Its the day before my race. Man, how did I manage to work at all. Talk about hyper and yabber yabber yabber. If I am like this with a half what will I be like with a full....:)
I coughed and sneezed this morning and thought, oh no I'm getting sick...as if......
Sleep last night was broken beyond all hell and I doubt tonight will be much better.
No training today, the "Schedule" says REST........oh sure..... Yesterday was to be an easy 30 minutes but I baled. Sleep has been shocking all week and I was knackered so just crashed early.
The weather forecast is OK I think. I heard someone say that there was a tail wind, there could only really be a tail or head wind, just the way the road goes, but who knows til the morning and the heat shouldn't be much of problem.
Right that's it for now.
C ya
Showing posts with label PreRace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PreRace. Show all posts
Friday, 17 November 2006
Wednesday, 15 November 2006
3 more sleeps ........
Just three more sleeps ..........arghhhhh
I collected my race pack this afternoon, 624 is me. And yeah me, I have won a spot prize that I cant collect until after the race. Wonder what it is........ Last I won a sports bag. Its all getting soooo exciting.....
Nothing to do today training wise. I must remember to check my heart rate in the morning. I have been forgetting, how do you remember to not move, check the clock, find ya pulse and count for a minute........too hard some mornings.......
I spoke with my coach today and asked how to get through that 'burn' feeling at about 16 -17 km. Of course he asked what kind of feeling it was, and I could only describe it as a burn but thought it must be lactic acid. His words were, you shouldn't be feeling anything more than tired legs and if anything more than tired, I've gone too fast and need to slow down. He annoys me sometimes with is casual nature. Its all serious business to me and he just says, don't get het up about times, go out and enjoy yourself and worrying will ruin the day for me. I guess he knows what he's doing......... I find it hard trusting him, hell I need to cause I know diddly about running except what I have learnt from 'The Forum' and books.
We talked about how much time to take off to recover and I need to get and see him next week to set up training for the marathon, so that is the plan at the minute.
Last run tomorrow - 30 min easy.
I will write my plan in here now so then I can see how well I stick with it on the day.
Working on 6:30 k's
5 k = 32:30
7 k = 45:30
10k = 1:05
12k = 1:18:30
15k = 1:37:30
17k = 1:50:30
19k = 2:03:30
21.1k = 2:16:30
Who knows.................... its an idea only and my first race, so I maybe totally dreaming.
I feel I have done the work except for totally stuffing up one long slow day becuase of what I consider a blonde moment in reading my schedule. Just not thinking.....but still, I think I have done enough. I have it in the back of my head, so long as I dont stop to walk and just keep the legs going and drink something at each drink station, even just a mouthful.
Its all so exciting...........arghhhhhhhhh. Just great fun and I love it to bits. The passion and achievement, nothing can stop me now!!!!!
Bye
I collected my race pack this afternoon, 624 is me. And yeah me, I have won a spot prize that I cant collect until after the race. Wonder what it is........ Last I won a sports bag. Its all getting soooo exciting.....
Nothing to do today training wise. I must remember to check my heart rate in the morning. I have been forgetting, how do you remember to not move, check the clock, find ya pulse and count for a minute........too hard some mornings.......
I spoke with my coach today and asked how to get through that 'burn' feeling at about 16 -17 km. Of course he asked what kind of feeling it was, and I could only describe it as a burn but thought it must be lactic acid. His words were, you shouldn't be feeling anything more than tired legs and if anything more than tired, I've gone too fast and need to slow down. He annoys me sometimes with is casual nature. Its all serious business to me and he just says, don't get het up about times, go out and enjoy yourself and worrying will ruin the day for me. I guess he knows what he's doing......... I find it hard trusting him, hell I need to cause I know diddly about running except what I have learnt from 'The Forum' and books.
We talked about how much time to take off to recover and I need to get and see him next week to set up training for the marathon, so that is the plan at the minute.
Last run tomorrow - 30 min easy.
I will write my plan in here now so then I can see how well I stick with it on the day.
Working on 6:30 k's
5 k = 32:30
7 k = 45:30
10k = 1:05
12k = 1:18:30
15k = 1:37:30
17k = 1:50:30
19k = 2:03:30
21.1k = 2:16:30
Who knows.................... its an idea only and my first race, so I maybe totally dreaming.
I feel I have done the work except for totally stuffing up one long slow day becuase of what I consider a blonde moment in reading my schedule. Just not thinking.....but still, I think I have done enough. I have it in the back of my head, so long as I dont stop to walk and just keep the legs going and drink something at each drink station, even just a mouthful.
Its all so exciting...........arghhhhhhhhh. Just great fun and I love it to bits. The passion and achievement, nothing can stop me now!!!!!
Bye
Tuesday, 14 November 2006
My first post
Hi, this is my first post of my first blog....MAR, you have led me astray I am sure of it.
Well, today was my second to last training session before the big day on Saturday, my first half marathon, running, that is. I walked it last year after 40 years of sendentary behaviour.....oh yes, I had never run in my life until February this year!!!!!! The big event is at Kerikeri which is north of Auckland.
So, todays training was shceduled to be:
40 mins easy with 3 x 2 min hard with 4 min easy between
I headed out the door later than usual (7.30 pm) because of Ems riding lessons but the up side was that it was nice and cool. Ems being my 10 year old daughter. The normal time is around 4pm. Not a morning person at all, but will try it one day.....
It went quite well I think. I go out too fast when starting the 'hard' part then my hard gets easier. I may learn one day not to go so hard to start with grrrrrr...... I have struggled with the speed work ever since starting it 2 or 3 months ago. Its a head thing I know and will have to get over myself and get into the right head space. I know that it does work and always feel a hell of an achievement when I do the whole session as I am supposed to.
Thats it for today. Now I must try to sort out the layout of this blog and get to grips with what I can and cant do here.
Bye for now.
Well, today was my second to last training session before the big day on Saturday, my first half marathon, running, that is. I walked it last year after 40 years of sendentary behaviour.....oh yes, I had never run in my life until February this year!!!!!! The big event is at Kerikeri which is north of Auckland.
So, todays training was shceduled to be:
40 mins easy with 3 x 2 min hard with 4 min easy between
I headed out the door later than usual (7.30 pm) because of Ems riding lessons but the up side was that it was nice and cool. Ems being my 10 year old daughter. The normal time is around 4pm. Not a morning person at all, but will try it one day.....
It went quite well I think. I go out too fast when starting the 'hard' part then my hard gets easier. I may learn one day not to go so hard to start with grrrrrr...... I have struggled with the speed work ever since starting it 2 or 3 months ago. Its a head thing I know and will have to get over myself and get into the right head space. I know that it does work and always feel a hell of an achievement when I do the whole session as I am supposed to.
Thats it for today. Now I must try to sort out the layout of this blog and get to grips with what I can and cant do here.
Bye for now.
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