Ok so the thing with me is I don’t always take my advice.
I would advise anyone that doesn’t know much about running that you should only increase your weekly mileage by a maximum of 10% and also when running over say 10k to drink water – today I did neither of these! I ran 18k on a warm morning and didn’t drink an ounce of water whilst running – I did take a few carb sweet things – does that count?? I didn’t want to drink water as I didn’t know the area and it was quite residential and I don’t think the residents of Sinnamon Park or Jindalee would appreciate my peeing on their front lawns!
My maximum mileage recently in any one run has been around 8-9k but the girls I run with today were running 19k, so the plan was that I would run with them for a short while and then drop off and turn back. I decided however that I wanted to see if I still had the will to push on when tired and legs hurting which should do me some good for my 8k race coming up…. so I carried on rather than turning back. The result was I started getting a bit of pain around the hip flexor area and had to walk a little bit then run then walk.
I got to Mount Ommaney (as today we were running around Jindalee ) and switched my iPhone GPS on and guided myself back to where we started and I ended up doing 18k by the end of it with a good average HR of around 160, and the girls who went on to do 20k came in just before me. So I was pleased considering a I havent run that distance for a while and I had to walk a bit – but I am paying for it now! I got in and walked the dog for a couple of kilometres, had a nap and went shopping – great day….
….and now I intend to rest…..until Monday when it all starts again!
Happy Easter!
You did great Zoe! We were just worried that you would get lost with my poor course notes.
Hey Shaun it was a great route I really enjoyed it. I had the notes and my iPhone so I was fine – worse case scenario I could have called a cab 🙂 or stopped at Mt Ommaney ! Have a good rest tomorrow!
Sounds like you did fantastic Zoe. I grew up in Jindalee and lived there for years. I used to have a great long run course I would run around there! I may even do it again one day for a change of scenery 🙂 I have had a great week of running, had a bit of a recovery week so only easy runs but everytime I looked at my watch the pace was good. So feeling very excited about my Noosa 10k in 4 weeks. Though I still have a way to go to get back to the times I would like 🙂 Happy Easter
Hey Nicole Happy Easter to you too! If you grew up in Jindalee you would know Heritage Road – I think that was the one with a shocker of a hill! I am pleased I did it but was even happier to inish!
Hey let me know how the Noosa 10k goes and what the course is like – happy to hear you’ve had a good training week 🙂
Don’t eat too many Easter eggs! We didn’t buy them this year as we are both terrible with chocolate but I do have a treat or two up my sleeve 😉