I'm into keeping fit and hate the idea that one day I won't be able to run, but I don't really enjoy running as an activity, I just spend the whole time looking forward to finishing. I'd much rather run around chasing a football than just run.
I agree it is very boring but also very satisfying when you finish a race or beat a previous best time etc
I think it helped that I had a good base level of fitness. When I was at school I was the kind of person that could start cyccling at about half seven in the morning, have a kickabout a few miles down the road, bike back and then play football again til gone midnight (except for meals), and then the next day do it again. Never had any pace, but could just keep going without getting tired. There's another level where you're going wtf, and then someone goes and does this: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/ne...es_long_distance_runner_warm_welcome/?ref=rss
I started running last year and hooked now. Did the Great North and Great Eastern Half Marathons last year along with a few 10ks. Doing my first Marathon in Brighton in April. Furthest I have run so far is 16miles, but doing 20 next weekend in a marathon warm-up. The experts say not to run more than 20 before a marathon as after that it is just a matter of fueling properly and letting the crowd/other runners drag you over the line, I hope that they are right!
The route I used to use most often was, starting from the railway crossing on Spring Bank West near the KC (I didn't but that's a good reference point), head down to Princes Ave, up Princes Ave onto Newland Ave, down Goddard Ave through to Chants Ave, then down Bricknell as far as that little bit that goes past National pub, down County Road and over the flyover, up Calvert Road, and then back down Spring Bank West. Bear in mind I finished work at 11pm so I'd go home and eat, then give it a couple of hours before I went. I'm not sure I'd still be able to use that route if I wanted to now, Princes Ave and Newland Ave (althought you don't really hit Newland properly) are a lot busier on a night now than they were then. It might be alright during the week, but I'd be avoiding it on a weekend I think.
Yes. I used to work 3-11pm at least 5 days a week, with a few 7am-11pm shifts thrown in (I hated the early starts so asked for all lates where possible). My main aim at the time was to earn as much money as possible to build up my deposit, and I had an arrangement where I didn't have to miss a football game (which also meant Saturday nights off almost every week). To make it easier to work til 11pm I started getting up about lunch time so that I started work a couple of hours later. When it got to 2am it was only like 8 or 9pm for people on a normal body clock. The advantage was there was no traffic (as it's mainly main roads I was on), and generally no people to get in the way, so I got the music going and was undisturbed, plus the air was quite clean and crisp, like it feels when you go out early to get a paper or something. Having your body clock like that is also good for having nights out, because you're not tired when you get in, and then when you go to sleep you sleep right through the time when you'd be hungover and wake up sober and ready to go again. Not at about 2:30am when it was shut. More method behind the madness.
