Its been 30 weeks since my last half marathon and since then, I haven't run anything over 10k. So when I got out today to complete my goal of 12k, I wasn't quite sure how it would go. Maintained an even pace of 7'20" and it felt like a moderate effort. Ran all the way to marina, a little bit along the beach and ran back to Haddows Park to meet up with the Nitros folk. Having started at 5:20 (just a bit later than the sun), a kilometer into the run, things started getting hot and uncomfortable. Luckily there was a bit of a breeze now and then to combat the heat.
This week has been a good one - workout-wise. A few weeks ago, we bought a battle rope to add to our collection of ever-growing gym equipments at home. Although I thought it would be mostly used by Dom, turns out I love it as well. This Monday we took it up to the roof and had a short, intense session accompanied by some rain!
Tuesday I had a quick tempo run. I was running with the Nitros and all I had to do was keep pace with one of the faster runners and voila - tempo for me. 4.5k in 30 minutes. It should have been faster but I am not going to push the pace until the ankle is a 100% ok.
Kept Wednesday for a total body strength session with Dom. He went really easy on me and kept the workout light considering I'm still quite the novice. Skipped my speed session at SDAT and instead had a burn-out stair workout on Thursday. My calves were screaming the next day (remember: sore today strong tomorrow). A good HIIT & core workout on Friday and my 12K today brings the week to a close.
Feels good to be consistent
This week officially kickstarted my training for DRHM2017. The event is on July 23rd which gives me seven more weeks to train for that elusive sub-2:30.
Here goes.
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