I Went Clubbing Last Night :oD
...and had huge fun :o)
No - not that sort of clubbing - I went down to my running club. Loadsa new faces, a few old ones. Plus a run. I did Pilates in the morning, and had a quick swim, and at one point decided a run might not be the best thing, but ended up going and I'm glad I did.
We headed out on Maggie's Route - which used to be one of the shorter club routes but now appears to be the longest (about 10k) as it's one of the few that started from the old club house but didn't go past the new clubhouse - so all the differences are "add ons".
Anyway - I set out gently, not expecting to go fast, but within about two minutes the Garmin died - not sure why as I'd barely used it, but the batteries obviously had run down - maybe I'd left it switched on. The bit I captured showed an 8:13 m/m pace, and I reckon I sped up after that as I foudn my feet (on the end of my legs, surprsingly enough!).
I ran for a fair way with Anita, who I'd seen at Southwater Tri a few weeks ago, and we chatted for a mile or two. A new (to me) girl - Lauren I think - who'd done 47 mins at the Nike 10k, was just ahead, and as Anita fell back, I caught up with her, and then went past her feeling very comfortable. Hmm - I shouldn't really be doing this!
Anyway - by the time we'd got to the bypass, I was on my own, save for the occasional "quick group" peeps passing me, and I stayed alone all the way down the bypass, although I did pass a couple of people who'd gone out a bit faster than me at the start. In spite of waiting an age at Rose Hill Roundabout for the lights to change, Lauren was nowhere in sight, and I pelted back to the clubhouse. Just wish I'd got a time on the run - reckon it was a storming pace :o)
So - what did I learn?
Firstly - that running with company is good - just havign someone to chat to takes my mind off running and the hard work. The second half, when I was running a fair way from others, was harder. Secondly - that I enjoy running at a faster pace. I like the lung-bursting feeling, and I reckon that pace doesn't make my muscles as sore either, for some reason. Thirdly - while I didn't time the run, I burnt off a 47 minute 10k peep without too much trouble. Okay - maybe she can go faster, but I reckon I could in a race too. Assuming we were both at similar percentages of maximum effort, I'm faster than her. Which only matters because hopefully that means I can do a 46 minute 10k in the not too distant future. The Croydon 10k is coming up soon, and I'm rather tempted I have to say. Then again - it's not about PBs right now, and there'll be plenty of other races :oD
No - not that sort of clubbing - I went down to my running club. Loadsa new faces, a few old ones. Plus a run. I did Pilates in the morning, and had a quick swim, and at one point decided a run might not be the best thing, but ended up going and I'm glad I did.
We headed out on Maggie's Route - which used to be one of the shorter club routes but now appears to be the longest (about 10k) as it's one of the few that started from the old club house but didn't go past the new clubhouse - so all the differences are "add ons".
Anyway - I set out gently, not expecting to go fast, but within about two minutes the Garmin died - not sure why as I'd barely used it, but the batteries obviously had run down - maybe I'd left it switched on. The bit I captured showed an 8:13 m/m pace, and I reckon I sped up after that as I foudn my feet (on the end of my legs, surprsingly enough!).
I ran for a fair way with Anita, who I'd seen at Southwater Tri a few weeks ago, and we chatted for a mile or two. A new (to me) girl - Lauren I think - who'd done 47 mins at the Nike 10k, was just ahead, and as Anita fell back, I caught up with her, and then went past her feeling very comfortable. Hmm - I shouldn't really be doing this!
Anyway - by the time we'd got to the bypass, I was on my own, save for the occasional "quick group" peeps passing me, and I stayed alone all the way down the bypass, although I did pass a couple of people who'd gone out a bit faster than me at the start. In spite of waiting an age at Rose Hill Roundabout for the lights to change, Lauren was nowhere in sight, and I pelted back to the clubhouse. Just wish I'd got a time on the run - reckon it was a storming pace :o)
So - what did I learn?
Firstly - that running with company is good - just havign someone to chat to takes my mind off running and the hard work. The second half, when I was running a fair way from others, was harder. Secondly - that I enjoy running at a faster pace. I like the lung-bursting feeling, and I reckon that pace doesn't make my muscles as sore either, for some reason. Thirdly - while I didn't time the run, I burnt off a 47 minute 10k peep without too much trouble. Okay - maybe she can go faster, but I reckon I could in a race too. Assuming we were both at similar percentages of maximum effort, I'm faster than her. Which only matters because hopefully that means I can do a 46 minute 10k in the not too distant future. The Croydon 10k is coming up soon, and I'm rather tempted I have to say. Then again - it's not about PBs right now, and there'll be plenty of other races :oD
posted by XFR Bear @ 9:37 am
8 Comments:
blimey!
a themoabird
blimey - I've been down there since 2000 and I never met her!
I went to school with themoabird, Benzy :o)
you KNOW him???????
flippin heck
a small small world
he lives about 400 yards away Benz, and was one of my mates at school until he left.
fecking unbelievable
I always think of the forum as separate to real life.meet on forum first and then in real life
would be weird to me to do it the other way round
At our club the runners stick together. We would never end up running on our own. It is good to go along and see people you haven't seen for a while though.
I expect bear was very sweet when a nipper
I have some good pics of themoabird too - especially one her sent me recently ;o)
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