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Date:                         W 14 June 2006

Target:                      5k nonstop slow

Actual:                      5k nonstop PR

Time:                         Tesco end           1 km                        07:34       à  7:34

                                   Two-trees           2 km                        7:38         à 15:12

                                   Jetty End             3.5 km                     9:45         à 24:57  ** maybe PR

                                   Two-trees           5 km                        9:14         à 34:11  **PR.  Almost sub-34 if didn’t stop to readjust shoes.  Haha yea right.

Pace:                         6:50 / km  ****  PR

Time of run:             6:45 pm

Route:                       Udini Two-trees.

Weather:                  90% RH.  Dark & stormy rain clouds above

Calburn:                    360 approx

Postrun Wt:             153

Shoes:                       Brooks Vantage 2.  Accumulated mileage 21k

Mindtune:                PsCat Dolls “Buttons” haha..  Shakira didn’t make it this time.

 

Comments.

After a day rest, legs felt stronger today, and less problematic.  Basically no problems with left foot, but right foot soles still felt funny like there’s a split in the sole muscle right in the middle.  Feel stronger also because had lunch, and previous nacht Tam’s kotiaw.

 

Started run quite weakly, because today it’s supposed to be a cautious run.  Left knee also felt kinda weak at first.  Also, during 1^st km the left shoe was problematic, didn’t put on properly and felt this protrusion onto the sole right about under the arch.  This Brooks is kinda unforgiving if you put it on wrong.   So at Tesco End stopped, loosened the shoe, repositioned foot & retied shoe properly and continued.  2^nd km got faster & faster it seemed.  From Tesco End to Jetty End left foot started to feel sole trouble, like a muscle pull once in a while during toe off.  Also noticed that these new shoes seem to land harder, the heel kinda high, and if land too far back, will slap the forefoot hard.  Tried to control footplant midsole kinda, but still landing hard.

 

At Jetty End surprised to see sub 25 mins, so return trip to Two Trees went full speed realizing this could be a PR.  500 m from two trees, developed Demon Pain side-stitch on the right side.  Breathed against it like crazy, like the Pm’s “Spirit of Pia” whatever that means.  Anyway, completed sub 35 min, but unsure of PR until checked records.  Yup, it’s a PR alright.  So I expect tomorrow my feet will have all sorts of problems.  Hahaha..  At least have three days to heal before the big event.

 

BTW yesterday used this website http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ to roughly measure the Udini route.  Measures about 5.3 km.  Haha..  If that were true, then today was really doing 6:34/km.  Can join Pacesetters ar?

 

Characters:  A couple taking a walk.  Three guys, possibly marine policemen, walking, looking panchit.  All three seen during 1^st  & 2^nd km, then on last leg saw one of them had started running again, while other two still walking panchit.

 

Postrun:  Felt good overall.  Soles of both feet felt funny.  Haha.. Tonight will ice it.  Also, had Tam’s standard paprik dinner.  Carbo loading continues.

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