(This is not me - just in case you were wondering !!!)
I didn't run this morning because I had a really unsettled night with my stomach last night but after watching some baseball (bugger Yankees beat Red Sox in a game that they should never have lost !!) and doing some shopping, I got home and went and did some interval training - and it was great ! I know I did the right thing with resting last week because of how good I felt today. I could have run further but didn't want to over-do it seeing as I hadn't exercised for a while. So I landed up doing 3.46km in 23mins 57 secs with average of 6 min 55 secs per km - definitely a time I am happy with.
Now to make sure I stay as healthy as I can for the next couple of weeks so that I can train to the best of my ability for the MDC on 13th May. I don't want to have any excuses for a bad run - I want it to be the best that I can produce on the day.
Today I went to Harbourtown and found a top for $5. K had previously bought it for me for $15 marked down from $25 so a great bargain - gotta love bargains like that !! I also bought a couple more pairs of running pants - knee length - it is too hard trying to make sure that I wash at least every second day so that I have clothes to exercise in - a few more pairs of pants will help with that.
Have the best week you possibly can ! For those in Australia and New Zealand, it is only a four day week with a holiday on Wednesday - and maybe the chance for me to have a longer run ?????
TFTD : A slight shift in perspective yields radically different results.
As a retired massage therapist & runner, it is such a delight to find your blog :) Happy weekend, XOLaura
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Laura - always love to meet new people !
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good for you to get your run on!
ReplyDeletei know about feeling bad about little (and big) breaks.
your tftd helped me put my 1st run of the season into perspective...
last week although there is a lot of mud i eased into the first run of the year. last run was 6 months ago due to ice/snow/winter.
i dreaded the first run.
did it and thought i would die. as frustrating as it was my thoughts were, maybe i will not run any more. maybe my body is just done with that. MY RUN WAS HORRIBLE... this is where your tftd comes in... imagine if i did absolutley nothing at all for the last 6 months how hard that run would have been. guessing 100000x harder.
we walked/hiked all winter.
so as long as i am moving, it was not a failure!
annnnd doesn't it feel great to get a bargain!
have a great day :)
xo
What is MDC?
ReplyDeleteThe bargain sounds great and the fact that you were running is even better! Keep it up!!
It is the Mothers Day Classic run on 13th May. 4km / 8km walk or run.
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Good for you Me, the world is a lovelier place with exercise in it :)
ReplyDeleteYou are completely right about that - I know that I am a nicer person after having my exercise and get really cranky when I haven't exercised for a couple of days.
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Great bargains, and my goodness, look how great your stats are!!! I'm so glad that you listened to your body and rested to bounce back better than ever :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lyndal - it has taken me many years to realise that rest is important as exercise !!!
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