Short and sharp

When my coach said that this week I would have less runs but the runs would be high with intensity he wasn't wrong. Having Monday as a rest day as well as today has been great because I have been able to fill my day with more stuff before the work day starts!
Yesterday morning's session was over and done with in less than an hour (this does not happen very often) but essentially after a warm up and some run throughs I was required to run like I was being chased (by an invisible being) for 10 minutes at a time! And there wasn't even the fun of being caught or of sqealing in my quest to escape my chaser!
When was the last time you were chased?

Back on the horse

I disappeared into a dark space for a few days dragged down by the unrelentless work tug-of-war but was reminded a number of people that it is only a job! But seriously.........................................work issues should not consume every waking minute and take you away from what really is important......................anyways in times like the ones I have had recently, I tend to 'beat myself up' because I am not running with a positive outlook and I find fault in everything that I do............trust me, being in my head when I am not being positive is not the funnest place to be!!!..............I am happy to share that "I am back on the horse" once more - had some time out, spent some time talking through the issues, made a plan to move forward and most importantly was out running yesterday with thoughts that did not pertain to work! YAY!
So yesterday's session was almost an hour and a half of interval running along the bay in conditions that I would normally moan about (windy and rainy) but I was just happy to be out and about doing my thing.

PS I wore a new pair of heels on Friday that I had purchased earlier in the week in an attempt to elevate my mood (the purchase worked!) and at our school's community market that evening, I cannot deny that I loved hearing several mums tell me that their daughters tell them all about my shoes........

Cry me a River

Sheesh.................no run sessions have ever made me cry as much as the past few weeks at work have. If only the energy I am expending dealing with work issues could be transferred to my runs.................maybe I would feel like I had some more energy to give my runs.
This morning I also realised, running along the bay, that I haven't been present to the beauty of nature around me because of my preoccupation with work. :(

Shoes elevate your mood

Today was a rest day from running................it was also an emotional day (of the work kind).........in an attempt to switch up my mood, I did some retail therapy to substantiate my theory that buying heels elevates your mood.................I would like to say I was correct!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Later when your legs are straighter!

How BIG is BIG?

The answer is....................................today's run session was BIG! I calculated roughly that it would be about an hour and a half and in the end it was one hour 42 minutes and a grand total of 17.29km covered between Port Melbourne and Elwood. I had a warm up,10 lots of 1km efforts with walk-float in between each effort and a long cool down. Gorgeous morning with lots of people down at the triathlon in St Kilda.
Hope that whatever you are up to today is BIG too!

Wakey, wakey

After a super dooper (and long) sleep, I pulled on my running gear and headed over to the Tan for a 70 minute hill run. Evidence of last night's mighty winds and heavy rains everywhere.............................the solitude of the run allowed me to think (I never overthink!) about how to solve the problems of the entire universe in a single wave of my wand. Another hard run, made harder by the challenges I added to the mix but a sense of accomplishment when I finished my session.
May your weekend be full of magic :)

Another day, another run

Our little trio headed over to Port Melbourne for the run session.....................22 degrees at 5am = a sticky run. Hasn't been a great  for me work wise and today I really just couldn't get it together.........think I would rather have thrown myself in the water, a bit like the pooch did....................have another run tomorrow morning and another on Sunday..................with some luck I will run this week out of my system and start fresh again for next week.
How has your week been?