This morning I did the 12km HBF Run-For-A-Reason!!
I ran.... MOST of the way.... I admit I walked a couple of times :P But I ran nonstop for the first 6km, then alternated between running and walking. Bit annoyed I was not fit enough to run the whole way, but at least I gave it a go! and raised a little bit of money toward Lifeline Australia :) I think I saw this lady I knew, who was in my psychiatric ward (LOL). At the time she was soooo manic, at one point she had to be held down and injected. Anyhoo, I thought she prob would not want me to go say hello.. She looked manic today actually, like dancing around theatrically at the starting line hehe... I could have used some manic energy, maybe I could have run further! XD
My friend (whom I ran with) did so well, he had so much damn energy! This is what we looked like
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(I'm the one behind)
We are going to do the 12km City-to-Surf Run in a couple of months too. Hopefully I will have had more time to train by then, so will have my fitness up. I know I can run 6km fine, so if I start there and build up 1km at a time... My dogs are going to get very fit too! :P Napolean is so lazy when I jog with him; he gets slower and slower as I go along and ends up dragging behind, panting. Lazy beast. XD Blair has way more energy but she's really anxious and kind of psycho, so she's constantly freaking out at everything and everyone we pass, and either lies down in response, or jumps up to either headbut me or lick my face (or both) for reassureance. She also likes to zigzag everywhere all over the pavement in front of me, constantly tripping me up!
Am so exhausted now, omg... Just chilling for a bit before heading off to my nephew's 3rd birthday party, then my SO and I have our joint bday party tonight. We are having a bonfire, and are going to toast marshmallowws (yum)!
Anyways, I got to go because I am soooo tired, I need a shower and a nap before going to J's party....
~Tam~
Congratulations!!! That's a huge accomplishment, I can't run that far yet!! Do you feel better emotionally when you run regularly? I *definitely* do! How do train yourself to run longer distances? I go by time - I can for maybe 1:10 right now, so if I were to train for distance, I would try 1:15 for a week, no matter the pace, then go up by about 5 minutes every week. How do you do it? I'm sure there's got to be a better way than what I'm doing! And speed...I have NO CLUE! I am a freaking slow runner!
ReplyDeleteHey KS, yes I totally agree, I think jogging regular has a really good effect on mood! I have trouble with long distance, like I can run pretty fast for the first few km but then I get tired quick.. so I have to remember to take it easy in the beginning! My aim is to finish the whole distance rather than get a good time, which I probably wont! :P So I figure out how far a particular route is that I'm running and then each week I try to increase the distance by a little bit... I have no idea what the "correct" way to train is lol, we should look up some good pointers or something! Good luck with your running, we have to stay motivated! :) x
ReplyDeleteGreat job dear! I always start with, "I'm just gonna let you know I'll be walking and I can't guarantee how much running I'll be doing." Haha I'm a lifter. I enjoy that way more than cardio on any old day. <3
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