Today: 29km
Week: 94km
Month: 249km
Year: 899km
Woo Hoo! Final 30km out of the way.... I can not believe it! Today was a dress rehersal for M day. I had my new asics ( B'day pressent), socks, undies, tights and I-pod for M day. We headed out in the pouring rain, starting from Centenial Park, running through Randwick and out to La Peruse back via Bunnarong road and some other back streets before heading back onto Anzac Pd, through Moore Park, into Centenial Park finishing in Queens Park. We coved 29km in 2hrs 39min 30secs.... average pace 5:30/km. I was extremely happy with our pace as we felt comfortable most of the way. I was happy to finish but did not feel shattered. I have also recovered really well..... no where near as tired or achy this afternoon. So today marks the end of the tough stuff and now we gradually decrease the kms and intensity. Sean still has us working pretty hard but he said the focus is to now keep the momentum and base built~ no heroics! It is definately feeling a bit sureal.... 3 weeks today and it will all be over and we will be either celebrating or comiserating. Either way I know I have put in the hard weork so whaterver happens happens :-)
On a crappy note... my car battery expolded yesterday on the way home from shopping... smoke fire and evrything! The poor car is still sitting 2 blocks away waiting to be towed tommorow.... and await the outcome of the NRMA insepection as they only put the new battery in a two months ago. So watch this space.... I might have a new set of wheels :-)
Today: 29km
Time: 2:39:30
Average Pace: 5:30/km
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Sorry to hear about your poor car
:-(
I have no doubt that you'll be celebrating in 3 weeks time. You've had an amazing prep Kit - enjoy the next few weeks !
Well done on another great run Katie. You've done all the hard work. Now you just have to back off for the next 3 weeks and you will be firing on all cylinders in Canberra. Can't wait to see you there.
You could do 30 kms in your sleep now.
Well done on the final 30km.
Now we can all relax.
Happy birthday too.
Happy birthday Kit. 899km for the year. Are you training for something important ? :)
Some girls will do anything to get a new car. Can you tell me later what you did so I can try it.
Seriously, your have been very disciplined, the reward is on it's way.
Car's died because it's time you took up ultra running.
Everything happens for a reason, right? Lol
Great run to finish of the hard work Kit - well done! Now wrap yourself in bubble wrap and learn to run if anyone sneezes!
Yay - the taper now begins! Ran my last 34km this morning and I'm feeling ok.
Bring it on, I say!
Don't slack off all together though!! You can slip in a few tempo runs now ;-) Good job on that last real long one though. Hope all the bling worked.
Fantastic run Kit - congratulations on finishing such a brilliant build up phase.
You are going to do so well in a few weeks time - I can't wait to see the post that shows such a brilliant marathon result.
Enjoy the taper and keep those nerves in check - though I must confess - this is getting exciting ;-)
The way you ran today has to give you all the confidence you need for Canberra - fantastic stuff.
Gosh, it doesn't seem that long ago that you and Clairie were counting the number of weeks until the taper. Now its here! And hey, you've made it through all that hard yakka in one piece.
Go Katie!!!
We are there!! Yippeeee....*little dance*
Feels great doesn't it. And your words - the hard work has been done, whatever happens happens - is so true.
I am excited and this will no doubt grow to unbearable magnitudes for my family and work mates but heh I worked hard for this :)
So 30km at 5:30min/km pace. Does that mean with the taper and carbo loading you will be looking to run 5min pace in the Race itself?
That's it, now the fun begins! I'm so excited for you I'll be jumping up and down and screaming madly when I see you cross the line in Canberra :)
I knew running was useful... it gives one the ability to run home when one's car explodes.
It looks like Sean has done a good job. Not long to go!
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