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Gotta Go Fast - Poet's Running Journal.
Poet:
--- Quote from: Joseph41 on February 28, 2020, 04:43:27 pm ---The Noodle Workout is impressive! Or at least, I think it is, because I'm not sure what half of the techniques are haha.
Hope tomorrow goes well. 👍
--- End quote ---
Thank you! I'm going to clarify what some of these exercises are now because I've realised they're not the easiest to interpret (I love these pictures, they all look like they're in minor pain so it's accurate):
SpoilerSide lying leg lift:
Donkey kicks:
Sumo squat calf raises:
Russian twist:
Mountain climber:
Cobra stretch:
Erutepa:
Howdy Folks ;D
Unfortunately Poet has engaged herself in a fierce staring contest with 3 llamas and has asked of me to perform the task of updating this journal for today. Buckle up because while this is not going to be a bumpy ride, its always good to err on the side of saftey.
Today being a saturday would normally mean a parkrun, however due to things and stuff, the parkrun was replaced by a regular old 5km run and as she was out around albert park, this 5km run took place around the lake there. The lake itself was quite a nice place to run with it being quite a clear and sunny day which also brought out the birdlife (although the swans (Poets arch nemisis) were not all that apreciated).
The run itself was quite a great training run. It started out fairly easy as she was able to maintain a conversation for the first few kms, although this conversation did begin to die off onwards on the half way mark. By the last couple kms talking almost stopped entirely and stiches (a term for sharp pains) in the abdomen as well as fatigue began to set in. with about 1km to go there was a breif bit of walking (about 100m) to try and reduce the severity of the stiches, before Poet got going again and pushed herself to finish the run.
As compared to previous 5km runs, this one was much more evenly paced (ignoring the breif walk) as poet managed to maintain aproximaely a 6.00 min/km to a 6.30min/km for the whole run. This compares to her fastest park run (33min 51sec) which started at over 7min/km but finished at 5.30min/km. This (more evenly paced) run seemed to get the most out of Poets effort as she ran about 32mins by my estimation (unfortunately I didn't get an exact time on her). Considering not the best nights sleep beforehand and definently not enough hydration before the run either, the run was an overall fantastic effort and a step closer to breaking that 30min 5km barrier. With a bit more training and perhaps even just a better nights sleep and hydration, this goal will shortly be reached.
Talking about goals, Poet has just set herself yet another one by entering in the 7km race that is running along side the geelong half marathon. The aim is to run the whole way without stopping - something which will need a bit more training to be achived. Hopefully with a few solid weeks of training, along with working that 5km time down, Poet can set herself up to do a impressive 7km run!
Hopefully Poet will beat these llamas in time for her next training session on tuesday after which she will be back for another update.
J_Rho:
--- Quote from: Poet on February 28, 2020, 04:59:39 pm --- Thank you! I'm going to clarify what some of these exercises are now because I've realised they're not the easiest to interpret (I love these pictures, they all look like they're in minor pain so it's accurate):
SpoilerSide lying leg lift:
Donkey kicks:
Sumo squat calf raises:
Russian twist:
Mountain climber:
Cobra stretch:
--- End quote ---
These are all really good exercises! I used to do a variation in the side leg lift when I did dance as a school subject - my describing skills are horrendous and I cannot find a suitable image so he is a little drawing!
As not seen in the drawing you bend your knee back so you have more stability when lifting higher. Might be a fun little variation you might want to try!
Keep up the amazing work, it is truly inspirational
Poet:
--- Quote from: J_Rho on March 03, 2020, 08:41:29 pm ---These are all really good exercises! I used to do a variation in the side leg lift when I did dance as a school subject - my describing skills are horrendous and I cannot find a suitable image so he is a little drawing!
(Image removed from quote.)
As not seen in the drawing you bend your knee back so you have more stability when lifting higher. Might be a fun little variation you might want to try!
Keep up the amazing work, it is truly inspirational
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This looks like it'll hurt me, so I'll try it - thanks!
Hi guys! I have returned. I asked Erutepa to fill in my previous update because I was being attacked by llamas (also known as minor heatstroke) after being out in the sun all day and found both thinking and typing difficult. I've managed to recover since then and ran on Tuesday and today!
Tuesday's training session was really good. I felt quite accomplished after running a 1.5km warmup, 4 x 400m efforts (running as fast as I could the whole way) before ending with a 1km jogged cool down. I felt tired but pretty fit and confident I could run a sub 33 on the Saturday.
Thursday I did no training because Erutepa and I went ziplining instead! It was heaps of fun and a very unique way to celebrate a year together - love you bb 💙
Admittedly I was very lazy after Tuesday but it worked in my favour - the extra rest meant I could run harder this morning, and I did!
I was aiming for a sub 33 time but... Drumroll please... I RAN A TIME OF 28.24!!!! YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I actually screamed when I saw my time omg - I managed to slash my PB by more than 5 minutes and I'm ecstatic! I thought it would be difficult to get a sub 30 (and in all fairness it was, I was actually crying and gagging because I couldn't breathe and was about to vomit a km from the finish and basically passed out at the end lmao) but I did it and now that it's done I know I can keep building on that.
This week it looks like I won't be able to do any group training sessions but I'll do a run on Monday and see where I go from there. That's all! I'm going home to sleep for ages now. 😴
K888:
+1 from the physio for good glute strength exercises!! So glad that things are going well, Poet. Props to you for really committing to this - as someone who detests running I really really admire you! Also sub 30 sounds so bloody impressive!!!
@J_Rho with stick figures like those you should consider a career in physio ;)
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