I am one LAZY Blogger!!!

I have been sooooooo lazy with updating this Blog!!! I still check everyone's blog but I just could not be bothered to put an update on my own Blog....so here 'tis!

The half marathon is fast approaching.....Only 3 and a half weeks to go!!!! I am feeling rather scared but I feel confident that I should make the cutoff time (11kms in 75 mins) if all goes to plan. My issue is that it will take me about 4 minutes to get across the starting line because I am a slow runner who starts at the back. This means I have to make the 11kms in around 71 mins (The marshalls will not know how long it took me to cross the line). I need to sit at 6.45min K's or better.

I have started my running training now and it is going OK. I was very worried last week when I did a 7K and a 5K and they both hurt like hell. I did 14K on Monday and was feeling much, much better. My speed averaged at 6.2min K's so I should be fine on the day. My plan is to do the following over the next few weeks:

Monday: 10K run
Tuesday: 20 mins treadmill at 10-12K/hr speed plus 30 mins personal training
Wednesday: 10K run
Thursday: 20 mins treadmill at 10-12K/hr speed plus 30 mins personal training
Friday: 20 mins treadmill at 10-12K/hr speed plus 30 mins personal training
Sat/Sun: Long run (this week 15K....next week 16K......week after 17K)

This plan will mean my longest run will be 17K and I will do this a week out from the half. If I can do 17.....I can do 21.1. After the 17K the weekend before the half, I will do a 5K on the Tuesday and the Thursday and nothing at all on Friday/Saturday as I need to do some form of tapering before the race. For the last half I did, I trained up to 21K and I just don't think it was really necessary. All it did was really hurt me and meant I had no energy for a few days afterwards.

Unfortunately the lower back pain is back (starts at about the 12K mark) despite doing heaps of core work with my trainer. I will need to take dencorub with me for the long runs now I think and I will have some nurofen before I run to try and help with it.

I went to 2 expos last week and they were both unreal!!! I went to the Runner's Expo on Wednesday night which was held by NRG (Northside Runners Group). It was very good and J even won a $75 voucher for a running store at Manly. They just had a number of stalls set up with products and information related to running. I got a massive stick of Body Glide for $15.....bargain!!!

On Sunday J and I went to the Fitness Expo at Darling Harbour. This was FANTASTIC!!!!! There was so much stuff there I was interested in. I ended up buying 2 Mizuno running outfits (tights and singlet) for $75 per outfit and then I could not help myself and bought the runners that completely matched one of the outfits. I probably look like a real freak in matching gear from head to toe but it is great quality stuff and I feel good in it. I still prefer my Asics GT's over the Mizunos but I will give them time and see how they go. At least I will look good as I get disqualified from the race for being too slow...ha ha ha!!!!

The Commando (from the Biggest Loser) was there and he runs a training Gym pretty close to where I live so J and I are considering doing some training with him. It would be absolutely full-on training but I think it would be really good to do. I feel that my trainer now is not pushing me hard enough in all sessions and I want to be pushed to the point where I feel I will be physically sick. This sounds sadistic but if I am paying....I want results! J has emailed the Commando and is waiting on a response re. fees, etc.

In "non exercise" news, life is ticking along nicely. Work is a little quiet at the moment and I have seen a very negative side to somebody who I work with that now means I must be on my guard at all times. I am looking forward to the long weekend to catch up on some rest and to just chill out! I hope everbody has a great weekend!!

Miss Pinky