First run in Toulouse

So perhaps doing my first run in 30°C of heat was a little ambitious, but I'm very happy that I managed over six 6 km.

 

My indoor training routine before I stopped training (back in November) was to do 6 km at 12kph which gave me exactly 30 minutes of treadmilling before other gym-goers started giving me dirty looks for monopolising the machine.

 

Clearly my pace has not improved during my months of sloth.  That was perhaps to be expected.  This is also my first outdoor run in a long time, which is my excuse for returning home looking like I'd been boiled alive and then painted red for good measure.

 



Postscript : Unfortunately, I pulled my achilles tendon during the run, although that only became apparent the morning after.  Luckily I already had a rendezvous with my new doctor who took a quick look at it and said I wasn't to run for at least a week, and at least until I felt no more pain at all.