Nice, sort of different, but appropriate in several ways, song choice Hilly! Oh and big congrats on the recent champs title. Good way to round off what sounds to have been a mixed year running wise for you.
Have been reading but not posting, not quite caught up yet though.
Up and down with me, nothing new there. Here's yesterday:
Back on track for first time in eleven days. I have been busy training though. Mainly hills and endurance stuff and weights back in London. The wine at the 60th birthday bash on Sat didn't help. I was restrained but we were there from five o clock til half ten and three (smallish) glasses of white - even with lots of water in between - has an effect on the following morning's efforts. Does for me anyway.
Mr. Sharkie was running the hard and hilly Crowborough 10k so it was a hard and hilly 50 minute walk for me to track and back. Walk lap and jog lap to warm up as usual - I could tell I was not firing on all cylinders when I lagged behind and ground to a halt.
Told coach Pete what I'd been up to while I was away - with the hills and the run-walk etc. "Overdoing it then?", was his retort. I was at pains to explain that the run-walk means I DONT overdo, and he seemed to think it was a good thing.
Session was tough. Oh, big surprise.
200, 400, 100, 300 x 2 all with 200 walk recoveries between runs and 1 lap walk recovery between sets.
The boys gave us a 50 metre start, but all too soon I heard them thundering up behind me as I fell behind the other girls, and Pete. So first 200 fairly average from me. After a 200 walk the 400 was next and I fell behind the girls even sooner on this one. I had been hopeful of completing the 400s but it wasn't to be today. Completely ran out of steam by 300 metres - and it had taken me 74 seconds. That's not good, and I had struggled from 250. Disappointing.
Pete was his usual encouraging self as we walked round to the 200 start for the 1st 100m run. I walloped it! Finished ahead of the two other girls - not quite sure how as they are faster than me. Confidence returning I accepted the offer to start the 300 just a few seconds ahead of the others. I don't always do this as I want to be able to hang on and stay calm and positive even when I am steadily losing ground. But on the whole it's easier to maintain a lead and sometimes that's what I need.
It seemed to work. I ran the actual 300m nearly 15 seconds quicker than the 300 of the failed 400. 60 seconds to be precise(ish). Still not great and I went to panicking pieces on the final 25 metres and started flat foot running, ie not sprinting, - something I haven't done for ages.
The second 200 was good and fast. Phew, I am getting my speed back. Probably too fast because after 200 walk I was not ready for the 4, and it was another mini disaster. I got to about 250 metres this time before my legs conked. another 200 walk recovery and again I picked up for the 100. Even better this time. I hugged the bend - we were running from the 200 start round to the 100 start - went for it as much as I could, beat both the girls AND was only just behind Pete. Come on!
The final 300 was a case of "I will finish this however long it takes me." I think the curfew had tolled the knell of parting day and the lowing herd had wound slowly o'er the lea by the time I crossed the line.
I then plodded my weary way home via Morrisons.
