Tripswitch great you got up for an early run! It's so much fun. I live on a beach and love to be there to see the sun rise out of the ocean. At the moment that is easy as sunrise is after 7am.
I have been running and on the days I have not run, I have walked a minimum of 7km. Today will be the exception. I am going on a 5 hour environmental litter pick up instead.
In the running department I have been trying to extend my time on trails in the hills. I am up to 2:20 approx now. My first goal is to get to 3 hours. I am not worrying about distance or speed (although I must be getting faster as I have to keep going a little further to get the time in) as I am working on time on my feet. When I get to 5 hours continuous I will start working in speed using my usual beach estuary 7 km circuit. At the moment I am doing 2 long hill days a week, plus either jogging or walking 7km on the other days.
I took a back road I haven't been down before and was so glad I did. Discovered a beautiful wooded area with stream running through it.
The plan was to run 3 easy. I was feeling fantastic, running at my race pace felt effortless. 3 easy turned into 6 at tempo with a little walking thrown in. I almost never ditch my plan, but I can't say I regret it. It's not every run that feels like you have springs in your feet. I had to go with it.
A 5k race in the morning, in which I came third (got a medal).
And ran 4 miles on a hash house harriers run in the evening.
Congratulations! What was your time? And great respect for the double run.
Monday. 10km beach and estuary. I found it hard. I think I am pushing up the distance too quickly. I shall walk today (Tuesday). It's hard when I used to run these distances without thinking, but I am just not fit enough at the moment. I shall get there though
I did a 50K race this weekend. It ended up being more of a comedy of errors than anything else. At one point I was running through waist-high grass with no visible trail, and my foot sank into a gopher hole and I did a header. Surprisingly, my ankle survived that. But then I got lost soon after and had to double back a good way to find the tiny pink ribbon marking the correct turn. There were also miles-long stretches of STEEP downhills with sliding gravel and huge rocks. Needless to say, the course was not easy. It made me appreciate my normal runs - sure they have a lot of climbing, but the trails are smooth enough that you can keep a running pace going without having to pick your way through rubble constantly.
JayZeeJay - Wow, great job finishing! No injuries?
Ian - I can't even imagine running that fast! Awesome job!
I did a 2 mile HIIT run on the treadmill Monday night. 30 seconds running fast (for me, that was 7MPH, I felt like I was flying!) and then 1:30 fast walking. Definitely will be doing that at least once a week and hopefully I can work up to a run/jog instead of run walk. I can see how it would improve my overall speed, and it feels awesome to run that fast even if its for a short time.
I've been super tired in the mornings lately so I'm doing evening workouts instead of my morning runs. Gotta get back into routine...
NNS: no injuries; IT band tight like always after a long run, but that's easily addressed by aggressive foam rolling. I just got back to bootcamp tonight. I've only been bicycling this week, but hope to restart running this weekend.
Congratulations! What was your time? And great respect for the double run.
