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A New Half Effort
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Day Six Week 5
Aim: 6 mile run
Result: 6.83 miles
Time: 1.11.55
Avg Pace: 10.32
Avg Speed: 5.69
Lap 1: 10.32
Lap 2: 10.11
Lap 3: 9.23
Lap 4: 10.36
Lap 5: 10.22
Lap 6: 9.34
Really happy with that run. I ran past the RDS, where all the marathon runners were coming out. Helped speed me up I think on that 3rd mile!! Didn't want to look too amatuerish in front of them
Just kept thinking how brave they all are. If anyone reading this is doing the marathon on Monday best of luck. Hope you get weather like today. It was glorious and the perfect day to be outside. Im very happy with my time on the final mile, under 10 mins. I couldn't really feel my legs at that stage!!:D 0 -
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Week 6 Day 1
Aim: 4 mile run
Result: 4.27 mile
Time: 41.27
Avg Pace: 9.44
Avg Speed: 6.16
Lap 1: 9.11
Lap 2: 9.37
Lap 3: 9.43
Fantastic run. All miles under 10mins. Did one of my regular 4 mile loops. On the way down I met some of the marathon runners on their way back with their medals. Gave them all a clap and a well done. On the way back I met the walkers still heading for the finish line. I was able to cheer them on. Their adrenaline and just the whole spirit of the day must have helped me along because I'd say thats the fastest time I've ever had!
Well done all marathon runners 0 -
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Not sure what happened but I had to leave yoga after 10 mins because I though t I was going to faint. I reckon I was dehydrated after run. It was such a weird feeling. We did a forward bend and stood up and my head started feeling light and the yoga teacher's voice seemed to be going all muffled and further away. I started to feel really cold and just thought I better get out of here incase I do actually faint. Mortified leaving the class early but it would have been worse if I'd actually fainted.
I was fine after. Just got some water into me and went off and had an early lunch.
I'm not a fainty or dizzy person. I don't think I've ever fainted and I would rarely feel light headed.
Moral: No going straight from run in a panic to yoga again.
I'll try a little light yoga myself later after I clean up the house.0 -
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Cheers Shazkea. Feeling fine today. I'm putting yesterday's light headeness down to dehydration. If I'm doing that again (going straight from run to yoga) I'll have an energy drink in between. When I saw your cleaning idea I put it down as stretching and skipped yoga at home yesterday!
Week 6 Day 7
Aim : 8 mile run
Wonderful wonderful run today and well worth being the designated driver last night so I wouldn't drink.
Result 7.99miles! So happy I managed it and quite comfortably as well (although if anybody saw my last 2 miles I'd say they wouldn't have thought that!) I get this feeling on my mile 6 where my legs seem numb but it actually makes it easier!!??
Time: 1.22.25 (although map my run said I did it in 22.25 cos the clocks went back in the middle)
Lap 1: ?? (map my run went a bit messed up here)
Lap 2: 9.52
Lap 3: 9.29
Lap 4: 12.08
Lap 5: 9.53
Lap 6: 10.47 (Going UP hill at Fosters Ave so proud of this time)
Lap 7: 9.51
I'll make my plan for next week later. I will probably have to do one early morning run
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The half is gonna be NO bother to ya. Roll on waterford.
+ 1 on this dollie. You will ace your first half marathon. You will do great. The yoga must definately be strengthening you alot because your times are great.
Like always I am super jealous of your lap times. I am still havent made any subtancial improvements time wise and I am close to packing it all in to be honest. But going to keep training (ie plodding along) until end of Nov and see then whether to do Waterford or not.
Best of luck with the rest of our training Dollie, hope it continues as well as it has been. 0 -
Great run today Dollie, delighted it's going so well for you. The early runs are a pain when the alarm clock is like a woodpecker in your brain but I find they really set you up for the day if you can break through the pain(which I will do again this week!)! Good luck this week 0
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Update on Plan Week 7
Thursday : Nothing
Friday: Nothing
Saturday: Nothing
Sunday: 9 mile run in 1hr 32 mins
Life has got a bit hectic. Finding it hard to keep the consistency going. Here's the plan for Week 8
Week 8:
Day 1 Monday: Yoga Class (done)
Day 2 Tuesday: 4.5 mile run
Day 3 Wednesday: Cross Tennis (possibly light yoga class)
Day 4/5 Thursday/ Friday: 4.5 mile run
Day 5 Friday: Possibly Yoga
Day 6: Saturday: Mini fun Triatholan for Cancer
Day 7: 9/10 mile run0 -
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