40min build

Ran from south Perth into the CBD to pick up my car. Went out to fast and after 20min was running at 4.20min/k which meant tht the last 20 minutes were all run at 4.13, 4.09, 4.05, 4.03 and 3.58min/k. Turned into a mini tempo run and the lungs and legs were straining at the end.
All in all not a bad run but a reminder on how unfit I am at the moment.

Easy 40min

Easy 40min along the trails of Kings Park after work. Had a few minutes where running seem to click, but mostly just lots of puffing and puffing and feeling crappy. Rest tomorrow.

40min easy

Ran a loop from home out towards Kings Park and back. Another killer morning and met up with Gary and Phil in the last few kilometres that may the run quick and enjoyable. 40minutes went by quite quick, a good sign. My resting HR was 43 thi smorning another good sign.

10x30sec with 1min recovery

Another sweet-as morning in Perth. Session was all about getting the legs moving again together with a little bit of puffing without straining the body. Running felt uncoordinated and without and rythym. Not a hard session but another baby step on the long road back. I am not putting down any data (HR, km's) in the blog at the moment as the focus is running on 'feel' rather having the pressure of looking at distances, splits, hr's etc..

30min easy

After a rest yestwerday and plenty of sleep I didnt feel so bad this morning apart from a grouchy stomach. Another claasic Autumn morning as i ran a loop through south perth and back via the zoo. Felt not so bad. Another tick in the box

30min Easy

Ran around Kings Park for 30min on the sandy and grassy tracks. Felt quite crappy but I feel this may be a common entry over the next few weeks. Another steo in the right direction

It begins..5k under 17min

After some 8 weeks away from running several developments have transpired. My poor running form and cycles of sickness have been diagnosed as hypothyroidism. I also found by Vit B and D levels were very low.

I am not getting medication and slowly getting some strength back. Went for a half run this morning and it felt awful. Having been here before I know the next 6-8 weeks are going to be very painful and hard but I know that everyday I run will be one day closer to regaining some running form.

So where to from here...I have decided to go back to school and learn from the ground up. Goal to run 5k under 17min before I move onto anything longer. The goal is to return via 5k, 10k, 21k goals beofre running a cracking marathon. I have put no time limit on this but will not move on the next goal until the previous one is achieved.

This is going to be fun, let the running begin.