update

Friday 19th Jan

Today: 6km
Week: 46km
Month: 239km
Year: 239km

Easy 6km run with Bernie.... very relaxed.

Sunday 21st Jan

Today: 16km
Week: 62km
Month: 255km
Year: 255km

Headed out to Smithfield to run on the sun!!! It was soooo Hot there, even at 7am. It felt like 100 degrees but probably about 30degrees. I wanted to really work hard today, but given the heat and that 10km is not the ultimate goal I iopted for a hard run but not to thrash myself. I ended up running with Dean (Rock Doctor) which was great to have some company. I passed the second female at the 5km turn around and then Dean was giving me updates of how far behind she was. So I had fun beiong competitive and helped to keep me focused off the heat. At 8km I started to get a headache and felt a bit queezy.... so I needed a bit of subtle encouragement to not drop off and keep going. I finished in 48:14 which was 1 sec off my PB and 8 seconds better than last month. At first I was really cranky with the time.... I know I can run a better 10km time. But given the heat I ran a pretty consistant hard effort and I am satisfied with the run.

Monday 22nd

Today: 6km
Week: 6km
Month: 261km
Year: 261km

Easy 6km run along the beach with Bernie this morning. Average pace 5:35/km. Definately felt sluggish after the heat yesterday!

Tuesday 23rd Jan

Today: 9km
Week: 15km
Month: 270km
Year: 270km

We had long speed reps this morning.... I had 2 x 2km reps and 1x 1km rep. I set out to chase Helen and Ray this morning.... dreaming! They are too quick for me.... at the moment ;-)
The first 2km rep felt pretty good and it did not feel too hard.... just concentrated on my form. I worked hard today at doing the 2nd km at a quicker pace. The first rep was 4:31, 4:27. The second rep I worked with Mary and we managed a quicker first km and I worked hard to reel her in for the second looop- 4:28, 4:24. The final 1km rep was hard work. My legs felt tired, especially my glutes. I was going to try and get close to 4:00 pace... aiming high I know! I chased Ray and Helen who were not too far in front of me. I seemed to loose it at 800m mark and wanted to slow down, then Mary flew by and I used her to drag me home- 4:10/km.
I was ecstatic with my times today.... not super speedy, but consistant and I achieved the little goals I had set. There is lots of great running at the moment!!! The girls are all going great.... it will be a brilliant 2007!

2km- 8:58
2km- 8:52
1km- 4:10