The Treadmill And Jacuzzi Are A-Calling

Saturday: Great trainer advised a 15min 'hard run' - good gosh, all runs are usually hard for me, I haven't quite got the hang of 'easy, medium, hard' paces, they all feel roughly similar most days. Today was cloudy and wet, a nice change from it being so darned hot. I covered 1.59miles in 15mins 24 secs. It felt like a better run than last time, and I was pleased that I regained a 'normal state' quicker than usual, post-run. I did consider running for a longer period of time though I was all puffed out at hitting 15mins. I thought it best not push harder than what was already rather hard, planning a longer run tomorrow. Hopefully the sun will continue to hide whilst I run. However, that should not be too big a problem for me soon; I received a voucher for a free month's trial at a local gym, which I have signed up for. I have roped a friend into this, someone I was losing touch with, and it will be great to do this with her. Now I know I have verged on snobby in my views about gyms (this is me doing a temporary u-turn) but I concede, a free gym trial is a free gym trial ;o) I have been lured by the air conditioning (woohoo, no sun!) as well as the jacuzzi/sauna facilities. But it is just for a month - I cannot afford long term gym membership, plus I do enjoy running outside. It will be an interesting experience, going back to the treadmill (last tried out over a year ago, more walking than running), as well as trying out the machines that help you tone the bits that need toning, and in my case, that's pretty much all over! First day is Thursday, looking forward to it, though I suspect I won't stop running outside completely; there is good reason we call it the 'great outdoors' :o)