SCC50 Week 6/28
Long Run: This weeks long run included a road trip to the Australian Running Festival Canberra Half Marathon (21.1kms)
Other Training:
Monday - PT legs
Tuesday - Aus Run Club 6km under 33 mins
Wednesday - Usual Metcon + Thursday nights PT sesh without my PT
Thursday - 8km run normal pace
Saturday - walked Wagga Wagga parkrun
Sunday - long run above
Monday - PT legs
Tuesday - Aus Run Club 6km under 33 mins
Wednesday - Usual Metcon + Thursday nights PT sesh without my PT
Thursday - 8km run normal pace
Saturday - walked Wagga Wagga parkrun
Sunday - long run above
Feeling: Stong! Last weeks Aus Run club run was to run a fast paced 5km which I did at parkrun. We were then placed in pace groups & given a chart showing the pace we need to maintain over a longer distance which this week was 6km. It was quite difficult & I pushed hard to achieve this with 90 seconds to spare!!!
Eating: I think I still have the munchies from Easter! Can't seem to curb that chocolate intake! I usually eat a couple of squares of dark chocolate every day, but my intake over the past week has been somewhat greater!!! My eating over the weekend was woeful but apparently that's what happens when you go on a road trip!
Other: Went to Canberra via Junee/Wagga Wagga with a couple of running buddies! The 3 of us on the right drove up to visit the one of us on the left!
Off to the pub for dinner then an relatively early night as we had to leave by 7am to make it to the Wagga Wagga parkrun (after testing out the charcoal toothpaste)!
We walked it due to the half marathon the following day. It was a crisp morning, but once the sun came out it was lovely! Next stop Gundagai - had to take a pic with the dog on the tucker box!
Off to the pub for dinner then an relatively early night as we had to leave by 7am to make it to the Wagga Wagga parkrun (after testing out the charcoal toothpaste)!
We walked it due to the half marathon the following day. It was a crisp morning, but once the sun came out it was lovely! Next stop Gundagai - had to take a pic with the dog on the tucker box!
Rescued a turtle who tried to cross the road & got tired & decided to have a nap in the middle of the road....
Onwards to Canberra via the dinosaur park, just because....
Checked into our hotel & chilled out a bit before heading to Jamie's Italian Canberra for dinner - so damn good!!! Shared garlic pizza, three of us had Fettuccine Bolognase & 2 of us shared a chocolate icecream/brownie desert after the other two refused to share wanting their own LOL.
In bed by 10pm as we had a 5am start to be up & ready, parked & at the Australian Running Festival by 7am for our 7.45am start. It was 6 degrees & windy!!!
Plumbing Boy said we looked like lumber jacks! I had a red flannie on under my vest :-) Thanks Big W @ $7 they made a good start line warm top to be donated to charity as that's where we left them! Next minute we were off running starting at the old parliament house, around the new parliament house, along the lake & out towards the arboretum before heading back from whence we came.
I came in at 2.07.57 - my aim was between 2 hrs & 2hrs 10 minutes so wasn't too bad. I did need a bathroom stop at 4kms & then someone rang me at the 17km mark & I dropped my handkerchief while trying to stop it from ringing out loud so probably could have taken another 3 minutes of my finish time. It was just a training run so I wasn't unhappy. I did like the course & the first 10kms flew by without me even thinking about them.
Saw the girls after the turn around point all within a km of each other. Up to 15kms I felt good; but the last 6kms were hard. I had a gel at 13kms, not sure if that didn't sit right, but I was glad to be done. I ran the whole way only walking through 3 of the 4 drink stations. I did want to stop & walk in the last 6kms, but refused to give in to the temptation! After all, how will I be able to manage 50kms in September if I bail on a 21.1km road run!
I got out of my wet gear & into dry clothes while waiting for the girls to finish, then we went & had a bit of fun with the 21.1kms event sign.
Getting everyone's legs working to climb up on the sign was rather entertaining....
4 happy to be finished runners!!! Back down the highway to Junee via a truck stop for some food; hot showers & baths & a relax on the couch & more food before another early night as 1 of us had to work Monday & the other 3 a 5 hour drive back to Melbourne town.
A fab weekend with fab running chickees!!!!