Well before now I've had arguments between Pixie and Trixie and today Logic joined in!
Pixie siad run yes but not too long cos you ran yesterday and have hardly run in 2 weeks!
Trixie said but but but need to do a long run, long runs are good!
Logic said runs are good and tomorrow you give blood so won't run and Tuesday you have post blood rest day and a massage!
Trixie and Logic then argued it out.
Trixie won! Logic then spent the whole run saying, slow down, breath, it's too hot, see now you're paying! Trixie struggled on with the "hey I'm running!" smile on her face until she hit yet another hill when smile vanished and was replaced with serious "I will not give in" face!
So that's it then! 6.7m of sllllloooooowww hard work! Will post stats later but they aren't that pretty! But as Leon said - we run because we enjoy it! Today was more of a "I WANT to do a long run" run than a need to do a long run run!
Next week I will repeat the week I've been trying to do for 3 weeks no! Which leaves 2 more weeks before holiday and 2 weeks left of my current plan! I suspect that when I get home from holiday things may start getting harder - hey Spans!!
UPDATE - 10pm
(Swallows deeply and takes deep breath)
(Sorry Benz!)
In November I am supposed to be doing the Suicide Sixish which is a fab race! Muddy, wet, slippery, and undulating with a stream to waddle through and 120 steps to climb to the finish. I did this last year and loved it.
But the closer it gets the less I want to do it - I haven't even entered yet. See if I do this then I will miss a long run and potential mess up my training with possible injury which is much more likely doing this course than a long run at home! Thing is I've already not entered about 3-4 races so far this year (well since FLM) because I want to train, and I am not doing GRIM because it is too expensive, too far away and there's the training!
It seems my brain is slowly noticing the improvements that I have made by following the Spans Plan and is now saying
STOP!! Don't waste time doing races which cost time, money and training when you won't win or be placed. You have a GFA to get in 2007 and 2 tough (for me) half marathon targets to get in the next 15mths (2:30 BM 2006 and sub 1:45 BM 2007) why waste valuable time that could be spent training on races?
Suddenly I'm more focus on my long term targets with 2 side projects.
Targets:
2:30 at BM 2006
2:15-2:30 at RHM 2006
sub 1:45 BM 2007
sub 3:45 Lochaber 2007
Projects:
Trailwalker 2006
which is only bout 80% to be honest now ... I really want to slay this dragoon but I want that GFA.
Beginners Running/WRN
I feel passionate about people learning to love running and wanting to run but this also has to fit in with my training and my GFA.
I think that this Pixie needs some thinking time - if anyone wants to help the thought process then please either comment or mail me!
Pixie siad run yes but not too long cos you ran yesterday and have hardly run in 2 weeks!
Trixie said but but but need to do a long run, long runs are good!
Logic said runs are good and tomorrow you give blood so won't run and Tuesday you have post blood rest day and a massage!
Trixie and Logic then argued it out.
Trixie won! Logic then spent the whole run saying, slow down, breath, it's too hot, see now you're paying! Trixie struggled on with the "hey I'm running!" smile on her face until she hit yet another hill when smile vanished and was replaced with serious "I will not give in" face!
So that's it then! 6.7m of sllllloooooowww hard work! Will post stats later but they aren't that pretty! But as Leon said - we run because we enjoy it! Today was more of a "I WANT to do a long run" run than a need to do a long run run!
Next week I will repeat the week I've been trying to do for 3 weeks no! Which leaves 2 more weeks before holiday and 2 weeks left of my current plan! I suspect that when I get home from holiday things may start getting harder - hey Spans!!
UPDATE - 10pm
(Swallows deeply and takes deep breath)
I don't want to race.
(Sorry Benz!)
In November I am supposed to be doing the Suicide Sixish which is a fab race! Muddy, wet, slippery, and undulating with a stream to waddle through and 120 steps to climb to the finish. I did this last year and loved it.
But the closer it gets the less I want to do it - I haven't even entered yet. See if I do this then I will miss a long run and potential mess up my training with possible injury which is much more likely doing this course than a long run at home! Thing is I've already not entered about 3-4 races so far this year (well since FLM) because I want to train, and I am not doing GRIM because it is too expensive, too far away and there's the training!
It seems my brain is slowly noticing the improvements that I have made by following the Spans Plan and is now saying
STOP!! Don't waste time doing races which cost time, money and training when you won't win or be placed. You have a GFA to get in 2007 and 2 tough (for me) half marathon targets to get in the next 15mths (2:30 BM 2006 and sub 1:45 BM 2007) why waste valuable time that could be spent training on races?
Suddenly I'm more focus on my long term targets with 2 side projects.
Targets:
2:30 at BM 2006
2:15-2:30 at RHM 2006
sub 1:45 BM 2007
sub 3:45 Lochaber 2007
Projects:
Trailwalker 2006
which is only bout 80% to be honest now ... I really want to slay this dragoon but I want that GFA.
Beginners Running/WRN
I feel passionate about people learning to love running and wanting to run but this also has to fit in with my training and my GFA.
I think that this Pixie needs some thinking time - if anyone wants to help the thought process then please either comment or mail me!
Comments
Hm doesn't matter what the stats said either - you did it which is what matters and personally, after a back injury and a cold. I think you is mad my dear.
< mwah! >
believe me
i am glad you did it
Feel like I used to about 2yrs ago doing 3-4m and being exhausted! Legs just wanna go to sleep!
In fact I probably will!
Pleased I did it though yes - specially as I won't for 2 days with blood and massage!
Sometimes I think logic is right - I want to go out and run the Cabbage Patch in a few weeks, but I'd be nuts to do it and might get badly injured
I mean come on I'm doing 7m now and a mara in Jan would be stupid!
tha in thoughts of pixies mind
schizophrenic
NUTTER!!!
Iain, Fruity Reindeer, XFR Bear!