Theresas training

well - not so sure that anything is getting any better - and so decided I may as well take another holiday! Heading off for a few days, although as ever the trainers will be in attendance. Will need to suss out some decent routes....

headed out on the sunday after the last entry - sunday 5th august. Managed to persuade Brian to come along too. Intended to do 5 but cut it down a bit as managed to find some excuse to get home (probably to eat some more chocolate). Ran along the beach where I got to stop a couple of times as Brian was watching a Peregrine attacking the sea gulls. we cut back along the soggy salt marsh and through John Muir but only did about 3.5 miles. I felt loads better than the day before.....until Brian said that he felt we were going lots slower than usual. Hmmmm - maybe I should leave him at home????

Tuesday night was the ELSS race at Musselburgh. Got an ok handicap - ie thought I'd be somewhere near it based on last years time. Headed off ok and then got a big stitch. So....when will I learn that I just should not eat for ages and ages and ages before I try to run fast? yup was a bit peckish just over an hour before so thought an oatcake or 2 would be ok, but no. terrible, terrible, terrible. stich eased off about 4 mins before the end of the race so I could speed up a wee bit again but I was slower than last year, and slower than the handicap.

Thursday I headed along to intervals. 5 sets of 4x200m in 1min15. Struggling to do the warm up - knew it wasn't going to be a good session! Did the first 2 sets, took an extra long break and did the last 2 of the next 4. That seemed to be sensible and managed all of the rest. in a moment of fun someone (wonder who?) had hidden Ian's relay batons. He was quite puzzled for a while, when he thought he had misplaced them but the "good" members (keen for further punishment) helped "find" the batons (whilst Ian was in checking if he had left them in the changing rooms). Twas quite funny though! Fay and I were allowed to sit out - Ian ran himself, and I got to shout out the times. Quite a responsibility but would do it again - almost like getting revenge! Was a very close race too.

Saturday was Haddington half marathon. Given my recent performance I decided against entering - no way was I going to attempt to run a race, long distance and with hills, when I can't manage 200m easily! So headed out for a bit of a hilly long run in the morning. It was loads better than the last week, with a couple of minor, short little walks at the top of the two nastiest hills, but otherwise ran about/at least 12 miles. So please with that. Then headed over to Haddington to watch those running the half - so much better than running! Dunbar performed well - although a woman came in 3rd and bet all of the Dunbar runners (and most of the field obviously - new women's course record for a very good run!).

Sunday I went to run round the bottom of Doon Hill but chickened out when I saw the cows. Ran aimlessly round some fields until I found a path - then headed on down to Dunbar, Spott roundabout and through the trees to meet Brian at the recycling. We'd been doing some interior clearing up and had decided to recycle a "Billy" bookcase from Ikea that really, really had seen better days, including recycling quite a lot of its contents. The fun continued when we got home and tried to move the wardrobe from our bedroom downstairs. I don't think I've sworn so much in a few years. So it started out with a bedroom that needed to be redecorated - now we have a couple of holes in the walls in the hallway that require some attention....at least we got it down though, without really hurting ourselves! And I managed to watch the London triathlon - good time management!

Tuesday night the world was conspiring against me to stop me heading out for a run. Festival traffic made the bus late, waverley station renovations mean the train is on a bit of a random platform - these two issues led to me missing 6.05 train by 1 minute. Fab - 30 mins to while away in Waverley while waiting the next train.....I phoned Brian for a moan. Decided to head on out anyway, esp as had a meeting after so was only planning on a 5 miler and should be able to get in 3-4 in the time I had. In the end it all turned out ok - met up with the others after 15 mins and Jenny headed back with me to add on a bit to her run. Lovely. Now all we need is some decent weather!

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