Paekakboyz's post-pre-post-pre season!
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ahem... had totally forgotten about my previous thread which was quite likely about training for pre-season... 2008!!!<br />
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Have been concentrating on running this year - only played 2.5 games of rugby as I'd been getting grumpy about being injured so often. Last three seasons have seen a busted ankle, cracked/broken ribs, and a rib cartilige injury. Needless to say each injury came after doing the hard yards getting fit! plus there was a fair whack of unhappiness on the part of the wife when I'd avoid any excessive work in the garden!<br />
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Around April I decided to do the Wellington shoe clinic 10km (ran it a couple of weeks ago). Needed a target and I'd never run 10km before. Training was 4km or 8km runs 2-3 times a week. Didn't run 10km till 4 days before the race. My usual run has plenty of hills and I figured 8kms of hills should be a rough approximate for 10km on the flat.<br />
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Was keen to get sub 50min for the run but ended up with 53.40. After training on my own I found it strange running with several hundred other people!! played havoc with my pace and after a slow start dodging past slower runners I was miles away from the 50min pace setter. I spent the first half of the race trying to catch him up with no luck. At the half way point I made a 'tactical' decision and settled for following just behind the 55min pace setter. Broke away with 2km to go although I had hoped to get a lot closer to the 50min mark.<br />
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Had a couple of mean blisters and legs were tired but other than that it was pretty good. I had assumed (can you see it coming!!) that because I was running hills a flat track would be easier... unfortunately this wasn't the case!! <br />
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Have a much better idea of how I'd run the race now and am thinking of having a crack at the half marathon next year. Going to have a look for some smaller (people wise) races round wellington. maybe some offroad ones or something as there are some pretty cool tracks around.<br />
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Anyhow the running's cut around 6kg off which is primo. Clocking in at 95kg-ish at the moment and would like to get down to 90 by Oct. Making a reasonable effort to eat better but nothing like Bartman!! Have been toying with getting back to the gym and adding in some weights to mix it up. <br />
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will attempt to update on any other runs I go on this year. Off to Israel for a month in mid Oct so will take the running gears... heat will probably kill me though! -
My girlfriend did the same event but ran her first half marathon and really enjoyed it. She put it some hard training and ran a 1hr 48 which she was stoked with. She followed the program they have on the event website. <br />
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For training she mixed in hills, long runs and shorter runs where she ran faster than race pace. It all seemed to work. -
now that I don't weigh as much as a small pony, the thought of running half marathons does not seem so far fetched or daunting, but I have never really been a runner. Still, Mrs B walked a HM the other month at huntly with no training, and she might be keen once this bodybuilding kick is over and done with, if that happens at all that is - it is fun!
