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Date:                         T 27 June 2006.  2^nd run after Two Hills Too Soon..

Target:                      5k nonstop slow

Actual:                      5k moderate with 2 min walk break at Jetty End.

Time:                                                      lap           c’ltive     lap time  split time

                                   Tesco End          1 km        1 km        7:12         07:12

                                   2-trees                 1 km        2 km        7:03         14:15

                                   Jetty End             1.5 km     3.5 km     10:13       24:29   *** PR 3.5k

                                   2-trees                 1.5 km     5 km        11:22       35:51

Pace:                         7:10 / km

Time of run:             6:55 pm

Route:                       Udini Two-trees.

Weather:                  Windy from south.  Not so humid.  Fair weather. 

Calburn:                    356 approx

Postrun Wt:             152

Shoes:                       Brooks Vantage 2.  Accumulated mileage = 36 km

Mindtune:                Mariah Carey’s Tingtong2 Taketak2 song (haha dunno what it’s called)

 

Comments.  Definitely better than yesterday.  No more lingering taste of nausea.  Lunch was also carbo loaded, which explains enthusiasm.  Run started very strong & fast, after 2 km ran out of gas because legs still tired after yesterday’s “interval trial” haha.   So slowed down a bit the next 3 km.  Left sole discomfort (the one that feels like a tear behind the pinky finger) showed up at least 3 times during footplant that did not quite land correctly.  At Jetty End felt really “panchit” so took a 2 min walk break.  Overall, really liked today’s “form”, was kind free flowing and running without thinking.  Turns out the the pace was quite alright.  In fact the first 2 km were at “record pace” faster than even the 5k udini PR.

 

Today because of the panchit issue, I tried a dirty trick described in Galloway’s book called “magic rubber band”.  This is to fool the brain to stop sending give-up signals.  The method:  to mentally lasso a magic rubber band on a runner/ thing in front, and start “reeling in” with the pumping hands, feeling the tension of the rubber band build up & propel/boost leg power.  So, I lassoed three giggly high-school girls on the return trip (Jetty end to Two-trees).   Hey, it really worked!  So even though I took a two minute walk break, still made that segment in 11:22.  Next time, I will try some “Anti-gravity Lotion”.  Haha.

 

Characters:  Jogging Chinese couple again.  Walking Malay couple.  Three giggly high-school girls.

 

Postrun:  Rewater Hundred plus.  Stretched a bit.  Did pointed toe scrunches some more to improve the plantar fascia thingie.

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