No Aches, No Pains, Good Views.
[Photo: Back in March, I was walkn, this guy was runnin'.]
A lot has changed since the above photograph was snapped on March 5, 2018 at 5:51:58 PM.
Three months later the ground and tree cover is lush green, not black and white. That guy is sleeping in and I'm doing the running.
On March 5 I reached 696 push ups, sit ups, stretches, etc. (cumulative total) for the year. This morning I pushed that number to 1,900.
2000 by Saturday!
Yup. Moving along like I almost know what I'm doing. 10 km. - check!
I am walking and running the 10 kilometre distance without difficulty - slow and steady Eddie - and am enjoying good views of the Thames River as I use the Terry Fox Pathway, and the busy trails to Gibbons Park and Baldwin Flats. Hills that were tough in the early spring are now part of an easier, faster routine. (But not too fast. "Stay within yer limits, Gordie," I say.)
May and June are transition times, from brisk walkn to steady runnin'
Smooth Sailin' 'til October?
I have a long challenge ahead: To move gradually up the ladder from 10 to 20 kilometre distances so that I will be ready for a fall half-marathon.
I have not run farther than 10 KM. since 2006, so I have my work cut out for me.
Photos GH
