Time flies when your working, buying a new car, running, learning violin, playing with your neice etc etc! I have been so slack with the blogging and after a few lovely enquiries checking I had not fallen off the face of the earth I thought I had better update :-) I took the week off from training and have just enjoyed running around home and keeping it nice and relaxed. I was feeling a bit flat and needed to have a break and recharge the batteries. I need more Bran ion this blog to keep me regular!!!
Friday 13th october- Easy 6km run. Nothing spooky happened.
Saturday 14th October- 12km. We drove down to Fitzroy falls in the lovely new car to do the 10km off raod race through the fire trails in the bush. It was about 35 degress and soooooo HOT!!! Ray ran with me to keep me motivated and it was a tough run! Bernie had promised it was not too hilly, but running must be like childbirth and you forget the pain once you finish! I swore at Ray the whole time..... especially when on one hill he was walking as fast as I was running!! But he kept me going and believe me I really wanted to stop! The hills just seemed to keep coming.... I have no idea how they ran a marathon on that.... yuck!! I put in a big effort in the last km to pass a lady I had been tossling with and finished 53:30. No where near my 10km time, but I was really happy with my effort. I had not a drop left to give and I was so happy not to stop and walk on the hills! A bit scary to think that 6ft will be 35 more km of that!!!
Sunday 15th October- 20km (am) and 2km (pm)
If yesterday was not enough hills Ray and I headed out in search of a few more. We missed the star because we needed a sleep in so got out to run just after 8am. We started at the park and ran to Coogee and then along the coastal path to Bondi, back up Bondi Rd, through Queens park and back in Centenail park to finish off the 20km. We kept a good pace and averaged 5:50 for the whole run. The legs were pretty tired and Bondi Rd was cruel after so many hills! In the evening we took Bec for a run. She ran for 1km and then walked a little way and then we made her run for 1.5km without stopping! She did really well and ran at about 6:30 pace! The goal is to be running 4km for the Australia day run! She is on her way!!
Week: 71km
Month: 149.5km
Year:2598.5km
Monday 16th October
Today: 10km
Week:10km
Month: 159.5km
Year: 2608.5km
Easy 10km run around the area. Tried to avoid hills unsuccessfully, but then told myself to stop whinging it would all help with 6ft!
Tuesday 17th October
Today: 10km
Week: 20km
Month: 169.5km
Year: 2618.5km
Today started really badly.... I had a terrible night sleep and we then got ready for training and I had lost the car keys!! Spent the next 30mins looking for then and then got back into bed.... too late for training. I then decided to take the rest of the week off training and recharge the batteries. I ran in the afternoon with Ray and had a great runa round the are. He sets a good pace and kept me honest, hovering around 5:30 pace.
Wednesday 18th October
Today: 14km
Week: 34km
Month: 183.5km
Year: 2632.5km
I had 1hr 18mins on the program.... go figure??? That was meant to be 13km but I ended up doing 14km in the same time. It was really hot this evening and I was pretty happy to finish! I forgot how annoying the flies are!! Again averaged about 5:35/km pace.... legs are feeling pretty good!
Thursday 19th October
Today: 10km
Week: 44km
Month: 194km
Year: 2643km
I set out tonight thinking I felt really tired and not keen to run, but once I got going I felt really good! It was much cooler and there was a nice breeze. I jsut decided to head out and run where I felt like and see where I went and for how long. I ended up with 10km average pace 5:28/km. I felt so much mroe relaxed when I got home..... and then was greeted with a really nice bunch of flowers!!!
Friday 20th October
Today: 5km
Week: 49km
Month: 199km
Year: 2648km
Ray and I met Bernie, Kulinda, Kerry at the park and had a really easy 5km run around the park. We checked on the baby gooslings.... amke sure DJ has not BBqéd any (heheh) and gossiped our way around the park. My lower back was sore today and I could feel evry footfall, I think it is time for some new shoes!!! I am going to do my long run tommoroe because I have agreed to host the internal half on Sunday!! Deanne and I are going to bake some green and white goodies!!
Well that was a marathon blog!!! Sorry to all of you who percievered and read the lot! I promise to be more regular!!
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Would one of those gooslings make a cool mascot for our training group?
Glad your legs feel good cos mine feel tired after reading all of that!
Keep up all that going and 6FT will be a walk in the park.
Looking forward to the goodies after the half on Sunday (it's the only reason that I run... :-) )
Gnome
I don't blame you Kit - if you blogged everytime you ran you would get RSI!!!
Nice work Kit ;-)
You never bake for me!!!! now i feel negleted:)
glad you pulled that finger out, we were going to have to send out a search party for it.
xx
Ray will have to run 6ft track now so you can swear at him for 45 km. He loves it.
Good to see Bec coming over to the dark side. And as for those comments about a terrible night's sleep, don't start me on the Sword.
I think you need more weeties. Bring the gosling down to the weir on sunday so they can play during the race.
yeah, that sword...ruins any girls chance to get a goods night sleep, isnt that right DJ:) (chuckles).
Yes, I 'percievered' ;)
Poor Ray! I hope nobody else was within earshot.
6' is 'only' 4, 5 or 6 hours more of that... but at least there's a log of legitimate walking in 6'.
It's a pretty good week's training for someone who is having an easy week. Hope you had fun at the Striders Internal half too!
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