The human race

I did the unimaginable on Friday. I usually do my runs near the university. There are 2 lovely lakes nearby with a good park around it. It usually takes me 52 mins to cover the whole thing and the distance is close to 10km. My best is 48 minutes about 3 months back just before the Asics Bridges run. But on fri, with the guidance and coaxing of John, I cut 45 minutes with a time of 44 something. Most of you must be wondering, so wat? You cut 3 minutes from you best time, so what, big deal! In the sport of long distance running, to cut down something like 3 minutes from your best time is totally bloody amazing, especially for an amateur like me. Best part was i knew I didnt hit the wall yet and that I could push a whole lot more, could ve been 42/41 or something. Cos all the while, I settled into my niche of 50 minutes average for this course, and try as I may, went through hell to bring it down but it didnt work. But last fri, after about 2 months of no consistent training, not to mention some weight gain, i flew baby, i flew and it felt so bloody good. The first 2o minutes as usual was ran with some agony and lethargy, but after that, i found my hidden gears and it almost seemed effortless. It was beautiful I tell ya. Thanks Jon. Jon kept giving me goals through out the run and pushing me on, motivating me every few minutes.
I will be doing the City to Surf run on the 27th of August with the vet school team. Jon has given me the goal of completing the 12km race under an hour. Quite a daunting task considering I clocked 54 minutes for the 10km Asics bridge run. Also to consider is that the course is bloody hilly, so its gonna be a full mental race.
I have also decided to do the Perth Half Marathon with Jon, JUST a week after the City to Surf. This will be my first 21 km run, so yeah pretty psyched and nervous about it. But yeah, not planning any goals, as long as i complete it running non stop, it should be all good i guess. Really looking forward to this. All this will lead to my triathlon dreams hopefully. Well its bloody late here. Take care folks and keep running.