A good hard effort.

Thursday 03/08/06:

Evening run for a change, while Courtney was at her gymnastics class. Headed off in a different direction than usual, in order to keep it flat. Nothing like a bit of road rage on the way there, to get you pumped up and heading off at a faster than usual pace! Although it was an effort, I held the pace for as long as I could while still maintaining good form. Felt great to be pushing myself and I was very focused! This saw me thru a loop of approx 6kms, that was on roads I am very familiar with, but haven't run on in years. I then did an extra stretch of the main road and thru a side road that cuts thru a park and sports centre, where netball practice was in full swing! By the time I got back to the school where gymnastics is held, I'd covered approx 8kms and was feeling great.

Brisk walk warm up: 5mins
Run at hard pace: 27mins (6km)
Run at steady pace: 10mins (2km)
Brisk walk cool down: 5mins

Had also been to the physio earlier in the day, for more deep tissue massage on the hamstring.