Really finding the stamina-building hard. Some of it is because of the ankle/shin pain I guess, but some of it is just fitness and I don't seem to be building it up as fast as I'd like. But there isn't any other exercise to add that I like/can fit in/can afford/that doesn't injure me (basically I hate exercise, so this is the most I am every likely to do!).
Despite the ankle pain, I did go out this morning. I'm trying to change my two intervals of 10 min, to 11/9, 12/8 etc. Today was 13/7, but I really struggled with the 13, and then had to stop and walk for a minute of the 7. Frustrating! And the pain is still there, though I am using a lot of ibuprofen gel and paracetamol to help, so it's tolerable. And doesn't hurt that much when I'm actually running, in fact.
Maybe I will redo 13/7 next time and see how it is. I went out before breakfast today because I had the morning off and could lie in anyway (so it wasn't until after 9 anyway!). Sometimes if I go too soon after breakfast, I feel sick, and I've been better when I do it beforehand. But maybe I need to eat a bit more for energy or something, which could be why today was harder. I like having breakfast to look forward to!
They were also setting up the park for fireworks displays, so about 10 council workers were just standing around at each junction of the path, not really seeming to be doing anything but watching people go by, which is a bit uncomfortable! I guess they were making sure people didn't go into the areas that were being prepared or something.