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Location:

Sydney,Australia

Member Since:

Oct 24, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

10K: 42:07 (NYC Runs Roosevelt Island Hot Chocolate, December 2012)

Half Marathon: 1:30:23 (Philadelphia RnR Half Marathon, Sept 2013)

Marathon: 3:17:13 (New Jersey Marathon, May 5, 2013)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:30 half marathon, Summer 2013

sub-3:30 marathon (my first) Spring 2013

sub 3:15 marathon, Fall 2013

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run long. Get fast. Stay injury free.

Personal:

Running blog: www.twolittlerunners.blogspot.com

Travel/Life/Food blog: www.big-spoon-little-spoon.blogspot.com

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Mizuno Inspire 8s Lifetime Miles: 377.00
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Yellow Mizuno Wave Rider 15s Lifetime Miles: 490.50
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70 min pool run. 

Proud of myself for even getting IN the pool because I nearly couldnt be bothered. The tough thing about cross training - and pool running in particular - is that you can do it as much as you like without risk of injury. Which means that its hard not to feel guilty if you skip it; as opposed to running, where we all probably err on the side of not taking enough rest days. 

Anyway, I got down to the pool and sat on the edge, staring at the jogging belt for about 10 minutes. It stared back. We just sat and stared; neither of us mentioning or acknowledging the pool running-shaped elephant in the room.

Finally I said to the belt (telepathically, because I dont talk out loud to a pool running belt... Im not THAT crazy) that fitness is not about 1 major decision we make every so often. It comes from a series of smaller decisions, usually made on a daily basis. We agreed that skipping one pool run would not make me lose much fitness. Nor would 1 single workout make me a better runner. Its the cumulative workouts (or cumulative avoidance) that will have those effects. And i have been in plenty of situations where I have been too tired or sick or too far away from a gym or pool to do a workout. So I know by experience that there will be times when I cannot do what I have available to me to do today. So, I reasoned to jogging belt, I can skip it; thats fine. But why not choose to do it today - even a shortened version - while I can, and have a rest day in my back pocket for when I really need it?

Jogging belt agreed with my logic.  

5 mins warmup then 3x (5x 1hard/1easy, 5 mins easy) then 10 x 30sec sprints/30secs rest, then 10mins easy. 

Some laps of butterfly that felt easier than I thought it would; apparently i have kept a fair bit of upper body strength. 

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20 mins bike

random strength stuff - squats, lunges, single leg deadlifts

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Pool run: 5 mins warmup, 10x 2 min hard , 1 min easy, then 10x 30sec sprints, 5 mins cool down

50mins total

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45 mins bike

stretch/yoga

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65 mins pool run - 3 x (5x 2 min hard 1 easy) with 5 mins easy btn each set

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