Jun0620086:32 p.m.
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet...
Hi everyone! (a little Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the ipod today - ahhhhhh....another great band that Canada can lay claim to!)
Went out today, planning on doing a longish run (maybe 10km) but it was quite hot and very humid down by my old waterpark and I was feeling it so decided to see how I felt and cut it a bit sort. Ended up doing 7km in 39:47!!!!!!!!!! Woowooowoooo!!!!
Now - I tend to run 7km fairly regularly, as 10-11km are my long runs at the moment and I like to do at least 5km when I go out so 7 generally feels like a good distance for those non-speed/non-long runs. 40 minutes has been a BIG psychological 7km barrier for me for a while now and it felt amazing to break it. I have to say this has been a great week psychologically. I really didn't believe I could run fast without Chris because I've always been slow on my own before - but these past few weeks I've had no choice but to go out on my own, so it was a case of really trying on my own or not making progress -so I just put my mind to it.
Had some great Canadian music pop up on the ipod at around 4km, which I'm sure helped (it gave me goosebumps anyway). I think chris is planning to run tomorrow while I'm at fat club and I might let him come out to play on sunday as well ;-)
Hope you all have good weekends ahead of you! We're meeting up with Sarah and Mike tomorrow for a hello and a congratulatory (on their engagement) drink in the afternoon (hmmm...seem to seeing a lot of you realbuzzer lot lately!!). You are a great bunch, though and we are very lucky to have made so many friends here! All the best and lots of love
xx
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Mother_H 'Glad to hear you've broken the time barrier! I definitely find it harder on my own,besides if l started having a conversation with yourself l'd be certified!! Have a great weekend, if your free to run on Tuesday let me know! Take care and Happy running...' added 6th Jun 2008
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peta 'Congrats on breaking the barrier, never knew Bachman Turner Overdrive were Canadians, something new learnt, thank you Running on your own is hard, but cn be well worth the additional effort as proved by your rewarding time. Have a good weekend' added 6th Jun 2008
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AnneH 'Great run and great time - super well done! Hope Chris manages his runs too this weekend. Give Sarah & Mike a big congrtulatory hug from me . You are doing so well and should be very proud of yourself. Enjoy the weekend.' added 6th Jun 2008
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KattyS 'You'r e cooking on gas! Well done for a fab time. Have a great weekend, and fingers crossed for more of the same next week.' added 6th Jun 2008
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shazzoah 'wow girl your flying.......you will be first in Alex Park next month i'm sure! Wish Chris a good run from both of us. Nick says well done your doing well! Say hello to Sarah and MIke for me and i'll say hello to you know who for you two! xx' added 6th Jun 2008
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Lolli 'Wow you're doing great! You'll have to change your name to 'speedy gonzales' soon. I'm proud :) Good luck tomorrow for you at fat club and Chris on the run. Have a good time with Mike and Sarah and say high from me. Have a great weekend. Take care.....' added 6th Jun 2008
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katieh123 'Wow Pam, well done you're doing so well! And Chris, I hope you have a great return to running tomorrow! Enjoy your evening with Sarah this evening.' added 7th Jun 2008
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man_in_the_stand 'Well odne on a great runand a fantastic time. Hope you both have a great weekend and Chris manages to get out for a run. Take Care' added 7th Jun 2008
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tinabee 'It is strange but I found my times improved once I started training more often on my own. I did read in Runners World last week that we women lose more weight if we train on our own too (not sure how that works?). Anyways, a big well done on breaking that 40 min time. Hope Chris managed his run and that you both have a great weekend.' added 7th Jun 2008
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Mick_6 'Well done on the 7K, i hope Chris gets back in the saddle soon, enjoy your drink with Sarah and Mike and send our best wishes, enjoy your day.' added 8th Jun 2008
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philip_owen 'Well done on breaking that 40 min barrier. At the rate you are progressing you will soon dip under 39 min for sure. Keep up the excellent work and I hope Chris is recovering well.' added 11th Jun 2008
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