Run lola run!

So with the mighty strain of 'that' cycle race subsiding, i said i would get back out running, i had been craving it, as it had been exactly 3 months since i had ran even one step. The first few runs were on the road only 4 to 6 mile runs and the system was in shock. One morning my legs woke me up and i had to go down stairs and take 2 neurophen! Anyway i finally felt up to some hill running and was delighted to be out on my local trails in Clashnacrona Woods, doing my favourite, hidden link run a couple times.
After 10 runs in total, i said to my buddy Simon , lets race. So we hit the courtmacsherry 10km and it was flat and fast, i felt good and pushed it to the line, the clock read, 38.38, very happy with that. Loads of sandwiches and táe after. Simon ran a smart race and went nearly a minute inside his target, happy out.
In the days that followed i was a bit sore and very tired for some reason , so i rested up and did nothing for 4 days, something i rarely do, it was needed though.
Then i seen a sign for a 5 km race and thought, 'there is a bit of torture for me'. I had chatted to to an old school friend at the courtmac race and we travelled together to the EMC 5km in Ovens, near the city, this was a BHAA event and we got a great evening's entertainment for 8 euro.
In short i started way to fast and kinda died a death the second half of the race. I pride myself on running smart and passing runners near the end of races, so when i was passed by loads of runners in the last 2 k of this race you can imagine how i felt. Pissed.
My legs felt like lead and if i was doing mile intervals or something on my own training i would have done 1 and gone home, however in a race setting stopping is just not an option! I could not even consider increasing ht effort for the last 400 metres as i had already written off this race as a disaster, however with 100 to go i saw the clock and was very surprised, i pushed it (kinda, i was close to pucking) and came in at 18.38! How i could run that , feeling like shit for most of the race and with 2 dirty drags on the course, i have no idea. I suppose it suggests if i was smart and not sore from 3 hours of white water kayaking last night i could have run sub 18.20, but really who gives a fuck :) Mike had one of his best ever runs i think and we were happy out eating our salmon sandwich and sipping tea in the hall after. A grand evening out.

Back to training now, need to start getting the one speed session, one tempo, one long run a week thing going. I am hanging for some long trail time too. Roll on summer.