Whew. Much better this week than last that’s for sure!
Hoping to have run Q to day care at least once or twice but managed to sleep in every day so didn’t get to do that. I did get the runs in during the evenings though so I still kept to plan that way:
Monday: short run + commute = 7.5 km
Tuesday: rest
Wednesday: medium run + commute = 7.6 km
Thursday: weights at lunch and spinning in the evening
Friday: short run + commute – running done on Saturday = 5.4 km
Saturday: something other than running; not sure what though – ended up running around the playground with Q and Henry – lots of fun but not very structured.
Sunday: 5km fundraising run – my watch says 5.18 km and I use that for everything else so it feels weird to just count 5. Oh well = 5km
For a total of 25.5 km on the week. And a total of 143 km from home. I’m past Grafton and on my way to Brighton ON. Still in Northumberland County then. There are seven towns/townships and municipalities in Northumberland County: Alnwick.Haldiman, Brighton, Cobourg, Cramahe, Hamilton (not to be confused with the city of Hamilton), Port Hope and Trent Hills. The total population of the County is about 82,000. The County’s tourism wesbite includes 8 driving tours including the Chocolate, Bakery, Bison Tour! Which is tied with the Cheese Curds, Cows and Beer Tour. I have a specific running friend who now lives in Michigan but is from Wisconsin that I HAVE to tell about this one.
And today’s run was my one and only fundraising run of the year (I have until the end of June to collect money so let me know if you’re interested in donating!). I mentioned it last week – the Toronto Challenge. They changed the course thanks to some construction along the usual route so there was a gentle incline from about the 0.5km point to the 2k marker, then flat for a bit, and a gentle decline back to the start. My official time = 34:42 – a 6 second personal record. My watch, which I use for every other run tracked 5.18 km in 34:21.09 – annoying that it’s so different over such a short race but all it really means if I’ve still got a ways to go if I’d like to ever get under 30 minutes.
I walked twice, plus once through a water station, but I am happy I pushed myself through the last 300-400 metres when I REALLY was saying “Oh, eff it” to myself. I know I was partially worried that if I went too quickly I might completely blow up and I guess I didn’t want to risk not coming close to my PR. Mountain Equipment Co-op has a series of runs throughout the year – I did one in January and it was great. There’s a 5k in September but we’ll be away then! And the one in October also has a 15k run. I love that distance! Sigh. I’ll have to figure something out!
