March 2010

So March, in terms of getting out there and actually doing anything, was pretty lean. Two runs, 55 minutes of actual movement, covering 9.3 kilometres — which, if I'm being generous to myself, at least represents consistent behaviour in the sense that I also managed exactly two runs in February. The notable session was a Morning Run, which sounds more purposeful than it probably was, though I did manage to bring my average pace down to 5:56 per kilometre, which at least suggests the legs were turning over a bit more willingly than they have been. A personal record snuck in there too, so I'll take that, even if the bar for what constitutes a record at this stage of proceedings is arguably not that high.

Compared to February the volume actually dropped fairly sharply — 16.3 kilometres down to 9.3, and nearly twice the time spent running (117 minutes versus 55). So I was covering less ground, faster, which could mean fitness is building, or could simply mean the runs were shorter and I had less time to slow down. February did have more elevation in it (246 metres to a rather modest 28), so there's a possibility the flatter routes in March just felt easier by comparison. Spring is supposedly arriving, mornings are getting lighter, and I have fewer excuses now than I did in the depths of a grey February — which means the only thing standing between me and more kilometres is, as ever, me.

Summary generated by Claude