Judith's Marathon Journey

Oops – forgot to write this yesterday! Ran 5k on the treadmill, followed by ExpressFit.  5k on treadmill gets boring, so varied the pace – not too much, cos I knew what was coming with the gym class! Actually managed that better than usual – had a few of my favourite exercises – squats and […]

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Ran home from work – over 7.5 km – pretty slow, about 53 minutes.  It was into the southerly wind all the way, and I was carrying a back pack, so quite a tough workout, although obviously I wasn’t pushing the pace. I’m feeling some soreness in the left sacroiliac joint again, but I think […]

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ExpressFit class this morning – a severe workout!  I can do squats, prone holds and the skipping station no problem – but really struggle with burpees (especially with a weight bag added to the drill!), jumping squats and jumping lunges just too hard!! Tonight was the 5k series down at the waterfront – quite a […]

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Just a gym workout today – strength training. I’m hoping to spend time each week on endurance, flexibility and strength.  While building these elements into my running schedule is essential, I need to strengthen complementary muscles and massively increase my flexibility if I want to start to regain some speed. I’m looking forward to seeing […]

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About 10k today – 69 minutes.  So that’s week 1 done and dusted, with a total of 30k…. the blog kept me honest! Interesting run today…. one long hill (about a km) – up from Hataitai Shops to Roseneath for Wellingtonians – the best part about this route in windy weather is that I get […]

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Day 5 was a much needed rest day!  My abs were so, so sore after the gym session on Thursday!  Must have been the wretched spidermans! Today was an easy 3k, in under 20 minutes.  OK, not fast – but good enough. Just as well for this blog – I really might not have gone […]

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