I cannot believe is now a week since Fitzroy Falls Marathton. I really don't have a lot to say about my run. I have a some time to think out it have established a new direction and goal.
Needless to day I pulled up very well post-marathon (too good actually). Sunday was my only rest day and I was then back into.
Monday: 40 minutes on the wind-trainer
Tuesday: 4 x Wild Wally Reps.
Wednesday: 10km run, 30 minutes cross-trainer, pilates class
Thursday: SWEAT "white fence" (17:21 (PB), 17:59, 1km 4:25 (PB))
On a personal note, my mother's health is again a concern. On Monday I took her for a bone scan for suspected bone cancer, thankfully she got the all clear. However, she had further tests yesterday and the cancer has resurfaced on her liver after having 70% of it removed in June, and she also has been diagnosed with cancer on her lungs. Definately some tough days ahead.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Tapering!
Another couple of weeks have just slipped away. After another couple of solid weeks training I am now tapering for Fitzroy Falls. I finsihed my last long run on Sunday with a nasty fall, so I am now carrying a few scratches, bruises and a swallon knee. Otherwise I feel very relaxed about FF, I have completed all the training, feeling pretty strong, no injuries and with no pressure (well as much as I can).
Next week I will have to be very disciplined with my diet and ensure I eat regularly and ensure I eat all my snacks that I often skip (forget). However, I have been given medical advice not to carbo load and focus on maintaining my energy levels through the event. Fortunately, I used W2B and Glasshouse (30km) to experiement with maintaining my energy levels, so I should be okay.
Next week I will have to be very disciplined with my diet and ensure I eat regularly and ensure I eat all my snacks that I often skip (forget). However, I have been given medical advice not to carbo load and focus on maintaining my energy levels through the event. Fortunately, I used W2B and Glasshouse (30km) to experiement with maintaining my energy levels, so I should be okay.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Chasing my tail!
Life has been pretty busy since my last post;
* a trip to the Glass House Mountains that involved a 30km trail race (4th female)
* Blue Dog's birthday
* annual work ball
* my step-daughter's 21st
* a wedding
* baby sitting a beautiful red cattle dog whilst my parents are away for a couple of weeks
Although life has been hectic and I have not blogged for a couple of weeks, my training has continued as usual and am feeling pretty good about my forthcoming marathon. Too much detail to bore you with!
I have adjusted well to my medication, and I have already lost a couple of kilograms even though I was told not to expect any weight loss for at least three months.
* a trip to the Glass House Mountains that involved a 30km trail race (4th female)
* Blue Dog's birthday
* annual work ball
* my step-daughter's 21st
* a wedding
* baby sitting a beautiful red cattle dog whilst my parents are away for a couple of weeks
Although life has been hectic and I have not blogged for a couple of weeks, my training has continued as usual and am feeling pretty good about my forthcoming marathon. Too much detail to bore you with!
I have adjusted well to my medication, and I have already lost a couple of kilograms even though I was told not to expect any weight loss for at least three months.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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1 September
I had every intention of running the Striders 10km, however I woke up feeling extremely nauseous. This feeling remained with me most of the day and I felt a little guilty have missed my race, so I decided to just go for a run and hope for the best. I ran my usual 7km circuit, and pushed the paced in the last 3km running at sub 5min km pace.
2 September
I meet Deanne, Kerry, Ray and latter Helen for our Sunday run. We went in search of the "feral fence", but not luck we had easy access down Macquarie Street, Sydney Opera House and the Botanic Gardens. We ran a total of 25km at 5:50/km pace, and I was really happy to finish.
3 September
Rest day. I actually had the day off work on sick leave, as I still felt a nauseous and little off colour. For the record, I am not pregnant, I was diagnosed with diabetes roughly three weeks ago, so my body is adjusting to the medication.
4 September
This morning was one of our hard SWEAT sessions. That included 1 lap of the white fence followed by a jog recovery, then a 2nd lap of the white fence, jog recovery and finish with a 1km rep. This morning the wind was a real challenge and so was my stomach, so I just concentrated on my form and ran strong. I was pleasantly surprised to finish with a session PB. I have checked my records and I pleased with the significant improvement;
10 July = Lap 1 (18:17) Lap 2 (18:34) 1km (5:07)
31 July = Lap 1 (17:38) Lap 2 (17:42) 1km (4:42)
4 Sept = Lap 1 (17:22) Lap 2 (17:16) 1 km (4:34)
I had every intention of running the Striders 10km, however I woke up feeling extremely nauseous. This feeling remained with me most of the day and I felt a little guilty have missed my race, so I decided to just go for a run and hope for the best. I ran my usual 7km circuit, and pushed the paced in the last 3km running at sub 5min km pace.
2 September
I meet Deanne, Kerry, Ray and latter Helen for our Sunday run. We went in search of the "feral fence", but not luck we had easy access down Macquarie Street, Sydney Opera House and the Botanic Gardens. We ran a total of 25km at 5:50/km pace, and I was really happy to finish.
3 September
Rest day. I actually had the day off work on sick leave, as I still felt a nauseous and little off colour. For the record, I am not pregnant, I was diagnosed with diabetes roughly three weeks ago, so my body is adjusting to the medication.
4 September
This morning was one of our hard SWEAT sessions. That included 1 lap of the white fence followed by a jog recovery, then a 2nd lap of the white fence, jog recovery and finish with a 1km rep. This morning the wind was a real challenge and so was my stomach, so I just concentrated on my form and ran strong. I was pleasantly surprised to finish with a session PB. I have checked my records and I pleased with the significant improvement;
10 July = Lap 1 (18:17) Lap 2 (18:34) 1km (5:07)
31 July = Lap 1 (17:38) Lap 2 (17:42) 1km (4:42)
4 Sept = Lap 1 (17:22) Lap 2 (17:16) 1 km (4:34)
Friday, August 31, 2007
Goodbye August
27 August
I woke with the legs still feeling pretty good and complete escape from DOMS, which clearly indicated in ran W2B and the correct "training pace". I was still however very stiff in the left shoulder and neck due to non-running related incident, twisting my neck the wrong way early Saturday morning to look at the clock ;-(. I enjoyed a nice easy run along Botany Bay covering 7km at 5:48/km pace.
28 August
After waking up in pain at 2am to take some anti-inflammatories for the my neck and shoulder I decided to give SWEAT a miss and actually had a complete rest day. I figured I had ran W2B on Saturday following with Sunday's and Monday's in fair bit of pain in the neck and shoulder area, a rest would do it good. I did however I have my first deep tissue massage in 7 months.
29 August
The usual routine; Kerry, Deanne and I hit the streets for our mid-week long run. I felt pretty good and cruised through the run, probably a combination of a rest day and the massage. Total 15.80km with an average pace of 5:50/km.
30 August
I woke with the legs still feeling pretty good and complete escape from DOMS, which clearly indicated in ran W2B and the correct "training pace". I was still however very stiff in the left shoulder and neck due to non-running related incident, twisting my neck the wrong way early Saturday morning to look at the clock ;-(. I enjoyed a nice easy run along Botany Bay covering 7km at 5:48/km pace.
28 August
After waking up in pain at 2am to take some anti-inflammatories for the my neck and shoulder I decided to give SWEAT a miss and actually had a complete rest day. I figured I had ran W2B on Saturday following with Sunday's and Monday's in fair bit of pain in the neck and shoulder area, a rest would do it good. I did however I have my first deep tissue massage in 7 months.
29 August
The usual routine; Kerry, Deanne and I hit the streets for our mid-week long run. I felt pretty good and cruised through the run, probably a combination of a rest day and the massage. Total 15.80km with an average pace of 5:50/km.
30 August
With Saturday's SS 10km approaching I had decided to take it easy in for the session, 4km Fartlek. I finished the session in 19.22 (average pace of 4:48) and felt pretty good.
31 August
I enjoyed a nice easy run along Botany Bay covering 6km with an average pace 5:36/km. This is a little quicker than my programmed pace however, I have noticed lately I have been struggling to keep my runs at the slower pace so I have been enjoying the recovery session with relative effort.
August Stats.
Total KMs: 345
YTD: 1870
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Willy to Billy
After Kerry had managed the logistics of our Willy to Billy adventure, Kerry, Helen, Deanne, Kit, Razor and I all headed to the mountains for the day. On arrival we said our goodbyes to Kit and Helen and boarded our bus to the start. The bus ride was an experience and we were a little afraid Deanne was going to loose the benefit of her carbo load. After the bus driver getting a little lost and showing us his three point turn skills we finally arrived at the start area. We were greeted by the usual suspects and enjoyed the usual pre-event chatter.
Deanne, Kerry, Razor and I all planned to run the event as training run. It was a good opportunity to for me to manage my energy levels for an extended period of time, particularly with my recent diagnoses and the commencement of medication.
The start caught us by surprise due the level of chatter and the very casual start call. Once we hit the trail there a couple of muddy and slippery areas that were a bit of fun as romped through it. We shared another enjoyable run learning about Kerry's Jelly Bean eating habits and I shared my electric blanket secret. As we approached the aid stations Razor was very supportive and caring, ensuring I was looking after myself. We eventually made our way to the bridge before commenced our climb to the finish. During this section of the course we eventually broke away from each other. I can happily say during this section no one passed me, and I managed to pass a number of runners. As I approached the finish chute, Razor was running back towards me offering encouragement. I finished 3:53hrs and felt pretty good.
I enjoyed a nice shower and then Kerry, Deanne, Helen and I enjoyed a nice coffee at the Bilpin Fruit Bowl on the way home.
26 August 2007
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I woke up feeling great no muscle soreness at all, which indicates I ran W2B correctly. I only had a very short recovery run on the program this morning and I was tempted to go a little further, however Blue Dog advised me not to overdo things. I settled with 3.5km with an average pace of 5:46/km
Deanne, Kerry, Razor and I all planned to run the event as training run. It was a good opportunity to for me to manage my energy levels for an extended period of time, particularly with my recent diagnoses and the commencement of medication.
The start caught us by surprise due the level of chatter and the very casual start call. Once we hit the trail there a couple of muddy and slippery areas that were a bit of fun as romped through it. We shared another enjoyable run learning about Kerry's Jelly Bean eating habits and I shared my electric blanket secret. As we approached the aid stations Razor was very supportive and caring, ensuring I was looking after myself. We eventually made our way to the bridge before commenced our climb to the finish. During this section of the course we eventually broke away from each other. I can happily say during this section no one passed me, and I managed to pass a number of runners. As I approached the finish chute, Razor was running back towards me offering encouragement. I finished 3:53hrs and felt pretty good.
I enjoyed a nice shower and then Kerry, Deanne, Helen and I enjoyed a nice coffee at the Bilpin Fruit Bowl on the way home.
26 August 2007
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I woke up feeling great no muscle soreness at all, which indicates I ran W2B correctly. I only had a very short recovery run on the program this morning and I was tempted to go a little further, however Blue Dog advised me not to overdo things. I settled with 3.5km with an average pace of 5:46/km
Friday, August 24, 2007
Finally
22 August
As usual Deanne, Kerry and I got together for our mid-week run. Whilst it was not raining, we were greeted by those nasty August winds. I again experimented with my pre-race nutrition and felt great throughout the 90 minutes, so I think I now have something to work with. Finished nice and strong with an average pace of 5:48/km.
Finished off a great day with a Pilates class.
Finished off a great day with a Pilates class.
23 August
Once I got through the usual routine we then headed to our Wild Wally course. I had seven reps on the program and was very pleased to have completed the session with my best times this year; 3:15, 3:13, 3:12, 3:01, 3:00, 2:59, 2:55. Kerry and worked together throughout the session and we both ecstatic with the result. It was good to get some positive feedback from Sean, who believes things are now starting to kick in for me.
24 August
I enjoyed an easy session along Botany Bay this morning, unfortunately there was no beautiful sunrise but at least the rain held. I was feeling pretty good and had to remind myself to slow down a couple times. I arrived home feeling good with 6km in the bank at 5:46/km pace.
24 August
I enjoyed an easy session along Botany Bay this morning, unfortunately there was no beautiful sunrise but at least the rain held. I was feeling pretty good and had to remind myself to slow down a couple times. I arrived home feeling good with 6km in the bank at 5:46/km pace.
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