Yesterday I took went on a 16 km run around Massey and West Harbour. It took me 96 mins to do, with bits of walking in between in order to have a swig of water. Overall that is 6 mins/km, which is what I want my marathon pace to be. The next step is to increase the distance slowly week by week, to build the endurance necessary to run 42 km at that marathon pace, and maybe speed up my marathon pace to 5 mins/km.
Near the end of my run, the rain started pouring down. Since I wore my thermals, a t-shirt and a jacket I wasn't totally soaked. However I think I'll have to wear a waterproof jacket instead when running.
I hope that I don't catch a cold from training in cold and wet conditions, reason being that it's a bad idea to train while you are sick, and my throat seems a bit scratchy. Might come down with a sore throat in a couple of days......
I also started buying protein supplements as well. The idea behind this is to boost recovery after exercise so that you can train intensely without wearing yourself down. Exercise damages the body, it is only through recovery that the body gets better and stronger. Overtraining without a sufficient recovery period is also bad for the body.
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