Not a good idea to have pizza and wine and chocolate biscuits the night before a longer run. Managed a reasonable time anyway, but I was very tired afterwards and had to have a nana nap this afternoon.
I did four laps of Princes Park that's 12.7km in 81 minutes, not bad. Started at about 8.30am, sunny but cool. Lots of people out walking and running. The splits were:
18:48
22:14 (included a toilet break of approx 2 min)
20:16
19:47
That made a total of 32km for the week - the most I have run in quite some time. As well as the run on Monday, I did 5km on each of Wednesday and Friday, times were 32 & 31 minutes.
Exercised on Tuesday and Thursday and went for a long walk yesterday. So a very good week. Except on the food front - some improvement required there!
No unusual aches or pains - feeling good!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
A good week
Feel like I am back to normal. A few twinges this week, but nothing that is concerning me, other than my tight calves, and that is quite normal. I exercised on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Ran 5 km on both Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Tuesday was hot and humid and a bit of a struggle because of it - so I was happy with a time of 34min.
Thursday was cool and so I managed a whole three minutes faster - 31min! Very happy with that.
Saturday I had to push myself over my 8km, was a bit of a struggle, had to walk a little bit. So I was very happy that it was 50 min.
Today was another public holiday so I went for a longer run - drove to Princes Park and did three laps = 9.55km in a total of 58 min - a very good time. The splits were:
18:53
19:43
19:59
The second and third laps included brief stops for drinks which is reflected in the times. It was quite warm but with a breeze and there is a fair bit of shade around the park which is good because it was after 1pm when I started.
Feeling very good.
Ran 5 km on both Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Tuesday was hot and humid and a bit of a struggle because of it - so I was happy with a time of 34min.
Thursday was cool and so I managed a whole three minutes faster - 31min! Very happy with that.
Saturday I had to push myself over my 8km, was a bit of a struggle, had to walk a little bit. So I was very happy that it was 50 min.
Today was another public holiday so I went for a longer run - drove to Princes Park and did three laps = 9.55km in a total of 58 min - a very good time. The splits were:
18:53
19:43
19:59
The second and third laps included brief stops for drinks which is reflected in the times. It was quite warm but with a breeze and there is a fair bit of shade around the park which is good because it was after 1pm when I started.
Feeling very good.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
that's better
I actually went 10 days without running - nearly drove me crazy, but it was worth it. My foot is much better now. I felt like a run on Tuesday, but decided it would be best to wait until after my regular chiropractor appointment on Wednesday.
So I ran 5km on Thursday morning in about 32min. Not worried about the time, just glad to be back into it and feeling good. A few twinges in my feet and knees, but much better.
Then I ran my old 6.4km route on Saturday mid morning in about 43 min - another good run, and had no problems with the Albion St hill.
My left foot is now a bit sore - but that's from wearing heals last night for the first time in a week - it will be fine.
I have done a fair bit of walking this week, at least an hour a day. That doesnt make up for not running, but better than sitting around all day.
Only exercised once this week. I had the week off work and did some gardening and stuff. Next week I'll get back into a routine.
A few more short runs this week to make sure my feet are ok, might even wait a couple of weeks before pushing out to a longer run.
So I ran 5km on Thursday morning in about 32min. Not worried about the time, just glad to be back into it and feeling good. A few twinges in my feet and knees, but much better.
Then I ran my old 6.4km route on Saturday mid morning in about 43 min - another good run, and had no problems with the Albion St hill.
My left foot is now a bit sore - but that's from wearing heals last night for the first time in a week - it will be fine.
I have done a fair bit of walking this week, at least an hour a day. That doesnt make up for not running, but better than sitting around all day.
Only exercised once this week. I had the week off work and did some gardening and stuff. Next week I'll get back into a routine.
A few more short runs this week to make sure my feet are ok, might even wait a couple of weeks before pushing out to a longer run.
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