Week - 18k
Month - 31.5k
YTD - 1018k
Just a quick update, I have one more weekend that requires quite a bit of travelling and that's it for the remainder of the year so it's time to get back into some sort of routine and get on with training. I haven't even really had a chance to catch up on any blogs and currently bloglines is screaming at me with close to 70 posts to read.
Anyway, the training has been going well, although not many k's have been covered those that have clicked over have been without any hassles.
On Sunday the last day in Gladstone before travelling back home I hit the quite streets. The weather is a little different up there with a bit more humidity and even at 6pm it was still rather warm. I took it easy for the first k as a warm up and then maintained 4.30 pace for the remainder of the run covering the 8k in 36.29. Along the way I had some company when two staffies decided to chase after me and then stay with me for around a km before I told them to go home.
Monday I was travelling so no run.
Tuesday, headed out after work and felt great, had to hold myself back for the first couple of k before the lack of fitness took care of that. I am covering 10k now pretty easily and will ramp up the distance over the next few weeks. If I can cram in a couple of runs before Kurruwa of around 20k I will be happy and be more confident that I will be able to plod along and make the finish line. All up 10k in a tad under 46 mins.
Today, was no running but a circuit at work that involved alot of activities that hurt the legs. My next outing will either be tomorrow or Friday, somwhere in the vincinity of 60-70 mins.
I will endeavour to catch up on the blogs over the next few days and the weekend.
Until next time, Happy training :)
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
Milestone reached!
Week - 13.5k
Month - 13.5k
YTD - 1000k
I have finally done it, cracked the 1000k for the year. Woo Hoo!
I headed out today at 5pm after finishing work, for what I thought needed to be a 13.5k run to pass the 1000k mark. Setting out around the neighbourhood the weather was still and warm which quickly heated my body up. I was running a very easy pace but was really feeling it. So much so that I eased up on the pace even more just to make things a little more comfortable.
At around the 8k mark I was close to home and decided the 1000k target would have to wait until next run and would call it quits at 10k.
I was happy to finish, I was hot, sweaty and quite tired. Apart from the fatigue caused by the lack of training I got through the session with no niggles in just over 53 minutes. I even happier when I realised that the 10.5k was enough to get me to triple figures.
Off the subject;
Today I asked my work mate if he would like to be my partner in the Kurruwa relay. I am in no condition to get involved in being competitive for this event, so to pair up and run with someone who has never ran that sort of distance before would be a good option. He hasn't agreed to it 100% but he will come around, the only thing I haven't told him is that I have two days off work after this event and he doesn't :) I might tell him on the morning of the race ;)
Month - 13.5k
YTD - 1000k
I have finally done it, cracked the 1000k for the year. Woo Hoo!
I headed out today at 5pm after finishing work, for what I thought needed to be a 13.5k run to pass the 1000k mark. Setting out around the neighbourhood the weather was still and warm which quickly heated my body up. I was running a very easy pace but was really feeling it. So much so that I eased up on the pace even more just to make things a little more comfortable.
At around the 8k mark I was close to home and decided the 1000k target would have to wait until next run and would call it quits at 10k.
I was happy to finish, I was hot, sweaty and quite tired. Apart from the fatigue caused by the lack of training I got through the session with no niggles in just over 53 minutes. I even happier when I realised that the 10.5k was enough to get me to triple figures.
Off the subject;
Today I asked my work mate if he would like to be my partner in the Kurruwa relay. I am in no condition to get involved in being competitive for this event, so to pair up and run with someone who has never ran that sort of distance before would be a good option. He hasn't agreed to it 100% but he will come around, the only thing I haven't told him is that I have two days off work after this event and he doesn't :) I might tell him on the morning of the race ;)
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Family, Fitness and Fatigue
Week - 3k
Month - 3k
YTD - 989.5k
My schedule for hectic weekends again saw this one disappear before my eyes. There is no letting up either and just looking at the calender for the Brisbane road runners I have just realised that there is a slim chance that I can make only one more race this year and that is on Xmas eve.
The weekend saw the family travel up to Gladstone again for Cass's grandads suprise 80th birthday bash. I was unable to go to this up until mid last week when I wasn't required to work this weekend. Alot of organising went into this event with around 50 family members from all over Australia congrigating in the quite place of Happy rock. I had met only a small proportion of Cass's family so this was going to be a weekend full of introductions. By the end of the day I had forgotten most peoples names, had a sore hand from doing the manly ' look how hard I can squeeze your hand' shake thing, a wrinkled up face from the moist lips of old people kissing my cheek and sore ribs from being hugged by more than my fair share of people.
Overall it was a good weekend however quite exhausting considering I then had to drive home again this afternoon (600k). Next week will be much the same, I work for two days and then back again on Wednesday for a wedding that weekend.
I knew that training is going to be the thing that suffers so yesterday before the party I dragged out Cass's brothers fiance (fi) for a 30 minute session. It was a slow jog with some walking broken up at the 1/2 mark of three hill repeats. This hill is quite steep, it is just a side street but it climbs quickly over about 100m. So much so that the residents that live up top have to wear jumpers compared to the stubbies and singlets the residents wear living at base camp.
After two repeats Fi had enough and while I ran to the top she walked. On my way down we met up and turned around and continued for another 10 minuts or so doing a fartlek session between the power poles.
Overall an easy session, the man thing was making it a tough session for Fiona who has been improving her fitness in the last 6 months or so.
I wanted and needed to go for a run this afternoon after my drive but I had a headache from driving and fell asleep for an hour or so. I will get out tomorrow afternoon for a jaunt. I also have PT in the morning for work so hopefully I will get something out of that aswell.
5 weeks till Kurruwa and I still haven't done much it is looking like 20k of walking and 5k of running :)
Month - 3k
YTD - 989.5k
My schedule for hectic weekends again saw this one disappear before my eyes. There is no letting up either and just looking at the calender for the Brisbane road runners I have just realised that there is a slim chance that I can make only one more race this year and that is on Xmas eve.
The weekend saw the family travel up to Gladstone again for Cass's grandads suprise 80th birthday bash. I was unable to go to this up until mid last week when I wasn't required to work this weekend. Alot of organising went into this event with around 50 family members from all over Australia congrigating in the quite place of Happy rock. I had met only a small proportion of Cass's family so this was going to be a weekend full of introductions. By the end of the day I had forgotten most peoples names, had a sore hand from doing the manly ' look how hard I can squeeze your hand' shake thing, a wrinkled up face from the moist lips of old people kissing my cheek and sore ribs from being hugged by more than my fair share of people.
Overall it was a good weekend however quite exhausting considering I then had to drive home again this afternoon (600k). Next week will be much the same, I work for two days and then back again on Wednesday for a wedding that weekend.
I knew that training is going to be the thing that suffers so yesterday before the party I dragged out Cass's brothers fiance (fi) for a 30 minute session. It was a slow jog with some walking broken up at the 1/2 mark of three hill repeats. This hill is quite steep, it is just a side street but it climbs quickly over about 100m. So much so that the residents that live up top have to wear jumpers compared to the stubbies and singlets the residents wear living at base camp.
After two repeats Fi had enough and while I ran to the top she walked. On my way down we met up and turned around and continued for another 10 minuts or so doing a fartlek session between the power poles.
Overall an easy session, the man thing was making it a tough session for Fiona who has been improving her fitness in the last 6 months or so.
I wanted and needed to go for a run this afternoon after my drive but I had a headache from driving and fell asleep for an hour or so. I will get out tomorrow afternoon for a jaunt. I also have PT in the morning for work so hopefully I will get something out of that aswell.
5 weeks till Kurruwa and I still haven't done much it is looking like 20k of walking and 5k of running :)
Sunday, October 29, 2006
The week that was..........
Week - 0k
Month - 26.5k
YTD - 986.5k
Pretty Good!
Since the last time I posted just over a week ago I have ventured out for three runs. Although the longest was 5k, it was over three consectuive days and I got through it without a hitch.
After the 5k run I did 10 days ago I pulled up a little uncomfortable in regards to the hip. I took 8 days off only doing upper body stuff and walking. So the time came when I decided that I should get out there and give it another go.
Thursday, after work, I walked over to the rugby fields and set off for a 3k hit out. I extended my usual laps to include half bitumen half grass just to get a feel for the harder surface. It was an easy pace of around 4.50 av. and finished with no signs of soreness, which was a relief.
Friday, having a nice relaxing day off work I headed out for a 5k run entirely on road and footpaths. After some stretching I set off. Nice and easy for the first kilometre to warm up which ended up being 5.35. The humidity was high and even after a km I was sweating alot, I didn't take any water and was greatful that it was only another 20 mins or so before I could stop.
I gradually increased the pace through the next 4k. I wanted a time under 25 mins so I had to make up the 35 secs from the 1st km to do this. The track I ran was a new route with some slight hills. I was pleased to get home in just over 24.30, with again no signs of the injury.
Yesterday, the monthly TT at Shorncliffe. I haven't been fo a long time and forgot about the work the council was doing to the footpaths which changed the track. Just by chance I stumbled across everyone at the new starting area by taking a newly discovered shortcut.
The area where we conduct this TT is a great spot. It is a bikepath at the waters edge of Moreton Bay which looks awesome on a clear day early in the morning. Yesterday was one of those days however the wind was blowing. I have done a few TT there and at times the wind is strong but it was always a cross wind. I'm unsure if it was a change in location but the out leg of the run was into a massive head wind and was very difficult to run in.
At the start there were a few prams to contend with so for the first 200m I was allocated to the grass. From the onset I knew that with the head wind it was going to be a tough day. I had no goal in mind just run as hard but as sensible as possible and see what comes from it.
Running a foreign course aswell I think I was a bit hesitant, however having some familiar faces around me was a good sign, or was it?? considering that they have been running every week and I haven't, maybe I had gone out to hard for my current fitness level.
Getting to the turn around was a great relief and it felt great to now cruise along but still able to maintain the same speed. It was good until probably a k into the return loop when the absence of wind was causing my body to become very hot. The fellows around me where breathing heavy aswell so I wasn't the only one now feeling the effects.
I could now see the finish line and noticed that those ahead of me continued to run past it....Noooooo. It was not good for the morale as I could see that there was another witches hat further down that we had to run around and run back to the start line. This meant the last 300m was again into the head wind. I let those around me go past as I had been doing all the work up front for the entire race and just slipped in behind them.
By this stage I was puffed but kept with them, the witches hat come up and I increased the pace and past the blokes I could hear there breathing slowly get softer and knew that I had gapped them. I maintained this pace up until I finished crossing the line 20.10.
I was quite happy with the time considering the wind, some say that the wind would have added 10 secs to there time but I think 10 secs per km for 1/2 the race would have been more accurate. To be able to still nudge sub 20 after running a total of 26k in the last 5 weeks I couldn't ask for anything more. I felt a slight niggle from the hip after the run but disappeared about an hour later and never returned.
Later that day I headed up to Noosa to watch the Asics Bolt amongst other events. It was a good day.
Month - 26.5k
YTD - 986.5k
Pretty Good!
Since the last time I posted just over a week ago I have ventured out for three runs. Although the longest was 5k, it was over three consectuive days and I got through it without a hitch.
After the 5k run I did 10 days ago I pulled up a little uncomfortable in regards to the hip. I took 8 days off only doing upper body stuff and walking. So the time came when I decided that I should get out there and give it another go.
Thursday, after work, I walked over to the rugby fields and set off for a 3k hit out. I extended my usual laps to include half bitumen half grass just to get a feel for the harder surface. It was an easy pace of around 4.50 av. and finished with no signs of soreness, which was a relief.
Friday, having a nice relaxing day off work I headed out for a 5k run entirely on road and footpaths. After some stretching I set off. Nice and easy for the first kilometre to warm up which ended up being 5.35. The humidity was high and even after a km I was sweating alot, I didn't take any water and was greatful that it was only another 20 mins or so before I could stop.
I gradually increased the pace through the next 4k. I wanted a time under 25 mins so I had to make up the 35 secs from the 1st km to do this. The track I ran was a new route with some slight hills. I was pleased to get home in just over 24.30, with again no signs of the injury.
Yesterday, the monthly TT at Shorncliffe. I haven't been fo a long time and forgot about the work the council was doing to the footpaths which changed the track. Just by chance I stumbled across everyone at the new starting area by taking a newly discovered shortcut.
The area where we conduct this TT is a great spot. It is a bikepath at the waters edge of Moreton Bay which looks awesome on a clear day early in the morning. Yesterday was one of those days however the wind was blowing. I have done a few TT there and at times the wind is strong but it was always a cross wind. I'm unsure if it was a change in location but the out leg of the run was into a massive head wind and was very difficult to run in.
At the start there were a few prams to contend with so for the first 200m I was allocated to the grass. From the onset I knew that with the head wind it was going to be a tough day. I had no goal in mind just run as hard but as sensible as possible and see what comes from it.
Running a foreign course aswell I think I was a bit hesitant, however having some familiar faces around me was a good sign, or was it?? considering that they have been running every week and I haven't, maybe I had gone out to hard for my current fitness level.
Getting to the turn around was a great relief and it felt great to now cruise along but still able to maintain the same speed. It was good until probably a k into the return loop when the absence of wind was causing my body to become very hot. The fellows around me where breathing heavy aswell so I wasn't the only one now feeling the effects.
I could now see the finish line and noticed that those ahead of me continued to run past it....Noooooo. It was not good for the morale as I could see that there was another witches hat further down that we had to run around and run back to the start line. This meant the last 300m was again into the head wind. I let those around me go past as I had been doing all the work up front for the entire race and just slipped in behind them.
By this stage I was puffed but kept with them, the witches hat come up and I increased the pace and past the blokes I could hear there breathing slowly get softer and knew that I had gapped them. I maintained this pace up until I finished crossing the line 20.10.
I was quite happy with the time considering the wind, some say that the wind would have added 10 secs to there time but I think 10 secs per km for 1/2 the race would have been more accurate. To be able to still nudge sub 20 after running a total of 26k in the last 5 weeks I couldn't ask for anything more. I felt a slight niggle from the hip after the run but disappeared about an hour later and never returned.
Later that day I headed up to Noosa to watch the Asics Bolt amongst other events. It was a good day.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Not quite ready yet!
Arriving home from work I was in no mood to do the chores that need to be done around the house, mainly the front lawn. Instead I opted to prepare tea and go for a run. Another 5k on the agenda this time back on the hard stuff and another increase in pace.
It was about 5pm before I had started to get my gear organised and set off. The afternoon had really heated up so this was perfect time to head out. I was searching for my shoes when I realised I had left them at work, both pairs! and the only other runners I had where my flogged out Asics.
I was all keen by this stage so I decided to put them on and do what I had planned. The first few metres when pretty ordinary, the cushioning was about as good as a set of double pluggers from woolies.
I planned to do the 5k in 22.30 so a solid training run. I was a bit sceptical about the cardio but I seemed to handle it without a problem. The cycling and swimming must be doing something I guess.
Throughout the run my right leg never felt good, not so much the hip but the whole upper leg in general. I wasn't in any pain just somewhat unsettling. I reached the 2.5k mark in 11 min and returned in 11.12 making the 5k run in 22.12.
I think that my body is still not ready to begin training, I will lay off again for a bit and stay on the softer stuff aswell. I know the shoes wouldn't have helped but I don't think it was the cause of the discomfort. Right now I need to face reality and focus on recovery rather than getting excited about events. As much as it hurts I think that Kurruwa is now 50/50, I won't even bother about searching for a partner, the odds on letting that person down is far too great.
It was about 5pm before I had started to get my gear organised and set off. The afternoon had really heated up so this was perfect time to head out. I was searching for my shoes when I realised I had left them at work, both pairs! and the only other runners I had where my flogged out Asics.
I was all keen by this stage so I decided to put them on and do what I had planned. The first few metres when pretty ordinary, the cushioning was about as good as a set of double pluggers from woolies.
I planned to do the 5k in 22.30 so a solid training run. I was a bit sceptical about the cardio but I seemed to handle it without a problem. The cycling and swimming must be doing something I guess.
Throughout the run my right leg never felt good, not so much the hip but the whole upper leg in general. I wasn't in any pain just somewhat unsettling. I reached the 2.5k mark in 11 min and returned in 11.12 making the 5k run in 22.12.
I think that my body is still not ready to begin training, I will lay off again for a bit and stay on the softer stuff aswell. I know the shoes wouldn't have helped but I don't think it was the cause of the discomfort. Right now I need to face reality and focus on recovery rather than getting excited about events. As much as it hurts I think that Kurruwa is now 50/50, I won't even bother about searching for a partner, the odds on letting that person down is far too great.
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