Blinded by the light...

Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Not an easy run this evening. The plan was six miles, and the first half seemed to be going ok, but each time I went along the main road, I was constantly blinded by the oncoming traffic, and couldn't see the pavement. Then on mile 4 my knee decided to tell me that it was a bit fed up with having run 22 miles this week, and really didn't want me to carry on to do 24. I argued with it through mile 5, then made the mistake of walking when I crossed the road instead of jogging about a third of the way into mile 6 and my knee upped the ante. Odd that I can jog through the discomfort for 2 miles, but slowing down to a walk then makes it hurt. I relented and quit at the half way point, and walked off the pain back home.

Mile 1 - 12m51s
Mile 2 - 12m51s
Mile 3 - 12m17s
Mile 4 - 13m09s
Mile 5 - 12m54s
Half mile - 7m29s

It's so much easier to run in daylight. A good day's rest tomorrow, and I'll be fit and ready for Sunday's 12-miler.

PS. Hello to Simon (of the hedge). It's always nice to hear shouts of encouragement when I'm out on a run round the village. Some of the best things I've been asked:
"Did I see you in Van Diemen's yesterday?"
"Have you been round the village already?"
"Are you ever allowed to stop?"
and the best one from my brother-in-law (upon seeing me starting the 6th mile of my first 6-mile run having been running for 59 minutes already):
"Stop slacking and get running!"