Friday October 27th, 2006

Days till race day: 35
5km time: ~ 00.38.00
This week: 7x3 + 1x3

Feeling: doomed.

Running with a group of ladies, as old as your mum, is a great way to build your running confidence. It makes you do crazy things like sign up for 5km races and actually get serious about trying to get in under 30 minutes. Ah yes, all was fine and dandy in running club until they joined. I'm talking about the girls, who hardly show up for practices and spend their running time chatting about how great they are and not trying to keep their teamates going. They also refuse to take their one minute walks as they are just "so beyond that".

Now, having researched the night before, on the world records times for the 5km I was well rehearsed in how fast it is humanly possible to go. So I just couldn't resist when one of them procliamed she could run the 5km in 13 minutes "back in the day".

"really? wow, thats pretty fast"
"ya i know, I used to be really good"
"ya well i'd say, seeing as the world record is 13 minutes"
"oh... did I say 13? i meant 20"

It's a good thing it was dark so they couldn't see me throwing up in my mouth, just a little bit.

Wasn't run club supposed to be fun?

And if she is that good. Why is she here?