Running (Long Night Run) 1:19:36 [3] 11.6 km (6:52 / km) +169m 6:24 / km
ahr:153 max:168 shoes: ASICS GEL - Nimbus 17
Late start because I had a dinner function first - which probably wasnt the best starting point!
Emma thought I was crazy given:
- its rest week
- just had massive meal
- pissing down with rain
All valid points.
I ran anyway - Will was drenched on arrival and it was lashing it down we waited a bit then just went stuff it and off we went - via graylands hospital (appropriate), JTC, sooner to be CC playing fields - man running on that sand was BRUTAL. pretty much destroyed me getting across that. despair when I reaslised we had only done 3km at that point! and lower back was hurting and legs where burning. Rain was least of my concern - but we had both agreed it was probably the heaviest we had run in.
Was committed to 10 which seemed a stretch as we went in to bold park and up a sand trail - a short walk in there and a solid path and we where moving again until we had to climb our way out of the park toward the current CC playing fields - down the road to the corner of them and across the fields, into swanbourne golf course and around a few fairways - a bit of walking in the golf course on hills of sand and then back to a trot.
Exited via main entrance and then down to claremont lake - accidentally took the long loop around the lake and had a brief walk on the flat - starting to feel the burn a bit now. Then out to alfred and home.
Felt pretty good to be honest - pace was slow but consistent - probably could have gone harder but didnt want to blow up completely on first run or in the wet. Look forward to doing it again.
Hot shower / compression socks / milk / water / stretching / sleep make everything good for tomorrow - oh wait in a few minutes today gah. gyms going to be a challenge...
-EDIT- 19/4 - keep forgetting to add work spike light way too tight and had a tennis ball like mark on forehead for quite some time after the run lol