A little bit of R n R (Rest and Recreation)

Wednesday Rest, Thursday 7.18 mi, Friday 6.40 mi, Saturday 4. 1 mi, Sunday Referee 50 mins, Monday 6.52 mi and Tuesday Rest => Total 24.11 mi


I have been juggling real life with my running. Everyone has to do this and I am no exception. However, as much as I enjoy my hobby or recreation, I also need to rest. I need that R n R. But resting is not something that comes easily and you have to resist the urge to run every day. The body needs some time to recover. So don't be too put out if you have non-running days because you just might be doing yourself a big favour. This week I had to travel up to London and by the time I got back there was no time to fit in any running. So this week I had two rest days and this cut down the mileage a little. But I felt better for the extra time off. The next week may not have a rest day as such, just the normal refereeing Sunday. So let's see how the body holds up? I may throw in some shorter, faster runs in the coming week to mix things up a little. The problem with the free running I've been doing this month so far is that the runs tend to become the same types of runs. In January, when the programme kicks in, I need to work harder on making the runs more distinct. The slow runs deliberately much slower and the faster runs crisper.