What
do you do when you don't have a car? Well, if you're a runner, you guessed it! The pros of this are that it's a fantastic way to get in all sorts of varied
training. Running to and from work with my inov8 rucksack adds a little extra
weight to my run, so that mixes things up a bit. I also get in some
‘night running’, since I’ve been running back from work in the dark. Then there’s
also running whilst tired, as I almost always feel after work. So, sleepy runs
on little food double as good ultra training.
Running from work also means that
I don’t have to drag myself out of the door after work, as I’m killing two
birds with one stone via running home. And it is pretty hard to drag yourself
out of the door into the cold night air once you’ve settled down in the warmth
of your living room.
Finally, since I’m working a lot over Christmas, that’s a
lot of festive training in the bag, which makes up for all that mince pie
munching. This also puts a bit of a positive spin on working so much over
Christmas, which isn’t the happiest prospect ever (Boo!). I guess the only major
downsides to running to work are having hat hair (wearing a hat becomes necessary
if the weather is bad, to avoid looking like I’ve been dragged through a hedge
backwards...) and remembering to take my makeup with me ;-)
