Today: 12km
Week: 51km
Month: 42km
Year: 366km
Today was not a PB run but I finished feeling really satisfied and happy with my run. This week I have felt really tired- combination of the humidity and the fact that this is the most training I have EVER done. With my first 30km under my belt and a 5km PB last week... this week has had a bit less ooomph so to speak. So as I was driving to Lane Cove I decided to aim for 5min km pace and see how I felt. If I got to 5km and felt really great I could aim for a PB or just maintain the pace. Once I decided that about 50mins I would be happy, I felt a bit more relaxed. There was a huge turn out fot the first 10km race... they even ran out of numbers!!! I think Stephen said over 500 people. Needless to say the first km was a bit crowded.... but spread out very quickly wit the likes of Paul Arthur, Glenn Guzzo and speedy Liz Miller taking off at full speed. Once I got into a rhythm I felt pretty good. 5min pace felt pretty comfortable.... but I panicked a bit because the 50min pacer took off like a startled rabbit! I flet great going up the first hill but always struggle between 3km-5km where it is just one big long hill! Made up some time on the down hill and then settled back into a consistant pace. It was nice to catch a few people who went out too quickly and played cat and mouse with another girl for a few kms before she finally took off. I started to fade at the 8km mark but spied a few people up ahead who I did not expect to catch... so dug in to reel them in. I put in a surge and put 100% in for the last 400ms.... my arms were pumping and I could feel I was pulling one of those ugly runners faces (hahaha). So I crossed the line 50:42... which is about 2 and a bit minutes off my PB- but I really enjoyed this run. I am happy with my time on really tired legs and felt like I gave 100% which is all I can ask for. Most importantly I had fun out there this morning - which is why I run. The next 10km race is at Homebush which is my favourite course.... I might aim to have a lighter week, fresher legs and maby a pb!
Now a very special mention to Belinda who put in a awesome performance to crack the55min barrier. I was so excited to see her round that corner with 20 secs to get under the magic 55mins. She put in an extra surge and breezed home! What a great effort! As another runner pointed out she is the only runner getting quicker with all the 6ft training...woo hoo! Well done to all the great efftorts this morning!
Distance:
2km warm up
10 race: 50:42
Average pace: 5min/km
Splits: 5:05, 5:07, 5:14, 4:42, 4:55, 5:24, 4:47, 4:53, 5:03, 5:07, 22 sec (103m)
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7 comments:
Excellent work Kit! Sounds like it was a fun day at the races!
Well done: good run on a tough course after a big week of training. Woohoo!
Wasn't this morning great! It's great to just run and feel satisfied, regardless of pb's. Enjoy tomorrow, and I hope you get plenty of chatting in :-)
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Nice one Kit ! A good result with all those Kms in your legs.
A good solid effort Katie. Belinda thanks you for your kind words. As for her getting quicker whilst in heavy training, I think we have the combination right between long slow runs and short sharp stuff. Today's result tells me we have the balance right. I just hope that it all turns out right for 6 Foot Track.
You've definitely been putting in the work - I've just been reading your previous entries for the week.
Good run today - you can't expect to PB everytime and the fact that you enjoyed it is a good thing. The marathon is your goal - as if you could hardly forget!
Good luck for your run tomorrow - I'm up for 28km with the last 20min at a steady pace - that could be interesting!
Great effort there Kit. Betcha you were airborne again with that flying finish :-)
It was a good idea planning to do 5 min kms, and not putting too much pressure on yourself, especially after the Aus Day run and the 5k Challenge.
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