The Horrie and Belinda Show

We have decided to give Lane Cove a miss this week. There are just too many commitments going on at the moment, not to mention a race just about every weekend between now and the Sydney Marathon. This means we have to be selective about our races. That and the fact that Belinda really needs another couple of 30+km runs before now and Sydney meant that a 10km race just didn't fit in. There will be plenty of other Striders 10km races in the future.

4/8/05

I headed out for our 10.5km loop on my own as it is Belinda's rest day. Cruised around in 50 minutes with AHR of 149. Felt comfortable on a nice mild morning which was great for running.

5/8/05

We headed out together on our 10.5km loop this morning. It was a lot colder than yesterday and took us a while to get moving. That and Belinda still having some problems with her lower leg meant a very slow pace to begin with. We gradually built the pace up as we warmed up and finished well. Belinda was surprised with the time at the end because she felt she was running a lot slower than that. Whereas a couple of months ago she would have been working harder to run the pace we ran today. It was nice to have a gentle run as you need runs that don't take too much out of you to aid recovery.