Ok so with chases turned off and after a good going over with the vibro-gun massage doohickey last night my sciatica is much better today (although my hip and knee are still a bit unstable) so I was able to run my 15 min interval p strong today!
Unfortunately I didnāt realize that it was a 15 min run with an āoptionalā 5 min section on the end - I was well out of steam by then tho, so I bailed - frustrating!! My long run on Friday has a 20 min run with an optional 10 min extra so I just better pace better for that!! Cos Iām getting that 30 mins!!
I was less invested today without the chases I must admit - but it did feel really good to just be able to run and not hold back for just in case - I def want to bring the chases back after I complete this season I think tho - hopefully by then I will be back jogging the full 5k so additional chases will only bolster my time - best not to push too hard in the beginning tho
Week 25
Ok so Friday I did my long run which was 30min without stopping (with 5min walk either end for warm up and cool down) much better pacing this time and I managed it without too much fuss - I did get a wee clap and a thumbs up from an old fella along the way though (I guess he was a visiting American? )
Then Saturday I learned my MOT is going to cost a fortune this year and that used cars cost an even bigger fortune these days so I wanted to punch something to blow off some steam!! I did all 5 sets of Maxima which is technically classed as a light workout but i used the heavy bag which I feel probably knocked it up a notch or two - my shoulders certainly thought so (it's been a while!)
My short runs are getting longer now
5 min walk (warm-up)
15 min run (easy pace)
5 min run (optional)
5 min walk (cool down)
Had a protein bar and a meditation and some binaural beats to get my head screwed on (not been a good week for MH unfortunately) but once I got going it was p nice - lovely cool autumnal drizzly weather today so that was nice
I did encounter a guy who asked me the time which a) I'm running and have headphones in? Leave me be?? and b) created a v awkward situation where I looked at my watch and had to admit that "no sorry mate I don't" (because my watch is currently in stopwatch mode and won't tell me what time it is rn) which I tried to communicate with a facial expression, but i don't think that is a face you can make and given that he's walking around without even having a phone apparently in 2024 i don't he understands the limitations of modern smartwatch technology - so I think he was a bit annoyed by the whole interaction (so was I!?)
But then I saw an old couple walking along holding hands but just the pinkies which was just so cute!?
Anyway back to the actual running - yeah I can do the 20 mins without too much fuss now - I wasn't going for time but I think I did ok for pacing especially for a very tired Monday morning
Also - very good episode today
SPOILERS AHEAD BUT IDK HOW TO DO THE THING
I love Jodi (she's adorbs!) and what was with the pile of zombs and guns we found?!! #intrigue
Bit of a cheat today because I went on a hike instead of a run and just listened to the episode in the car on the way there - it was quite a long and hilly walk tho so I'm pretty sure it counts about the same as far as training goes
I've been tremendously stressed out lately and it did me a lot of good to look at some small little mushrooms and acorns and stuff and eat a little picnic by the stream - got a big plate o casserole and totties coming my way to catch up with my carbs & protein - and we even picked up sticky buns for after a rare treat on this dangit diet, but we def earned it today!!
Week 26
I forgot to turn the GPS back on after last time so I've included the tracking data from my watch as well
Another long Friday run - 30 mins nonstop running which I did the first 15 mins at a decent pace and then had to slow down to granny stepping for a while - I came out of the gate too strong and I knew I did but I just kept doing it, and then the app was like "ran 1km in 10 mins 1 second" and I thought "what the heck! That's so slow!? Better hurry up!!" It was only when it said "ran 2km in 20 mins 2 seconds" that I realized my mistake
Was properly cold this morning too - although not yet cold enough for my jacket - I really need to get a long sleeve top for these interim months I feel!!
I got real burned out last week - I think my diet was grinding a bit because I just felt so tired and weak, and then over the weekend I gave in to the cravings and ate a bunch of cheese and I'm feeling a bit better now - looking at my macros I haven't been getting enough fat for quite a while - which I thought was a good way to lose weight but actually might just be a good way to get real exhausted
Anyway - I did do the runs even though I didn't post about them at the time - and my performance sucked because I was undernourished - but it's the showing up that counts so..
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And done!! Def feeling a bit better for getting a bit more balance in my diet this week - still my long run to go on Friday (so I guess I'm doing the races next? Chronology gets very confusing at this point idk )
And I'm planning to go hiking tomorrow too - so we'll see how I get on ig
Will need to focus on my pace for the long run (which I hate to do!) but I've got comfy at just over 8:00km which is fine for 20 mins but I don't think it's sustainable for 30-40 mins yet and I really don't want to bail on another long run this week!!
Slow and steady wins the race as they say
Side Note: did I not post my Monday Run?! I'm sure I did but I don't see it in the feed?
Here it's anyway:
Good run this morning - damn frosty (it's really October now!) very grateful for my new long sleeve running top but still shoulda taped my tatas
Feeling a lot more energized now and did a good pace for the 20 min run section today - about 7:15 which if i could sustain that pace for the 5k would take me down to 35min-ish which is p damn respectable seeing as my best time so far is just under 45 mins!!
Down 0.8kg this week which doesn't quite take me back to my where I was 2 weeks ago - but is the biggest weight cut ive had in months - and I still didn't get the diet back on the rails - GF bought me all the different pumpkin spiced treats fae Greggs on Saturday and all that sugar just made me queasy - so I don't think I can eat like that anymore anyway and it seems when I was on the diet I wasn't getting enough fat and that was just making me feel weak and tired all the time - so fuck It!?
Also - how good is this photo my GF took this morning?! Got that mucky old river looking like a beautiful lagoon in the morning mist!!?
I've been off sick for a little bit - I know you can train when you're sick, so long as you keep it light - but one of the key symptoms of this particular maladie have been having no energy whatsoever - so I've just been resting as best I can
Back at it today tho and doing some fun Halloween themed side missions this week (as if zombie runs weren't Halloweeny enough already? )
Hopefully the exercise will help stave off some of the candy weight this week anyway
I am sore after that one ngl - but I damn well did it!?
6km?! I Cannae hardly believe it!!
Ofc the first and last 5 mins were warm-up and warm-down walks - but I kept on jogging all the rest of the time! Was pretty nice too cos I drove up to the old railway line by the river since I didnāt feel like running into town and back and my app was nagging me to mix it up
My ankles and hips are really sore after it tho - glad for my 2 days off for recovery!!
Theyāve got me on more long runs all next week too - hope I survive?!
Also I did do my Wednesday run - which was a very fun episode with my favourite runner, Jodi - but I forgot to post because itās been a busy and stressy week (tho less stressy for the running tbf!)
Well - I've busted my tendons with the running again, so time for a break on that ig
They're doing an unofficial season 2 of the zombies run and I'm keen to follow along with the story so I think I'm just going to walk it (which is a lot better than no cardio ig) and switch my workouts to upper body focus for a while.
I'm thinking of doing Ronin (although I have a wooden broadsword, not a bokken - close enough!) and maybe Zen also as an add on because very thematic and I've been practicing meditation more lately anyway - I might have to drop one thing or another or not do consecutive days maybe just depending on time - but I'll see how I get on
I bit the bullet and got a cheap bokken off of Amazon because my broadsword is only a hand a half and I wanted to have the appropriate size and weight (there's a lot of cool sword workouts that I've been wanting to try - really I'd like a longsword but those are inexplicably twice as much?!)
I actually found the Zen one pretty challenging because of tendonitis in my wrist that I ignored for a long time until it got p bad - I'm hoping these stretches will help tho as it's had ample time to heal now
Ronin was also harder than it looks because I was really focusing on getting the moves nice and smooth (part of the reason I wanted a proper "sword" to practice with) didn't much feel like fighting off shadow monsters but I figure it's better to practice slow so I don't learn bad habits (or smash up my flat lol) might have to mine YouTube later for some tips on proper form tho
I also did a beginner pull-up bar work out today - just the dead hangs and squat holds one (can't remember the name) because I can't do pull-ups (yet!)
Time to get wrapped up warm now and go out for zombies run/walk - although it's already nearly lunch time (eek!) so it's looking like I'm def going to need to trim some of these things going forward
Just a 10 min meditation for Zen today - I did try to sit properly for the full 10 minutes but it hurts my back too much after a while
Then 400 cross cuts for Ronin - which is loads but not as many as it sounds - mostly focused on form again and trying to make sure to turn my hips at the right point
Then my 10-count (or until fail - who knew dangling would be hard?!) deadhangs/squat holds x5 to finish
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a rare treat on this dangit diet, but we def earned it today!!
Def feeling a bit better for getting a bit more balance in my diet this week - still my long run to go on Friday (so I guess I'm doing the races next? Chronology gets very confusing at this point idk 
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(as if zombie runs weren't Halloweeny enough already? 
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