Jogging

I've recently taken up jogging, this was inspired by my recent trip to Marcus Beach where I woke up at 4.30 in the morning and walked along the Beach. I use to be a keen cyclist but after a near collision with a 4WD, I decided that cycling wasn't for me. About 6 weeks later my supervisor come off her bike and needed surgery and months of rehabilitation. Demonstrating her winning character she said in an sms, "Cycling is no longer one of my hobbies."

The reason why I've always been a reluctant jogger is that I've never been able to run very far without having to stop. Cycling I could peddle for a while then cruise, peddle than cruise. Of course with jogging you have to keep going. At the moment I'm jogging then walking, but my speed is increasing and the time I'm spending jogging is increasing rapidly.

It's ironic that I always complained that there was no good cycling in Strathpine because their are no bike paths and all the roads are very busy. Yet I can walk out of my house and run a 5km return journey along the local creek. One thing I always liked about cycling, unlike working out at the gym once I start I can't just stop. I had to turn around and cycle home, I would often be gone for 2 hours or more.  At the moment my runs are lasting 40 minutes which is double what I normally do at the gym.

In April I'm returning to Armidale for my graduation. The residential schools where I stay is at the bottom of a hill with the university campus up the top. It's about a 20 minute walk up the hill, my goal by April is to be able to do a run around the campus up the hill and back, with only a brief stop when I reach the top.