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Back on Track

17/6/2014

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Sprinters at the TrackSprinters at the track before our session started
Seven days already since my first encounter with the Salford Harriers at the track but I didn't make the mistake of turning it into a second helping of speed work like last week! After a gentle jog as a warm up down the canal to the stadium I felt a bit more confident this week, though we had a different session (still speed intervals) so it took a friend to explain it a bit more before I cold dive in. We did five reps of a fast half lap (200 meters) followed by a 200m jog and then a fast 400m, while the more advanced group did the same but faster and with a lap and a half (600m) instead of our shorter version. If felt comfortably challenging if that makes sense; I had to push myself but I felt strong enough and though running in to the wind round half the track was tiring, as was trying to go as fast as I could whilst maintaining the pace wasn't exactly easy, it wasn't exactly supposed to be and I didn't feel like I was dying either! I was pleased that whilst I was still aware of Sunday's bruises it didn't appear to have a huge impact on my performance and my legs certainly felt a whole lot fresher than last week! I was able to jog home without too much trouble, though I felt a little stiffer for having stopped at the end for a chat. So far so good though and I seem to have got away with out aggravating the old IT band. I even risked a bit of a foam roll when I got in; I'd been a bit reluctant to use it on a bruised area but it seemed OK.

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Of course I put this speedy recovery down in part to fuelling right and I've turned into a bit of a salad addict since the weather has been warmer. Ah no, I'm not talking 'salad' involving half a dozen limp, yellow leaves being chased round the plate by a wrinkly cherry tomato, I'm talking 'SALAD!', the kind that puts hairs on your chest and is basically just a cooked meal gone cold. I'm pretty sure this evening's energy burst was thanks to a healthy serving of this little carbo-protein power packet for lunch! 

Enough of that though... Dinners gone down in to my apparently hollow legs now  and I think I may just have time for pudding number two before bed!

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    Glittermouse is a visual artist, educator and practising Buddhist who also likes a bit of a run from time to time.  In 2014, she realised others could benefit quite a lot from her reflections on running trials, tribulations, triumphs and trip-ups… so she added another volume to her package of blogging adventures.
     
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