Tangled Mind

Just went for a run, yay! Week 5 of C25K: last time I did this was on the beach in Tenerife. It seemed a little easier. However, my GPS went completely haywire during the run and claimed I'd gone twice as far, twice as chaotically, as I actually had.
( normal run vs today's -- one corner of the park )

So, what makes GPS go haywire?

In order to distract myself from limping kitty, I poked around on the interweb and found Endomondo, which has a free Android app that records distance / time / calories / elevation etc, shows you a little map of where you've been, and has optional 'encouragements from your friends', which of course I switched off.

A brief(ish) circuit of Coleridge Recreation Ground indicates that it is 0.54 miles per loop. Also, that running to Philip Glass (The Photographer) is considerably more Zen than running to the C25K podcasts, though it's less good for pacing and goals.

Am very glad that I did not spend money on pedometer. (Instead, I spent £2 on a belt pouch for my phone.)

( MAP under the cut! )

Have defeated Week 5 Day 3 (running for 20 mins). No cramps. No collapsing. Though 20 mins is a very long time.

Have done my first go of Couch to 5K: already bored of Coleridge recreation ground. I've been meaning to start this programme for some time -- I miss being fit -- but running was out of the question while ear problems made my balance so dodgy. Today I finally stopped putting it off, found an outfit that works (sports bra plus one-size-too-small support top) and just did it. Go me. (Round and round and round.)

I used the Podrunner intervals podcast as Instruction Manual, and found it good. The music (which is trancy and heavy on the beat: no verbal stuff apart from the 2-minute spiel at the start) was just right, not distracting and not unpleasant, and the 'change pace' cues were clear.

It was not as hard as I expected, but I do like the idea that Real Soon Now that kind of exercise will be easy.