Week 2 continued in fine style today. No problem getting up - I was up well before my alarm, which was set for 5:30 for a 6am run, went off. Perhaps there is something to this exercise lark after all. I’ve certainly been feeling better than usual for the last few days, though that could easily be my imagination.

No rain today. Suits me! And a repeat of Monday’s run. Strangely, while the second run of week 1 was easier than the first, this run (the second of week 2) was harder than Monday’s run. Both myself and my running partner found today’s run tougher than Monday’s, which was confusing (but both finished the run as planned). We’ve both pretty much put the difference down to our bodies not recovering from Monday as much as we might have liked. If anyone has any idea of alternative reasons for this, I’d be happy to hear them!

If the same happens next week, I think we may have to leave an extra day after the first run of each week. We’re running Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the moment - maybe Monday, Thursday and Saturday would be better.

And once again, my ankles, shins and kness found the whole experience much better than previously. Decent running shoes really do make a huge difference!