I found this evenings run a real struggle which was disappointing as the other 2 this week were ok. I pushed through it with the help of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and telling myself I’d already done it twice before so I wasn’t going to darn well not do it tonight! I think my pace was slightly faster as I finished further along the road than previously so will have to keep reminding myself to slow down! 🐌
I’ve just had a sneaky peaky at what’s in store for W4...eek! 😱
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You've jumped ahead of me now. I decided not to do my W3R3 this morning as my legs are gone. Totally gone. Yesterday I was given an introduction to kettlebells at the gym and I can barely walk let alone run. 😂😂
I'm hoping 48 hours recovery will be enough and all systems will be go tomorrow morning.
Kettlebells, I bought a pair of 5 Kilo kettlebells on sudden impulse when I doing my normal shopping at Tesco last year. The combination of them and my normal weekly groceries almost broke the handle of my message bag, absolute dead weight. When I got home I read the instructions on how to use them and I have done various exercises with them on a regular basis. The Russian Swing and various arm curl exercises are my favourites, not sure if those exercises have helped with my runs, maybe, as I did not have to repeat any weeks during my 9 up to graduation.
Despite my newly discovered aches and pains, I really enjoyed using them. Going to get myself a couple from Argos next week so I can do them at home instead of looking like a dweeb in the gym.
I use the 5 kilo's version, I believe you can get lighter ones and of course much heavier kettlebells, 20 kilos or heavier for those really strongmen, bodybuilders, arm wrestlers etc, I could hardly lift that weight, let alone do exercises with them.
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