Week and a bit summary

Still on my way to 10k. I entered the Sydney Running Festival 9k today, so good thing I started when I did! I've had a bit of an up and down week exercise wise, but the point it I stuck at it. We'll have to see how the upcoming week goes if the rain plans on sticking around!

Thursday
Personal training session of cross training, a fair amount of running in this one, and as usual you know you've spent an hour exercising by the end of it!

Terrain: Outdoors, sunny, cool
Time: 60 min

Saturday
Big training walk, we choose the location based on distance and due to it being classified as a hard walk. In all honestly I would have called it moderate, but maybe my fitness has improved that much?

Terrain: Mixed, multiple climbs
Walk: Killcare to Tallows Beach to Box Head to Killcare
Distance: 10.5 k
Time: 2 hr 20 min
Pace: 13'17''

Sunday
No personal training today, so we went for a "long" run, which for me involved running 3.3k and then walking. The pain in my calves was just too bad and I was very light headed (need to eat more, more hydration?)

Terrain: Outside, flat, day, sunny but cool
Distance: 3.3k jog, 3 k walk
Time: 50 min (25 min run)
Pace: 7'46'' (run only)

Tuesday
My second attempt at a long run this week, and I made it. It was a struggle for the first 4k and you can tell from my nike log that my pace improved significantly at 4k, personally I think it's because I knew I was on the home stretch!

Terrain: Outside, mainly flat, night run
Distance: 6.5 k
Time: 51 min 25 sec
Pace: 7'54''

Thursday
Short run night, but it was wet and late so I went on the treadmill. Not a bad pace for the dreadmill.

Terrain: Treadmill, 2% incline
Distance: 4k
Time: 31 min 20 sec
Pace: 7'49''


Saturday
Not exercise, but signed up for the 9k as part of the Sydney Running festival, basically I did it to keep on track for my 10k training plan and so I can say I ran over the harbour bridge!
Sunday
Another personal training session, my poor legs!

First Spin/RPM class

So I've been wanting to give one of these classes a go for ages, but being away from home alot and when I'm home commuting for a large chunk of the day it's always been hard to time one. So today I dragged DH along for the ride so to speak, and I have to say it was enjoyable and I can see myself adding this to my weekly routine. I have a feeling my legs will be aching tomorrow, but I need to build up my leg strength so this could be the way to do it. We had a small class and it really is at your own level.

Training walk (and an injury)

We decided to go on a easy walk due to knowing that our Sunday PT session was going to be on hills, it was a nice, but slightly windy day as we wound our way along the waterfront. But the pain in my left foot was unbearable at times, and I'm not to sure why or how to fix it.

Summary:

Walk: Flat, road

Time: 1.5 hr

Distance: 8 k

Short run on a cool night

It was a struggle tonight, it was obvious as soon as I started running, with cramping in both calves. I don't know if it was the cold or the "long" run on Tuesday, but I had only planned on running 4 to 5 k tonight, so 4 k it was.

Summary:

Run: 3 min walk; 31 min jog; 3 min walk

Terrain: Outside, mainly flat, cool, dark

Pace: 7'50''

Distance: 4 k

On my way to 10 k

Armed with my new rain jacket (not that it rained, but it helped me keep warm till I had run for a bit), I decided to "follow" one of the many 10 k plans. I say "follow" because I won't be doing it step by step, but using the general idea of running 3 x a week, doing one long run, to which I add half a k each time and doing between 4 - 5k on the other two runs. It wasn't bad, except for the pain in my calves and shins from Sunday's PT session.

Summary:

Run: 5 min walk; 42 min jog; 3 min walk

Terrain: Outdoors, mainly flat, dark

Pace: 7'42''

Distance: 5.51k

Weekly Summary

I had a busy week this week, three runs and one PT session. We had planned on a walk Saturday but that didn't pan out due to other commitments.

Tuesday
There was a lightening storm so I decided to get back on the treadmill which I had been avoiding like the plague. I forgot how much slower I am on the treadmill.

Run: 5 min walk; 40 min jog; 3 min walk
Terrain: Treadmill, 2% incline
Pace: 8'00''
Distance: 5 km

Wednesday
Also inside, the weather turned cold very quickly this week. I had to stop short on this one due to low BGL, reminding me why I eat before I run the majority of the time.

Run: 5 min walk; 30 min jog; 1 min walk
Terrain: Treadmill, 2% incline
Pace: 7'50''
Distance: 3.95 km

Thursday
I decided to give it another go, I was away from home so really what else was I going to do? But boy was I slooww

Run: 5 min walk; 41 min jog; 3 min walk
Terrain: Treadmill, 2% incline
Pace: 8'19''
Distance: 5 km

Sunday
PT session of 1 hr, with DH. It was a bit of a killer, intervals always are but I can see the improvements I have made.