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So that's that then ...

I am gone, outta there left! I left early did some shopping in town, then a food shop with the plan of getting in a longer run in the afternoon. By the time I got home it was later than I planned and I needed food. This meant that I was not able to get a long run in and a shower before Gnome needed collecting from school!

After last week's fun run Gnome had mentioned he would do another. I found one in Shepshed of just 1m and suggested he "trained" for it. He said he couldn't run with me 'cos I run too far so I decided to find a route of about 1m for him! This meant my walk to school and home took almost 2m (1.88 to be exact - yes I did take the 201!) and so that was my warm up!

I dropped Gnome off home, slurped some squash and went straight out again.

I've been looking in my Fetch log lately and well my mileage has been very low!! The last 2 weeks I had actually managed double figures!! Yesterday I did 4.3m which had been my longest run for about 7-8wks. So my thoughts of taking the opportunity to do a long run of say 10K was probably stupid but it had popped into my head and stayed there!

The 1st mile of my run is probably 50:50 up and down. I thought I would try the run a mile then walk a minute thing. I did mile one in 12:30. Whopps. I had my walk and started again only to find that someone had a fire going. I was breathing hard and images of my TW stress came rushing into my mind. I walked. Somehow despite these 2 walk breaks I managed mile 2 in 12:38. Something was going to give and soon!

Mile 3 shows as over 15mins but I did stop to remove grit from both shoes and not stop my watch. It was now that the legs started to moan and I realised that I had been a tad foolish! 10k is a long way when your previous runs had mainly been under 3m!

I thought I would try 1/2m then walk 1min oh and walk up hills! Which I did and then did 1/2m in about 5:30 ... good job there was a hill to walk up when I stopped!

Then came mile 5. I was shattered and just wanted to be at home in a bath. My head was saying "STUPID! Do a long run like this and you've already walked for almost 2m as a warm up!". I didn't care. I walked a lot (well it was up hill!) and the 10k idea had gone.

Mr garmin said that I picked up in mile 6 but then there was a lot of down hill! You see I turned towards home and when I got the end of my road it ready over 5.5m and well yes head said "just do this loop here and it's 10k" so I did!

Total distance 6.2m in 1hr 25 so very pleased! The weekend will be rest, probably Monday too seeing as it's the 1st day at the new place!! As for now? Chill time!

Comments

fraggle said…
like the new blog look Pix :o)
8:27 PM, September 17, 2006
Leon said…
Like the new look...!!!

Very smart
:o)

Ooooh- yes - come and do the Walsall Thingy
;-D
10:45 AM, September 19, 2006
RobW said…
New job, new look new outlook?

Glad to hear the job is going well
8:56 AM, September 20, 2006
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