A week of ups and downs

1 August 2007

I meet the usual gang for our mid week run. I was pleased to have Razor join us again after finishing his community service. Just another 90 minute session, with our average pace getting slightly quicker each week.

PM- I meet a friend at my local gym for a Pilates class.

2 August 2007

I woke up exhausted; Blue Dog just laughed and commented how that exactly the way distance runners should feel (according to Sean). Today's session was Big Bertha, however on our new course. I had ten laps and by the time I got to the fourth lap I could have just walked away from the session, I felt terrible. I just gritted by teeth and finished the 10 laps and was thankful it was all over.

3 August 2007

30 minutes today. Just for something different I set the Garmin to alert me at 15minute intervals, allowing me to just turn around and run home after 15 minutes not looking at pace or distance. I finished a perfect run with 30 minutes at 5:26/km pace.

4 August 2007

A couple of weeks ago I was instructed not run/race the Striders 10km. This actually worked out well, as I had to have some medical tests on Saturday morning that involved fasting, urine tests and a lot of blood tests. After a nice wholesome lunch and my first coffee for the day, I went for a run later afternoon and felt great. Total of 11km at 5:35/km pace.

5 August 2007

After endless emails during the week the usual gang decided on a run in the Royal National Park. I suggested a course that would meet every body's needs. Everything was going great until I hit 90 minutes and I just hit the wall. This was probably a combination of the tests from the day before and the diet I had to follow leading up to the tests. I decided to keep running until I found Katie who was out for LSD Walk and then walked back to her car with her. We waited for the others to return and I decided to run back to my car with them. So in total I had a 2hr run and 1hr walk. Not quite the training session I had planned, but shit happens.

We then enjoyed a great brunch at Gymea. Our waitress had a very familiar face, and when I suggested she was the winner Australian Princess everyone thought I was mad. I am pleased to say I was right, us dirty smelly runners were being served by reality TV royalty.

6 August 2007

An easy hour along the shores of Botany Bay watching the sun came up.