Running

I 🏃 my 9-in-60 2/5 in rain, hail and thunder. Luckily, it wasn’t raining 🐸 or I’d expected the end of days.

I want to 🏃 more distance in an hour, or IOW, faster. I should be able to do 5 consecutive easy runs of 9 km in an hour before I advance to doing 10 km easy running sessions. Today was 9-km-in less-than-60-minutes (shortened as: 9-in-60) number 1 out of 5.

My first 🏃 after being vaccinated 💉 with AstraZeneca. I had a head wind in the first half. On my way back home it went like clockwork with the wind in my back. The pouring rain didn’t bother me, since I could empty my head after two stressful days of pain and recovery.

Early bird catches the worm, so to speak. Today’s 🏃 was easy enough and I felt good, despite too short a night. I suppose I’m a bit anxious because of the vaccination 💉 shot later today.

Tomorrow I’ll get my first ever COVID-19 vaccination, so I want to remain as fit as possible. Today’s 🏃 proved yet again that I am. 💉

With 12 ℃ it was a bit chilly at first, but nice after a few minutes of 🏃 I went a slightly different route and had to wait for quite some commuters in cars, who obviously weren’t working from home. Anyway, lovely run at—for me right now—a decent pace.

After a (needed and deserved) rest day I ran again 9 km. While the highway was rather busy, where I 🏃 there was little traffic.

I did a run-walk-run of 20 km, 16 km 🏃 and 4 km🚶🏼Afterwards I had to stretch to relieve the muscle soreness. I took a snapshot every 5 km, where ever I was.

I could feel this was the 5th4th consecutive day of 🏃 This is when some need motivation to continue. Nature wasn’t helping either, with several hissing geese with chicks I had to give a wide berth, which is amusing, considering I was running around a body of water.

With 17 ℃ it was a bit tougher to 🏃 coming from Winter temperatures. Still, I somehow managed to run an hour.

Today’s 🏃 contained slaloming 🐌 🐌 a dilapidated fortress guarded by lots of geese in the court, and goslings with mama goose hissing at me. So, the usual 😊

With 16 ℃ it actually feels like Spring and lovely weather for 🏃 I saw some with Winter coat walking the dog, coat open.

After a rest day I had problems keeping my pace steady. I suppose the gusts of wind had something to do with it. Bad days are clearly part of 🏃

It isn’t fast, though faster than what I’ve done recently. I guess one good run isn’t enough, but I feel progression. 🏃 The goal is 15 km per day, but that’s still far-off into the future.

Sunday run day 🏃 was so true, so I had to pick a more boring route than usual to avoid other runners. I mostly ran alongside a highway, on a separate road, as is customary here in the Netherlands, where traffic is separated to improve safety and efficiency.

9 km 🏃 in an hour, sorta. I met this man who, judging from how frequent we meet, seems to walk daily in his walking frame for at least 7 km, despite his disability. I salute him here for effort!

9.1 km 🏃 in 65 minutes. Was enjoyable and needed, because they started with major renovation of the houses in my neighborhood, to make them future-proof (low carbon footprint), as required by law. It’s rather noisy, so a break was welcome 🙏😊

Second consecutive day 🏃 9 km in 62 minutes. I even had a walk break of 500 m. I certainly was less tired than after each daily 15 km run a week ago. So an hour is doable, it seems.

15 km per day proved to be too hard, so after a proper recovery I aimed lower, 9 km per day? 🏃

Seen while 🏃