Running (wo)man

Running Man
Originally uploaded by Omsel

So I feel the diet is back under control now (though I still am battling some residual sugar cravings). So I made a start on my primal exercise plan. The Primal Blueprint recommends the following weekly plan:

- lifting heavy twice a week
- high intensity interval training
- moving slowly, but frequently
- sprinting

So, I thought I'd make a start with the scariest part - sprinting. Mark Sissons routine is 6-8 full out running sprints of 100 metres, with 1 minute rest inbetween. So I recruited Mr Primal Ninja with promises of him being able to lord his natural fitness ability over me and we went off to the park.

We paced out about 100 yards and Mr PN set off. Wow, he runs fast! Then it was my turn and to my utter amazement I actually felt speedy! I'm not going to feature in the 2012 Olympics anytime soon but I was pleased with covering the distance in 15 seconds or so (though later sprints were slower). Mr PN made it in 11 seconds each time. I did a total of 6 sprints, he did 7.

Unlike normal jogging it was actually fun. It did feel...primal. My thighs and hip flexors ache today and I was in a lovely mood all day afterwards. Probably a placebo effect but endorphins may have been involved. I can definately imagine doing that once a week, rather than trying to jog for ever increasing periods.

Today we went for a walk around the local wood and lake - moving slowly for about an hour and a quarter. Yay! Loving the primal exercise so far.

Tomorrow a heavy lifting session is planned.