Diary of a 10 km Run

WEDNESDAY: Yesterday I ran for 25 minutes, at a good pace (don’t know the distance), but it was the first run I did in preparation for the Flora Mini-Marathon in Dublin on June 2 in 2 weeks. Since I am trying to run it in under an hour (did it in 56 minutes last year) I’d better get started. Thus this new page.

I plan to record this process every couple of days. I will note the training I do and some notes on diet.

The rough traning schedule is: run twice more this week (today and probably Friday) so that I can try a 6 km run over the weekend. That leaves me with only 2 more weekends before the event. So around the 23rd of May I’ll have to be able to do the full distance; and after a couple of short runs I’ll try it again, about a week before the event.

Notes:

Advantages: I practice yoga regularly which keeps me toned and flexible so there’s less chance of injury. I have a fairly healthy diet, vegetarian with a preference for whole-grain foods. However I also have a hefty sweet tooth – cakes and cookies, pastries of all types, washed down with multiple cappucino’s, is my kind of decadent. I have lots of coffe in the morning, and need to make sure I get around 2 L of water a day to keep properly hydrated. (I have a note from my first pregnancy that at 4 months pregnant my waist measured 29 inches. Now I’m around 31 or 32 inches (and not pregnant!). So not a huge amount, but definitely the cake and ice cream consumption ought to be suspended for a bit!)

Disadvantages: I had knee surgery 4 years ago to fix a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). So far it’s held, but I still feel vulnerable around the knees. Probably ought to do some leg strengthening to support the knees! I’ll ask my phyiso.

Off to the races!