I Hate Racing: First Race Of The Year.
All day yesterday I had butterflies in my stomach. Trying to balance meals properly for my first race of the year.
Around 5.89 miles long and even though I knew maybe I wasn’t on top form but thought maybe I would have beaten last years time ..but didn’t.
Around 23 seconds slower than last years time when I was hoping to be a few minutes quicker.
This year thing’s have got to change if I want to improve on my running,lots of improvements to make and not just hoping I will just get better without trying.
Today’s Race Report:
Mile One: All uphill and as everyone keeps saying don’t go of to fast guess what? oh yes I did. 8.33 pace I felt tired at the top.
Mile Two: Great all down hill just went with the flow.. 7.56 pace
Mile Three: Towards the end of this mile I got stitch,really bad oh no it must have been that large bag of chips+sausage I had for lunch or maybe that donut,teacake with butter jam or toast with butter and jam 2 hour before the race.7.44 pace
Mile Four: Really bad stitch and I though to myself when will it go?
Will I finish my race?
8.26 pace
Mile Five: New lease of life now where did this come from?
Stitch went and I started to feel good again all the way to the end,8.10 pace
Last bit of the race: 5.8 Great but tired,very tired.8.20 pace.
Not a good run,slower than last year but I’m letting this one go.Moving on hopefully.
I learned a lot from last night’s race.
I hate racing!!!!
I hate pushing myself.
I had far to much to eat all day.
I have to pace myself better.
I need to drink more water.
I need to cut down on cakes and biscuits.
I need to loses some weight 1-2 stone for racing,.
I need to change all above.
Add lots and lots of core strength exercises.
4 Weeks until my next race and hopefully a much better blog post!! Will I learn from this race?Knowing me, probably not!!
I Hate Racing: First Race Of The Year.
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Thank you Victoria 🙂
I'm sorry you had a bad race 🙁 I am sure the next one will be much better!
Well at least you finished! That's all the matters and its still a run to add to the books! 🙂
In your comment to me, you mentioned a wish for something of mine. I wish that I had the same need to move that you do, not to mention the ability! For me, it would be dancing, not running, and I do enjoy dancing, but I wish I felt compelled to do it every day (imagine what my life, and body, would be like if I did). Instead, I mostly feel compelled to go sit on the couch.Jeanine
Thanks everyone…Missy, i did finish(just)lol and every race i do i seam to learn something :)Tamsyn thanks for the following and the lovely comments i will pop by your blog:)Jeanine i love to dance (but have no rhythm)running is my livin the dream,but if i have bad times i want to sit on the couch, and it's hard to get back,but when i get it back it's great 🙂
hiya! have just followed u, came across u in bmb…chipsandsausages sounds amazing! don't give it up!!enjoyed ur blog, will call in again soon! looking forward to reading the monday fitness and diet one.tamsyn xx