Miss Boombalada

Yesterday we had RJ and family over, as we always do for AFL Grand Final.  What a match that was!!  The mighty Cats were far to dominant for the old Power.  I for one was very happy to see Geelong break their 44 year old drought and win the premiership

Unfortunatley, grand final seems to be continuing in this household today as all I have done is continue to eat crap.  Thats the problem when you have left overs, they have to be eaten.  I have just demolished a bag of Thins as I am craving that oily salty stuff and I think I am need of can of coke, as you do the next day after indulging in alcohol  I am sure I will have put back on that 1.2 flipping kgs that I lost last week when I weigh in tomorrow.

So Miss Boombalada here didn’t go for her planned run this morning but I will get on my Spin bike later and do my 50-60 minute run tomorrow.  

Now, I am off to find that can of coke 

running comfortably

Ran early this morning, well early for this household and especially on school holidays.  I ran 30mins again and covered 4.5km like Tuesdays run.  It felt much better today and I think it was because on Tuesday, I ran at 4pm after a busy day with kids and it was a tad warm.  I have to say I actually enjoyed myself today.  Still wish I could move a little faster though. 

Kathy, I think with me is that I have now been running for 18months and usually at conversation speed to keep going.  I thought by now that would be long enough for speed to have improved.  I didn’t mean for one minute to be disrespectful to 7min/km pace   I have to say when I run at that pace, it is comfortable most of the time and at least I am running.  Andrew, I couldn’t believe it when I read your suggestion of reading “No Need for Speed”, I have that book and I went looking for it before I read your comment, at 2.30 in the morning I might add as I couldn’t sleep!  You know, when I first read that book I don’t remember reading half the stuff that is in it   It is now going to be my bible for the next few weeks as I think I can really take on board the advice in it at this point.  I promise no more negative talk as it is wasted energy, energy I need to conserve

My next planned run will be on Sunday and hopefully down the Tan or Princes Park and I plan to run for 50-60minutes.  I just hope I pull up ok because I plan to crack the champers for Grand Final Day on Saturday, my first drink in almost two weeks!  I have been such a good girl and was rewarded well when I weighed in on Monday with a loss of 1.2kg.  WooHoo, gotta be happy with that  

Plodding Along

Another slow run today.  I think I just have to face it and say I am crap at running  I did a street run which included a lap of the local lake and then headed home again.  I covered 4.5km with max pace 6:07min/km and avg 7:05min/km.  All up it was a 31:53 minute run and my plan was to run for 30minutes.  I still struggle trying to make the decision to run for time or distance which is why today it was time but Sunday’s run was distance  

I guess I should just be happy I am back out there running again but when I think back to this time last year, I don’t seem to be any better at!!  Quite frustrating really.  I know I have increased my distances that I do in terms of events.  Last year it was the 4/5km events where as now I am doing 8/10km events, I also did the 15km Run 4 Kids in April but I am still as slow as ever.  Oh well keep plodding along I guess as I am not going to give it up.

I was thinking today once I have done the 10km MM race, maybe I will do either 8km SiS #3 or the 10km Olympic Dream which are both in November.  Not really decided as of yet as another part of me is saying just concentrate on your training and forget events until next year.  Having said that, I would really like to do SiS #3 because I love the course but if I do the Olympic Dream there is a medal for all participants   So shallow aren’t I!!  Decisions, decisions , oh well, plenty of time to decide I guess

7km

Zipped down to the Tan this morning and was there around 9:15am.  Looked around for RJ and then sent her a sms but she had slept in.  She did run later with her boys but her hip is giving her grief and at this stage I don’t think she will be running at the MM

I started warming up along Alexandra Ave side of the Tan and up the Anderson Street hill  I then completed a lap and crossed over at the Morrell Bridge and ran along up to the Swan Street bridge and back along the Tan again.  I completed 7km which I am happy about and the run felt mostly good It was a tad slow though and I finished in 48:49 with max pace 5:47min/km and avg pace 6:58min/km.  This did include two drink stops which I didn’t stop the clock for.  Had a really good stretch on the Yarra River side and then headed home.  I think if I can keep on track now I should be fine for the 10km at the MM although I know I won’t be breaking any records.  

Andrew, I didn’t end up buying that Jeff Galloway book as it didn’t seem right for me at this stage.  It was called “Testing Yourself”, I think.  He has other titles that I would love to have a look at but that was the only title of his at Borders when I went.  I have to say though the little book I bought, although simple, has some good info in it. 

Extremely happy that the Cats won the foot-ball on Friday night.  What a great game it was!!  Although I am an avid Eagles supporter, I have a real soft spot for Geelong.  I will definitely be barracking for them in the Grand-Final along with the rest of the state I am sure

Hit the Road Jack

Just a quick post.  Well, I got a running book today although the Jeff Galloway one that I had Borders put aside for me, was not what I thought it would be.  Kathryn, you were not wrong about finding a park  It was really busy around Lygon Street today and I nearly gave up.  I was set to go back home but luckily someone pulled out and I snapped the park up!!  Anyway, still not sure if the book is what I was after but I just couldn’t bring myself to go home empty handed.  I will enjoy reading through it though, gotta love anything new to do with running!!

I know what I have to do and it is just hit the road jack.  I am feeling in myself so much better today and quite optimistic that I will run the 10km.  I just have to put the work back into myself and I am sure I will get there.  I have organised to meet RJ down at the Tan on Sunday morning and I am aiming to run for at least 40minutes/7km and if I manage it, I will not be worried at all about MM.

Last thing I need to add, GO CATS!!!!!!  Have a great week-end everyone

*edit*  I did 50 minutes on the spin bike tonight, felt great!

Building Up, Yet Again

I went for a run today and lasted 23 minutes , well 23 minutes and 30 secs to be exact!  This is just terrible!!  I guess the last 5 weeks of haphazard running has taken its toll on my cardio fitness which is really quite distressing as I had built up so well.  Am I going to be able to run the 10km at the MM on the 7th?  Thats 17 days away   I hate that about running….. it takes me an eternity to build up and then a few short weeks to lose it!! 

So I have been trying to take stock all day.  I know I was sick a couple of days ago so maybe that had a bit to do with it but anyway, I am going to use my spin bike for the next two days and then get my tail down to SiS course on Sunday and try and run 6-7km and see how I go.  I so want to run the full 10km at MM its not funny.  No more excuses, please!! 

I ws trying to get to Borders in Carlton today but it just didn’t happen.  I feel as though I need to buy a book on running  There are a couple of Jeff Galloway books I would like to have a look at and because I now have a bee in my bonnet, I was almost going to buy one on-line today from www.booktopia.com.au I chickened out because I have never bought books before from them and I got a little nervous  All I want is to be a 10km runner and eventually be able to run a couple of Half Marathons a year and I am thinking I need something to read to help give me direction.  Not sure if it will help but at least it will get back into that head space again of thinking I can do it!

Fun and Games

So much for my enthusiasic return to training this week.  I have my 9year old home from school as he started vomiting in the early hours of Monday morning whcih continued until about 7pm that night, the poor blighter   He was still a bit headachey and blah yesterday but by the afternoon he seemed to be coming right until the diarhoea started (sorry, I know to much information, lol)!  So he is home again today.  I was actually really unwell myself yesterday and spent the entire day in bed as everytime I got up I felt as though I was going to be sick.  I had unbelievable nausea and headache but luckily no vomiting.  I had intended to bounce back today and go for a run much to my husbands disgust but I am still feeling blah myself  So here we all are at the sick bay.  I had so much to do this week due to school hols starting next week but my biggest gripe is not being able to do any of my training, I have now lost three days.  I am really hoping I will be right tomorrow for a run or at least a ride on my spin bike.

Melbourne Marathon 10km

I wussed out of the 8km Spring into Shape this morning    I was still undecided last night but got all my running gear ready just in case.  This morning when I woke up I opted for a leisurely morning with the family.  I  had a good snuggly lie in with kids and then when hubby got home we had bacon and eggs.  Shameful I know but I honestly did not feel like running.  Andrew, in the end the t-shirt just wasn’t enough

So this morning to compensate, I entered the 10km Melbourne Marathon run on the 7th Oct   Have absolutely no idea how I am going to swing getting there by 8.30am but I will work something out.  I just can’t bear the thought of missing out on the 30th Anniversary of this event and running onto the MCG.  I am excited that I took the plunge and this will give me something to work towards even though there is only three weeks to go  I need to get out of this depressing rut!! 

My plan is to get back to the gym this week and start x-training again.  I intend to go twice a week, three times if I can.  Hopefully that will help me with my cardio and of course I will do my three runs a week.  I am also going to concentrate on my water input and cut out red meat as I am not sure what my iron is doing at the moment  Sounds like a good plan to me, now lets get the ball rolling!!

wind, sun and a 5km run

Yesterday I went out for one of those mind clearing walks up to the corner shop and I was wishing I had driven the car    Today was a different story.  I put on my running gear and went for a run.  I was thinking about Em’s comment to me about the wind in your hair and the sun on the face and I thought, yep thats what is forecast for today, so lets just do it.  I ran down at Princes Park and did 5km in 32mins.  I did stop for two drink breaks as I think I am dehydrated again but I stopped the watch while doing that.  Legs felt really fresh but cardiowise I was a bit huffy and pufffy but hey, whats new??  My average pace was 6:24min/km and max was 5:23.

So now I am thinking of entering the Spring into Shape series    Thanks for that suggestion Sara and Andrew.  Have to say though Andrew, it was your comment about the free t-shirt that really started to suck me in  I would have to do the 8km events because they start at 9.30am which guarantees me getting there on time.  I know I am not really up to 8km at the moment so I if I do it, it will have to be a walk/run but thats ok, as long as I am out there doing something.  I am currently waiting for a new card to arrive from the bank so I can enter on-line.  I find entering on the day really stressful, so fingers crossed it gets here on time.    

Thanks again for all your encouraging comments in my blog, I am telling you every single one of them was appreciated.  I do tend to beat myself up at the best of times so reading your comments reminded me to chill out a bit.  Which reminds me Em, I loved your concept of eating well 80% of the time and 20% for fun and I am taking it on board.  When you put it like that I don’t actually think I am doing to badly apart from the cab sav at night but thats not food

P.S  Thanks for your really kind offer Sue  I hope our paths cross soon as I would love to meet you. 

P.S.S.  Welcome back Beakus

help needed

WARNING:  Negative post!  Don’t read if you do not want your bubble to burst!!

I am really down in the dumps   I have lost all motivation to run and my eating is all over the place but, Sara, I haven’t succumbed to Kerry-Anne Kennerly, yet!  I am really trying to snap out of it with not much success.  I don’t know what to do to get back on track.  I keep looking at the runs coming up after MM as I know I won’t be doing that one, and I set the goals but I still haven’t ran since Saturday, 1st Sep……. I am in the danger zone of losing all the hard work I have put into be able to run 10kms. 

I borrowed the CSIRO total wellbeing diet book to try and get some enthusiasm to lose the last remaining 5kg but I am craving that comfort food and going on my merry way and having it when I want

My 9 year old went of to his first school camp this morning and I am feeling such a sadness which is absolutely ludicrous I know because under normal circumstances, I would be singing from the roof tops!!!

Help needed!!  If anyone has got this far reading this depressing post, please offer some advice or say some words to snap me out of this