Cat n Mouse....
Wednesday 05/07/06:
Could have easily rolled over and gone back to sleep this morning as went to bed too late and was feeling rather tired, but of course I didn't! Threw back the covers and told myself to get my A into G.
When I headed out it was again on to wet roads, but it was a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday, which makes all the difference! Kept the gloves well and truly on today!
Brisk walk warmup:5mins
Steady-Fast paced run: 27mins (6kms)
Slow jog cooldown: 3mins
Felt like a quicker, harder run today so I got straight into it as soon as I hit the point where I start running. Held the pace for the length of the first main road then once I turned the corner I dropped it back just a little. On the way back I kept it steady for most of the way, then as I turned back into the last main road, I could see the outline of someone running up ahead. In the mood for a bit of "cat and mouse" I dug in to see if I could catch up. Took a while and my breathing was hard, but after a few minutes I was closing in. (Told you I was competitive!) By then I could see it was a woman. Then, suddenly, out of the blue, and to my great disappointment....... she stopped to re-tie her shoelace! As I went past I bid her a cheery good morning, which was reciprocated. Decided to see if I could keep the pace on to the end of the road, which I did and it was a real workout! This then called for a jog to cooldown rather than the usual walk and when I got home I felt exhilerated, having cut several minutes off my usual time for this route.
At lunchtime I had another physio appointment and this time she took no prisoners! My poor calves were screaming as she applied all of her weight and pressure to them and it was all I could do not to cry out! Lots of clenching of teeth and sweating of palms was in order! Ouch!
This was followed by the usual 15mins of heatpacks and even then it was a struggle to walk out of the clinic without wobbling!
Could have easily rolled over and gone back to sleep this morning as went to bed too late and was feeling rather tired, but of course I didn't! Threw back the covers and told myself to get my A into G.
When I headed out it was again on to wet roads, but it was a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday, which makes all the difference! Kept the gloves well and truly on today!
Brisk walk warmup:5mins
Steady-Fast paced run: 27mins (6kms)
Slow jog cooldown: 3mins
Felt like a quicker, harder run today so I got straight into it as soon as I hit the point where I start running. Held the pace for the length of the first main road then once I turned the corner I dropped it back just a little. On the way back I kept it steady for most of the way, then as I turned back into the last main road, I could see the outline of someone running up ahead. In the mood for a bit of "cat and mouse" I dug in to see if I could catch up. Took a while and my breathing was hard, but after a few minutes I was closing in. (Told you I was competitive!) By then I could see it was a woman. Then, suddenly, out of the blue, and to my great disappointment....... she stopped to re-tie her shoelace! As I went past I bid her a cheery good morning, which was reciprocated. Decided to see if I could keep the pace on to the end of the road, which I did and it was a real workout! This then called for a jog to cooldown rather than the usual walk and when I got home I felt exhilerated, having cut several minutes off my usual time for this route.
At lunchtime I had another physio appointment and this time she took no prisoners! My poor calves were screaming as she applied all of her weight and pressure to them and it was all I could do not to cry out! Lots of clenching of teeth and sweating of palms was in order! Ouch!
This was followed by the usual 15mins of heatpacks and even then it was a struggle to walk out of the clinic without wobbling!
posted by Vicky @ 7/05/2006 04:30:00 pm
2 Comments:
At Wed Jul 05, 06:21:00 pm,
Em said…
LOL, I play that game too on our long runs. I'll hang back with the slower group for a bit and let the boys go ahead, then I'll take off and try to catch them up!
At Wed Jul 05, 11:05:00 pm,
Boston said…
We had all the same experience and it is a nice to feel able to overcome fears and maintain tactical games ahead of any unsurpasable challenges.
Enjoyed reading your post.
Cheers
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