Yay for me running and not looking hideous! Hope you all enjoy the photos!
Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Photos
Excuse the watermarks! I couldn't work out how to buy the downloads, so I did the dodgy thing and printscreened them all. I did buy 2 hard copies though!
Yay for me running and not looking hideous! Hope you all enjoy the photos!
Yay for me running and not looking hideous! Hope you all enjoy the photos!
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
River Run Geelong
On the 24th, I ran my first ever 10km! One of my friends, Alex, ran the race with me, which was fun, (even if he beat me and made it look easy, which is clearly not okay and not fair).
I crossed the line at EXACTLY 1 hour, making my net time (finish time minus the time it took me to actually cross the starting line) 59:27, which is actually not bad! (I finished 293 overall, 125 in my gender, and 34th in my category.)
On a side note, there was a guy who ran the WHOLE THING dressed in a complete BATMAN outfit! Mask, cape, the lot
Alex and I ran together for the first 7km. Alex had previously said that he "wasn't at all competative" and that he "was just there to support me". Which was true until he realised that it was GREAT FUN to overtake people. So after the 2nd km, he started doing that pretty much the entire time. So I was trying to keep up, and he just kept on overtaking people.
At 7km, I told him I needed a walk break. I said that he could either walk with me, or keep going. He kept going, nad overtook a whole bunch of people up to 8km. Then he decided it was even more fun to help me overtake people, so he RAN BACK and made me re-overtake all those people he'd overtaken and then ran back past.
But it was fun.
I'm doing a half marathon in May, in Sydney, to raise money for prem babies (I was born prem!)
I'll post some of the photos that the professional potographers took of us soon... once I'm organsised enough to actually get them! I don't look too bad for someone running / has just finished 10km. I'll post them soon!
I crossed the line at EXACTLY 1 hour, making my net time (finish time minus the time it took me to actually cross the starting line) 59:27, which is actually not bad! (I finished 293 overall, 125 in my gender, and 34th in my category.)
On a side note, there was a guy who ran the WHOLE THING dressed in a complete BATMAN outfit! Mask, cape, the lot
Alex and I ran together for the first 7km. Alex had previously said that he "wasn't at all competative" and that he "was just there to support me". Which was true until he realised that it was GREAT FUN to overtake people. So after the 2nd km, he started doing that pretty much the entire time. So I was trying to keep up, and he just kept on overtaking people.
At 7km, I told him I needed a walk break. I said that he could either walk with me, or keep going. He kept going, nad overtook a whole bunch of people up to 8km. Then he decided it was even more fun to help me overtake people, so he RAN BACK and made me re-overtake all those people he'd overtaken and then ran back past.
But it was fun.
I'm doing a half marathon in May, in Sydney, to raise money for prem babies (I was born prem!)
I'll post some of the photos that the professional potographers took of us soon... once I'm organsised enough to actually get them! I don't look too bad for someone running / has just finished 10km. I'll post them soon!
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Race Day Photos
John-Wayne, Mum or Robert (I'm sure you can work out who is who), Dad, me, and Julie.
Robert and John-Wayne. The buff one in the family, and the skinny one whose training plan involved a detailed diet.
Me and Julie. I am older, even tough I don't look it.
Interesting notes from seeing these pictures:
- My glasses fall down A LOT. I need new ones, and should just use these ones for work.
- I'm amazed at how tiny I am. Not just skinny, though there is that, but short and just all round... tiny. I always knew that I was small, but this is something else. Especially when you consider that no one in my family is really large.
I'm running my next race on the 24th, and it's 10km. Alex has volunteered to run this with me, so hopefully we'll get photos. It's the River Run Geelong, in case anyone wants to either sign up or rock up and support us.
Friday, 8 February 2013
Cancer Awareness Month
For those of you who don't know, February is Ovarian Cancer awareness month.
In light of this, I thought I'd post a humourous true conversation about this issue, from my recent race!
My whole family were waiting for the race to start. My brothers started joking about how I was probably thinking about how to trip up all the other competitors (or at least those who were likely to beat me).
I said no, my secret plan was that as this was a fun run to raise money for cancer, I was going to ask for 5 minutes off my time for being a survivor.
"I'd ask for 10 minutes, but given it's for BREAST cancer, I don't think I can swing more than 5..."
John-Wayne laughed. "Too bad you didn't have cancer."
At which point, everyone in my famil just looked at him.
"Um, I did."
"No way!"
"Ovarian," my mum confirmed.
"Even I know that," added Robert.
"And he wasn't even born at the time," added Julie.
So, ovarian cancer. Be aware of it!
Seriously, ovarian cancer is called the silent killer, because the symptoms are typically vague and much like those of other diseases. If you have any concerns, go to your doctor and ge it checked out! Don't be a dead statistic - be a living one!
In light of this, I thought I'd post a humourous true conversation about this issue, from my recent race!
My whole family were waiting for the race to start. My brothers started joking about how I was probably thinking about how to trip up all the other competitors (or at least those who were likely to beat me).
I said no, my secret plan was that as this was a fun run to raise money for cancer, I was going to ask for 5 minutes off my time for being a survivor.
"I'd ask for 10 minutes, but given it's for BREAST cancer, I don't think I can swing more than 5..."
John-Wayne laughed. "Too bad you didn't have cancer."
At which point, everyone in my famil just looked at him.
"Um, I did."
"No way!"
"Ovarian," my mum confirmed.
"Even I know that," added Robert.
"And he wasn't even born at the time," added Julie.
So, ovarian cancer. Be aware of it!
Seriously, ovarian cancer is called the silent killer, because the symptoms are typically vague and much like those of other diseases. If you have any concerns, go to your doctor and ge it checked out! Don't be a dead statistic - be a living one!
Thursday, 31 January 2013
General Race Day Info
So, my whole family do the Pink Triathlon fun run, which was 5km. I was expecting to do okay, to beat four out of the five members of my family, with me losing to my brother Robert, who is 18, male (what with being my brother), and a fitness fanatic.
But...
I BEAT HIM. I BEAT THEM ALL!
That's right, I beat ALL of them. I did really well, though I didn't reach my time goal. That said, my time goal was probably unrealistic (and I knew it, so wasn't devestated).
So, some stats.
I came in 45th in total, with a time of 27:50, giving me a race pace of 5:34/km. I came in at the 28th female, and 6th in my category (female and 25-29 years). Which is really good, given it was my first ever race.
John-Wayne came in at 161, Julie at 162, Mum at 174 and Dad at 175.
Robert was 71st total, time of 30:10.
John-Wayne (aka Sugar-Boy), as predicted by all, ran the first km, then walked so slowly the rest that Julie (who walked the whole thing) caught up with him. He then sprinted at the finish so he could beat her, because he had promised to cut off his legs if either Julie or Mum beat him. "They'd obviously be useless to me," he explained.
So, that's right. I WON!
Yes, I am slightly competative. BUT I WON!
My next event in in Geelong, and is a 10km.
Photos to come when my mum works out how to email them from her phone (i.e. probably never).
But...
I BEAT HIM. I BEAT THEM ALL!
That's right, I beat ALL of them. I did really well, though I didn't reach my time goal. That said, my time goal was probably unrealistic (and I knew it, so wasn't devestated).
So, some stats.
I came in 45th in total, with a time of 27:50, giving me a race pace of 5:34/km. I came in at the 28th female, and 6th in my category (female and 25-29 years). Which is really good, given it was my first ever race.
John-Wayne came in at 161, Julie at 162, Mum at 174 and Dad at 175.
Robert was 71st total, time of 30:10.
John-Wayne (aka Sugar-Boy), as predicted by all, ran the first km, then walked so slowly the rest that Julie (who walked the whole thing) caught up with him. He then sprinted at the finish so he could beat her, because he had promised to cut off his legs if either Julie or Mum beat him. "They'd obviously be useless to me," he explained.
So, that's right. I WON!
Yes, I am slightly competative. BUT I WON!
My next event in in Geelong, and is a 10km.
Photos to come when my mum works out how to email them from her phone (i.e. probably never).
Thursday, 24 January 2013
JW's Training Plans
So, you all know that my family are running the Pink Triathlon portion with me. I'm expecting to beat all of them except Robert (my 18 year old brother, who is massively fit).
John-Wayne, my 21 year old brother, is DEFINITELY not going to beat me. After all, he's in serious training.
"You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna eat nothing but sugar for the whole week before the race, and then I'll SPRINT the whole thing, going argharhargh the WHOLE WAY."
As Robert said, "You do that John-Wayne, you do that."
John-Wayne, my 21 year old brother, is DEFINITELY not going to beat me. After all, he's in serious training.
"You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna eat nothing but sugar for the whole week before the race, and then I'll SPRINT the whole thing, going argharhargh the WHOLE WAY."
As Robert said, "You do that John-Wayne, you do that."
Monday, 21 January 2013
Sam's Race
As most of you will realise, I'm attempting to run at the moment. Attempting is probably the right word - I'm not very fast. If I had to run away from a bear or something, I'd be dead. On the bright side, apparently, the best thing to do with bears is to play dead. I can do that.
Anyway, the plan is for all this to culminate n me doing the Tough Mudder. And because while I'm crazy enough to attempt such a thing, I'm NOT crazy enough to do it without any form of training or other racing, I'm doing some shorter races first.
The first one that I'm doing is the running portion of the Melbourne Triathlon Pink - the 5km version.
It's on the 27th of January, and I'd love it if a few people could come and support me. You can enter yourself (my whole family have signed up for the 5km version) or you can come and visit me at the finish at Albert Park!
Do text or email me to let me know that you're coming so that I don't miss you.
I'm expecting to run the event in a little less than 30 minutes, but am hoping for below 25 minutes.
Anyway, the plan is for all this to culminate n me doing the Tough Mudder. And because while I'm crazy enough to attempt such a thing, I'm NOT crazy enough to do it without any form of training or other racing, I'm doing some shorter races first.
The first one that I'm doing is the running portion of the Melbourne Triathlon Pink - the 5km version.
It's on the 27th of January, and I'd love it if a few people could come and support me. You can enter yourself (my whole family have signed up for the 5km version) or you can come and visit me at the finish at Albert Park!
Do text or email me to let me know that you're coming so that I don't miss you.
I'm expecting to run the event in a little less than 30 minutes, but am hoping for below 25 minutes.
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Jogging Times 2012
1.) Sat 28.07.12 - 44 mins
2.) Sat 04.08.12 - 42 mins
3.) Mon 06.08.12 - 39 mins
4.) Tues 07.08.12 - 39 mins
5.) Thurs 09.08.12 - 39 mins
6.) Sat 11.08.12 - 46 mins
7.) Mon 13.08.12 - 39 mins
8.) Tues 14.08.12 - 45 mins (with 2x1kg leg weights)
9.) Thurs 16.08.12 - 43 mins
10.) Mon 20.08.12 - 35 mins
11.) Wed 22.08.12 - 34 mins
12.) Fri 24.08.12 - 33 mins
13.) Mon 27.08.12 - 32 mins
14.) Thurs 30.08.12 - 37 mins
15.) Mon 03.09.12 - 29 mins
16.) Tues 04.09.12 - 29 mins
17.) Thurs 06.09.12 - 26.25
18.) Mon 10.09.12 - 27.36
19.) Sun 16.09.12 - 28.00
20.) Tues 25.09.12 - 27.15
21.) Sat 29.09.12 - 28.03
22.) Tues 08.10.12 - 27.09
23.) Fri 12.10.12 - 29.17
24.) Sat 13.10.12 - 26.29 (Ran whole way - no walk breaks!)
25.) Sun 14.10.12 - 27.02 (Ran whole way again)
26.) Wed 17.10.12 - 26.20
27.) Sat 20.10.12 - 26.58
28.) Fri 26.10.12 - 27.47
29.) Mon 29.10.12 - 28.24
30.) Wed 31.10.12 - 29.05
31.) Wed 07.11.12 - 30.05
32.) Wed 14.11.12 - 26.33
33.) Tues 20.11.12 - 28.00
34.) Thurs 22.10.12 - 29.23
35.) Sun 25.11.12 - 25.37 (PB!)
36.) Wed 28.11.12 - 26.42
37.) Fri 30.11.12 - 29.21
38.) Sat 01.12.12 - 60.19 (Long run - 8.5km)
39.) Wed 05.12.12 - 25.41
40.) Sun 09.12.12 - 23.12 (PB!)
41.) Wed 12.12.12 - 24.45
42.) Thurs 13.12.12 - 24.08
43.) Sat 15.12.12 - 24.21
44.) Mon 17.12.12 - 25.07
45.) Sat 22.12.12 - 27.39
46.) Mon 24.12.12 - 24.32
47.) Tues 25.12.12 - 26.29
48.) Fri 28.12.12 - 25.30
49.) Sat 29.12.12 - 26.01
50.) Mon 31.12.12 - 24.01
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