It is winter here in NZ and I have put away my bike for the winter. I just cannot face the cold, not to mention the almost continuous rain here in Auckland at this time of year. Maybe I am exagerrating a bit about the "continuous". About 3 months ago, one of the keen ones at work got some of us to commit to doing a half marathon on Nov 1st. My only running was during badminton, so apart from my walking, it appeared that I needed to get going, gradually.
My last try at jogging was in 1978, but this coincided with a slipped disc, so "certain people" decided I should give up the jogging. Hence the bike riding, which leaves a winter gap, so I always arrive at the start of summer at a low level of fitness.
The place where I work provides a free gym on the premises, so for the last 3 weeks I have done 20 minutes on the cross trainer and 1.5km on the running machine. The last few times I have upped the running part to 2.5km.
Just stir things up, today I ran on the road about 4.3km and nothing got broken. Not at a fast pace though!
Halfway through, it started to rain, but it was not cold, and seemed almost enjoyable.
The phot at the top shows where I ran to.
