Tube strikes don’t stop runners! 7.2 miles, 1:04:54, 8:57 min/mile, 170ft elevation gain What do you do when there is a tube strike & unusually you need to get to several places in London in one day… If you’re a runner, you run! Combined my recovery run into a run commute today to save time … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 9: The tough one’s make you stronger (wc 09.01.17)
NDW50 Wk 8: This week summed up in one word. Rain. (wc 02.01.17)
Recovering from rest… 7 miles, 1:01:57, 8:51 min/mile, 305ft elevation A recovery run from, um, a rest day… I’d already decided I wasn’t going to run on New Years Day, hence the horrendous long run attempt on the NDW on Friday, so today’s ‘recovery’ run was somewhat superfluous… An early 7 miles. I missed sunrise … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 8: This week summed up in one word. Rain. (wc 02.01.17)
NDW50 Wk 7: AKA week one proper (wc 26.12.16)
BIG week this week. Monday 26th December marked the start of my official 20 week training plan for the NDW50. Eeeeek! (Who starts a training plan on Boxing Day…?) In 20 weeks I will have run 50 miles. In one go. It's a scary thought & I know those 20 weeks are going to go … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 7: AKA week one proper (wc 26.12.16)
NDW50 Wk 6: Happy Christmas to me… (wc 19.12.16)
So, my last week of bimbling along before my official 20 week training plan starts next week. The plan was always to to have an easy last week of 'freedom'. Run if I wanted, don't run if I didn't... I didn't run Monday or Tuesday, legs still sore from Sunday's 16. Despite this I felt … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 6: Happy Christmas to me… (wc 19.12.16)
NDW50 Wk5: First Lady (wc 12.12.16)
Running by the light of seven torches... Sometimes it’s fun to do something a little different! On Wednesday evening I dumped the Striders club run around the streets of Croydon in favour of a little off-road exploring by the light of head torches! I'd been chatting to Gary on twitter for a while & he … Continue reading NDW50 Wk5: First Lady (wc 12.12.16)
NDW50 Wk4: A little R+R (wc 04.11.16)
Striders Marathon Training Run #3: The Farleigh 12 The weather forecast was cold but sunny. I couldn’t decide what to wear, so I asked Twitter… The general consensus was shorts, so I wore shorts. In December. The girl who is always cold & wears a hoody in the middle of summer. Who am I? Right … Continue reading NDW50 Wk4: A little R+R (wc 04.11.16)
NDW50 Wk3: Exploring the NDW because I didn’t feel like w*rking on a Monday… (wc 28.11.16)
Monday morning wasn’t happening. You know those days when you could sit at your desk for hours but yet wouldn’t achieve a single thing? Yep, that. So at about midday I thought sod it, pulled on my running kit, filled a bottle with some Tailwind, grabbed a couple of snacks, packed my bag, jumped in … Continue reading NDW50 Wk3: Exploring the NDW because I didn’t feel like w*rking on a Monday… (wc 28.11.16)
NDW50 Wk2: Three Molehills AKA Three MAHOOSIVE Hills… (wc 20.11.16)
So this was, if you like, my first NDW training race. Oh. What have I let myself in for… Three Molehills, aka ‘three massive hills’. It’s a race with a difference. Teams of three compete over the three hills in the Mole Valley: Box Hill, Norbury Park & Ranmore, starting & finishing at Denbies vineyard. … Continue reading NDW50 Wk2: Three Molehills AKA Three MAHOOSIVE Hills… (wc 20.11.16)
NDW50 Wk1: Six months to go… AKA ‘Week One’ (wc 13.11.16)
Six months… Sunday 13th November In six months time I will be running 50 miles. Help me. Sunday was the second Striders marathon training run of the season, the Coulsdon 11 that was actually 12… 8:15am on a Sunday morning about 20 runners gathered at East Croydon, jumped on a train to Coulsdon Town & … Continue reading NDW50 Wk1: Six months to go… AKA ‘Week One’ (wc 13.11.16)
The Beginning. 13th November 2016
This summer I did something I little bit silly… I entered a 50 mile race. I’ve not run further than marathon distance and at the time I was injured. WTF and why? Life for me works best when I have a challenge, when I have direction and something to work towards. Before I was injured … Continue reading The Beginning. 13th November 2016
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