Back on 20th June I ran along to Bike Track to do an equivalent of the Launceston 10, which I completed in 54:50 or 5:29/k.
I have had a few problems since then - muscle soreness, emotional distress and generally feeling well and truly burnt out at times. On Sunday and when I am out visiting I "put up a good front" (is that the biblical way to minster? surely not). Anyway, I have struggled in most areas of my life recently and this has affected my jogging.
To cut a long story short, today was my big day. I knew that, because of the strong 30 km/h wind, gusting to 41 km/h, it would be hard on the return 5k. But my first problem struck just before I had completed 2k and needed to use the loo at Coles Beach, which took 2 minutes. I still reached the halfway mark in just under 30 mins so that wasn't too bad.
However, as I progressed homewards I slowed considerably and finished the run in 1:02:30, the slowest of these four runs for the "event". I found myself wondering whether I should give up/slow down/give in/drop out etc!
I'll probably keep at it because I need the exercise and it does help my emotional stability. However, I found that today's second half wasn't the joy most of my running has been in the past.
What do do now? Keep plodding on until I come to the end of my course and hopefully hear "well done, good and faithful servant". I would dearly love to hear that from the Chief Judge, but sometimes wonder if I fit into the category of one of tomorrow's points from Mark 12:35-44 that I have entitled "Hypocritical Holiness".
My splits for the day can be found at: http://connect.garmin.com/splits/121624283
