Training Log Archive: Sarah

Event: Gauteng Relay Champs
 

I had a migraine last night which wasn't the worst I've had because I caught it early but I still felt pretty bad. My head felt better but I had no energy. I couldn't eat breakfast so I had to force an energy bar down before I went out. I got to Wits early with Alex to help but ended up sleeping in the club house.

I was supposed to do the medium course and run first but Connor had hurt his leg so I ran 2nd and did the long. I was in the 2nd mass start coz some of the teams had almost finished and my 1st runner wasn't back yet. I wasn't complaining. less pressure. My time was pretty bad in comparison to other people

Collected some of the close controls. Went very slowly.

Started off running slowly with my parents who were walking to warm up. I then ran pretty fast through the park, past Bedford hospital and up half of royal oak 3x.

Not sure how long the run was coz I didn't have my buddy with his garmin. Alex has been running the courses that he planned for the relay on Sunday at Wits. I'm in the Roc junior team. I think it's going to be really fast which isn't good for me coz I haven't exactly been pumping the training and my times on the track have gotten a lot slower. The other Juniors have been doing athletics this term which my school doesn't offer. oh well it should be fun.

With a group of beginners. Our coach made us do 2min run, 5 walk 2run and so on. Rather frustrating but hopefully getting in my coaches good books who is also my English teacher. I suppose that it is also good training for my sore calves which just won't get better.

Pre-season cross country training at school. Not really helping me much because it is mainly for people who have never run in there lives before. I have to set the pace and time the group so go off by myself. We run around the block. We walk the hills.

warm up
Striding x5
200m x4 with 2 min rests
39sec, 42s, 42, 41s
Warm down.
Wits athletics club were training so I did a lot of lane swoping