13, unlucky for some!

So today Matt and I headed off to the gym about 9am after a bit of a lay in as we were both off. I had some water, a small handful of bran flakes and a plum before cycling off to the gym. It was quite a leisurely cycle today as a lady appeared in front of us also on a bike who seemed to be cycling to the gym too, with tennis racquets in tow, at a much slower speed then we usually go, but it was nice to enjoy the sunshine.

I jumped onto the treadmill when I got there and set off on my 5K. After about 1K my left leg started to ache a bit, I'm not sure why but a bit more into the run and it felt fine. I increased the speed to 10kph overall, with some spurts of 10.5 and 11 here and there. With this I managed to cut down my run from Monday by 1 minute and 30 seconds, woo hoo!

(Photo taking is improving! The 5.5kph on the right was the speed the machine was going during the cool down phase after completing the original 5KM).

I am hoping to join my first Parkrun on Saturday in Southend. Meanwhile in the gym I am going to try increasing the gradient a little to challenge myself and may even go for a run around the reservoir near our house to ensure I can still do okay off road!

I then just did some light weight works on my arms, legs and abs and cycled home!

Home now we used up some leftovers in the fridge and had some omelette with salad. All showered and ready we are about to have a cycle into the country and stop off at one of the country pubs en route. I haven't quite decided if I am going to have an alcoholic beverage or try and be good and stick to something softer! I may post some pictures next time along with my usual post!

Ciao!