Time for week 2 wrap up.
Last Sunday I thought I'd hurt my hamstring and was feeling some pain/discomfort, but a visit to the osteopath diagnosed sciatica nerve pain. I can still run and exercise but now have extra exercises to do as well.
This weeks workouts went really well. I'm running three times a week and also incorporating cycling, swimming, yoga and some strength. Unfortunately strength has not been my strength :( It's too easy for me to just go for a run. But I'm going to work on doing a HIIT (high intensity interval training) on a Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday - 5km hill run. I tried a different route instead of the M7 cycleway and enjoyed it - lots of rolling hills. Next week I'm going to try it in reverse.
Saturday - LSR (9km). My goal was to run at a 6.50 pace. I was running with hubby and a few faster run club runners. We met at the Ettamogah Pub and headed east on Old Windsor Rd - relatively flat. I started off feeling fresh and at about a 6.30 pace, slowed down a bit, but found I could still comfortably run at about 6.40. Hubby thinks I've still got more in the tank for race days. Maybe I have, maybe I've been focusing too much on finishing rather than pushing through the comfort zone.
Run club session - note to self, when programming work out and walking up the street, select the workout, rather than pressing 'ready to run'. I ran 1km, wondering why my watch wasn't beeping at me to slow down or speed up. At the 1km mark it beeped and I realised I'd not selected my workout. So I did an extra 1km run. Run club sessions are quite difficult, usually intervals and pushing you. Yep, it did push me.
Happy to be around healthy, fun loving people :)
Bring on Week 3 :)
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