I really enjoyed the run this morning even though I wimped out and cut it down to a short 3.5k route. I started moaning away to myself more or less straight away, as my legs felt as stiff as stumps and seemed to have lost all bounce after yesterdays 8k.
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I’d been watching the marathon runners on grandstand before I went out and really admired the way they stretched out their legs and ran in the true sense of the word. So I thought I would ignore my stiff legs and try proper running – actually it felt ok. I started dreaming about the day I could actually maintain this pace. Coming up to final straight I still felt good so I opened up again and completed the final 500 m split at a pace of 6.20 min/km. It felt great, my heart was steaming at 178 bpm but this was the first time my legs felt properly stretched out. I don’t know if this is down to visualisation or whether its an indication that I have just lost enough weight from my legs for them to actually pivot at the top of my thighs rather than just above my knees. That knee waddle really does inhibit fast paced running.
This weeks totals look pretty poor:
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Week Commencing |
Distance |
Time |
Av Pace |
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07/08/06 |
11.4k |
1:23:24 |
7:24 |
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31/07/06 |
21.3k |
2:40:50 |
7:33 |
|
August Totals |
32.5k |
4:04:14 |
7:30 |
I think it is time I put in place a training program for the 10k in October. I reckon I could be persuaded to try some speed work at least once week. I really don’t want to come last.
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There’s nothing wrong with daydreaming or visualising whilst running, before you know it 2-3 km’s have passed.
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