Running to Prangins and Back to Nyon

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Today the Epix Gen 2 said that I should go on a 51 minute run so I did. I ran from Eysing to Prangins via the top of Nyon before running by the castle, down to the lake, and back along the lake road to Nyon. In the process I felt that my knees were right at the limit of their endurance so I considered stopping the run then and there.

I pushed on until the end of the required distance and then had a 3km walk home. The alternative was a 2hr bike ride but I chose to save that for tomorrow, should I go up to Pampigny or elsewhere for a more sociable ride.

What makes this run special is that I ran 7.97 kilometres in about 51 minutes. The time is not fast, but the distance is 3km longer than I want to run at the moment. When I was running from Prangins to Nyon I could feel that my knees were beginning to complain. If I push too much I will injure myself.

It is for this reason that I want to do base 5km runs for a while, to get my body used to the stresses and strains of running, before working on speed and longer distances. I can feel that my legs are tired now and that I should rest for the rest of the day.

I like that I can run from Eysins to Prangins and back to Nyon. During the run I considered taking a bike sharing bike back if the distance was too far to walk. I ran 7.97 km and then walked around three kilometres. That’s an eleven kilometre walking loop, if I did it on foot. It’s nice to explore new routes.