The morning came around far too quickly after a hot unsettled night. Trouble was I had to do a 10km fartlek run this morning. So fortified with a strong black coffee I headed off at 5.30am into the dark (its starting to get lighter later these days). I hate the first couple of kms - it takes me a while to get into my stride and before that happens it just feels like hard work.
Initially it felt cool and refreshing to be outside but it was only cool compared to the hot house I had just left. It very quickly began to feel hot and humid. hard to believe its Canberra and not the tropics. There was a mad dash home part way through the run thanks to tummy problems but otherwise no problems. Another run done and dusted. No run tomorrow and a 26km run on Saturday.
Session: fartlek run
Distance: 10km
Duration: 58.10min
AHR: 140; MHR: 158
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Hot
I ran 10km yesterday afternoon around Lake Ginninderra. It was hot and I was slow. I was also having tummy problems for the first half of the run so not fun although the second half of the run did improve. I think Mr B passed me on his bike but I can't be sure. Also saw Carolynne out running as well.
There was a toilet stop part way round the lake. I tentatively opened the toilet door hoping there wasn't a big hairy spider sitting on the other side. There is one particular toilet block by the lake which is like a huntsman hideaway, there are so many of them on the wall, on the ceiling, under the washbasin....... But there was no eight legged hairy arachnid hiding on the other side of the door. Though I didn't want to look too closely at the walls - they blend in with the colour scheme and there was one hiding in the corner.
There were quite a few people out running so I wasn't the only silly one. It was one run I was very happy to finish. Then I went for a 4km walk with Mr CJ.
Session: easy run
Distance: 10km
Duration: 55.46min
Pace: 5.34min/km
Cals: 395
AHR: 150: MHR: 169
This morning I backed up with a 12km run from home down to the lake and back home again. I wasn't going to be caught doing another run in the heat of the day. It was muggy and overcast when I left home but the cloud had burned off by the time I headed for home and was starting to warm up rapidly.
Note to self: remember to charge Garmin. It died at the turnaround point so I have no idea how long the run took, as I didn't take notice of the time when I left home. It was actually nice running without timing the run, for a change.
Distance: 12km
There was a toilet stop part way round the lake. I tentatively opened the toilet door hoping there wasn't a big hairy spider sitting on the other side. There is one particular toilet block by the lake which is like a huntsman hideaway, there are so many of them on the wall, on the ceiling, under the washbasin....... But there was no eight legged hairy arachnid hiding on the other side of the door. Though I didn't want to look too closely at the walls - they blend in with the colour scheme and there was one hiding in the corner.
There were quite a few people out running so I wasn't the only silly one. It was one run I was very happy to finish. Then I went for a 4km walk with Mr CJ.
Session: easy run
Distance: 10km
Duration: 55.46min
Pace: 5.34min/km
Cals: 395
AHR: 150: MHR: 169
This morning I backed up with a 12km run from home down to the lake and back home again. I wasn't going to be caught doing another run in the heat of the day. It was muggy and overcast when I left home but the cloud had burned off by the time I headed for home and was starting to warm up rapidly.
Note to self: remember to charge Garmin. It died at the turnaround point so I have no idea how long the run took, as I didn't take notice of the time when I left home. It was actually nice running without timing the run, for a change.
Distance: 12km
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Speedy Geese Monday night session
Well I did it! I showed up at the speedy geese session at Parliament House last night. It has been a couple of years since I've been there so it was a bit daunting returning because there are so many new people there that I don't know.
And it was a lot of fun! Ok I probably didn't over-exert myself on the hill sprints but there was a very good reason for that - my dodgy hammy really doesn't cope with too many hill sprints at any speed. Still it brought back a lot of memories of running around the tracks, running up those grassy hills and catching up with familiar faces. So yes, I will be back for more!
Session: warm up, hill runs, attrition hill sprints (I was mostly a spectator) & cool down
Distance: 8.6km
Duration: 58.36min
Cals: 336
AHR: 133; MHR: 167
And it was a lot of fun! Ok I probably didn't over-exert myself on the hill sprints but there was a very good reason for that - my dodgy hammy really doesn't cope with too many hill sprints at any speed. Still it brought back a lot of memories of running around the tracks, running up those grassy hills and catching up with familiar faces. So yes, I will be back for more!
Session: warm up, hill runs, attrition hill sprints (I was mostly a spectator) & cool down
Distance: 8.6km
Duration: 58.36min
Cals: 336
AHR: 133; MHR: 167
Monday, January 24, 2011
Character building
Saturday was my long run so it was an early start so I could get it over with as I had a busy day ahead. I decided to run over one of my favourite routes which takes me behind Hawker and Cook, through the Aranda bushland and into Black Mt nature park. Its a beautiful run but I had forgotten how hilly it is! Runner's amnesia - a bit like mothers after giving birth! Well I soon discovered how out of condition I am for hill running. What is it they say? What doesn't kill you makes you stronger? Well in that case I will be superwoman by the time the marathon comes around! Or dead!
Anyway I'm glad to do the run early because it warmed up very quickly and I was searching for shade as I ran...er...jogged...er...shuffled along and up as the case may be. I distracted myself by taking in the scenery and the flocks of magpies, parrots, cockatoos and galahs, and saying hi to the occasional walker. Never saw another runner though.
Session: long run
Distance: 24km
Time: 2hr 25.35min
Pace: slow
The best part by far was the coffee I had when I caught up with Strewth, Ewen, Andy and Liz afterwards at the War Memorial. Makes all the pain, the huffing and puffing, the sweatiness and all the thoughts of "why am I doing this" just disappear.
Sunday run
Not as early as Saturday's run after all a girls gotta sleep in once in a while, but it was still done before the day got too hot. Nothing to report - very uneventful. I thought of my brekkie the entire way as I was hungry!
Session: easy run
Distance: 8km
Time: 44.59min
Pace: does it matter
Anyway I'm glad to do the run early because it warmed up very quickly and I was searching for shade as I ran...er...jogged...er...shuffled along and up as the case may be. I distracted myself by taking in the scenery and the flocks of magpies, parrots, cockatoos and galahs, and saying hi to the occasional walker. Never saw another runner though.
Session: long run
Distance: 24km
Time: 2hr 25.35min
Pace: slow
The best part by far was the coffee I had when I caught up with Strewth, Ewen, Andy and Liz afterwards at the War Memorial. Makes all the pain, the huffing and puffing, the sweatiness and all the thoughts of "why am I doing this" just disappear.
Sunday run
Not as early as Saturday's run after all a girls gotta sleep in once in a while, but it was still done before the day got too hot. Nothing to report - very uneventful. I thought of my brekkie the entire way as I was hungry!
Session: easy run
Distance: 8km
Time: 44.59min
Pace: does it matter
Friday, January 21, 2011
Hellooooo!
Well its been a while but I'm back....again. Please no laying bets on how long this creative phase will last! I will take it blog post by blog post, so it might last one day, one week, one month, or god forbid, one year. But notice - I always come back! I drop in occasionally to say hi.
Anyway, its day 5 of marathon training. If you'd ask me yesterday how I felt I would've said shattered - I felt like I'd been hit by a Mack truck. Hmmm, not good, considering it was only day 4. That's how much out of condition I am with running, despite the fact that I ran the Hobart half marathon not that long ago. I'm indebted to Mick for getting me across the finish line!
I'm training for my 9th Canberra marathon. The original goal was to run 10 Canberra marathons with Strewth and gain Griffin status. The reason for this was because there weren't enough women on the list. But of course with all the kerfuffle that happened last year I'm not sure that the Griffin list even exists anymore. But I will do the 10 Canberra marathons because that was our goal. of course, Strewth, being the speedy goose that she is, does her 10th this year and I'll be cheering her on!!!
This morning the program said 10km with 10 x 1min hill repeats so that is what I did - well I ran 9.65km but that's close enough. I'm still figuring out my new whiz bang Garmin 310XT and I had made a custom workout for the hill repeats but then couldn't figure out how far I had run in total until I had finished the session. Confused? Well, trust me, I couldn't. Another issue I am having with the Garmin is the calculation of calories burnt. Ok it may not seem such an issue for many but I like to know whether I can consume that Magnum classic icecream guilt-free or not! It seems to be calculating a very low figure compared to my old Garmin 301 and the Polar HRM.
Today's session: 10km inc 10 x 1min hill repeats
Actual distance: 9.65km
Time: 56.53min
Pace: 5.53min/km
Cals: 372
AHR: 141; MHR: 165
Not pretty but its done and dusted. Actually I did do 11 hill repeats because I hit the wrong button (the Stop button rather than the Lap/Reset button) when it came to jogging back down the hill after a repeat. Just some of the issues I have to work through as I become acquainted with my new Garmin.
Anyway, its day 5 of marathon training. If you'd ask me yesterday how I felt I would've said shattered - I felt like I'd been hit by a Mack truck. Hmmm, not good, considering it was only day 4. That's how much out of condition I am with running, despite the fact that I ran the Hobart half marathon not that long ago. I'm indebted to Mick for getting me across the finish line!
I'm training for my 9th Canberra marathon. The original goal was to run 10 Canberra marathons with Strewth and gain Griffin status. The reason for this was because there weren't enough women on the list. But of course with all the kerfuffle that happened last year I'm not sure that the Griffin list even exists anymore. But I will do the 10 Canberra marathons because that was our goal. of course, Strewth, being the speedy goose that she is, does her 10th this year and I'll be cheering her on!!!
This morning the program said 10km with 10 x 1min hill repeats so that is what I did - well I ran 9.65km but that's close enough. I'm still figuring out my new whiz bang Garmin 310XT and I had made a custom workout for the hill repeats but then couldn't figure out how far I had run in total until I had finished the session. Confused? Well, trust me, I couldn't. Another issue I am having with the Garmin is the calculation of calories burnt. Ok it may not seem such an issue for many but I like to know whether I can consume that Magnum classic icecream guilt-free or not! It seems to be calculating a very low figure compared to my old Garmin 301 and the Polar HRM.
Today's session: 10km inc 10 x 1min hill repeats
Actual distance: 9.65km
Time: 56.53min
Pace: 5.53min/km
Cals: 372
AHR: 141; MHR: 165
Not pretty but its done and dusted. Actually I did do 11 hill repeats because I hit the wrong button (the Stop button rather than the Lap/Reset button) when it came to jogging back down the hill after a repeat. Just some of the issues I have to work through as I become acquainted with my new Garmin.
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