Good enough hit out today - left at 16:50 so bright for most of the run.
went out well & was 3:53 at TC1, & 7:18 @ TC2, 9:00 flat @ TC3 - 11:45 TC4 (Over the bridge), TC5 15:10, TC6 16:03, TC7 20:55, TC8 22:40, TC9 27:49, TC10 On the way back up the hill for home (always find it tough & where the wheels really fell off for me tonight & typically I encounter the same problem but I am able to recovr & drive on again half way before the right turn bringing me over the bridge to reach TC4) 29:03 (so excellent running at this point - right on par for 44 something...) then began to slow big time to just a light jog about 4-5 times minimum - just ran out of gas & interest at this point I believe... So I got to TC3 (in reverse direction) @ 36 so good going then blew up again so then 38 at TC2 I was still on for a 45 min 10k from here then was just jogging along the road from here - refusing to walk, then picked up the pace again & at the 2nd last junction then began to get pins & needle & my feet began to go numb - never happened to me before so I decided to pull up & walk for a bit - no particular reason - just tired I guess - even though I've had an excellent sleep - I then jogged home with a bit of a sprint towards the end - tough run tonight but overall heading in a good direction & looking forward to a run on Tuesday for the 8km race in Maree next Sunday. Below is a picture of us last sunday @ Coldwood.
I did try a run on Tuesday but I was really lacking sleep & motivation & needed the music that night to go through with the run only to find the MP3 had a flat battery - I went out the door was 2 mins in & I just sensed No, this isn't wise - so I turned round & went home - I've done this a few times now - there's 2 perspectives one can have here - that I just quit & this is technically true - however I have been running since 2011 to the present day & keep returning to the sport & run mimimum once a week for years & years because I love the sport. I always say, if I don't want to run & I stop enjying it & I see the training as a burden/chore, then I need to stop. This is also true however when in marathon training, you just need the time on your feet. I can adapt this approach later on in the year when I get to the stage that i am sure that I am going to run the marathon - I'll commit to the training in April after Kilnaboy 10 miler & I'll confirm in August once all the training is going well to actually compete. I think this year is going to be a really good one. Remember life's a game of inches.
Really going hard in my personal & professional life to get more disciplined & get the work ethic back proper. Not having terrible success but my mind set is beginning to change. I am getting my mental strength back. I am wounded but I am recovering.
Things are getting better.
Stay hard.
