Sunday, April 02, 2006
Still no pb in sight....
So another week goes by and much has been made of the
shambles that was Edinburgh half marathon. Im now
beginning to feel quite sorry for the organisers (if
you review the comments on Runners world website you
will too they even had to put out an official
apology that was reported on the BBC website!) Shame
Tuesday night I think I felt a bit tired, but even
better than that, Fay also felt tired! Amazing all I
need to do is tire her out but getting her to run a
fast half marathon and then I can easily keep up! We
just went for a short run, and as it is now lighter in
the evenings, we made our first trip up into the
country. We ran through the trees at Halhill, up to
Eweford, Wester Broomhouse, back to Spott roundabout
and down Kellie road back to the club. I found it
tough going though
..obviously all these races are
beginning to have an effect.
Thursday night Brian and I went out for a light jog,
planning on running through John Muir Country Park. I
was planning on going for 6, then moved this down to
5, then 4
.and eventually we ended up doing about 3.5
miles! We couldnt go through the park due to all the
mud and grime. There had been a new path laid by the
burn, but unfortunately it was under a couple of
inches of water, so we werent running there either.
We cut up to West Barns from beside the burn and ran
up through West Barns to Eweford, back down beside
Halhill and then turned in at the hospital. From
there we ran over to Back Road and down back to the
car. How annoying that Brian can keep up (in fact
its usually me struggling to keep up with him, whilst
he lollops alongside) without any training! Wish he
would give me his natural ability if hes not going to
use it.
And then finally Dunbar boundary race. And yet
another race where I dont get a pb. So
disappointing. It was quite warm but windy on the day
and we had a good turn out. Club members all turned
up early to help out with registration and setting up
the hall. On the way round it was really nice to see a
lot of friendly marshals I know and they all shouted
their encouragement as we ran past. I felt a bit crap
at about 4k to 6k but then managed to pick it up a bit
after that. I felt I ran the last 2k quite quickly,
but my brain really wasnt working well at figuring
out my splits and what I should be doing. I was so
not on this planet that I forgot to take my splits,
not that I think that would have helped. Emma was
first Dunbar women at about 48 mins, then Sheila M,
closely followed by Fay, then me, then Val, Lindsay
and Vicky. Sheila M, Fay, Me, Lindsay and Val where
all within about a minute and a half of each other. I
didnt get a pb (was 54 seconds outside it), and
didnt beat my own time from last year (9 seconds
slower, so I probably was slightly faster given I had
to run slightly longer) but my official time is
quicker than last year, so not all doom and gloom!
Brian is disappointed he didnt get a pb, stopped at
about 3km as he thought he was going to puke but his
determination got him round at 50mins and a few extra
seconds. Not bad for having about 3-4 training runs!
Today I went out for another run. I could have had a
day off, but Im not going to be able to make it to
club on Tuesday so thought Id better fit one in. Did
just over 8 miles (GPSd it to be sure) and it was a
nice scenic route at a nice easy pace. Ran from my
house down to Whitesands, round the golf course, along
by the harbour and up by the swimming pool, along then
around the cliff path and round Winterfield golf
course, along up by the hospital and back to the train
station for a lift home. I quite enjoyed it but as
ever, found it difficult after about 6 miles on my
own. Saw a lot of amazing junk that has been washed
up by these high tides, and had to dodge a lot of
golfers but otherwise quite enjoyable.
Next run is the dreaded 5k handicap. Hope Fays
handicap has been reduced!
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