Theresas training

Well I was doing really really well keeping my diary up to date but sadly I've let it slip - focusing far too much on the running than the writing about it!!!!!

Will do a quick resume to get us back up to date before I need by next chocolate fix (Brian's opened his easter egg - chocolate tastes even better when its not yours!)

27 March - Tuesday - first club night where it was actually daylight! For some reason I tried to keep up with Clarissa so it felt pretty fast for the first 2-3 miles. We headed out through West Barns and down to East Links, turning left and running through the farm, then right and back through the trees, before heading up back road and over by the Jet station back to Halhill.

28th March - Wednesday - as I have a race at the weekend I was trying to fit in my runs during the week. Brian was away up north so thought I may as well make good use of the time. I headed out with Sheila M from Belhaven, up to Eweford, the the right fork up to the Pleasance, across the grassy path to Wester Broomhouse, down the closed road and along to Spott roundabout and back via Halhill to Belhaven. Another run in the daylight!!!

29th March - Thursday - pacing session for all of us doing the half marathon on sunday. No watches allowed! Running 4x400m, 2x800m and 1x1600m. My pace was to be 9 minute miles, so 2.15 for the 400m and 4.30 for the 800m. Its very hard to judge when the people in front of you cant get it right.....and when Ian R pulls funny faces at you to make you think you are going too slow. Anyway did 2.07, 2.11, 2.11, 2.17, 4.35, 4.29, 8.40. So a bit out at the end then

1st April - Sunday - Edinburgh Forthside Half Marathon (although seemingly lots of comments on the website about whether it really was a half marathon. I'm not arguing - felt a long way to me! what is it with runners - bad run, bad time = grumpy person. good run, good time = can't have been the right distance. Hmmmmm - never happy). Anyway course doesn't really inspire me but the whole thing was a lot better organised than last year. Splits as follows (with a bit of guess work)
1 - 8.52 (missed the marker but approx)
2 - 8.52 (17.44)
3 - 8,38 (26.23)
4 - 9.13 (35.37 - hill)
5 - 9.18 (44.55 - more hill)
6 - 9.16 (54.11 - took energy gel)
7 - 8.34 (1.02.46)
8 - 9.39 (1.12.25)
9 - 9.34 (1.21.59)
10 - 9.38 (1.31.38 - getting slower and slower until....)
11 - 7.44 (1.39.23 - clearly the markers aren't uite right)
12 - 9.25 (1.48.49)
13.1 - 10.02 (1.58.51)

So another pb for me - my splits are a bit all over the place - enough for me to think mile markers where in wrong place but still a half marathon for me. Better be - otherwise it would take me a long time to beat that one......3 races this year and 3 pbs. Amazing......don't think I'll manage another in Dunbar though. (well given that I'm writing this after Dunbar I have got a bit of an idea if I did or not but must keep the suspense building)

Loads of the club did well in run on Sunday - pbs for Me, Steve Pattison, Stuart, Ian S, Jenny, Lucy etc etc etc

3rd April - Tuesday - meeting at club re race on Saturday so only a shortish run. Good though given legs are tired after Sunday. Ran from Halhill along to Spott roundabout, up towards Spott, along the closed road to Wester Broomhouse, along grassy track to Pleasance, down to Eweford and back to Halhill via the trees. Nice evening. Like this running in the daylight - loads better.

5th April - Thursday - it was the 5km tonight but due to race on Saturday I jogged round slowly - legs felt pretty sluggish which doesn't bode well for a race on Saturday. Eeek. Route was loads nicer in daylight and at nice pace. Nevermind though......

7th April - Saturday - Dunbar 10km. Official time 55.45 - think that could be my worst 10km time in about a year and a half. Ooops. Haven't typed the splits in - watch is upstairs and I'm far too lazy to go and get it - will input splits later.

8th April - Sunday - chocolate allowed!!!! Thank goodness. No running today but Brian and I decided to walk from Whiteadder Reservoir to home - it was well windy so sure I burnt off a few calories, that I can readily replace by eating my way through chocolate eggs. It took us 4 hours.....good job we took a picnic with us.

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