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Tired Legs = Good

Well I have to be honest I was dreading today's speedwork! I knew that 400m was a little under 3mins at 8.5km ph so therefore this would be the longest and hardest session! Which means I opted to go for 8.5km ph instead of the 9 of last week so that I did it!

5mins warm up was a bit of walking and jogging at a sedate 6.5. After this I stopped and stretched my calves out for 2-3mins as they felt very tight which made me a little concerned that this would be hard and that I would have to pay real hard attention to any niggles.

Then off I went and the calves were fine, 400m and a 2 min jog recovery at 6.5 again. Felt odd jogging and not walking but I did it. Then it was time for 600m and it's getting harder but I did it and managed to do the jog recovery. Next was the one I was dreading - 800m or approx 6mins, I knew where I had to go and went for it, talking in my head and working out how far to go. HR rose to 193 and gnome decided to join me on the exercise bike and annoy me by talking. Somehow I managed to shout at him to shut up but not sure how as I was really concerntrating on keeping going, I know if this had been outside I would have slowed down or given up by now! Needless to say I was shattered so walked the recovery!

The final 600 then 400m were again completed and followed up with a walking recovery as my legs were really tired! I was working out the distances to finish with each 0.1 of the lap being 40m so trying to visulise a finishing line and saying "come on you can keep this pace up it's only Xm away".

It worked, I did all my runs at 8.5km ph and boy did I know about that session! Scores on the board - max HR 193, total time 40mins, distance 4.36km, av HR 168.

Only snag was I then had a shower and had to do bath duty and put gnome to bed = hungry! Left over mince and pasta and 2 wholemeal pitta got eaten which was more than I would have liked, if it had been a steady run the pitta would have stayed in the freezer but I think I still kept in control for today! That's another thing - I'm starting to get over snacking and starting to control my eating and stopping the emotional (I'm bored, fed up etc) eating. Add this to the fact I am really enjoying my running and I think that the GFA in 2007 could be a real possibility! Watch this space!!

Oh and now I need my sleep ... nite!!

Comments

beanz said…
I reckon doing the running probably encourages you to eat healthily.

At lesat that's my excuse!

well done on the run.
12:10 AM, June 09, 2005
b-z said…
I wish that was true beanz


Anyway
Pixel-that sounds a good session
8:20 AM, June 09, 2005
Evil Pixie said…
Benz I'm very focus right now (hence doing the speedwork and not chickening out of it!) and I think this is reflecting on my food. I know I need to lose weight to fell happy in myself and do the running I so want to do. It's very important to me that improve and one thing that will help that is weight.
pleased to report that today is a rest day though! 40 mins at 5:2 tomorrow at 7.5 steady pace!!
1:10 PM, June 09, 2005
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