9-minute miling achieved!

9-minute miling achieved! by leecolgate at Garmin Connect - Details

I was going to try to run this morning before we went to see Natalie and Aidan again for weekly cuddles, but in the end did not bother and went out instead when we got back.  Colin has some pics and vids I'm sure he'll bung on Facebook later for general cooing.  I can't believe how quickly Aidan's changing.  He's now 5 weeks old (on Thursday coming) and when he looks at you now, he really LOOKS AT YOU.  And his face is so expressive, you can just tell he's thinking 'oh do be quiet you strange old person', or 'for heaven's sake I know there is a person with breasts in the room where are they?', or whatever.  I'm even starting to recognise the different types of crying as he gets better at telling you exactly what it is that's causing the current problem, something Natalie is astonishingly good at, perhaps not surprisingly.

Anyway, we did tear ourselves away eventually and I hit the road for another 15-minute session.  Without intentionally or consciously exerting myself particularly hard, and certainly not feeling like I was working any harder than I have before, I averaged less than nine minutes per mile for the first time.  A significant milestone.  2 more sessions in the plan for this week, on Friday and Sunday again.  With the recent weather, I actually find myself looking forward to these sessions and have felt an occasional urge (not lasting long) to actually do additional off-plan runs.  I've not caved in to that so far.

Weight-wise, I seem to have gained slightly since Sunday, but I weighed myself, as usual, before the run (i.e. post-lunch) rather than first thing in the morning and am hoping this is the reason.  Will keep an eye on it.

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