With all my thinking about exercise I finally bit the bullet and did some. (thank you, thank you, please, no, you are too kind!) 
Sunday I got out for a walk around the bridges circuit (pictures wouldn’t transfer from phone, still working on it) which is around 10km … in 34C heat. The FBH joined me for 3-odd km before she turned back (I thought we were halfway and wondered what the point of turning back was) until I realised we started at a different point and I’d only done 3km of 10. 
Anyway, I kept going doing a little jog here and there but the heat was a tad too much so I just walked most of the way. Though I did run the inclines. And that really was an effort.
In the end the 10km took around 85 minutes. I was shocked. Though I wasn’t busting to get round, just get round.
We headed home and watched a really great movie called Angel-A by Luc Besson. A bit out there, in French and black & white but an enjoyable movie.
Then last night I got home and the FBH said “Are you going to walk before or after dinner?”
If I ate dinner I wouldn’t walk, so we changed and headed out. 6-odd km with the tempo of run a song, walk a song. And that took around 50 minutes.
So it seems I’m slowing down with the heat. I’m also trying to run slowly.
I seem to have this thing that as soon as I start a run I want to finish and it keeps my pace up, but often the pace isn’t sustainable, hence the walking. I really do need to learn to run slowly.
My Garmin 305 has an exercise where I have to run (I think it’s 2km) without my heart rate getting out of zone 1. I’m not sure I could do that and run at the same time. Walk yes. Run, not sure.
So, happy that I’ve done a couple of runs and feel a lot better for it. I also feel like the desire to run regularly might be back so I’ll look forward to that.
Watching the weight but not keeping to a healthy diet. So that is the next task. Need to plan my food intake rather than wonder what’s in the fridge/pantry.
Europe Trip, Looking for a Race
Oh, with our trip to Eurpe next year I plan to find a 5km or 10km race to run in. So if anyone knows anything about that, please feel free to contact me. We are going in July/Augsut (hottest time of the year!) so maybe runs will be at a minimum. It’d just be cool to have run the Frankfurt 10k or something! (you know: been there, done that, got the T-shirt!!)
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AndrewE 10.21.08 at 12:43 am
I have the same plan as you! Doing a run when I go to Europe. I’m thinking the Berlin marathon but don’t tell the wife!
Andrew(AJH) 10.21.08 at 5:32 am
I’m glad I’m not the only one planning runs whilst on holiday!
I got back today to find your parcel, and have posted QBQ! to you today, so hopefully you’ll see it in a few days. Looking forward to the read! Thanks again.