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Sunday Feb 8, 2015 #
7 AM
run 2:04:52 [3] 23.23 km (5:23 / km) +92m 5:16 / km
shoes: Saucony Mirage 3.2
Well... that was harder than what I had planned. Headed out through Bluff Point and Sunset and out into the dunes to have a bit more of an explore.
Felt OK without being particularly sparky early and enjoyed the first half. Out past the wastewater treatment plant, then tried a path that went a long way, then hit a T junction, but both parts of the track disappeared, so ended up zi-zagging my way through the dune scrub till I hit the access path. That was boring, so headed out towards the beach, kind of knowing I was over-reaching, but not wanting to go back the way I had come.
Ended up at Glenfields Beach and then wandered my way along some more sand tracks and duney bits until I came out near the corner of Glenfield Beach Rd and Chapman Rd.
It was pretty hot and disgustingly humid and I had ditched my soaked singlet by this point. I was also aware that I was a few km longer than planned and even further out by time, as the sand and bush running had blown the km rate out of the water.
Really glad I had packed my left over gels from a couple of weeks ago. None left any more. Ran out of water 5km from home and was pretty cooked by the time I finished. A cold shower helped things a bit, but I was soaked in sweat again within a minute of getting out.
Might be taking it a bit easy for the rest of the day.
Other point of note is I faced up to the fact that my running shoes are dying and combined with the rebuilt orthotics are contributing to things not feeling quite right, so pulled out a new pair today. Seemed to help quite a bit.
Felt OK without being particularly sparky early and enjoyed the first half. Out past the wastewater treatment plant, then tried a path that went a long way, then hit a T junction, but both parts of the track disappeared, so ended up zi-zagging my way through the dune scrub till I hit the access path. That was boring, so headed out towards the beach, kind of knowing I was over-reaching, but not wanting to go back the way I had come.
Ended up at Glenfields Beach and then wandered my way along some more sand tracks and duney bits until I came out near the corner of Glenfield Beach Rd and Chapman Rd.
It was pretty hot and disgustingly humid and I had ditched my soaked singlet by this point. I was also aware that I was a few km longer than planned and even further out by time, as the sand and bush running had blown the km rate out of the water.
Really glad I had packed my left over gels from a couple of weeks ago. None left any more. Ran out of water 5km from home and was pretty cooked by the time I finished. A cold shower helped things a bit, but I was soaked in sweat again within a minute of getting out.
Might be taking it a bit easy for the rest of the day.
Other point of note is I faced up to the fact that my running shoes are dying and combined with the rebuilt orthotics are contributing to things not feeling quite right, so pulled out a new pair today. Seemed to help quite a bit.
Saturday Feb 7, 2015 #
7 AM
run 1:03:38 [2] 13.04 km (4:53 / km) +60m 4:46 / km
shoes: Saucony Mirage 3
Another disappointing week of (not) training. I have had a stomach bug since last Saturday, which I managed to ignore through last weekend, but has been affecting my energy levels and sleep, although getting a bit better the last couple of days. Combined with starting back at school, I turned off my alarm and went back to sleep 5 days in a row...
Managed to haul myself out this morning for another warm and humid run. Rhythm was OK, but just felt flat and lifeless and a bit drained by the end of it.
Will see how I recover before deciding on plans for tomorrow's effort, and hopefully get back into the swing of things next week.
Managed to haul myself out this morning for another warm and humid run. Rhythm was OK, but just felt flat and lifeless and a bit drained by the end of it.
Will see how I recover before deciding on plans for tomorrow's effort, and hopefully get back into the swing of things next week.