Sprinting!

What is wrong with me? I have always hated running and tonight I was sprinting, by choice!

If anyone had said to me when I decided to start walking back in September that I would now be doing random sprints I would have laughed at them. In typing that I realise I only started all this walking 5.5 weeks ago! I have to say I have surprised myself in how much of an obsession this is becoming. I plan my week around my walks.

I met up with Nic to go walking again tonight. I had planned to go out earlier than we did but Nic had to finish his gardening. We went to the school near his place to do laps of the oval. Trent took the kids to play in the playground whilst we walked. Robyn bought down some dinner for everyone as well as it was past 7pm.

I had already walked 5 laps by the time the food arrived but decided I wouldn't stop until I had done 10 laps. I would chuck in some random half lap sprints as well. Some of the sprints would completely take it out of me but they are getting faster and I can pretty much jog a full lap now too.

Once I had done 10 laps it was getting too cold for the kids so Trent and Robyn took the kids home while Nic & I finished our laps. As I entered into lap 13 I told Nic it was my last lap. He said I had to do 15 laps. I told him to be fair he had to do 15 as well. I had two laps to go, he had 9. I slowed down my walking so not to finish to far ahead of him. As I finished I decided to do one more lap and finish with a sprint race against Nic. This did mean I got to sit at one end of the oval for a lap and a half waiting for Nic. Maybe not fair going into a sprint after resting and he had just run all his laps, but Nic is the one who runs more than I do so in the scheme of things I think it was fair. I slowed down during the sprint as I couldn't see the oval properly as it was getting dark. I do think that I ran faster than Nic had anticipated though. I think it may have been a bad idea to show Nic that I don't mind running as I am sure he is going to make me do more of it. Good thing I am enjoying it at the moment.

In the end tonight I did 16 laps which works out to 4km but I now have very itchy feet from running barefoot on the grass. I feel good from tonights running, I think I will head out for a day time walk (no run) on Tuesday though, will see how I go though.

Distance travelled today: 4km
Distance travelled so far: 93.65km
Distance left to travel: 25,660.35km