Run Forest!!

I went and bought some "orthotic insoles" yesterday, designed by bio-mechanical experts according to the packaging. They are meant to help relieve pain in the heel, shin, knee and back and you know what...they work!! :) I wore them for a couple of hours at work yesterday and they were brilliant. I've got a pair in my work shoes and another pair for my running trainers...it'll take more than a sore foot to stop me!! However, because they raise the foot in the shoe a little, I now have a couple of blisters on the back of my heel!! lol No pleasing some people eh!!

I was up at 6.25 again this morning. Usual routine of brushing my teeth, a quick shave and a slice of toast and I was out the door with my new insoles easing my run. It was dark and cold this morning, I wanted to get the run over and done with as quickly as possible today...until I remembered the cold bath waiting for me when I got home!! It seems the "runners community" I met on my first run is only a part time/weekend thing...I was the only one out this morning. At least that's how it felt anyway.

I got my breathing under control after about a mile today. It's weird, for that first mile I seemed to be panting like a nutter. Yet the last two miles I was breathing a lot more normally.

3 more miles on Thursday, then again on Saturday before I step it up to a 5 mile run on Sunday...that should be interesting!!