Yesterday's run didn't quite go to plan. I was ready and raring to go after my 8km run on Wednesday night and also brought new runners on Friday night. I so dearly wanted to tackle the 8km lap again on my own, but broke down around 4km.
My new runners felt awesome, but I struggled with stitches and have never know the best way to battle through them. It was then I decided to do interval training for the remaining km's instead.
It was still a good run, but it was a struggle.
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| My Hot New Runners |
Why do I find running on my own so mentally exhausting? I know I can do it, and have proven it with my running groups. It's so frustrating. What I need to do is upgrade my heart rate monitor so I can see my pace, because as you can see with my splits, I come out all guns blazing then tire really quickly. I'm just not good at judging it by myself and really need to work at this.
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| My Bad Splits |
Everything hurt, my shin splints which have been so good lately, came back to bite me as well. But it's the stitches that seem to be my greatest concern and it's for this reason, I'm looking into getting a running coach. I'm hoping they'll be able help my with my technique and give me tips as to how best battle through!
I thought I was doing really well, but clearly, on my own is a much bigger challenge and I've got a long way to go if I'm ever going to get to half marathon.
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| Hot and Buggered. |
Here's hoping for a better run next weekend.
Night all xo
Night all xo
I find running tough mentally. It usually takes me about 2km of feeling awful to get into a more comfortable run. I also usually start off too quick :) just takes practice I think and mindfulness of not going out too quick.
ReplyDeleteHere's some tips on stitches. I had a bad stitch today but it thankfully eased. http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/four-ways-stop-dreaded-side-stitch
I've also read that running and exhaling on odd number steps can lessen the strain on one side of the body. I assume that means starting the exhale. I tend to forget and not focus on my breathing, probably to my detriment :)
ReplyDeleteHow many times a week are you running? Do you have a good music playlist?
Thanks Jen... I'm running about 3 times a week. Have a good playlist to run to. The problem is just when I'm on my own. I seem to get through it ok with my running groups, just on my own. it's almost like I get bored or something!
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