Back to training
I can’t believe that it’s been two weeks since I last posted! The last two weeks of training have been patchy at best, and I’m on a mission to get back on the wagon. I started this week quite well, having lost 1kg! I have another weigh-in tomorrow, and I am hoping to have lost some weight, but might not have, as I didn’t have the greatest week of training.
The past week, I ended up skipping my 8km easy run on Tuesday and then ended up cutting my tempo run down to 4km. I was feeling rather lethargic all week, but after taking things a little easier, I am feeling much better today. So much better, in fact, that I managed to run 14km today! That’s the furthest that I have run EVER! M and I got up bright and early, ate some breakfast, and then got ready to do my long run. M joined me on his mountainbike, and we headed off. I had mapped out a route with a few hills because the half marathon that I’m training for has one massive hill at about the 15km mark, so I thought that some hill training would be a good idea, unfortunately, I only put the hills at the beginning of the route. My splits were:
- 1km – 7:25
- 2km – 6:19
- 3km – 7:04
- 4km – 7:43
- 5km – 7:15
- 6km – 7:43
- 7km – 7:15
- 8km – 5:56 (this was the start of the downhill section)
- 9km – 7:20 (stopped to eat and drink)
- 10km – 6:48
- 11km – 6:54
- 12km – 8:31 (some waiting at traffic lights)
- 13km – 6:55
- 14km – 7:17
- Total time = 1:41:35 (average pace of 7:10)
My parents are coming to visit this Thursday for 10 days or so, so I will have to be a little more creative when scheduling training sessions, and I will probably have to eat very carefully, because we usually end up eating out more often than M and I usually do.
This week’s training plan:
- Monday: 12h00 squash coaching; 18h00 squash training
- Tuesday: 05h00 spinning; 17h00 8km easy run
- Wednesday: 05h00 1km swim; 17h00 weights
- Thursday: 05h00 weights; 17h00 8km tempo run
- Friday: 05h00 spinning; 17h00 squash training
- Saturday: 06h30 cycle; 10h30 weights
- Sunday: 06h30 16km long run; 09h00 5km cancer awareness walk
I have also decided on my next two events!!! My company is organising a triathlon on 27 November for all employees and suppliers, which can be done either as a team or as an individual, to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. There are 2 routes, the short route is 400m swim, 15km mountain bike, 5km run; and the long route is 800m swim, 30km mountain bike, 10km run. I’m not sure if I am being brave or stupid, but I have entered the long route as an individual, which is why I’m having to add swimming to my training schedule for the next few weeks. And then, I want to do a 10km trail run on 4 December starting at Lourensford Wine Estate.
I think that having some extra events on my list, as I am a lot more motivated to train when there is a specific goal to train for. How do you stay motivated to keep training and eating healthily?
