Graduation and a weeks catch-up

Tuesday
After pulling up okay from Sundays BRRC 10km I decided to head off on a slightly longer loop on Tuesday morning, one that incorporates a couple of large rolling hills at the start to really get the heart rate up. I think both puppy & I found it a bit odd running so much of the time in the dark, those mornings are really feeling more and more wintery now - he was darting from side to side trying to work out the noises he couldnt see, and I was just struggling to not fall over him while he was doing this (next time I get a white pup!). Anyway, the run went really well and at a very easy and comfortable pace.

Thursday
Back to the normal racecourse run this morning, while I was running I was trying to remember how it felt just 10 weeks ago when I first did it; it hurt so badly and I felt so very slow and plod-plod like. I think things are certainly starting to look up.


Friday - Graduation Day
My physio appointment today was great, the ultrasound showed how much stronger my muscles have become and how I am improving at locking on the right ones for running, in fact so good was my session today, that my physio officially sent me packing without a return appointment. I have graduated to running with strapping, leaving alone large hills and a lot of speed, but other than that, the world is my running track!


I have a busy running related weekend planned. Tomorrow morning MJ and I are going to check out the Intraining sale, then in the afternoon we are going to have a go at the X-country, I havent done x-country since high school, so that could be interesting! In keeping with the leaving steep hills alone idea, on Sunday morning I am going to aim for a 75-90min run from the Regatta, finishing in time for everyone else returning back there from their Mt Co'otha runs for the Commonwealth Games Marathon and breaky :)