Today:14km
Week: 64km
Month: 48km
Year: 678km
I woke up this morning and was feeling really nervous about todays run..... Despite my plans from yesterday to ignore my nerves. Once I started chatting with evryone I settled down and felt better. I did a 2km warm up with Kulinda and felt pretty good- unusuall as I usually feel crap in my warm up. Gutes and quads were not feeling as tight. There was a big crowd this morning and the first few 500m are around the car park and onto a narrow path...so it was a bit hairy. After the first km I got into a nice rhythm and felt really comfortable. I ignored the 50min pacer who was doing 4:30 pace.... confident I would catch them later. Got to 5km in 23:45 and felt pretty good- but doubtful I could maintian the pace. The good thing I like about this course is it easy for me to break into chunks and just concentrate on each little bit. I was trying to keep my form nice and relaxed and maintina my pace. At the 8km mar heading into the second loop around the gravely common I really lost my concentration. I felt all over the place and had to really pull myself together to just keep going for 1 more km. I started to feel tired but practiced Eagles advice to relax and pick it up for 6 steps and try to keep the momentum. The little short sharp turn back onto the bridge took a bit of oomph out of me and I dug deep to try and sprint home the last 400ms. Anyway crossed the lin 48:41... a 8 sec PB.
I really enjoyed todays run. I felt I was pretty consistant- although there were a few yuck patches. I also finished feeling pretty good and felt like I had recovered quickly- after initiall sucking in big ones! Certainly not wrecked. I am having a great time at the moment running. there was a few times through out the race where it all just clicked and felt fantastic... now Ijust have to string 42 more of those together.
There was some great running this morning... Royworlds and DJ were looking fit and fast. JD is also looking really fit and I can not wait to see him blitz Canberra- a fine example of quitely working away putting in the hard yards! Mohammed had a great run.. 37:15 with a vomit stop!!
Splits:
1 4:37 4:37
2 4:49 9:26
3 4:49 14:15
4 4:26 18:48
5 4:52 23:36
6 4:42 28:19
7 4:51 33:10
8 4:54 38:04
9 4:41 42:46
10 5:00 47:46
57 sec 48:41
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I'm glad to hear it's all going so well. I hope you have a lot more of those fantastic moments when it all comes together.
Well done on the PB Kit ! To do a 10km at this point of your training must mean that your on top of your game.
Huuuuge congrats Katie!!!
Gosh, a PB and you have been training so hard all week. Just think what you could do if you tapered for a 10k. But don't think about it just yet, after April 9 :-)
Well done Kit! A nice new PB and you enjoyed it too:) You don't need 42 more of those only 4.2. See you tomorrow; can't wait!
Woohoo!! Congratulations on another PB! Great day for it.
Awesome progress lately, better try to pace you this week at training to pick up a few tips.
Geez Kit. "42 more of those" and you'll be out past Wagga... :-)
Glad you got your head back together around the second loop. This running's not all just legs and lungs, is it?
Gnome
I absolutely love your blog. WIsh I was as artistic as you with all the pictures. The PB square is brilliant!!!
We are like two peas in a pod and must be on the same wavelength with our running. We are both really enjoying our running - after a dull week with niggles.
Lets hope we both make it to that start line in high spirits and injury free. In fact, lets not hope....lets insist!! See you there :)
I mant 42 more good patchs not 42 more good 10kms.... I would be dead!
So you lost concentration and still managed a PB - you go girl! You are on fire Kit. Congratulations :-)
I'm really looking forward to catching up with you tomorrow !
Congratulations on another PB. Two in one week got to love that. Good consistent splits is the key for the Marathon so good practice to try it in the 10ks. Very hard to hold back the first k but you can do it with practice and finish strong.
Well done on the PB Katie. You'll have to change the Kit's Stats poster!
Another well deserved PB Katie. You are running very well at the moment. Only 5 weeks to Canberra. Can't wait to see you blitz it.
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