Yep I had a strange week, full of saying the wrong thing. At the wrong time. Or just the wrong thing.
Still I dont believe there was any lasting damage. But I know that's not what you want to hear. You want to talk about running. (I shall pause here to say, why has he got the radio on at top volume in the kitchen and yet left the tv on loud in here too? Men!!)
Anyway, yeah, running. My plans have jigged around lately and I have decided to do a half marathon in December. Now this means running a bit faster than I normally do, so there has had to have been a plan too. Luckily a plan bought itself to my attention by magic. Amazingly it has Fridays as rest days. That is how I do it you know, out on Thursday nights rest days Friday. Bingo!
Before we go on you probably are wondering how this will fit into my plans to do a 100 miler in March. It wont.
Right so I have been doing proper sessions for a week and a half now. Enjoying it too although during that time I have been aware of some aches and pains which I blame entirely on running at Caesars while I was tired. I do know though that I have excacerbated them with a tiny bit of speedwork but nothing terrible.
So the plan said 10k this Sunday. Fine I was going to do Billericay. However I left it too late cos it was postal entry. Ok I thought, I shall do parkrun and run there and back. Ran to Valentines Park, real easy so felt good when I got there. Ran around a bit looking for the start.............it is a bench in a busstop type thingy that is only visible when you look at it from a certain angle* ....found it and waited for the organisers and other runners to turn up.
The field is not yet very big for this event and with Billericay the next day I reckon that would have taken some of the talent away. I looked around for who would be my competition and noticed a girl from Barking Road Runners who looked fit (in a running way, I didn't fancy her). I couldn't see any one else who looked like an obvious threat, so I thought right, I will race her.
And so we started, within about 50m had overtaken BRR girl and she wasn't following. Oh. Whats more for about the first 500m I was about 5th or 6th overall which was a bit bloody freaky. Anyway a couple of men overtook me which was fine and I settled in. It is quite a hard course to settle in to because there are so many sharp turns, but I was suprisingly feeling quite good. Much better than my last 5k in Barking Park. I was delighted to see 7.35 for the first mile. I would have loved to maintain that pace and I have done so before but at present dont have the speed endurance. Second mile was 7.57. Then I really struggled to maintain for the last mile. I was catching the guy in front but I am sure it was because he was slowing. I couldn't actually see anyone behind me, until about 300m from the end a guy overtook me seemingly coming out of nowhere! Anyway I sprinted the last bit trying to get under 24 but instead got exactly 24 minutes. 10th overall, first female and 23 seconds faster than my previous outing here.
I was not unhappy with that. After a bit of a chat I started the run home (3.6 miles) I was aware my hamstring was tight but kept it easy pace and it seemed ok by the time I got home. I did know that over the rest of the day it was tightening, and I stretched periodically. It was aching quite badly when I went to bed.
It didnt work at all when I tried to run this morning. I got to the end of the road with what felt like a knife in my glutes on the left hand side and gave up. I am quite proud of the fact that instead of a strop I got my swimming kit on straight away and went there instead. Swam 2k and quite enjoyed it. Embarrased myself when I got out as after hauling myself up on the side I went to put my weight on my left leg and it collapsed. It felt like it wasn't there and I have no idea what that was. I am sure all the parents waiting for their kids very inconveniently by the side of the pool were amused. Anyway the walk home wasn't that pleasant but it did ease as I went.
I may have to just swim this week. I am contemplating my turbo, and a sports massage.
Until Friday. That day I have a marathon. On my training plan it says 26.2 miles easy. Shouldn't be a problem should it.
*thats not really true I can just never find it.
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