I wanted to write a daily update and the week went by like that!! I pulled up ok on Wednesday after running much longer than I should have (still not clocked it yet, about 12+ kms). With the coldest week we’ve had in Perth for a couple of years, it was easy to make excuses at -0.06 degrees and to hit snooze on the alarm and curl back up under the doona. Walking Favourite Dog #1 has to be enjoyable...and as she didn’t even want to get out of her bed on Wednesday...it seemed as good an excuse to not go. Thursday morning passed the same way...but with two days of no dog walking I had to run on Thursday night. Another 5kms easy enough. I found myself coming home from work and getting ready as quickly as I could...looking forward to my run.
I can remember back to when I started training for my first triathlon in 2000/01 season I couldn’t even run around the block without stopping for breath!! Even when I was racing regularly, I wouldn’t say I enjoyed running; it was something I had to do finish a race...swim, bike RUN! Now I was really looking forward to my next run, even though it’s only baby distances now. I finally have a reason to run, not just about getting to a finish line – it’s a bigger purpose now. I used to have a long-held aversion to running, lack of fitness aside. I used to run cross country in primary school...until my family told me I looked like a “spastic chook”. That was enough to shut down any aspirations I ever had to run for a long time.
I took FD#1 on a walk for an hour on Saturday morning, another cold one, but with the sun shining on my back it was perfect! Walking along the shoulder of the railway line, I imagined it to be the trail of the race, and decided I’d be running along there sometime soon! With the walk done, the rest of the day turned out to be really busy. I have always thought I’d been good at making the most efficient use of my time. Now that will be even more critical. I figure the more low resistance exercise I can fit into my day, it will add to my fitness level without taxing my time any more than it will be.
With food shopping done, about 10 loads of washing done...it was time for MGirl’s netball game. A fantastic afternoon of sitting in the sun with FD#1 as MGirl did her thing on the court. The team lost, they seem to be doing a lot of that this season...but I was proud of her just the same. She always puts in 110% all the time, I hope she gets this work ethic from me...or hers will rub off on me. I could use such dedication.
Today, Sunday, started with a sleep in...a real one until 8.30am. Two in two weekends... wow! I am lucky. A meeting at 9.30am, dropping CBoy at work at 11am, clothes to fold and dishes to do while MGirl did her homework. Off to another netball game as 1.30pm and then home again and that was the day pretty much over. As we were driving home down the freeway, I could feel another run coming on. Again I was looking forward to it and punched out another 5kms feeling great. I know this will be a gradual build over a long time; but another week of 5kms runs and I feel ready to up it a little.
I am still to get my program from Stu (must give him a call) and I’m not sure how he will start me off...but I told him I’m doing 3 x 5kms runs a week, and that my first goal is the City to Surf at the end of August. I can already mentally picture the time when my long run in the week will be a marathon itself, and I am excited by it. I like being able to do things everyday people think is over the top! I like pushing myself, and I will no doubt find out all too soon that I’ve picked a doozie of a test! Having the program will be great, it’s a no brainer...you read it, then you do it! Bring it on.
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