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I ran a little faster this evening, with the aim of getting my heart rate up and seeing what I could do comfortably. I ran for fifteen minutes and made a little over 2km, or that's my best guess from the map. It took a half hour to walk back but I did stop and look at pretty rocks at one point. When I finished running my heart rate was 159bpm. I'm 25, so that's around 80% of my "maximum heart rate" - which is what I was taught to aim for at school (the 80%, that is). Nowadays "you should still be able to hold a conversation" seems to be all the rage. Personally, I'd like to vary my runs, so sometimes I get a good all-out-of-breath cardiovascular workout and sometimes I take a more leisurely pace, but at the moment I'm still very much at the 'seeing what I can do' stage.

I probably could have run a bit longer, but my right ankle was starting to get a bit hurty again. Careful observation shows that I'm turning my right foot out slightly when I run and also when I walk, and this is okay-ish for walking but not great at all for running. On the way back, walking, I tried to keep my foot straight, and first it made my knee a bit uncomfortable and then made my hip and back very uncomfortable (but not actually painful). So, I think the hurty ankle is related to my back being weirdo. I shall have to remember to be careful with my carrying, and do my back exercises.

Also on the way home my chest was a bit tight and I was coughing a bit. A few weeks ago now I sprinted to catch a train and ended up coughing quite a bit afterward, not something I've really experienced before. This was a bit like that but not nearly so much. I'm not sure if it's because my lungs are full of gunk from the Tube or what, but I don't like it; it seems to be related to just how much I exert myself, though, so hopefully with more training it will go away.

Other than the slightly hurty right ankle, I found the longer stride I used this evening far more comfortable. It will be really nice to have the cardiovascular fitness to be able to run like this for longer and without getting quite so out of breath.

Friday will be a morning run, and I'm planning to be in Enfield then so I'll be running a different route than normal. Hopefully I'll be able to find something moderately flat, but being halfway up a hill doesn't suggest that this will be easy.

I'm already looking forward to it.

Do you think this is curable?

Comments

[welikegoats.livejournal.com]

Don't buy insoles from anyone before consulting a podiatrist. You will waste your money and achieve nothing.

[jaime88.livejournal.com]

I second that one - generally I look at insoles as a sort of crutch - useful in the short term, but not something that you want to be stuck with forever. If you do see someone who prescribes 'foot orthotics' then make sure they show you exercises so that you strengthen yourself and eventually don't need the orthotics.