Try Try Again

Wasn't happy with falling 50 metres short of 5km on Saturday, nor with my GPS not measuring while on the run so I had another crack this evening with a slight detour to get the extra 50 metres and a bit of testing on the GPS. Success on both counts 5.11km all fully tracked and under 40 minutes. Even got a pep talk from Lance Armstrong at the end, no offer of drugs though. Time now to start cranking the distance, 10 plus k's on Australia day followed by something similar on the weekend. Can't wait.

Missed by that much

Ran today with my new shoes and had another crack at working out the Nike GPS, unfortunately I didn't figure it out to till the end of my run.When I checked out the distances on line I found out that I had run 4.95km, missing the 5km mark by 50m. DOH, never mind another chance will come at tommorows Matilda Bay run.Pleased to report the new shoes where fantastic.

New Shoes

Today, Tracy and I went to Runners world and got some new shoes. Just going to a shop called Runners world made me feel like a runner. I even took my old running shows so they could check wear patterns. I was really worried that the lady would take one look at my shoes, conclude that I run like a spastic and kick me to KMart for some KT26's, but she was really encouraging and let us try on heaps of pairs till we found the right ones.
Of course the downside to having new shoes is one less excuse to run further and faster. I haven't tested them on the road yet, but after work tommorow, watch out for the Fatboy pounding the mean streets of Lathlain.

Training Day

This afternoon I went down to a training session at the marathon club, effectively this is a matter of going for a run with a bunch of people over a set course. For me this basically involved running on my own as I couldn't keep up with the group I went out with. No matter to me though as I quite enjoy the solitude of a run. Completed 6.5 km in about 48 minutes so I was pretty happy with my ru, less happy with my new GPS program on my iPhone which didn't record any distance, further testing required I think.
Rest day tommorow(and hopefully a new pair of shoes) then back to it on Friday.

Turning Point?

Tonight was the first time I've run for a while where it all actually felt pretty good, I did 4.5km around the streets of my neighbourhood and just felt right. Still not fast, but with energy to burn, I went back down my hill twice more just to run up it again. I'd like to think this is maybe a turning point, when the endorphins kick in and running becomes that addictive must do it again soon thing. I think I had that feeling when I was doing my city to surf training, and fingers crossed here it comes again.
Training with the marathon club tommorrow night, as the Violent Femmes sung: Good feeling, won't you stay with me just a little longer.

Event Number 2: Twilight Run

Another Sunday, and another marathon club event. This time a twilight run starting at 6pm and running along the river near Burswood Golf Course. Finished my five kilometres in just under 42 minutes so it would appear I'm getting slower, but once again no excuses(I'm tempted to blog a list of excuses).
Once again though the moral of the story is more running to be done.

It's a sign

After a massively long work day yesterday, I crawled into bed to watch a bit of telly before drifting off. Flicking through the channels I noticed the film, Run Fatboy Run was on. Despite nicking the title for my blog, I've never actually seen this film. Sad to see I haven't seen much more of it, because i fell asleep fairly quickly. Well I'm taking it as a sign that its meant to be, and I'm off to the shops to get the DVD.