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Thursday Jul 2, 2009 #
running (Belair night) 45:00 [3] 9.4 km (4:47 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel 2130
Belair night run in the rain with Simon, John, Vanessa, Lauren. Long Gully to the redwoods and back. The creek was flowing beautifully but I could only hear not see it. Then my torch died and I couldn't see at all. Luckily the others came back for me :)
Most of me is okay but quads lacking in strength and there is a tendon behind my knee which twinges if I just touch it at a certain spot - probably neuropathic. In hindsight, I should have eaten more protein after the run on Sunday but I was concentrating on fluids at the time.
Most of me is okay but quads lacking in strength and there is a tendon behind my knee which twinges if I just touch it at a certain spot - probably neuropathic. In hindsight, I should have eaten more protein after the run on Sunday but I was concentrating on fluids at the time.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 #
Note
(rest day)
I'm sure that millions of people all over the world went running today. I chose to be an individual and not succumb to peer group pressure :)
Monday Jun 29, 2009 #
running (recovery) 36:00 [3] 6.3 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: New Balance
If Shannon can run the day after doing the "M" word, maybe so can I. Not continuing for another 363 days in a row though!!!
Warm night for a jog around Hyde Park and Fullarton. My excitement at finding a slippery-dip was marred by the stupid invisible bar at head height when climbing up the ladder. No one even saw me klonk myself, as they were all running off into the distance...
Afterwards Fern and John and I had a meeting of the secret oyster-eaters' club while Simon and Tyson shuddered at us.
Warm night for a jog around Hyde Park and Fullarton. My excitement at finding a slippery-dip was marred by the stupid invisible bar at head height when climbing up the ladder. No one even saw me klonk myself, as they were all running off into the distance...
Afterwards Fern and John and I had a meeting of the secret oyster-eaters' club while Simon and Tyson shuddered at us.
Sunday Jun 28, 2009 #
running race (Pichi Richi Marathon) 3:48:39 [4] 42.2 km (5:25 / km) +420m 5:10 / km
shoes: Asics Gel 2130
It's much quicker to drive this in a car! But there are worse places to run 42km. Okay, so the first 10km from Port Augusta West to Stirling North were really boring, and the next 10km a constant uphill - not very steep but the sun was in my eyes, there was a head wind, and a few people passed me here - this was my worst phase. I did the first 12km in 58min and figured now I had a 30km run to do on top of this. After the half marathon start at Saltia (1.46.30) I felt better with the sun behind a cloud and the scenery through the Pichi Richi Pass to look at. This section goes gently up and down and and crosses the steam train line 4 times.
George (who was still in bed when I was on the start line) caught up with me at about 30km but I told him to drive another 5km and at that point I handed him my pack, not that it had much in it, and grabbed a bottle of Powerade which I ran with and drank over the last 7km. I figured that once it was flat/downhill I should be able to run a bit faster and so I actually passed a couple of guys on this section while dodging the 10km walkers with whom the road seemed to be littered. Ran the last 5km on the road verge as this was softer than the bitumen, and actually managed to chase someone through the gate and overtake them at the finish!
Quorn is 300m above sea level, the highest point on the course is 340m, maybe total climb 420m? Results now on the website http://www.pichirichimarathon.org.au Mandy Towler took 3.19; I had expected her to be about half an hour in front of me, and Mayuko Kurashima 3.34; I figured she'd be about 15min in front, and I was about right. Guess I could have trained to be faster, if I'd prioritised that over orienteering - and next time maybe I will :)
George (who was still in bed when I was on the start line) caught up with me at about 30km but I told him to drive another 5km and at that point I handed him my pack, not that it had much in it, and grabbed a bottle of Powerade which I ran with and drank over the last 7km. I figured that once it was flat/downhill I should be able to run a bit faster and so I actually passed a couple of guys on this section while dodging the 10km walkers with whom the road seemed to be littered. Ran the last 5km on the road verge as this was softer than the bitumen, and actually managed to chase someone through the gate and overtake them at the finish!
Quorn is 300m above sea level, the highest point on the course is 340m, maybe total climb 420m? Results now on the website http://www.pichirichimarathon.org.au Mandy Towler took 3.19; I had expected her to be about half an hour in front of me, and Mayuko Kurashima 3.34; I figured she'd be about 15min in front, and I was about right. Guess I could have trained to be faster, if I'd prioritised that over orienteering - and next time maybe I will :)
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