..first race back-halfway there

-well i woke up feeling quite well-made scrambled eggs on toast-using rice milk instead of cows milk to try to alleviate this week long diarrhea
..then dufus bf bought some asics yesterday at runners world without trying them on so miss jo had to trundle into the car for an hour to exchange them..cos very nice bf runs the u6s at little A's

hten had to scrummage around to find my watch-couldnt find it so went to target to buy a crappy one-d'oh cheapest was $26-i can get a stopwatch watch for $15 at big dub(W)....grrrrr so scrambled around under my bed some more and eventually found it-
then stu came home-we read the shocking 'bitch slapping' that was going on on the forum, and headed off for race day..yay jojo claps hands-love to race
aims sub 2:40 800(this time last year 1st race back ran 2:51) 400 sub 70(last year)
-anyway was a little disappointed when the wind sprung up a little-of course stu didnt agree there was wind, but then everyone else i spoke to mentioned the wind..
so 2:41.x.. was initally disappointed-but then it wasnt a bad run-the third 200 wasnt great but that was where the wind was and it just killed me- i ran a great last 200 and surged and overtook a couple of people and actually won the heat i was in(3rd and last heat mind you) :)
yay-it was nice to have a real race-not just be trailing for the whole run

..then the 400-umm start HUUUUUUURT my back- a bit of wincing-and then ran hard into the wind ,came home ok and hit 69.91 which i was pretty happy-so a SB (seasons best) and a possible SB9not sure til the results come out) for the 800 but i think just off the SB

then din din with hmmmm who could that be...lol... now home...aaaaaah how much this gal loves to race..

think i may do the milers this thursday-i am convinced i am in sub 2:40 form

..apparently rest day means..ummmm shopping

...lol
so stu and i went to runners world where i bought two pairs of shoes: mizuno elixir and asics ds trainers(they are on special at the moment for $150-whatta bargain)
then off to smith st- where i bought 4 wicking tops...yep 4! i bought 3 at nike plus 2 good pairs of socks, then one at brooks..i decided to buy a size larger than normal-cos they just dont make the running tops designed for one of larger proportions in the girly departments-and i spent all day at training trying to stretch the previous one on thursday...lol
..then off to clayton to try to get some shoes for stu-no luck-i tried on MORE tops but refrained from buying...i really do have a shopping problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
then home to a nice cooked meal by my lovely bf

tummy turmoil- for the last week(in particular as it has been for a long long time really) i have been having a lot of ..begins with P and rhymes with MOO(is that better than the word???LOL..i got told off the othr day
..anyway it has been kinda bad this week..so i was trying to work out if i hd changed anything in my diet...anyway-have been having a lot more dairy(and milk in the morning) which has always upset my tummy if i have it too early in the morning...anyway i am going to cut out milk completely-reduce cheese intake and see if that makes a difference
..racing tomorrow- yay :)
hoping for a sub 2:40 800 and sub 70 400

..yay..an easier session

..wel stu did tell me it was going to be a lighter week...and yay-with a rest(kinda....)-pilates and a million needles-not sure how much of a rest that is LOL
-anyway stus littlies went home today after he took them to the pinball parlour
..then i went for a half hour walk while someone played computer games...snooze-how boring-i kinda cracked it and then kinda realised i was being silly so decided to play the stoopid game(racing) and even though i sucked -it WAS kinda fun...lol..im such a pain in the butt!!!
..the training
set was4x200 with 100m or 60s float- at 39s per 200(3:15min/kms)... then big break then do again two more times

heres how it panned out
1st set 37,37,38,38
then had to trot off ot the loo(have had quite an upset tummy for a while- stu ad claire had to start without me-but i couldnt leave the loo- and i wont use the 'p' word but we all know it!!!
..then back to start with stu and claire-missed the first rep so had to run the last rep of next two sets by myself
40s (into wind) 38,39,38
and the last set 2x38.39,40

was pretty happy with the effort and how i felt....trying very hard not to drag the arm across the body and have it going straight back-once it got mentioned to me-i am now very conscious

..then stu and i out to dinner at our very yum Vietnamese place...then home-not happy re tummy issues...very much over it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..and havn a coupla wines-had a sparkling pink pinot grigio at dinner
racing saturday-absolutely cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
ciao bellas

..oooh time goes fast

..so its wednesday already whew

been a busy week..back is starting to get better..lets see, Monday -back a bit tight still and after sundays run, i decided to take it safe and go for a water run,it was even enjoyable
..tuesday was one hell of a session
took a junior (claire) to the Tan-and we did an absolute killer ... 3x250 supposed to be 53s, 3x500 supposed to be 108seconds(not even close!!!!) 3x250@ 53s
..it was a set modified for one at the track and it really was just too hard-or too hot or who knows why-maybe i shouldve worn my racers(flat) at least...lol
250's 53?didnt time, 50, 53
500s 122s??what the(maybe it was uphill) 115s 115s well considering the 400s are usually at 86/7s and 600s are usually at 132s,
53s for 250s are 3:42min/km pace 115 for 500 3:50min/km pace pace which considering my 1km race pace is 3:43-it kinda shows why it was very very hard for me to hit it-although i do hit it when i am at the track? it was hot and well i guess i just suck???
..then today decided to skip my half hour run-had pilates and it is a race week and yesterday was HARDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
..yes karen stuck me full o needles ..sigh...it was much better than last week-which she was happy about-and then said yeah youre back was a mess last week..dont let it get to that stage again(check on that) there were a COUPLE OF REALLY sore bit right along the spine...apparently the tighter you are the more it hurts....some of the horror torture needles were bearable so thats def better than last week
..i had my fingers crossed for no more needles...but am back in 3 more weeks :( looks like it may be ongoing for a while :( :(

anyway-gotta go...got a rugrat here who wants me to watch shark tale or some such ....

..coolies

...finally a good run :) well a few little tummy issues(i had to stop and poo after running 3 mins) and was a little chagrinned as i stepped out of the bushes to see someone walking ...errrr pretty obvious what i had been doing... anyway ran another 6 tummy tumultuous minutes and had to stop and regroup-looking desperately for a good place-but i was opposite a house and no good coverage so i took off again and fortunately made it to the rangers hut... a little toilet stop.. but felt heaps better afterwards..
then up turntable which is a fairly decent hill. the quite hard bit lasts for a km and i was averaging 6min/kms during this period(only 7min/kms as i scaredy-cat-edly made my way down) i cant just go like a bull out of a gate for two reasons 1-very clumsy gal 2-stoopid back hurts downhill
anyway a 60min run-actually felt good..averaged 5:34 min/kms which included some up and down hills so pretty happy with that and after the rangers hut(aka very necessary toilet stop) it was a very enjoyable run(probably not drinking last night helped too!)

stu's about to go pick up the boys so its about to be mayhem and madness at point cook for the next week ...lol

..dats not much fun jojo

..errr all my own fault....but man i was feeling very hungover today!!!! i didnt even drink that much
...i was supposed to do 3x600s fast..but it wasnt looking good..i felt like i was going to hurl...eeeuuuu
ive gone to stu after my 2km warm up...pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease i dont think i can make that(and the girl who i was supposed to do them with hadnt shown up) so he decided i could train with his little tackers..so 10x150@25s(a couple of low 26s) and teh 10th was allowed to be fast..so i ran 23s for that one...no spikes so happy with that
felt dreadful!!!!!! still felt like talking to huey on hte great white phone...so lolled in the car until i could get home-quick eggs for brekky and then a sleep sleep..still feeling v average, then stu and i had an enjoyable arvo not doing much but me being a little silly billy...lol
did a 30min water run yesterday instead of a rest as i rested(well pilates) on wed
..the back is feeling better..thank god..its still a little tight but not excruciating pain :)

..and im having pizza for din dins...well thats the plan man hehe

..sports doc plus drinks

..hmmmm when i went to see karen..she had me up on that table and musta put in 20 needles...i even YELPED a few times... eeeeyuk..i have been booked back in for next wed for another session of dry needling..does it have to hurt so damn MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYWAY the quadratus lumborum? was ridiculously tight and so she put a couple of extras in :(

anyway stu had decided since i was having back issues and doing pilates on wed followed by a session with karen that i could go for an hour walking instead of running..so 6km walk
..then out for drinks with friends....

karen banned me from running for next few days-ordered into the pool so had to skips new years day session of 4x200@43,1km@4:05,1km@4:30,4x200@43..or so i thought ....
...stu told me to take it into the pool. i worked really really hard and jogged(in pool) recovery-not ridiculously slow..it was tough work...so 50mins in the pool all up
..back very solid(ie tight) still today... another day in the pool tomorrow :(

stu and i went to a cafe for brekky(cough)lunch where there were two waiters...for about 60 people.....lol..it took a while to get served....