one but a very good one emotionally. I ran with music again and I am convinced now that it does help as I repeated a run of a few weeks ago and did 90% of it without stopping. Whereas previously I stopped at least 3 times, today I did not stop at all AND I clocked my fastest mile yet AND I ran up ¾ of a hill I would normally walk up AND I am very close to breaking my 11minute mile barrier, managing a mile today in 11.07. So all in all I feel encouraged by my efforts. I must be getting better!
I am reminded of why I am doing this as the latest magazine from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign (MDC) arrived at the weekend with news of people doing all they can to support this crippling condition and I am spurred on in my efforts to use what ability I do have to help those who cannot do what I am able to do. If you want to read about the MDC its work, outreach, campaigns and research you can just log on to their site
www.muscular-dystophy.org and see why I am doing this. If you feel you want to support me then you can log onto my just giving account and make a donation www.justgiving.com/Team-LewisMDC. I think I will paste this link at the end of all my blogs from now on but doing so this comes with the caveat; huge thanks to all of you who have donated already.
Thank you for your support.
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