Training Post 6 - Who'd've thunk it?

So, today I've already learnt a couple of things (and it's only just past midday!)

1 - Apparently I can run 6 miles. Who knew?!
2 - I can run 6 miles in an hour! (which I find really shocking)
3 - I don't necessarily need music to do so - my MP3 player mysteriously broke around the 2 mile mark
4 - My knees and left leg aren't big fans of me running 6 miles...
5 - After 10 minutes of running, my face is a far deeper shade of pink than my running top
6 - Uphill is not much fun (but I think I knew that anyway)

I haven't been for a run in around 3 weeks, partly due to moving house, partly because I'm lazy and I hate running. Earlier this week I came up with the plan of running up to the old house (roughly 3 miles away from the new house), taking the meter readings and then running back home via the same route. Running there was hard; more or less uphill all the way, bright sunshine, and a fairly brisk headwind. I had to stop a few times on the way there, for around 30 seconds each time, just to get my breath back. And then my MP3 player stopped working, so I spent about a minute fiddling with that to try and get it to work again. But I managed to run it in just less than 30 minutes. After a quick drink (thanks Tommy!) and a short rest, I took the meter readings and headed back out again. The run back was a lot easier; downhill, a bit cooler (it even started raining when I was about 3 minutes away from home) and the wind was behind me this time. It took just over 25 minutes, without any stops. The only problem was that various leg areas started to hurt near the end, which was more of an issue than being tired. I've done my stretches, so hopefully my legs won't be too sore tomorrow. I'll try and work out what's wrong with my MP3 player, though it'll probably something as simple as charging it up again. I also need to find my armband, since it's gone missing in the house move. Today I used Tim's sweatband instead to hold my MP3 player in place, which wasn't quite as good, but still effective.

In my next post I'll be revealing my current running playlist, and requesting some recommendations!