This past week (and probably 1 or 2 more if you include packing) has been all about moving house, which is pretty "full on" with the 6 of us. So out of convenience I substituted Tuesday's scheduled 30 min run with a 26 minute swim, and Thursday's 50 min run with, well, moving house, which was roughly equivalent IMHO to a day-long gym session. So feel totally fine about that.
Yesterday, Saturday, was a 40 min run in the dark. Aerobically I felt great, but my troublesome calf muscle started playing up. Again. Manageable, but a little worrying. Sooooo frustrating that I feel that I could run a lot faster, but feel very held back by this recurring issue. Grrrrrr.
Today, Sunday, was a 1hr30m run. Unlike yesterday, I remembered to slip on my elastic bandage around my calf muscle and this helped a great deal. Definitely something I DON'T want to forget on race day. Even though the calf muscle moaned and groaned a bit, I felt confident enough to keep on running, i.e. to not fall back to power walking instead. Result: a fraction under 14km in a fraction over 1hr30m... which means that *if* I can sustain the pace on race day, and *if* injury doesn't stuff me up, then I'm inside my target 4hr30m-5hr window.
Talking of race day - FOUR WEEKS TODAY. Excited.
Still only 24% towards my self-imposed fundraising target of AUD$3k. Remember - if you want to see me get my chest and back hair waxed on Youtube, then I need to hit that amount by race day!
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