Running in the fog... again!

Wednesday 27/09/06:

When I opened my front door at 5.50am this morning it was to a blanket of thick fog, which took me by surprise! Far worse than yesterday, I almost felt like I had to cut thru it with a knife!
Visibility was very bad in places!

The plan today called for 35mins jogging. I felt fine after yesterdays session, but was more than happy to slow it down today. However I did my usual 8km route, which I knew was going to be a bit more than 35mins...

Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Easy paced run: 43mins (8kms)
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins

It was quite strange having damp, moist air all around me and at my turn-around point there was that strong smell of rain! By the time I got back I did feel rather damp, but it hadn't rained at all, it was just from all of the moisture in the air! It took a long time for the fog to clear this morning, but again a lovely day has followed.

I am already deliberating over tomorrows run! Usually I would run in the evening due to it being "gymastics night." But with school holidays on theres none for 2 weeks. The plan calls for 60mins steady. If I don't run in the morning and have to go out from home after work, I know I will lack motivation. Therefore it would be good to get the run done in the morning, but can I be bothered getting up early enough to squeeze in a 60min run as well as warm up/cool down/stretching before and after, etc ?!?! Unless I am back home by about 6.45am then I end up running late for work, what with all of the other stuff I have to do in the mornings! We will see....

I see I clocked up 200kms for the month today... I am now finally getting back into the territory I was well used to before. Its a good feeling to be doing some decent milage again and handling it OK. My main goal when I started this blog was to make it to the Auck Half in a months time and not get injured. I am remaining cautious to ensure this happens, but so far, so good...