Today: 11km
Week: 33km
Month: 57km
Year: 1558km
Ray and I headed out this evening for a run together. I asked Ray how long he wanted to runa nd he said 45mins. So I plotted out in my head which way to run and we were off. I felt crap for about 3kms.... really tired, but then I felt like I could run all night. About 30mins into the run I realised I had underestimated the distance and we were going to take longer than 15mins to get home.....typically I am directionally challenged at times! I told Ray to tell me when he wanted to stop and we would walk the rest of the way. We got closer and closer to home and there was no sign of stopping....hahaha stubborn buggar~ he was going to run home no matter what. He actually ran the 11km comfortably although I think he was tired when we finished. We covered 11km in 59mins. It was so great to run together and great to see him improving in leaps and bounds. He is being really sensible too~ stretching, resting when he is tired and even had a massage with Easy Tiger. Were off to see Johnny Depp in Pirates tonight...... how I love a man in mascarra ;-)
Friday, July 07, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Tired legs!!!
Today: 10km
Week: 22km
Month: 46km
Year: 1557km
I could not quite entice Ray to training this morning.... which is probably sensible, I don't want to break him too quickly! We had hill reps this morning and my legs were feeling the effects of last nights gym session. Sean said for Bernie and I to do 5.... others had 6 or 7 (yuck!). The first rep felt pretty crappy.... my hamstrings were feeling pretty tired. My legs felt tired, but I coped pretty ok on the uphills. I did not feel like my heart was going to explode quite as much as usual :-) The plan was to do each rep faster than the one before. I used Kulinda and Helen as my markers and tried to chase them down each rep. Finished feeling pooped and sooo happy I only had 5!
Reps: 3:23, 3:20, 3: 13, 3:11, 3:09
Week: 22km
Month: 46km
Year: 1557km
I could not quite entice Ray to training this morning.... which is probably sensible, I don't want to break him too quickly! We had hill reps this morning and my legs were feeling the effects of last nights gym session. Sean said for Bernie and I to do 5.... others had 6 or 7 (yuck!). The first rep felt pretty crappy.... my hamstrings were feeling pretty tired. My legs felt tired, but I coped pretty ok on the uphills. I did not feel like my heart was going to explode quite as much as usual :-) The plan was to do each rep faster than the one before. I used Kulinda and Helen as my markers and tried to chase them down each rep. Finished feeling pooped and sooo happy I only had 5!
Reps: 3:23, 3:20, 3: 13, 3:11, 3:09
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Update.
Monday 3rd July
Rest day! Pretty sore in the quads, calfs and abs....at least I know I worked hard. We drove down to Byron Bay and had lunch. We walked up to the light hous and you could see dolphins swimming and whales off the coast. the most amazing thing were the sea turtles! The water was that clear and blue you could see the sea turtles clearly swimming around and playing in the surf..... I was a happy Kitty Kat! We flew home and crashed in bed.
Tuesday 4th July
Today: 6km
Week: 6km
Month: 30km
Year: 1541km
I was still feeling sore this morning so I opted for an easy 6km run from home instead of speed work. In my effort to stay injury free I am trying to give the body rest when it needs it......the rain also made the choice pretty easy ;-) Plodded nice and slowly.... covered the 6km in 32mins. Finished at the gym and got stuck into the core and glute exercises.
Wednesday 5th July
Today: 6km
Week: 12km
Month: 36km
Year: 1547km
The legs felt fine today... soreness all gone. I had another rrealxed run on the program so I headed out on my 6km loop from the Gym. I had been absoultely freezing at home so was enjoying defrosting in the warm sun! I can not believe how cold our unit is.... I am still waiting for my central heating that mark promised ;-) I finished at the gym with my exercises. I can really feel a big improvement in these exercises and I am not getting quite as sore... finally!! I am so proud of Ray.... he has been really enjoying running and went out early this morning. He is on holidays this week so I might bring him to training tommorow.... so he can see what it is I rabbit on about. We are in one spot tommorow so he can do as much or little as he likes. All very exciting!!
I am feeling really happy with my run on Sunday. I felt really great for most of the run and surprised my self with the pace. It has given me a big boost of energy for the next few months of training....I really feel that a sub 70min city to surf is possible. I am also really wanting to get my 10km time down a bit. So the big goal is the Sydney Marathon, with a few other goals along the way.
Rest day! Pretty sore in the quads, calfs and abs....at least I know I worked hard. We drove down to Byron Bay and had lunch. We walked up to the light hous and you could see dolphins swimming and whales off the coast. the most amazing thing were the sea turtles! The water was that clear and blue you could see the sea turtles clearly swimming around and playing in the surf..... I was a happy Kitty Kat! We flew home and crashed in bed.
Tuesday 4th July
Today: 6km
Week: 6km
Month: 30km
Year: 1541km
I was still feeling sore this morning so I opted for an easy 6km run from home instead of speed work. In my effort to stay injury free I am trying to give the body rest when it needs it......the rain also made the choice pretty easy ;-) Plodded nice and slowly.... covered the 6km in 32mins. Finished at the gym and got stuck into the core and glute exercises.
Wednesday 5th July
Today: 6km
Week: 12km
Month: 36km
Year: 1547km
The legs felt fine today... soreness all gone. I had another rrealxed run on the program so I headed out on my 6km loop from the Gym. I had been absoultely freezing at home so was enjoying defrosting in the warm sun! I can not believe how cold our unit is.... I am still waiting for my central heating that mark promised ;-) I finished at the gym with my exercises. I can really feel a big improvement in these exercises and I am not getting quite as sore... finally!! I am so proud of Ray.... he has been really enjoying running and went out early this morning. He is on holidays this week so I might bring him to training tommorow.... so he can see what it is I rabbit on about. We are in one spot tommorow so he can do as much or little as he likes. All very exciting!!
I am feeling really happy with my run on Sunday. I felt really great for most of the run and surprised my self with the pace. It has given me a big boost of energy for the next few months of training....I really feel that a sub 70min city to surf is possible. I am also really wanting to get my 10km time down a bit. So the big goal is the Sydney Marathon, with a few other goals along the way.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Gold coast!
What a spectacular weekend!! We arrived at the gold coast on Friday and picked up our stuff and checked in. The weather was spectacular..... the only negative was my awful cold and and the wierd spots that had appeared all over my tummy! I decided the power of positive thinking was needed and just took cold and flu medication and pretended it was not there. Met up with Deanne and Ali Friday evening and they were getting excited! Ray and I went for a nice 6km run alone the water front..... felt a bit breathless from the cold but otherwise a great run.
Ray aand I met with Ali and Deanne for a nice easy 5km run. Lots of marathon cahtter and all very exciting. We then headed to Lamington national park to O'Reiley's Plateau... a long but beautiful drive! We then met up with Ali and Deanne for a nice dinner before the big event. The girls were getting excited and nervous by now.... it was great to be a part of it. Haha also took my mind off my yucky cold and the half marathon I was meant to be running. I crashed into bed and had a really great sleep.
I awoke just before the alarm at 4am and jumped up. Poped some cold and flu tablets.... my ears were really blocked. I had decided to just run and see what happens. If I feel like crap it would be quickly turning into a training run. The girls came to our unit and w got ready together. they wer now really excited and nervous... lots of checking and re-checking. This was a great way to take my mind off racing... I felt really realxed, which was a nice change. We walked over to the start.... we were starting at 6:30am and the marathon at 6:50am. had enough time to drop my bad and make my way to the start. We managed to find a hole in the fence, so Bernie, Bec, Karin and myself squeezed in up the front. There were about 4500 people running so we did not want to be at the back. the gun went off and we took about 30 sec to cross the line.... not too bad!
I settled into a nice rhythm quickly. My breathing felt ok and I was feeling pretty relaxed. Now the next few kms I felt really comfortable and was surprised to see they were all sub 5min kms. I kept thinking I should slow down, this was too fast.... but I felt really good. I decided stuff it.... I will just try and keep this up. I always run a little conservatively... lets just give it ago. I got to the 14km mark and was still at sub 5 min pace. Now this is when I started to get tired and thought " you stuffed this one up"! I just focused on my form and picked someone who looked strong up ahead and focused on not letting her get away. I felt like I had slowed to 6 min pace and was surprised to se I managed to hover around the 5:05 mark. At about 16km the 1:45 pacer past me and he said to the group..... If we can maintain this we are fine! I thought I might try and stick with them... picked up the pace but hahaha they just glided on by! Now at the 18km mark I did some maths and realised I could do 6mins km and I would be happy with my time. I was hanging out for the shute and the crowd.... then I would be not too far from the finish. The last two kms were hard work and I really felt like I was not moving fast at all. Then I saw the finish line and could not believe my eyes it was telling me 1:46: 30..... so I put the foot down and sprinted as hard as I could and crossed at 1:46:50. Woo Hoo! Thats a 5min course PB and about 1:30min Half PB!! I am so happy with that time... I went out a bit too quickly and then had to work really hard in the last few kms... but who cares! So my chip time was 1:46:28!!! I am so happy with this result especially since I had 8 weks of no running after Canberra with the pelvis. So after 5 weeks training I am feeling great....touch wood this continues.
So I had time to have a drink and a gu and then walk 4kms back up the road to wait for Deanne and Ali. I stood with Jen and some othe CR's and cheered while waiting for the girls. I was feeling really tired and nervous about my promise to Deanne that I would run the last bit of the marathon with her. I did not want to let her down but I was feeling pretty pooped! Thank god Jen had some snakes... which I polished off quite a few :-)
the Deanne appeared around the corner and we were off! I asked how she was going .... " Fucked!" Now if you know Deanne you will know that swearing is not a usuall event for her! Ali was behind her and she had her husband running with her. Now Deanne has worked sooooo hard for this marathon and I was so excited that she was about to complete it. I asked her if she wanted me to just run with her or talk.... "please talk to me" was the response. Now talking is my strong point! Deanne was working really hard and she was dehydrated and it was starting to show. she was not 100% stable but she was determined to keep those legs going and finish! I reminded her that her goal was to finish in under 4hrs and she was well and truely going to smash that target! The crowd was amazing and the cheers were sooo loud! A few people were yelling to me "wow you look great, almost there" hahaha I did not correct them that I had only run half the distance!!! I was getting the crowd to cheer for Deanne and then we were in the finishers chute (again). There were so many people in the chute and Deanne was a bit unsteady by now.... ziging in and out was proving a little difficult. With 100m to go I gave her a pat on the back and said "bring it home!". God knows where she got it from but she bolted for the finish and crossed with a finishing time of 3:43!!! I had a big lump in my throat and was sooo happy for her! That is one tough and determined woman! Ali finished a few minutes later in 3:48: 50.
What a weekend!!!!
I will post a few photos soon!
Ray aand I met with Ali and Deanne for a nice easy 5km run. Lots of marathon cahtter and all very exciting. We then headed to Lamington national park to O'Reiley's Plateau... a long but beautiful drive! We then met up with Ali and Deanne for a nice dinner before the big event. The girls were getting excited and nervous by now.... it was great to be a part of it. Haha also took my mind off my yucky cold and the half marathon I was meant to be running. I crashed into bed and had a really great sleep.
I awoke just before the alarm at 4am and jumped up. Poped some cold and flu tablets.... my ears were really blocked. I had decided to just run and see what happens. If I feel like crap it would be quickly turning into a training run. The girls came to our unit and w got ready together. they wer now really excited and nervous... lots of checking and re-checking. This was a great way to take my mind off racing... I felt really realxed, which was a nice change. We walked over to the start.... we were starting at 6:30am and the marathon at 6:50am. had enough time to drop my bad and make my way to the start. We managed to find a hole in the fence, so Bernie, Bec, Karin and myself squeezed in up the front. There were about 4500 people running so we did not want to be at the back. the gun went off and we took about 30 sec to cross the line.... not too bad!
I settled into a nice rhythm quickly. My breathing felt ok and I was feeling pretty relaxed. Now the next few kms I felt really comfortable and was surprised to see they were all sub 5min kms. I kept thinking I should slow down, this was too fast.... but I felt really good. I decided stuff it.... I will just try and keep this up. I always run a little conservatively... lets just give it ago. I got to the 14km mark and was still at sub 5 min pace. Now this is when I started to get tired and thought " you stuffed this one up"! I just focused on my form and picked someone who looked strong up ahead and focused on not letting her get away. I felt like I had slowed to 6 min pace and was surprised to se I managed to hover around the 5:05 mark. At about 16km the 1:45 pacer past me and he said to the group..... If we can maintain this we are fine! I thought I might try and stick with them... picked up the pace but hahaha they just glided on by! Now at the 18km mark I did some maths and realised I could do 6mins km and I would be happy with my time. I was hanging out for the shute and the crowd.... then I would be not too far from the finish. The last two kms were hard work and I really felt like I was not moving fast at all. Then I saw the finish line and could not believe my eyes it was telling me 1:46: 30..... so I put the foot down and sprinted as hard as I could and crossed at 1:46:50. Woo Hoo! Thats a 5min course PB and about 1:30min Half PB!! I am so happy with that time... I went out a bit too quickly and then had to work really hard in the last few kms... but who cares! So my chip time was 1:46:28!!! I am so happy with this result especially since I had 8 weks of no running after Canberra with the pelvis. So after 5 weeks training I am feeling great....touch wood this continues.
So I had time to have a drink and a gu and then walk 4kms back up the road to wait for Deanne and Ali. I stood with Jen and some othe CR's and cheered while waiting for the girls. I was feeling really tired and nervous about my promise to Deanne that I would run the last bit of the marathon with her. I did not want to let her down but I was feeling pretty pooped! Thank god Jen had some snakes... which I polished off quite a few :-)
the Deanne appeared around the corner and we were off! I asked how she was going .... " Fucked!" Now if you know Deanne you will know that swearing is not a usuall event for her! Ali was behind her and she had her husband running with her. Now Deanne has worked sooooo hard for this marathon and I was so excited that she was about to complete it. I asked her if she wanted me to just run with her or talk.... "please talk to me" was the response. Now talking is my strong point! Deanne was working really hard and she was dehydrated and it was starting to show. she was not 100% stable but she was determined to keep those legs going and finish! I reminded her that her goal was to finish in under 4hrs and she was well and truely going to smash that target! The crowd was amazing and the cheers were sooo loud! A few people were yelling to me "wow you look great, almost there" hahaha I did not correct them that I had only run half the distance!!! I was getting the crowd to cheer for Deanne and then we were in the finishers chute (again). There were so many people in the chute and Deanne was a bit unsteady by now.... ziging in and out was proving a little difficult. With 100m to go I gave her a pat on the back and said "bring it home!". God knows where she got it from but she bolted for the finish and crossed with a finishing time of 3:43!!! I had a big lump in my throat and was sooo happy for her! That is one tough and determined woman! Ali finished a few minutes later in 3:48: 50.
What a weekend!!!!
I will post a few photos soon!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
The Verve got it wrong....
Today: 10km
Week: 25km
Month: 280km
Year: 1499km
....the drugs do work! I woke about 1am with a sore throat and stuffy nose and couldn't get back to sleep, until I got up an popped two cold and flu tablets~ hey presto I slept like a baby. Today was our hills session.... I had 6 laps of big bertha on the program instead of 10 *smile*.... the advantage of the half marathon on Sunday. Once I warmed up I felt pretty good. There was a good feeling at training with Ali and Deanne gearing up for the Marathon. I managed the 6 laps easily and ran really consistantly. I felt pretty good on the uphill today, which is a nice change. I averaged about 2:15 per lap and finished in 13:20.... woo hoo about another 30 secs quicker than a few weeks ago. So tommorow and Saturday will be easy 30min runs and then the half on sunday :-) Can't wait!
Week: 25km
Month: 280km
Year: 1499km
....the drugs do work! I woke about 1am with a sore throat and stuffy nose and couldn't get back to sleep, until I got up an popped two cold and flu tablets~ hey presto I slept like a baby. Today was our hills session.... I had 6 laps of big bertha on the program instead of 10 *smile*.... the advantage of the half marathon on Sunday. Once I warmed up I felt pretty good. There was a good feeling at training with Ali and Deanne gearing up for the Marathon. I managed the 6 laps easily and ran really consistantly. I felt pretty good on the uphill today, which is a nice change. I averaged about 2:15 per lap and finished in 13:20.... woo hoo about another 30 secs quicker than a few weeks ago. So tommorow and Saturday will be easy 30min runs and then the half on sunday :-) Can't wait!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Easy run
Today: 6km
Week: 15km
Month: 270km
Year: 1489km
I had a nice easy 6km easy run today... which was much appreciated as the legs were feeling tired today courtesy of the gym session last night (all self induced!). Once I warmed up the tiredness went away and it was a really nice run. I finshed back at the gym doing my core/glute exercises..... I wish they would get easier. I think I need to trade my lazy ass in for one that does its fair share! We fly to Gold Coast on Friday morning which I am really looking forward to. It will be nice to spend a weekend away with my mum and Ray and yeah.... run! I am a bit nervous about the half....... had a funny dream last night that I had missed the start and couldn't find my shoes. I always get a bit nervous~ haha I can always set a pb for worrying! The other really nice thing will be going for a run with Ray along the beach ** insert sigh and volin music**.... should be a great weekend!
Week: 15km
Month: 270km
Year: 1489km
I had a nice easy 6km easy run today... which was much appreciated as the legs were feeling tired today courtesy of the gym session last night (all self induced!). Once I warmed up the tiredness went away and it was a really nice run. I finshed back at the gym doing my core/glute exercises..... I wish they would get easier. I think I need to trade my lazy ass in for one that does its fair share! We fly to Gold Coast on Friday morning which I am really looking forward to. It will be nice to spend a weekend away with my mum and Ray and yeah.... run! I am a bit nervous about the half....... had a funny dream last night that I had missed the start and couldn't find my shoes. I always get a bit nervous~ haha I can always set a pb for worrying! The other really nice thing will be going for a run with Ray along the beach ** insert sigh and volin music**.... should be a great weekend!
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
A bad Aussie!
Today: 9km
Week: 9km
Month: 264km
Year: 1483km
I had intentions to get up and watch the soccor, I even went to bed early... but enjoyed it so much I stayed there :-) I felt great today after 2 rest days. I could not manage to fit a run in on Sunday becuase I was on a steam train all day and Sean has given me Monday as a rest day for the next 4 weeks. So I had more energy this morning, which was nice! We had longer reps on the program today.... I had a 2.2km rep and a 2km rep, with an active recovery. We did the usual warm up run, strides and drills and then got into it. Now I usually have someone to tuck in behind on these sessions but due to races on the weekend gone by and coming up people were having an easier session.... so I was on my lonesome. So I just ran how I felt with the aim of getting quicker as I progressed. The first rep was 5.5 laps and then 5 laps. I felt really focused and was able to keep good form... I am getting used to these longer reps and concentrating for 5 and 6 laps. Sean was encouraging this morning telling me I was running well with 'good form'... not sure if he was just being nice though. I felt really happy with the session today and am now looking forward to the weekend, but a bit nervous.
Today: 2.2km 10:25 (1km 4:39), 2km 9:26 (1km 4:34)
Week: 9km
Month: 264km
Year: 1483km
I had intentions to get up and watch the soccor, I even went to bed early... but enjoyed it so much I stayed there :-) I felt great today after 2 rest days. I could not manage to fit a run in on Sunday becuase I was on a steam train all day and Sean has given me Monday as a rest day for the next 4 weeks. So I had more energy this morning, which was nice! We had longer reps on the program today.... I had a 2.2km rep and a 2km rep, with an active recovery. We did the usual warm up run, strides and drills and then got into it. Now I usually have someone to tuck in behind on these sessions but due to races on the weekend gone by and coming up people were having an easier session.... so I was on my lonesome. So I just ran how I felt with the aim of getting quicker as I progressed. The first rep was 5.5 laps and then 5 laps. I felt really focused and was able to keep good form... I am getting used to these longer reps and concentrating for 5 and 6 laps. Sean was encouraging this morning telling me I was running well with 'good form'... not sure if he was just being nice though. I felt really happy with the session today and am now looking forward to the weekend, but a bit nervous.
Today: 2.2km 10:25 (1km 4:39), 2km 9:26 (1km 4:34)
Saturday, June 24, 2006
A new level of excitement!!!
Today: 21.1km
Week: 76km
Month: 254km
Year: 1475km
Now for those of you who know me may not think it possible, but yes I have found a new level of excitment!!! Due to family committments I can't fit my long run in tommorow. So the plan was to do extra before and after the cross country race today. Then Ray asked me to run with him this morning~ up until now he has not wanted to run with me. So I jumped at the chance. He has been runnnig 3km very easily so I decided to take him on my 5km loop from home and then I would keep going to do my 20kms. Now I have to say there is something very special about being able to run side by side with your soul mate! Now that sounds corny, but Ray is my other half and together we can do anything. I was SOOOO excited to running with him and cant wait to watch him continue to improve! We did 5km in 25:30, which he ran with ease..... even chatting along the way. This week has been a hard week for me, with a few tough runs and Thursday and Friday night lower body weights. So I was surprised how comfortable the first 5km felt this morning..... haha although a little worried about how the other 15 would feel after a quicker than usual start to my long run. I left Ray to go home and I headed off to finish my long run. I settled into a nice rhythm and just enjoyed being out in the sun. I sought out evry hill in the hurstvile/bexely/kingsgrove area in my quest to make hills my friend. I did not look at my watch and just ran how I felt. I got the shock of my life to see I was at 19km in 1hr 45mins.... certainly did not feel that quick. I finished the 21.1 in 1hr 51min 20sec.... average pace 5:17/km. I can not believe that I was able to do a hilly 21km in that time. The plan now for the rest of the week is to just do easy running and not trash the legs too much and fingers crossed I can do a good time at Gold Coast... especially seeing it is flat :-)
I got my new program from Sean... and it will be interesting. He is giving me Monday as a rest day with the expextation that I start to concentrate on my speed for the next 4 weeks, then he said he will give me 5 solid weeks of training for the marathon. So the next 4 weeks I have built up my Snday long run to 3hrs, but I get mondays off and a shorter mid week run. I will be interested to see how that all works out. I should feel I have more oomph in the legs to put in more effort in my speed work. I can feel all the excitment again.....bring it on!!! I am really looking forward to the next few months with cross country runs, striders 10km, the city to surf and the marathon.
Now we are off to buy Ray some new clothes as his pants are all falling down. Now while I appreciate this ;-)... it could lead to trouble at work!
Week: 76km
Month: 254km
Year: 1475km
Now for those of you who know me may not think it possible, but yes I have found a new level of excitment!!! Due to family committments I can't fit my long run in tommorow. So the plan was to do extra before and after the cross country race today. Then Ray asked me to run with him this morning~ up until now he has not wanted to run with me. So I jumped at the chance. He has been runnnig 3km very easily so I decided to take him on my 5km loop from home and then I would keep going to do my 20kms. Now I have to say there is something very special about being able to run side by side with your soul mate! Now that sounds corny, but Ray is my other half and together we can do anything. I was SOOOO excited to running with him and cant wait to watch him continue to improve! We did 5km in 25:30, which he ran with ease..... even chatting along the way. This week has been a hard week for me, with a few tough runs and Thursday and Friday night lower body weights. So I was surprised how comfortable the first 5km felt this morning..... haha although a little worried about how the other 15 would feel after a quicker than usual start to my long run. I left Ray to go home and I headed off to finish my long run. I settled into a nice rhythm and just enjoyed being out in the sun. I sought out evry hill in the hurstvile/bexely/kingsgrove area in my quest to make hills my friend. I did not look at my watch and just ran how I felt. I got the shock of my life to see I was at 19km in 1hr 45mins.... certainly did not feel that quick. I finished the 21.1 in 1hr 51min 20sec.... average pace 5:17/km. I can not believe that I was able to do a hilly 21km in that time. The plan now for the rest of the week is to just do easy running and not trash the legs too much and fingers crossed I can do a good time at Gold Coast... especially seeing it is flat :-)
I got my new program from Sean... and it will be interesting. He is giving me Monday as a rest day with the expextation that I start to concentrate on my speed for the next 4 weeks, then he said he will give me 5 solid weeks of training for the marathon. So the next 4 weeks I have built up my Snday long run to 3hrs, but I get mondays off and a shorter mid week run. I will be interested to see how that all works out. I should feel I have more oomph in the legs to put in more effort in my speed work. I can feel all the excitment again.....bring it on!!! I am really looking forward to the next few months with cross country runs, striders 10km, the city to surf and the marathon.
Now we are off to buy Ray some new clothes as his pants are all falling down. Now while I appreciate this ;-)... it could lead to trouble at work!
Friday, June 23, 2006
foggy friday.
Today: 11km
Week: 55km
Month: 233km
Year: 1454km
Met some friends at Leichardt for an easy run. I thought we were going to do a nice easy lap of the bay, but three against one decided on the Balmain loop.... which was hillier and longer than I had planned. It was a great run, not too cold due to all the fog. We couldn't see the water or bridge as it was a sea of mist. My legs were tired today after yesterdays efforts.... they were ok on the flat but the hills were a killer! There were quite a few long gradula hills which just burn the glutes, especially when they are already tired. We were running along calling aout to all the pubs for updates on the World cup score.... then all the horns started honking and lots of cheering and people were calling out to us "were through!!". It was a bizzarre atmosphere~ heavy fog and all these people running around waving flags and calling out. So overall a great run, but the legs feel tired. Average pace 5:40/km.
Week: 55km
Month: 233km
Year: 1454km
Met some friends at Leichardt for an easy run. I thought we were going to do a nice easy lap of the bay, but three against one decided on the Balmain loop.... which was hillier and longer than I had planned. It was a great run, not too cold due to all the fog. We couldn't see the water or bridge as it was a sea of mist. My legs were tired today after yesterdays efforts.... they were ok on the flat but the hills were a killer! There were quite a few long gradula hills which just burn the glutes, especially when they are already tired. We were running along calling aout to all the pubs for updates on the World cup score.... then all the horns started honking and lots of cheering and people were calling out to us "were through!!". It was a bizzarre atmosphere~ heavy fog and all these people running around waving flags and calling out. So overall a great run, but the legs feel tired. Average pace 5:40/km.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
A change is as good as a holiday....
Today: 11km
Week: 44km
Month: 222km
Year: 1443km
Today was meant to be our Fartlek session around the outside loop of the park. Sean decided to do something different because it was dark and wet. So he plotted out a 1km loop and marked sections where we had to surge and float. We had to do 7 reps for a 7km effort. There was lots of chatter... we were all a bit excited about something new. We did a warm up and then some drills and strides. Sean was standing calling out times for each 1km split, so there was a bit of pressure to perform. We started out and I fell in behind Kulinda and we went through our first rep on 4:42.... a bit quick I thought so we slowed a little conscious we had to do 7 reps. I really enjoyed the session, it was much tougher than the usual fartlek and I definately worked harder. Kulinda and I worked together and encouraged each other to keep up the pace. Heading into the final lap I had to pass all the quicker guys who had finished... they gave us an encouraging yell but I felt a bit self conscious. I put in a good last lap and wored really hard to keep Kulinda just in front. We finished 34:26 for 7.1km and I averaged 4:50/km overall. Today I felt like I had put in a good effort, not a lot left over. I felt mentally strong today, determined to put in a consistant hard effort instead of slowing when it feels uncomfortable. I need to practice this for races as I tend to back off when it gets a bit uncomfortable. So I am a happy camper today, I can feel mysef improving again :-) :-)
Week: 44km
Month: 222km
Year: 1443km
Today was meant to be our Fartlek session around the outside loop of the park. Sean decided to do something different because it was dark and wet. So he plotted out a 1km loop and marked sections where we had to surge and float. We had to do 7 reps for a 7km effort. There was lots of chatter... we were all a bit excited about something new. We did a warm up and then some drills and strides. Sean was standing calling out times for each 1km split, so there was a bit of pressure to perform. We started out and I fell in behind Kulinda and we went through our first rep on 4:42.... a bit quick I thought so we slowed a little conscious we had to do 7 reps. I really enjoyed the session, it was much tougher than the usual fartlek and I definately worked harder. Kulinda and I worked together and encouraged each other to keep up the pace. Heading into the final lap I had to pass all the quicker guys who had finished... they gave us an encouraging yell but I felt a bit self conscious. I put in a good last lap and wored really hard to keep Kulinda just in front. We finished 34:26 for 7.1km and I averaged 4:50/km overall. Today I felt like I had put in a good effort, not a lot left over. I felt mentally strong today, determined to put in a consistant hard effort instead of slowing when it feels uncomfortable. I need to practice this for races as I tend to back off when it gets a bit uncomfortable. So I am a happy camper today, I can feel mysef improving again :-) :-)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Wednesday long run.....
Today: 16km
Week: 33km
Month: 211km
Year: 1432km
I met Ali and Deanne this morning at Centenial park at 5:30am for our midweek run. I had an 1hr 30mins on the program and the girls had an hour. So we ran together for the first hour and then I put the i-pod on for the last 30mins. It was raining really heavily on the way, but thankfully it stopped and cleared up and it was a lovely morning. We ran at a nice comfortable pace and chatted a lot about their upcoming marathon debut.... all very exciting. The glutes and lower back felt tired by then end of the run.... as a result of doing all my core exercies last night. Due to a packed Sunday I am trying to fit my long run in on Saturday... but I also want to race the 6km cross country. So I might do a longer warm up, the race and thena really long cool down :-)
Week: 33km
Month: 211km
Year: 1432km
I met Ali and Deanne this morning at Centenial park at 5:30am for our midweek run. I had an 1hr 30mins on the program and the girls had an hour. So we ran together for the first hour and then I put the i-pod on for the last 30mins. It was raining really heavily on the way, but thankfully it stopped and cleared up and it was a lovely morning. We ran at a nice comfortable pace and chatted a lot about their upcoming marathon debut.... all very exciting. The glutes and lower back felt tired by then end of the run.... as a result of doing all my core exercies last night. Due to a packed Sunday I am trying to fit my long run in on Saturday... but I also want to race the 6km cross country. So I might do a longer warm up, the race and thena really long cool down :-)
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
1200m reps
Today: 10km
Week: 17km
Month: 195km
Year: 1416km
I slept like crap last night, so I had to drag myself out of bed. I have been getting awful headaches with my period **sorry for the deatails** the last few months and it wakes me up at night- yuck! I had 4 x 1200m reps on the program with a 1:30min active recovery. Once I had warmed up and done the drills and strides I was feeling a bit more human. I made sure the first two were a bit on the conservative side and then picked up the pace for the last two. The last rep was a bit weird.... Sean had initially said 4 x 1200m but then on the last one said if you want to do 1600m thats great but if not thats ok. So I did the first two laps trying to decide what to do.... I was still umming with 200ms to go, but then decided to put in a sprint and finish at 1200m~ so no extra credit for me :-) I felt great today, and finished with a bit extra left over. It is a fine line between putting in a hard effort but not too hard that that you blow up. I felt like I had put in a consistant hard effort today, but never to sure if I should be working harder. There was some exciting squad news with one of the girls announcing she is pregnant..... no not me!!!
1200m- 5:45, 5:44, 5:34, 5:36 (Averaged 4:35/km split)
Week: 17km
Month: 195km
Year: 1416km
I slept like crap last night, so I had to drag myself out of bed. I have been getting awful headaches with my period **sorry for the deatails** the last few months and it wakes me up at night- yuck! I had 4 x 1200m reps on the program with a 1:30min active recovery. Once I had warmed up and done the drills and strides I was feeling a bit more human. I made sure the first two were a bit on the conservative side and then picked up the pace for the last two. The last rep was a bit weird.... Sean had initially said 4 x 1200m but then on the last one said if you want to do 1600m thats great but if not thats ok. So I did the first two laps trying to decide what to do.... I was still umming with 200ms to go, but then decided to put in a sprint and finish at 1200m~ so no extra credit for me :-) I felt great today, and finished with a bit extra left over. It is a fine line between putting in a hard effort but not too hard that that you blow up. I felt like I had put in a consistant hard effort today, but never to sure if I should be working harder. There was some exciting squad news with one of the girls announcing she is pregnant..... no not me!!!
1200m- 5:45, 5:44, 5:34, 5:36 (Averaged 4:35/km split)
Monday, June 19, 2006
Hot Stuff....
Today:7km
Week: 7km
Month: 185km
Year: 1406km
Relaxed 7km run this evening, felt really great! I ran a loop from home, covered the 7km in 38mins which was really comfortable. The legs felt great, thanks to a great massage from Easy Tiger.... he found a few sore spots and sorted them out. Nothing exciting to report... it must have been a bit chilly, once I stopped to stretch I had steam coming off my entire body! I always knew I was hot stuff ;-) pitty about the sweat though!
Week: 7km
Month: 185km
Year: 1406km
Relaxed 7km run this evening, felt really great! I ran a loop from home, covered the 7km in 38mins which was really comfortable. The legs felt great, thanks to a great massage from Easy Tiger.... he found a few sore spots and sorted them out. Nothing exciting to report... it must have been a bit chilly, once I stopped to stretch I had steam coming off my entire body! I always knew I was hot stuff ;-) pitty about the sweat though!
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Clovelli Canter... I mean plod!
Today: 20km
Week: 76km
Month: 178km
Year: 1399km
Today was the Striders Covelli Canter, which is one of my favourites. It starts at Queens park and heads through Centenial Park through the back streets of Lcovelli and then onto the Caostal path which meanders its way around through Clovelli, Tamaramma beach, Bronte around towards Maroubra. We cut up one of the streets before we hit Maroubra beach and then headed back into Queens park. This run has lots of hills and steps and can be a challenging one on a normal long run but today we were all a little sore and tired from yesterdays efforts. But no complaints from me... running along the coast with cear blue sky and sun life couldn't be better! I was not as tired as I thought I would be, but was more than happy to stop at 20km. We coverd the 20km in just on 2hrs.... so not a bad effort.
As promised some photos from yesterday. There were a heap more so I will get Ray to put them on the Cool running folder.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Nowra State Cross Country
Today: 14km
Week: 56km
Month: 158km
Year: 1379km
What a fantastic day!!! Ray and I met Bernie and Wayne and drove down to Nowra for the state cross country champs. It was a perfect clear blue day and it was nice and cool. The course is a 4km course around a farm in Nowra. It is a hilly tough course, with one particularly difficult hill at the 1.5km and 5.5km point. i had been warned that this was a tough course... so I decided to not worry about time and just run the best I could on the day. Bernie and I did a 3.5km warm up on the course and thank goodness because we had a chance to check out the nasty hill! It just confirmed this would be a tough run. We lined up with a good sized female field and we were off. Now to give you an idea of the quality of the runners we did our first km in 4:39 and we were at the back of the pack. Bernie and I both backed off as there would be no way we could maintain that. I felt pretty good and settled into a rhythm quickly. The course was a 4km loop which we did twice and the scenary was spectacular. I felt really lucky to have the opportunity to do this run ..... well worth the battle with the hill. the second time around I started to reel in a few runners and set my sights on a Randwick Botany girl up ahead. I passed her heading down to the nasty hill and then she passed me back towards the top of the hill.... but she must have used all her energy as I ran past and never saw her again. I had walked the 30m or so at the top of this hill because I had come to almost a standstill and was not able to lengthen my stride as my shoes kept slipping. So I just walked for about 30m and then took off and tried to make up the time on the downhill. Now I just told myself the hard bit was over and to maintain my pace and make use of the down hills. There was a really steep down hill section at about the 7km mark and I just leant into it and ran hard.... it is the first time I have completely let go on a down hill and it was a bit scary. The last km felt like I was running through mud and there was another mean little hill with 400m or so to go. Another lady I had been tossling with passed me at this point and I just thought "you win" I did not feel I had much left. I put in a slight sprint for the last 100m and finished in 42:40. I was so happy with my time. Not my quickest 8kms but I loved the run and felt I ran the best I could have. My best 8km time has been 40mins on a flat road course... so when you add the hills and grass into the equation I was thrilled. Taking time out of it I just loved the run, it was tough and challenging and a really rewarding run. So Bernie and I had big smiles on our faces and walked around feeling really happy with ourselves :-) so it was a great day spent witha great bunch of people. Ohhh how could I forget Eloise Chocolate Brownies!!! Amnanda had given me a heads up that they were not to be missed and she was totally on the mark... YUM!!!!! Ooh all the other muffins and biscuits were great also.
I did a cool down run with Bernie, Naomie and Amanda and cheered the boys on their tough 12km run. There were some great runs out there again today and the Striders boys picked up a gold and a silver... not too shabby! Ray took some great photos and I will put some on the blog tommorow! Finished a perfect day with some yummie vego pizza with Bernie and Wayne.... now off to bed!!!
Week: 56km
Month: 158km
Year: 1379km
What a fantastic day!!! Ray and I met Bernie and Wayne and drove down to Nowra for the state cross country champs. It was a perfect clear blue day and it was nice and cool. The course is a 4km course around a farm in Nowra. It is a hilly tough course, with one particularly difficult hill at the 1.5km and 5.5km point. i had been warned that this was a tough course... so I decided to not worry about time and just run the best I could on the day. Bernie and I did a 3.5km warm up on the course and thank goodness because we had a chance to check out the nasty hill! It just confirmed this would be a tough run. We lined up with a good sized female field and we were off. Now to give you an idea of the quality of the runners we did our first km in 4:39 and we were at the back of the pack. Bernie and I both backed off as there would be no way we could maintain that. I felt pretty good and settled into a rhythm quickly. The course was a 4km loop which we did twice and the scenary was spectacular. I felt really lucky to have the opportunity to do this run ..... well worth the battle with the hill. the second time around I started to reel in a few runners and set my sights on a Randwick Botany girl up ahead. I passed her heading down to the nasty hill and then she passed me back towards the top of the hill.... but she must have used all her energy as I ran past and never saw her again. I had walked the 30m or so at the top of this hill because I had come to almost a standstill and was not able to lengthen my stride as my shoes kept slipping. So I just walked for about 30m and then took off and tried to make up the time on the downhill. Now I just told myself the hard bit was over and to maintain my pace and make use of the down hills. There was a really steep down hill section at about the 7km mark and I just leant into it and ran hard.... it is the first time I have completely let go on a down hill and it was a bit scary. The last km felt like I was running through mud and there was another mean little hill with 400m or so to go. Another lady I had been tossling with passed me at this point and I just thought "you win" I did not feel I had much left. I put in a slight sprint for the last 100m and finished in 42:40. I was so happy with my time. Not my quickest 8kms but I loved the run and felt I ran the best I could have. My best 8km time has been 40mins on a flat road course... so when you add the hills and grass into the equation I was thrilled. Taking time out of it I just loved the run, it was tough and challenging and a really rewarding run. So Bernie and I had big smiles on our faces and walked around feeling really happy with ourselves :-) so it was a great day spent witha great bunch of people. Ohhh how could I forget Eloise Chocolate Brownies!!! Amnanda had given me a heads up that they were not to be missed and she was totally on the mark... YUM!!!!! Ooh all the other muffins and biscuits were great also.
I did a cool down run with Bernie, Naomie and Amanda and cheered the boys on their tough 12km run. There were some great runs out there again today and the Striders boys picked up a gold and a silver... not too shabby! Ray took some great photos and I will put some on the blog tommorow! Finished a perfect day with some yummie vego pizza with Bernie and Wayne.... now off to bed!!!
Friday, June 16, 2006
When you feel like a fraud...
Today: 5km
Week: 42km
Month: 144km
Year: 1365km
I went for an easy 5km run this evening after work. I felt really comfortable and found it a really relaxing run. I covered my 5kms in 26:55 which was a bit quicker than the 30mins I had on the program. It was a run where I completely zoned out and ran as my body wanted to. My breathing was relaxed but I will confess that my mind was churning a million miles an hour. *apologoes* the rest is not run related. I had one of thosed days at work that gets the mind ticking. A few months ago I was ionvolved with a client who was psychotic and at risk of harm to her self and others. so she was scheduled under the mental health act into hospital. This was a really horrible schedule that involved the police and ambo's. she would not go voluntarlily and was carried out by the cops. Needless to say that is the part of the job that I hate and has me pondering on alternatives. Well she is now home from hospital and she had a followup appointment today. Now this was a lady in her 80's who was completely independent, immaculately presented and full of spirit. Today she was a frail looking lady, thin, depressed and completely zapped of spirit. Now yes, she is now no longer psychotic and at risk of harm but it begs the question of quality of life. I felt like crap and again was questioning the whole point. I firmly believe in the principals of people's right to choice, right to take risks and live their life as they wish~ free of paternalistic judgement about what is the most appropriate. I strongly advocate on peoples behalf to have this maintined. Today I felt like we had failed this lady.... where is the ideal of 'do no harm' and 'least restrictive care'. There is a fine line between maintinaing people's individual right to autonomy and choice and the need to protect those whose capacity to make appropriate decisions is impaired by biological, cognitive or psychological factors. My head was spinning around thoughts of chemical restraint and how a person can be lost behind a haze of medication. It is such a difficult issue because medication is so essential for some people to be able to function in life and to stay well and safe. I know this first hand with mum.... without it she is depressed and suicidal. But at the same it is so intrusive and overriding in peoples life. Power over people never sits comfortably with me which is a good thing. As long as our practice with people is always questioned and reflected on hopefully people won't get too lost and forgotten . the family were so thankful for our involvement and I just felt like a fraud. Sorry what a rave that was.... I just felt I needed to get it out or else I know what I would be dreaming about tonight. I have no idea what is right or wrong ... one thing I know is that there is not one clear nice neat answer. On a positive note the psychiatrist was decreasing the medication a and trying a new one with far less sever side effects.... so fingers crossed in a few weeks the sparky, independent lady will be shining again.
Week: 42km
Month: 144km
Year: 1365km
I went for an easy 5km run this evening after work. I felt really comfortable and found it a really relaxing run. I covered my 5kms in 26:55 which was a bit quicker than the 30mins I had on the program. It was a run where I completely zoned out and ran as my body wanted to. My breathing was relaxed but I will confess that my mind was churning a million miles an hour. *apologoes* the rest is not run related. I had one of thosed days at work that gets the mind ticking. A few months ago I was ionvolved with a client who was psychotic and at risk of harm to her self and others. so she was scheduled under the mental health act into hospital. This was a really horrible schedule that involved the police and ambo's. she would not go voluntarlily and was carried out by the cops. Needless to say that is the part of the job that I hate and has me pondering on alternatives. Well she is now home from hospital and she had a followup appointment today. Now this was a lady in her 80's who was completely independent, immaculately presented and full of spirit. Today she was a frail looking lady, thin, depressed and completely zapped of spirit. Now yes, she is now no longer psychotic and at risk of harm but it begs the question of quality of life. I felt like crap and again was questioning the whole point. I firmly believe in the principals of people's right to choice, right to take risks and live their life as they wish~ free of paternalistic judgement about what is the most appropriate. I strongly advocate on peoples behalf to have this maintined. Today I felt like we had failed this lady.... where is the ideal of 'do no harm' and 'least restrictive care'. There is a fine line between maintinaing people's individual right to autonomy and choice and the need to protect those whose capacity to make appropriate decisions is impaired by biological, cognitive or psychological factors. My head was spinning around thoughts of chemical restraint and how a person can be lost behind a haze of medication. It is such a difficult issue because medication is so essential for some people to be able to function in life and to stay well and safe. I know this first hand with mum.... without it she is depressed and suicidal. But at the same it is so intrusive and overriding in peoples life. Power over people never sits comfortably with me which is a good thing. As long as our practice with people is always questioned and reflected on hopefully people won't get too lost and forgotten . the family were so thankful for our involvement and I just felt like a fraud. Sorry what a rave that was.... I just felt I needed to get it out or else I know what I would be dreaming about tonight. I have no idea what is right or wrong ... one thing I know is that there is not one clear nice neat answer. On a positive note the psychiatrist was decreasing the medication a and trying a new one with far less sever side effects.... so fingers crossed in a few weeks the sparky, independent lady will be shining again.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Hills...
Today: 8km
Week: 37km
Month: 139km
Year: 1360km
This morning was big bertha, our hills circuit at Centenial Park. We usually do 10 laps, but Sean let those of us doing Nowra on Saturday do 6 laps.... very nice :-) We warmed up and did the usual strides and drills~ Sean added a new drill which I was a bit directionally challenged! We started off up the hill and before I knew it 6 laps were over. I felt stronger than 2 weeks ago when we did the same session. It took me 14:05 mins for 6 laps two weeks ago, today 13:35. All good :-) So tommorow will be an easy run and then the 8km cross country at Nowra. Now I have heard this is a tough, horrible course~ so hopefully my expectations are far worse than it actually is. Hopefully I will not be too embarrasingly slow or last... I will just clock up some participation points for Striders.
Today is the first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and I spent a great day at an elder abuse symposium and am feeling really energised about work. There were great speakers especially the legal eagle from the Guardianship Tribunal. She was a really articulate, powerful speaker! I would love to combine my social work with law and get involved in the Guardianship Tribunal or The Office of the Public Guardian and advocate for the really vulnerable members of our community. Hmmmm that would involve some hard study, but still a thought!
Week: 37km
Month: 139km
Year: 1360km
This morning was big bertha, our hills circuit at Centenial Park. We usually do 10 laps, but Sean let those of us doing Nowra on Saturday do 6 laps.... very nice :-) We warmed up and did the usual strides and drills~ Sean added a new drill which I was a bit directionally challenged! We started off up the hill and before I knew it 6 laps were over. I felt stronger than 2 weeks ago when we did the same session. It took me 14:05 mins for 6 laps two weeks ago, today 13:35. All good :-) So tommorow will be an easy run and then the 8km cross country at Nowra. Now I have heard this is a tough, horrible course~ so hopefully my expectations are far worse than it actually is. Hopefully I will not be too embarrasingly slow or last... I will just clock up some participation points for Striders.
Today is the first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and I spent a great day at an elder abuse symposium and am feeling really energised about work. There were great speakers especially the legal eagle from the Guardianship Tribunal. She was a really articulate, powerful speaker! I would love to combine my social work with law and get involved in the Guardianship Tribunal or The Office of the Public Guardian and advocate for the really vulnerable members of our community. Hmmmm that would involve some hard study, but still a thought!
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Another perfect morning!
Today: 11.5km
Week: 29km
Month: 131km
Year: 1352km
Another perfect morning for a run... although my hands have only just defrosted. It was about 5 degrees this morning and I could not find my gloves.... so it felt very chilly. I know that those south of Sydney have it far worse, but I am a wus. I met Deanne, Ali and Bernie for a lovely run around the park. We covered the 11.5km in 64mins, averaged about 5:39/km. No niggles or dramas to report, just a great run with good company.
Week: 29km
Month: 131km
Year: 1352km
Another perfect morning for a run... although my hands have only just defrosted. It was about 5 degrees this morning and I could not find my gloves.... so it felt very chilly. I know that those south of Sydney have it far worse, but I am a wus. I met Deanne, Ali and Bernie for a lovely run around the park. We covered the 11.5km in 64mins, averaged about 5:39/km. No niggles or dramas to report, just a great run with good company.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Windsprints....
Today: 8km
Week: 18km
Month: 120km
Year: 1341km
Well this mornings run was spectacular compared to last week in the rain.... but still very cold!! I had lots of layers on, which took a while to come off. I felt really " not in the mood" this morning and put in a crappy effort for the drills and strides. This was my first windsprints and Sean explained we had to do faster than our 5km race pace on the straights and slightly slower around the bends. We had 4.8km which was 12 laps ** groan**
We started off and I tucked in behind Bernie. I had planned to take the first 6 a little conservatively and then pick up the pace. So I aimed at 2min laps initially. The first few felt harder than they should.... once again reminding myself to run in the morning on Mondays! Then I seemed to get into a rhythm. On about the 6th lap Mark passed me so I used him to drag me along and then I tried to maintian the quicker pace. This seemed to work and the last laps I felt quite relaxed. I put in a good effort for the final lap and finished in 23:35. The garmin said I had averaged 4:40/km so I was happy with that! Sean said you could equate that time to a flat 5km on the road.... if that is true I am a happy camper. My best 5km pre marathon was 22:30. There was some good running out there this morning...... I think Fats lapped me three or four times! I finished feeling in a much better mood than I started.... another perk of running!
Week: 18km
Month: 120km
Year: 1341km
Well this mornings run was spectacular compared to last week in the rain.... but still very cold!! I had lots of layers on, which took a while to come off. I felt really " not in the mood" this morning and put in a crappy effort for the drills and strides. This was my first windsprints and Sean explained we had to do faster than our 5km race pace on the straights and slightly slower around the bends. We had 4.8km which was 12 laps ** groan**
We started off and I tucked in behind Bernie. I had planned to take the first 6 a little conservatively and then pick up the pace. So I aimed at 2min laps initially. The first few felt harder than they should.... once again reminding myself to run in the morning on Mondays! Then I seemed to get into a rhythm. On about the 6th lap Mark passed me so I used him to drag me along and then I tried to maintian the quicker pace. This seemed to work and the last laps I felt quite relaxed. I put in a good effort for the final lap and finished in 23:35. The garmin said I had averaged 4:40/km so I was happy with that! Sean said you could equate that time to a flat 5km on the road.... if that is true I am a happy camper. My best 5km pre marathon was 22:30. There was some good running out there this morning...... I think Fats lapped me three or four times! I finished feeling in a much better mood than I started.... another perk of running!
Monday, June 12, 2006
Happy Birthday to you...
Today: 10km
Week: 10km
Month: 112km
Year: 1333km
I love a public holiday... so happy Birthday to the Queen! I had a lovely monday off spent with my Mum, Sister, brother in law and my lovely neice Alex. She is almost 7 months old and is sooo cute and has an enormous set of lungs!! I opted for a sleep in this morning and had planed to go for a run at about 11am~ but housework got in the way, then lunch so I finally got out of the house when we got home at about 5pm. It was a great run..... really cold and clear and the moon was MASSIVE!!! I cruised along listening to the i-pod and felt great. No niggles at all and I felt nice and relaxed. I am back to enjoying my runs again instead of worrying about whether my pelvis is going to start to hurt..... gotta love that!!!
Distance: 10km
Time: 54min
Average Pace: 5:25/km
Week: 10km
Month: 112km
Year: 1333km
I love a public holiday... so happy Birthday to the Queen! I had a lovely monday off spent with my Mum, Sister, brother in law and my lovely neice Alex. She is almost 7 months old and is sooo cute and has an enormous set of lungs!! I opted for a sleep in this morning and had planed to go for a run at about 11am~ but housework got in the way, then lunch so I finally got out of the house when we got home at about 5pm. It was a great run..... really cold and clear and the moon was MASSIVE!!! I cruised along listening to the i-pod and felt great. No niggles at all and I felt nice and relaxed. I am back to enjoying my runs again instead of worrying about whether my pelvis is going to start to hurt..... gotta love that!!!
Distance: 10km
Time: 54min
Average Pace: 5:25/km
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