A run past the Rose Garden
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My long run today was not particularly long but it was long enough. I did a 15 km run and it was probably my slowest run since I finished C25K. I’d like to blame it on the Low Heart Rate Base Training I’m doing but I only got my heart rate fast enough to trigger the slow down beep from my Garmin about 4 times during the run. It was just one of those days where my legs felt heavy. It wasn’t helped by the fact that I chose the hottest part of the day to run. And it was a glorious day! The only problem was that it was extremely windy.
I ran past the Rose Gardens in Parnell and decided to stop and snap a picture with my cellphone. They are looking really nice. I’m going to take my wife there for a walk if I can this week.
Overall I did 15.41 km in 1:42:48. Even though it was a slow run I enjoyed it. It was great running along the coast line as the wind was blowing spray over the seawall so it kept me nice and cool for that portion of my run.
I also did a 10K low heart rate run on Friday. I did that in about 58 minutes.
That brings my weekly milage up to about 40.5 km. I’m going to try and get it up to about at least 50km a week but it will be a little difficult for the next few weeks as I’m going overseas on holiday with my wife and daughter.
I was supposed to be leaving this coming Wednesday (Australia for a week then Taiwan for three weeks) but my darling daughter has managed to catch chickenpox (The poor little monkey is covered with heaps of sores and is not happy) so we’ve had to delay our flight a few days. So now we will will be leaving on Friday instead and skipping the Gold Coast leg of our trip. We’ll still be visiting some friends in Brisbane for a few days before leaving to see family in Taiwan.
Getting all my runs in is going to be a challenge but I figure you can run anywhere really. The trick will be to eat healthily. I must admit my eating over the last few weeks has been a bit shocking. I’m going to have to regain my healthy eating mojo.
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Did you run past John Key’s house with the fist pump
Lucky you getting to go on holiday!
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Sometimes the slow ones are the best ones!
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I imagine running along the coast is amazing.
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Simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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I am always amazed by your runs by the sea. All I have is a bunch of creeks and a big river - sometimes. You and “Progman2000″ have bridge runs, my biggest bridge is a pedestrian walkway over a freeway.
I guess I am a bit jealous!
I’m going to check out the heart rate training you’re doing after I get off my current training cycle. I am currently in some discomfort from my long run today, and I figure that long runs may reap benefits on a heart rate program.
Keep up the great work! Have fun on your vacation. I’m taking a week off also; the end of this month I’m going to hit the beaches.
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Hi Andrew,
Been a while since I checked out your blog…. you’ve certainly come on a lot in the last few months, and are really getting through those miles!
I think you need to change the URL to andrewhasgotfit.com!
Your location is making me very jealous. It’s wet, windy and cold here in the south east of England.
Mart
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I wish it was warm now in Dublin. I usually run in the rain and if the weather is really bad, I go to the gym, but treadmill is not the same…
Maby you’re regaining your strength after the marathon. Such a run must be straining.
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your poor daughter!!!
and you guys.
I feel for you as well.
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I hope you enjoy your trip. Wishing for a speedy recovery for your monkey!
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Taiwan is great. Have fun.
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Nice work Andrew! Slow and steady will be my mantra for the foreseeable future as well. Have a great trip, and I agree with your assessment that eating well is the hardest thing while away from home.
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Mate it must have been great run. And that picture of your running route looks great.
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Very pretty. Tell us more about this “shocking” eating though!
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You only need your shoes (and shorts, and shoes, and socks,and.. :))… that’s what I love about running.
Hope the little one is feeling better!
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You better not talk too much about that beautiful place that you live in, you may get too many of us foreigners moving in with ya.
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I am a little depressed that you are just starting summer while we are just heading into the gray, cold days of winter.
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I agree that running really help our body to be fit. But if you can’t run as long as Andrew can, you can try breeze walking instead. It’s a walking with moderate speed. Be sure to have water with you when you do it. Keep it up.
Thank you
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Wow look at that pretty route!
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