Despite being a national representative she was also an enthusiastic participant in many fun runs and a great ambassador for the sport of running. She was an inspiration to many. As a survivor of this terrible disease I feel lucky to have the gift of life. Being awake in the quite of the predawn and seeing the sunrise most mornings is a reminder that I am alive for one more day.
Determined to get out and make the most of my running life, this week has been my second week of stamina training. I managed to run on five out of seven days for a total of 83 km. I am spoilt for choice of fantastic scenic courses to run on. The weather has been unseasonal and cold all week with one hot humid day on Saturday. The mist rising over the ocean early on Saturday looked beautiful.
Tuesday 9 December ran 10 km including 2 x 2.5 km tempo run at a pace of 4.40 min /km. Wednesday ran 21km over hills at Newport at an average pace of 6.45 min/km. Thursday a 7 km fartlek to Narrabeen followed on Friday by 24 km hilly trail run on the Quarry Road track at Hornsby with Mike. We don’t often run together so it was nice to get out and run this course together in the holidays. It rained throughout the run and was cold towards the end. Rewarded by a lovely coffee and cinnamon bun at Patterson’s at St Ives on the way home. Saturday was a Christmas gym class with Circuit and Pilates for 2 hours. Sunday was the last formal club run for the year, 20 km on the Bay run in Sydney’s inner west.
Ran most of the way with Al, who normally runs at a much quicker pace. The pace was around my marathon pace and it helped to have a quicker runner pacing you to the finish. I feel like I am getting stronger and am reveling in the freedom I feel in my life and my running at the moment.
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