Today Total: 7k
Week Total: 13k
Month Total: 39k
Year Total: 776k
Ran a loop that takes in the green space that runs through Concord and comes back via the foreshore.
It's a harder run than my out and backs on the foreshore as part of it is on grass and there are a couple of small hills - I also prefer a loop to an out and back as I have a tendancy to take a break halfway on out and backs that I never do on loops.
Anyhoo just took off at a slow pace and tapered from there. Took a few short walk breaks during the last couple of k's to finish up with 7k in 45.14 at 6.28av.
I'm ok with that - at least I'm out there doin it again :-)
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Chip Chip
Today Total: 6k
Week Total: 6k
Month Total: 32k
Year Total: 769k
After 3 days of no solid food I ventured back to work today feeling much more chipper and just under 3kgs lighter than what I was on Saturday morning.
Turns out 7 people from my wife's work also came down with similar symptoms and needed to take time off from work after we all went out for dinner on Friday night.
Anyhoo despite eating normally today I felt pretty weary when I got home but I was really keen to at least turn the legs over, so I headed out with the intention of just going for walk/run for 20 mins or so.
Having not run since last Thursday I took off a bit quick and before I knew it had gone through 3k in 17.41 - ooops.
I knew I was going to pay for this folly and after a 15 second breather was thinking about the lurch home when a chap all camelbacked and fuel belted up came trotting by.
I watched him go thinking how I'd like to be doing a mid week long run and as I watched I realised he was going at an easy pace I could probably keep up with him - so I accelerated (a relative term) and said "g'day".
Turns out Greg is a tri-guy training for IM and had already run and swam this morning so was happy to plod along and keep me company.
Even trotting at 6.15/6.20 pace had me breathing like a fat labrador but the company kept me honest and though I really struggled over the last k I made it home in 36.48 @ 6.08av.
Feel pretty good now though :-)
Week Total: 6k
Month Total: 32k
Year Total: 769k
After 3 days of no solid food I ventured back to work today feeling much more chipper and just under 3kgs lighter than what I was on Saturday morning.
Turns out 7 people from my wife's work also came down with similar symptoms and needed to take time off from work after we all went out for dinner on Friday night.
Anyhoo despite eating normally today I felt pretty weary when I got home but I was really keen to at least turn the legs over, so I headed out with the intention of just going for walk/run for 20 mins or so.
Having not run since last Thursday I took off a bit quick and before I knew it had gone through 3k in 17.41 - ooops.
I knew I was going to pay for this folly and after a 15 second breather was thinking about the lurch home when a chap all camelbacked and fuel belted up came trotting by.
I watched him go thinking how I'd like to be doing a mid week long run and as I watched I realised he was going at an easy pace I could probably keep up with him - so I accelerated (a relative term) and said "g'day".
Turns out Greg is a tri-guy training for IM and had already run and swam this morning so was happy to plod along and keep me company.
Even trotting at 6.15/6.20 pace had me breathing like a fat labrador but the company kept me honest and though I really struggled over the last k I made it home in 36.48 @ 6.08av.
Feel pretty good now though :-)
Monday, August 27, 2007
Best Laid Plans
I don't normally blog when I'm not running - but hey - I'm bored.
The plan had been to do a sneaky under-the-radar shot at the Lake Macquarie 10.5k on Sunday - but when I woke up I was too crook.
With hindsight it started on Friday - I was listless and unproductive at work and Friday night I felt really bloated like I'd eaten too much - same, same for Saturday.
Sunday morning and I felt ill and moped around the house (up the lake) all day till around 4.30pm when the purge commenced. I'll save you guys the detail but suffice it to say that through the night if I wasn't on the loo I was dreaming about it. Last explosive incident at 5.22am precisely - ok so I went into a little detail.
Slept most of today and feel really blah. Only had one banana and a slice of mountain bread since dinner time Saturday night - been keeping the fluids up though and drank some softdrink for the sugar.
At this rate I can't see myself running before Wednesday or Thursday which is a bit frustrating as I want to keep the momentum going.
Sometimes I think karma is just messing with me to see how fair dinkum I am!
The plan had been to do a sneaky under-the-radar shot at the Lake Macquarie 10.5k on Sunday - but when I woke up I was too crook.
With hindsight it started on Friday - I was listless and unproductive at work and Friday night I felt really bloated like I'd eaten too much - same, same for Saturday.
Sunday morning and I felt ill and moped around the house (up the lake) all day till around 4.30pm when the purge commenced. I'll save you guys the detail but suffice it to say that through the night if I wasn't on the loo I was dreaming about it. Last explosive incident at 5.22am precisely - ok so I went into a little detail.
Slept most of today and feel really blah. Only had one banana and a slice of mountain bread since dinner time Saturday night - been keeping the fluids up though and drank some softdrink for the sugar.
At this rate I can't see myself running before Wednesday or Thursday which is a bit frustrating as I want to keep the momentum going.
Sometimes I think karma is just messing with me to see how fair dinkum I am!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
A Bit Better
Today Total: 6k
Week Total: 10k
Month Total: 26k
Year Total: TBA
A better run tonight (though a bit chilly and wet) around the foreshore.
All up 6k in 37.53 @ 6.19 average.
Week Total: 10k
Month Total: 26k
Year Total: TBA
A better run tonight (though a bit chilly and wet) around the foreshore.
All up 6k in 37.53 @ 6.19 average.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
4k (sort of)
Today Total: 4k
Week Total: 4k
Month Total: 20k
Year Total: TBA
Legs were a bit heavy but not sore at all after Sundays run so I headed off around the foreshore.
I ran the first 2k in 12 mins flat but then felt overwhelmingly nauseous so I just turned around and jogged/walked back home feeling wretched all the way.
Not sure what that was all about - I feel fine now - just one of those things I guess.
Week Total: 4k
Month Total: 20k
Year Total: TBA
Legs were a bit heavy but not sore at all after Sundays run so I headed off around the foreshore.
I ran the first 2k in 12 mins flat but then felt overwhelmingly nauseous so I just turned around and jogged/walked back home feeling wretched all the way.
Not sure what that was all about - I feel fine now - just one of those things I guess.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Wet 'n Wild
Today Total: 8k
Week Total: 16k
Month Total: 16k
Year Total: 753k
I pulled up much better after the Friday four so I decided to apply the 2P patented 100% rule this evening in the rain.
So I sloshed my way around my greenbelt/foreshore run - I loved it - it was just brilliant being out there again and running.
Well kind of running that is - I doddled at a very steady pace and threw in a number of walk breaks to get me around the 8k in 59.47 @ 7.28 av.
Not quite the sub 6 min pace I did on Friday Ewen :-)
Week Total: 16k
Month Total: 16k
Year Total: 753k
I pulled up much better after the Friday four so I decided to apply the 2P patented 100% rule this evening in the rain.
So I sloshed my way around my greenbelt/foreshore run - I loved it - it was just brilliant being out there again and running.
Well kind of running that is - I doddled at a very steady pace and threw in a number of walk breaks to get me around the 8k in 59.47 @ 7.28 av.
Not quite the sub 6 min pace I did on Friday Ewen :-)
Friday, August 17, 2007
Another Shorty
Today Total: 4k
Week Total: 8k
Month Total: 8k
Year Total: 745k
I pulled up pretty sore after last Monday nights miniscule 4k - I mean even my tum tum hurt! I guess you get that when you don't run for 86 days.
Anyhoo with still a little residual soreness in my adductors I headed out around the foreshore tonight for another go.
Same run as Monday - all up 4k in 23.53 @ 5.58av.
Week Total: 8k
Month Total: 8k
Year Total: 745k
I pulled up pretty sore after last Monday nights miniscule 4k - I mean even my tum tum hurt! I guess you get that when you don't run for 86 days.
Anyhoo with still a little residual soreness in my adductors I headed out around the foreshore tonight for another go.
Same run as Monday - all up 4k in 23.53 @ 5.58av.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Talk Is Cheap But It Takes Money To Buy Beer
Today Total: 4k
Week Total: 4k
Month Total: 4k
Year Total: 741k
Well having made my commitment public earlier today I had to put up - so it was off for a joggle around the forehore after work tonight.
It was a bit chilly out but with my glovies and beanie on I was warm enough and running was easier than I anticipated which was a nice surprise.
My flight of the phoenix stats ended up 4k in 24.13 @ 6.03 average pace - let's see how I pull up.....
Week Total: 4k
Month Total: 4k
Year Total: 741k
Well having made my commitment public earlier today I had to put up - so it was off for a joggle around the forehore after work tonight.
It was a bit chilly out but with my glovies and beanie on I was warm enough and running was easier than I anticipated which was a nice surprise.
My flight of the phoenix stats ended up 4k in 24.13 @ 6.03 average pace - let's see how I pull up.....
My Name Is 2P & It Has Been 86 Days Since My Last Run
Hi All,
Firstly, thank you so much to all of you who have left comments, emailed or PM'd me during this last running hiatus. Secondly, apologies for not making comments on your blogs as I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
So I guess as I'm about to emerge from my cave a bit of an update is in order.....
Well the short story is I was dumb, then I was dumber. Then I was lazy which is probably the dumbest bit of all.
My first injury was as reported below - I'm not sure because I never got it x-rayed but I suspect I may have had a crack fracture in my tibia. Just as I was recovering from that (about 4 weeks) I did something I still shake my head at..... I decided to kick some fence palings in half (for the fire) by placing them over 2 bricks and stomping down in the centre - all was going swimmingly till I stomped down with all my force directly onto one of the bricks (even dumber I was wearing my leather work shoes so no cushioning) - suffice it to say I had a very tender and blue/black heel for a while. The inactivity and extra weight from not training has also meant I've had a dollop of Crook Back Syndrome as well - but now I'm just whinging.....
I probably could have run over the last 3 or 4 weeks or so but with the cold weather, some extra tonnage and loss of fitness my heart just hasn't been in it. But I can feel the stirrings of motivation (or is that just my man boobs jiggling?) after reading the Twelve Foot reports on CR and wishing I was there.
So time for a commitment - I will run either this evening (depending on what time I eventually get home) or at the very least tomorrow.
There I've done it!
Firstly, thank you so much to all of you who have left comments, emailed or PM'd me during this last running hiatus. Secondly, apologies for not making comments on your blogs as I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
So I guess as I'm about to emerge from my cave a bit of an update is in order.....
Well the short story is I was dumb, then I was dumber. Then I was lazy which is probably the dumbest bit of all.
My first injury was as reported below - I'm not sure because I never got it x-rayed but I suspect I may have had a crack fracture in my tibia. Just as I was recovering from that (about 4 weeks) I did something I still shake my head at..... I decided to kick some fence palings in half (for the fire) by placing them over 2 bricks and stomping down in the centre - all was going swimmingly till I stomped down with all my force directly onto one of the bricks (even dumber I was wearing my leather work shoes so no cushioning) - suffice it to say I had a very tender and blue/black heel for a while. The inactivity and extra weight from not training has also meant I've had a dollop of Crook Back Syndrome as well - but now I'm just whinging.....
I probably could have run over the last 3 or 4 weeks or so but with the cold weather, some extra tonnage and loss of fitness my heart just hasn't been in it. But I can feel the stirrings of motivation (or is that just my man boobs jiggling?) after reading the Twelve Foot reports on CR and wishing I was there.
So time for a commitment - I will run either this evening (depending on what time I eventually get home) or at the very least tomorrow.
There I've done it!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Hmmmmm
Just as things were coming along nicely too...
Long story short - I zigged when I should have zagged at training on Friday night and copped a nastly blow to my left shin.
It was pretty miserable on Saturday but with my new enthusiasm (planning to run 96k is a wonderful motivator) I insisted on pushing out a run. By Sunday I could barely walk let alone run,
I haven't gone to the quacks to get it checked - if it is something bad I'd rather not know - that way it will heal faster :-) I'm hoping to run tomorrow but it may be wishful thinking.
In any event it casts some definite doubt about fronting for PMC - but I haven't chucked the towel in yet. With a no taper build-up I still reckon I could have a crack.
Only time will tell.
Long story short - I zigged when I should have zagged at training on Friday night and copped a nastly blow to my left shin.
It was pretty miserable on Saturday but with my new enthusiasm (planning to run 96k is a wonderful motivator) I insisted on pushing out a run. By Sunday I could barely walk let alone run,
I haven't gone to the quacks to get it checked - if it is something bad I'd rather not know - that way it will heal faster :-) I'm hoping to run tomorrow but it may be wishful thinking.
In any event it casts some definite doubt about fronting for PMC - but I haven't chucked the towel in yet. With a no taper build-up I still reckon I could have a crack.
Only time will tell.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Pre Dinner Doddle
Today Total: 6k
Week Total: 43k
Month Total: 111k
Year Total: 737k
Consecutive Days Running: 7
I pulled up a bit sore after a hard training seesion last night and felt that I needed a bit more recovery than what I got out of my lawn mowing session this afternoon. So after pruning the roses it was off for another easy 6k around the foreshore.
All up 6k in 34.49 @ 5.48 av.
Scott asked whether I'd done PMC before? Well no not all of it. Last year I DNF'd at 62k - it was just 2 days after my dear old Dads funeral and the tail end of a month or so of high stress both physically and emotionally (it also coincided with a major restructure and promotion at work) - I was exhausted before I started and as I had a 7:00am flight to NZ the following morning I figured I had done enough when I hit Brooklyn (it was an "up" year) and so I jumped a train home.
I really enjoyed it though and would really like to knock it on the head this year - I've never run 96k with hills before - I have done 94k on the flat so I'm confident I can do it. Given my preparation has been a bit patchy I'll be happy with a finish in whatever time - the starting plan will be to run it in about 12 hours and just see what happens.
Hmmm it is getting closer....
Week Total: 43k
Month Total: 111k
Year Total: 737k
Consecutive Days Running: 7
I pulled up a bit sore after a hard training seesion last night and felt that I needed a bit more recovery than what I got out of my lawn mowing session this afternoon. So after pruning the roses it was off for another easy 6k around the foreshore.
All up 6k in 34.49 @ 5.48 av.
Scott asked whether I'd done PMC before? Well no not all of it. Last year I DNF'd at 62k - it was just 2 days after my dear old Dads funeral and the tail end of a month or so of high stress both physically and emotionally (it also coincided with a major restructure and promotion at work) - I was exhausted before I started and as I had a 7:00am flight to NZ the following morning I figured I had done enough when I hit Brooklyn (it was an "up" year) and so I jumped a train home.
I really enjoyed it though and would really like to knock it on the head this year - I've never run 96k with hills before - I have done 94k on the flat so I'm confident I can do it. Given my preparation has been a bit patchy I'll be happy with a finish in whatever time - the starting plan will be to run it in about 12 hours and just see what happens.
Hmmm it is getting closer....
Friday, May 18, 2007
Easy Six
Today Total: 6k
Week Total: 37k
Month Total: 105k (Edited to fix earlier error)
Year Total: 731k (Edited to fix earlier error)
Consecutive Days Running: 6
Just an easy 6k around the foreshore in 36.17 @ 6.03 average - sweet :-)
Week Total: 37k
Month Total: 105k (Edited to fix earlier error)
Year Total: 731k (Edited to fix earlier error)
Consecutive Days Running: 6
Just an easy 6k around the foreshore in 36.17 @ 6.03 average - sweet :-)
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Tempo Time
Today Total: 8k
Week Total: 31k
Month Total: 104k
Year Total: 721k
Consecutive Days Running 5
After a 1k warm up I took the pace up to what felt like tempo pace for my current fitness/weight for the next 5k.
Finished up with 5k in 26.36 @ 5.19 average for the tempo bit and with the final 2 warm down k's included a total of 8k in 45.12 @ 5.39 - getting there.
Week Total: 31k
Month Total: 104k
Year Total: 721k
Consecutive Days Running 5
After a 1k warm up I took the pace up to what felt like tempo pace for my current fitness/weight for the next 5k.
Finished up with 5k in 26.36 @ 5.19 average for the tempo bit and with the final 2 warm down k's included a total of 8k in 45.12 @ 5.39 - getting there.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
6k Cruise And Yet Another Gadget
Today Total: 6k
Week Total: 23k
Month Total: 96k
Year Total: 713k
Consecutive Days Running: 4
Another easy run tonight - extremely pleasant and still around the foreshore. I barely raised a sweat for 6k in 37.15 @ 6.13av.
Now to answer some questions:
The new camera is blue - I don't think brown is available in Australia and silver is so baby boomer! Besides the blue accessorises better with my blue 205 or red 305 :-)
I purchased it from digitalcameras.com.au for $498.00 (I had a $10 voucher and paid by paypal which was the cheapest option). I highly recommend them - ordered lunchtime Friday and had the camera mid morning Monday.
And nope - I'm not doing SMH - I'm allergic to crowds and having done it three times ('97, 98 & '06) I have no real desire to do it again - give me Fat Ass or a trail any day!
Oh yeah - I took delivery of my latest gadget today - a battery extender with a USB out port - the cool thing is it comes with a USB to 3 different sized jacks adapter so when I'm out 'n about I can now recharge my mobile phone, the cackleberry, my garmin/s and camera all from the one device so long as I have enough A4 batteries. It even has a 3 LED torch built into it - man I love gadgets!
Week Total: 23k
Month Total: 96k
Year Total: 713k
Consecutive Days Running: 4
Another easy run tonight - extremely pleasant and still around the foreshore. I barely raised a sweat for 6k in 37.15 @ 6.13av.
Now to answer some questions:
The new camera is blue - I don't think brown is available in Australia and silver is so baby boomer! Besides the blue accessorises better with my blue 205 or red 305 :-)
I purchased it from digitalcameras.com.au for $498.00 (I had a $10 voucher and paid by paypal which was the cheapest option). I highly recommend them - ordered lunchtime Friday and had the camera mid morning Monday.
And nope - I'm not doing SMH - I'm allergic to crowds and having done it three times ('97, 98 & '06) I have no real desire to do it again - give me Fat Ass or a trail any day!
Oh yeah - I took delivery of my latest gadget today - a battery extender with a USB out port - the cool thing is it comes with a USB to 3 different sized jacks adapter so when I'm out 'n about I can now recharge my mobile phone, the cackleberry, my garmin/s and camera all from the one device so long as I have enough A4 batteries. It even has a 3 LED torch built into it - man I love gadgets!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Double Digits
Today Total: 12k
Week Total: 17k
Month Total: 95k
Year Total: 707k
It has been a while since I've managed a midweek double digits run - so things are definitely on the up & up.
Having arrived home from work a bit earlier than usual I really didn't have any excuses not to so I headed off on my parks & foreshore route and a nice comfy run it was too.
Finished strongly with a sub 5min k to end up with 12k in 67.55 @ 5.40av. Pretty happy with that.
Week Total: 17k
Month Total: 95k
Year Total: 707k
It has been a while since I've managed a midweek double digits run - so things are definitely on the up & up.
Having arrived home from work a bit earlier than usual I really didn't have any excuses not to so I headed off on my parks & foreshore route and a nice comfy run it was too.
Finished strongly with a sub 5min k to end up with 12k in 67.55 @ 5.40av. Pretty happy with that.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Easy 5 & A New Toy
Today Total: 5k
Week Total: 5k
Month Total: 73k
Year Total: 695k
The coach said an easy 30 minutes tonight so it was out and back along the foreshore at 6min pace - 5k in 29.49 @ 5.58 av - easy peasy.
I took my new toy for a run with me - an Olympus MJU 770 WS - um it's a camera if you hadn't already known/guessed :-)
I've long wanted a camera that I can take on my long bush runs that I can sweat all over and bash about and the 770 being waterproof to 33', shockproof to survive a 5' fall, crushproof to 100kgs of direct weight as well as having an ultra-slim design (2cm thick) fits the bill perfectly.
Sits nicely in the hand while you run too - at less than 200gms inclusive of the battery I hardly noticed it given I often run with a handheld waterbottle more than twice the weight.
And whilst I'm bragging - it also has video with sound and with a 2GB memory card I can grab more than 30mins of video at 640 x 480 - kewl!
For the tech heads it is 7.1 megathingamee-bobs with a 3x optical look closer widget.
And yes (before anyone asks) - I did take some photos with it on my run tonight but I don't have my puter with me so I can't download them yet.
I love toys - how excitement :-)
EDIT - here is what I see when I run the foreshore trail of an evening - this view isn't the best one but I didn't go very far last night. For out of towners - yes that is Centrepoint Tower.
Week Total: 5k
Month Total: 73k
Year Total: 695k
The coach said an easy 30 minutes tonight so it was out and back along the foreshore at 6min pace - 5k in 29.49 @ 5.58 av - easy peasy.
I took my new toy for a run with me - an Olympus MJU 770 WS - um it's a camera if you hadn't already known/guessed :-)
I've long wanted a camera that I can take on my long bush runs that I can sweat all over and bash about and the 770 being waterproof to 33', shockproof to survive a 5' fall, crushproof to 100kgs of direct weight as well as having an ultra-slim design (2cm thick) fits the bill perfectly.
Sits nicely in the hand while you run too - at less than 200gms inclusive of the battery I hardly noticed it given I often run with a handheld waterbottle more than twice the weight.
And whilst I'm bragging - it also has video with sound and with a 2GB memory card I can grab more than 30mins of video at 640 x 480 - kewl!
For the tech heads it is 7.1 megathingamee-bobs with a 3x optical look closer widget.
And yes (before anyone asks) - I did take some photos with it on my run tonight but I don't have my puter with me so I can't download them yet.
I love toys - how excitement :-)
EDIT - here is what I see when I run the foreshore trail of an evening - this view isn't the best one but I didn't go very far last night. For out of towners - yes that is Centrepoint Tower.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Almost A Long Run
Today Total: 17k
Week Total: 38k
Month Total: 68k
Year Total: 690k
The deal was I would start running towards Sydney from our place up the lake and Mrs 2P would pick me up somewhere along the way. If I made it as far as the freeway I'd just turn around and start heading back.
It was a pretty good plan and armed with a handheld and a $10 note I figured I was good for 20 or so k before I got caught.
I started out really conservatively at 6.45 pace as it is uphill for the part. I was struggling to get into the groove and despite implementing the Tesso "go before you go" routine I needed to duck into the bushes rather urgently at 3k. Good thing some people had littered and I found a maccas bag choc full of serviettes - you can get lucky sometimes :-)
Feeling much better the pace picked up a bit and I was clicking em over at about 6.20 pace - nice LSD stuff. Stopped at the Caltex on the Pacific Highway (10k) at Doyalson for a refill of Gatorade and after that felt fantastic - I started pumping out sub 6 min k's - each one quicker than the one before.
By the 17th k I was down to 5.10 pace and feeling fine but just as Garmy beeped a toot on a horn indicated I'd been nabbed - Mrs 2P must have been a bit keen to get back to the brood for Mothers Day lunch.
Oh well - not the 20+k I was looking for but after a scratchy start it was a great run and a good confidence builder. All up 17k in 1.43.46 @ 6.06av.
Happy Mothers day to all the mums out there ;-)
Week Total: 38k
Month Total: 68k
Year Total: 690k
The deal was I would start running towards Sydney from our place up the lake and Mrs 2P would pick me up somewhere along the way. If I made it as far as the freeway I'd just turn around and start heading back.
It was a pretty good plan and armed with a handheld and a $10 note I figured I was good for 20 or so k before I got caught.
I started out really conservatively at 6.45 pace as it is uphill for the part. I was struggling to get into the groove and despite implementing the Tesso "go before you go" routine I needed to duck into the bushes rather urgently at 3k. Good thing some people had littered and I found a maccas bag choc full of serviettes - you can get lucky sometimes :-)
Feeling much better the pace picked up a bit and I was clicking em over at about 6.20 pace - nice LSD stuff. Stopped at the Caltex on the Pacific Highway (10k) at Doyalson for a refill of Gatorade and after that felt fantastic - I started pumping out sub 6 min k's - each one quicker than the one before.
By the 17th k I was down to 5.10 pace and feeling fine but just as Garmy beeped a toot on a horn indicated I'd been nabbed - Mrs 2P must have been a bit keen to get back to the brood for Mothers Day lunch.
Oh well - not the 20+k I was looking for but after a scratchy start it was a great run and a good confidence builder. All up 17k in 1.43.46 @ 6.06av.
Happy Mothers day to all the mums out there ;-)
Friday, May 11, 2007
Three In A Row
Today Total: 5k
Week Total: 21k
Month Total: 51k
Year Total: 673k
Nuffin too fancy - just a 5k recovery style run as an out and back around the foreshore. It was going to be 6k but a rather nagging matter (read I needed a loo) had me cutting back through the back of Massey Park Golf Course.
All up 5k in 29.39 @ 5.56 av.
Week Total: 21k
Month Total: 51k
Year Total: 673k
Nuffin too fancy - just a 5k recovery style run as an out and back around the foreshore. It was going to be 6k but a rather nagging matter (read I needed a loo) had me cutting back through the back of Massey Park Golf Course.
All up 5k in 29.39 @ 5.56 av.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Play It Again 2P
Today Total: 8k
Week Total: 16k
Month Total: 46k
Year Total: 668k
Same run as last night just a bit faster. Started out at around 6min pace for the first 2k - then ramped it up a bit for the rest including a sub 5 last k.
Saw CR Aunty Karen as I passed her place with 300m to go - I was on a mission and didn't want to stop and natter so I just called out a greeting but as it was pretty dark I'm not sure she knew who it was.
All up 8k in 44.24 @ 5.33 av.
Week Total: 16k
Month Total: 46k
Year Total: 668k
Same run as last night just a bit faster. Started out at around 6min pace for the first 2k - then ramped it up a bit for the rest including a sub 5 last k.
Saw CR Aunty Karen as I passed her place with 300m to go - I was on a mission and didn't want to stop and natter so I just called out a greeting but as it was pretty dark I'm not sure she knew who it was.
All up 8k in 44.24 @ 5.33 av.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Easy Eight
Today Total: 8k
Week Total: 8k
Month Total: 38k
Year Total: 660k
Pulled up really well after Sundays run and then had a really hard night of training on Monday night.
Work has been a bit bonkers lately so between an early start and a late finish yesterday running wasn't an option. Another late one today but I was determined to get out.
Just cruised around the foreshore in blustery but warm conditions - all up 8k in 47.43 @ 5.57 - one of the slowest road runs I've done in a while but it's done.
Week Total: 8k
Month Total: 38k
Year Total: 660k
Pulled up really well after Sundays run and then had a really hard night of training on Monday night.
Work has been a bit bonkers lately so between an early start and a late finish yesterday running wasn't an option. Another late one today but I was determined to get out.
Just cruised around the foreshore in blustery but warm conditions - all up 8k in 47.43 @ 5.57 - one of the slowest road runs I've done in a while but it's done.
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