Day 4 - Miles v Kilometers

Another good day and a successful run.

I had spent the past few days thinking about how much slower I am now compared to a few years ago when I suddenly realised that previously I measured my pace in km/h and now I am measuring in miles/h - doh!

So in one way I feel a lot better as I haven't slowed that much, but on the other hand I now realise how much slower my running is compared to 'real' athletes - they must be Gods!

Day 3 in the Jungle!

Another good day in my Janathon attempt - 2 miles on a treadmill but this time I really cranked it up at the end and I felt good when I finished!

Distance: 2 miles
Environment: Treadmill
Time: 20.20

Good luck to all other fellow Janathoners.

I DID IT - 2!

Day 2 of the Janathon was another minor milestone for me.

As I believe I mentioned in a previous Blog, having changed gyms some three or four years ago I went from pounding out the miles at my best speed on a treadmill 4 - 5 times a week, to developing an irrational belief that I could no longer run on a treadmill causing me to stop after a few hundred metres.

Yet yesterday I successfuly ran 2 miles on my gym's treadmill. And if I can do 2 miles successfuly I can do any distance - another barrier broken :)

Also the 2 miles I did on day 2 was double the 1 mile I did on day 1.

If I can continue doubling the distance I run each day, and if my calculations are correct, on the last day of Janathon I shall run 1,073,741,824 miles - hmmm!

Is anyones maths good enough to calculate the TOTAL distance I would have run during the whole of Janathon?

I DID IT!

During a tight window in between returning from London having seen my daughter and her excellent colleagues performing in The Lord Mayor of London's New Years Day Parade, and visiting my in-laws for a wonderful New Years Day supper I successfully ran a mile!

The run was on Southsea seafront - it was dark, cold and wet and also my first run in a few years BUT I DID IT!

Stats:

Distance: 1 mile
Environment: Road, cold and wet
Time: 8:08

Not the greatest time in the world I acknowledge - but that is my benchmark - I shall do exactly the same run on 31 Jan (hopefully) and see how different it feels and what time I do it in.

Now to plan todays run.

T -1 (the day of reckoning)

Good luck to you all tomorrow - and have a good New Years Eve

No photo

Not that I am vain, but how do you get your photo to appear on other blog sites you are following as a 'Follower' with Blogger / Blogspot?

I have uploaded it into my Blogger profile (and into Google Friends connect) but no luck.

Help?

T -2 (what to do)

OK - getting a little nervous now!

Here is the first conundurum - should I start on a treadmill or road-run?

I haven't run in anger for a few years now so want to make sure I don't have such a bad ordeal that I abandon Janathon (or worse get injured).

Here are my pro's and con's of both options and I would welcome feedback from fellow bloggers.

Treadmill pro's:

The gym is warm
I can control my pace better
I can watch sport on TV whilst running (great motivation)

Treadmill con's:

I know its not the same as 'real' running
My gym plays awful music
Since a weird loss in confidence I seem to struggle running on a treadmill

Road running pro's:

I am out and about in the real world
It's the real mcoy
Southsea has a lovely seaside promenade to run on

Road running con's:

It's cold and dark when I shall be running
Danger of ice (unlikely in the Southsea tropical micro-climate!)
Measuring distance travelled is less accurate

Adding to all of the above, I have just handed in my one-months notice to cancel my gym membership and I guess I should make the most of it for January and hit the roads in February when they are my ONLY option.

Comments?