..the 5.40/2.40 bogey

..when i went back to 'adult' running(over 12) my two times i wanted to beat which wuold become bogeys for a few years were the 2.40 800m and the 5.40 for 1500m.
it took 3 years for me to go sub 2.40 and have got close to teh 5.40 (5.41 and 5.40.x) but just couldnt get past the bogey...
..well today..i told the bogey to back off.i decided in my head i was going to beat it.... was not overly happy in the warm up when my legs felt heavy so extended the warm up. dcided to go out harder as i keep losing it in the 2nd and 3rd lap
first lap 86s(yep..) then 93...dont know what happened, think i was DAYDREAMING, but the stupid thing was i felt like i was working
so 2.59 at the 800, then 92s so 4.31-wanted to be below 4.30 at this stage so tried to effect some sort of kick, not really happening but did 66/67 for the last 300 and came home in 5.37.5 by my watch so could be 2.38 low or 2.37 high

then off to jav to officate...dont ask..am PISSED off
..then straight to the 400 without a good warm up(too busy officating) hoping for 68low, start was dreadful, had SERIOUSLY forgotten how much it hurt to startt in the blocks, grimaced sucked it up and tried(and i stress tried) to run fast...
legs felt like they were going to buckle-felt very much like i had run a HARD 1500, anyway 69.12. its not a bad time, but i should be faster
.No excuses though, my legs just didnt do what i wanted....lol

anyway am home now, having a wine to relax, cant sleep, but need to sleep cos i have my boys for the first time tomorrow...aaaagh twilights- i do like them, but theyre also very inconvenient

feeling very pleased with the 15, it gives me a little hope of beating my pb in the 8 at the master...want to see a 2.33.x

oh and quite funny-went and told a lady my time-yep pb since i went back to running, but not as fast as when i was 12
"jo, youre body shape does change.....etc etc etc"
went for a cool down
i run up to her B, B ask me my time,
"jo whats your time"
5.37, an adult pb
"woohoo"
she's right i need to see the fact that im running well NOW, im pb-ing as an adult. Beating a 20yr old pb is nice, but i gotta get over it in the 15. 5.28 is not gonna happen/ the 800 may happen though...... 1 second off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
contemplating going to the Nationals in perth, have checked that i wouldnt be humiliated, would kinda hang around the 5th-ish area? stu's not that keen, but i have said he doesnt have to come if he doesnt want to,
He's probably not even going to watch my 800 at the states(which WILL piss me off(a lot) since its my GOAL event of the year,(dont care in the slightest about the 1500) his junior athletes have their states at the same time...........................................

.aa good set

a good set tonight but i did ask for it to be 10x200s in stead of 12. i was trashed after 10
They were to be fast but not flat out. aim for 35ish
2 reps were 34.8 and 34.9 1 was 36dead and the rest were all 35s so it was a solid set. gave the hammies a good strecth-the right was a little tender
when i wetn for my warm up i noticed that my legs were super tired

oh 1500 on thursday and ive asked stu to let me try a different strategy. ive tried doing the consistent 90s laps to get the siub 5.40 and it just hasnt worked for me.
so ive suggested to stu that maybe i go a bit faster for the first 800(2.55) then think of it as a 300 followed by a 400. i am pretty good at being able to run 90s in the last 400 so its just a matter of being focussed for 300. i have been losing focus big time in the 2nd and 3rd laps... so may as well try something new anyway
so it MAY be a disaster but heres hoping for sub 5.40. i think ill run 5.38

got the 400 after it. im thinking 68.x ??? not sure. depends how much the 15 takes out of the very overworked leggies.

when the strategy above was suggested, stu's gone
...maybe you could come don the track tomorrow and do 2 laps at 88s....are you fricking kidding me...IT is my rest day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont run the day before a race

anyway have fun bellas and bellarettes-im back to work tomorrw

..a nothing day really

.. so a water run today after i got up and drove the lad to work.. it was quite good actually.. went by myself and just wanted to have a think..
an extra $300 per fortnight(which is a lot) would halve the time it takes to pay the loan off..
ive been doing number crunching obviously...lol..getting back in the swing for school

didnt get much done today apart from that and the usual domestic chores and i also decided to be a nice gf and also go and pick stu up from work too, before i drove him to the track...lol

i told him today that when he gets his locence back, hes taking me out for dinner and im getting drunk while he drives....haha

oh but the glutes feeling not so sore which is pleasing

..an enjoyable sunday run

..okay so there was no run yesterday- my glute was way too sore after the nerve massage from friday.
oh havent i mentioned this. soooooooooooooooooo pleasant. Nars was working seep in teh hammy and has gone -gee i could work on this for the hour.and then she's like..OMG how tight is this nerve here, and then the lebow cam out. I have never had the nerves worked on before. it was HELL..and then with 10mins to go- what do you want me to work on..mentioned my glute issue and she again did the nerve. for the next two days it felt like i had sciatica(and not pleasant)i took some anti inflamms as she told me it would inflame for a couple of days
Yesterday i struggled in my walk for 30mins, it was hurting down my leg as well

anyway was feeling better today, legs just sluggish(whats new) am in the building phase and a massage works hte leg like a long run. anyway 13kms in 78mins, had to wallk/run for a bit in the last km as the girl i was running with started to struggle
it was generally enjoyable though and then i drove stu to corio so he could watch some of his athletes(who did very well too)
-also my friend in hospital is in a stable condition which is good but has not regained consciousness yet(was in an induced coma)

...yeah nothing great and a DNF

...stu and i seemed to think the BEST preparation for the 800 tonight would be if we had a very large night of drinking the night before and going to bed after 4am, and rising again to drive him too work at 7am!
WELL ITS NOT THE BEST PREPARATION>>>>>LOL
OMG how tired i have been all day. HAd brekky with my dad and hten someohow managed to make it home without falling asleep, there was a bit of faceslapping going oon though when i was driving alone!
got home and my brother(the cause of the extended drinking session-no we didnt drink til 4! just talked til 4) was extremely bleary eyed. managed to sneak in a 3hour sleep and i can tell you it WAS NOT enough, so had that tired-y not feeling well malaise all afternoon and at the track tonight.
Stu wanted me to run sub 2.40, well when he ran 2.39(he is faster than me) i started to be a little bit sceptical. The girl i train with(shes on the outside) ran a 2.34 which is ACE for her. i knew it wasnt to be pretty today when i did my warm up and the legs felt pretty flat and heavy
...and as much as i hate this expression, all things considered, a 2.40.28 is not terrible

it is after all th 2nd fastest i have run at shield comp, so ill just suck it up and be pleased that in the state im in , that i ran a 2.40

then i was considering the 3km, stu wanted me to run 97s but i thought 100s and after the first lap i knew 100s it was... i had also put the disclaimer on that i really wasnt sure if i wanted to run 3km and would make the decision after 2laps. was sitting pretty much on pace and just started to drop a little, there were over 100 ppl in the race which was kinda nnoying me, i got a stitch, one of my friends got sent to hospital after being hit in the head with a hammer throw, and i just didnt have hte HEART for it so decided to drop out after 3 laps. i knew it was the right D, but i think it may be my first DNF????
anyway going to bed shortly as im sooooooooooooooooooooooo tired its ridiculous. happy enough with todays performance, am hoping that my friend from my old club is ok, she is just one of the nicest people you ever meet :(

...back at work for stu

..which meant a VERY early start for me so i could drop him at work, we left at 7am...eek havent been up that early since dec12

..then off to school for a bit, then off to my freinds house at 9am and stayed there til 2.30 with her and her rugrat and then picked stu up on the way home, hour at home and then off to the track.
was a bit concerned abuot my niggly hammy and then while i was warming up i had a very solid achilles but then strides drills etc and it was actually ok
set 5x300s at approx 57-58 with just over 2min recov and one was a 3min recov
ran 59, 56high, 55 high, 55dead, 56high so training consistently on these stupidly tired legs. How ridiculous is it that a hard session can only be 5km in the training journal...lol..oh and the 6th straight day of running, yay REST day tomorrow before racing on thursday

so a good day all in..trying to stick to lite n easy but i am getitng hungry(must be the training ..lol) and then now im having a wine..d'oh willpower of a gnat

anyway..not holding out too much hope for the 800 this week(will try not to be disappointed) the legs arent fresh and the eye is on the goal race for march...keep telling yourself that jo! cos i got way too annoyed with my 1500 time, and you can only try..

..not surprisingly the hammies are feeling hte effects of the flat out reps(last 2) from yesterday.
70min run on the flat today. 50-65min mark, was feeling pretty damn tired but apart from that, it was fi ne-heavy legs but to be expected.
as the day has worn on though, the right hammy has got more and more sore.hoping it is just a niggle and will feel better tomorrow

had a full body massage-not like a normal one though, it was one of those chinese places so head/shoulders/neck/face, then back, legs werent given much attention-they were given some, and the arm massage was interesting, it certainly hurt in places, and they do the palms etc.

Not something i would do every week. am looking at getting a prettu intense leg massage on friday