Week 4/ 12 of Beginners' schedule

Sunday 17th September

Time: 2215
Resting heart rate: 52bpm
Air temperature: 17 C
Run: 26 minutes
Walk: 4 minutes

Up till tonight I have been lapping (2.1 km) fairly consistently every 10 minutes of the run. Tonight my first lap was 9 minutes, 2nd was 10 minutes and I managed to complete the third lap with the remaining 7 minutes of running and 4 minutes of walking. This was still within my comfort zone, as Art recommends, so it would appear that my fitness is improving. On the other hand, I'm still not doing any stretching.

Tuesday 19th September

Time: 0615
Run: 30 mins
Walk: 2 mins

This morning I ran with a colleague. Instead of pounding the same old road we went cross country. Easier on the knees, but we had to watch out not to turn ankles as the ground was quite rutted in areas.

Friday 22nd September

Time: 1815
Run: 30 minutes
Walk: 7 minutes