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YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT..........
May23201212:32 p.m.
..........THAT I'D HAVE LEARNT MY LESSON BY NOW!
I know if I do lunges when I haven't them for a couple of weeks that my quads are going to scream at me for the next three days. So what do I do at circuits on Monday? Lunges of course and lots of them with a 4Kg weight in each hand. The result of which is that every muscle in my thighs are agony. So much so that I resorted to a couple of neurofen last night! We had another coach for the two sessions on Monday and boy did he work us hard. Not only are the legs stiff, but the abdominals are complaining too. I knew I was in trouble because I struggled with the running - 300mtrs fast with 100 walking recovery, followed by some sprint drills.
Maybe things would have been better if I hadn't decided on Monday morning that I was going to follow the sessions in the BUPA 10,000 magazine that lead up to the race on Sunday. So on Monday morning, I warmed up for 10 minutes, ran for 10 minutes at 10K pace and then cooled down. I found the 10K pace very hard - in fact I was a couple of seconds slower than I should have been.
Despite my sore muscles, I'd promised Sarah a 5 mile easy run on Tuesday morning, but I certainly won't be doing the 12 X 200 mtrs at 5K pace that's on the plan. While I really don't thnk I could run 10K today, I'm fairly sure, from experience, that my legs will feel much better by Sunday.
It's going to be a very warm day 19 degrees by 10am and I really don't do warm weather running well at all, especially when it's a race, so I'm not sure what sort of performance I'll manage. However, if I get tired, I'll slow down and enjoy the sights of London. The race takes in all sorts of landmarkd - The London Eye, St Pauls and the City.
Good luck to anyone else who'e running.
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May1820126:08 p.m.
THE ONLY TROUBLE...........
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May1620129:40 a.m.
ONE OF PETE'S..............
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May0720123:08 p.m.
THAT AGE-OLD MANTRA.......
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ONWARDS...
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Apr15201210:28 p.m.
THE THING I DON'T LIKE...........
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Comments (11)
JSIMMONDS 'Hi Sue, just catching up again. Glad to see you are still at it and good luck for Sunday! Jon' added 23rd May 2012
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michael_h 'Very easy to forget that some muscles are only used during certain exercises. Take it easy Sunday, hydrate well before and during the race, and you'll be OK. Good luck!' added 23rd May 2012
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Johnf 'I like the summer for running, think you just have to adjust your expectation sometimes if it is exceptionally hot.' added 23rd May 2012
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Dungey 'Is very warm at the moment, limits my running to early mornings and late evenings. Not a heat person. Sounds a good session if your muscles are screaming at you.' added 23rd May 2012
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moose10 'good luck for sunday sue and I hope those muscles a weel recovered sounds like a beast of a session' added 23rd May 2012
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crooxi 'Sympathy on the sore thigh muscles front - just getting over mine from last weekend's race. I don't deal well with heat either - but you are sure to enjoy the view, whatever the weather. Good luck! ' added 23rd May 2012
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HellenH 'I know what youmean about lunges and stuff Sue. I guess we think that because we are regularly torturing ourselves running that a few little lunges will be easy - how wrong are we?!! Have a great one on Sunday - looking forward to hearing how you get on :)' added 23rd May 2012
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Nick 'Hope to see you on Sunday, Sue. I'll try and find you before the race. Not easy though with thousands of people there.' added 23rd May 2012
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Petecw29 'Those sessions sound a bit extreme for the week leading up to your 10k race Sue, I'd stick to your normal preparation for a 10k! ' added 23rd May 2012
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Rob_Barber 'Weighted lunges - now there's a good idea!' added 23rd May 2012
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SeanG 'Good luck for Sunday. If its warm, don'y worry about your time. Just enjoy the sights of London. I don't think runners ever learn.....else we wouldn't be running any more! :-)' added 24th May 2012
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