London looking mighty fine! 5 miles, 46:56, 9:23 min/mile, 142ft elevation gain Two days post-mara & I ran! I’ve never done that before, I’m usually still struggling to move at this stage! I think it’s a testament to how much improved my post-run recovery routine has become over the past 12 months. My plans changed … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 18: Hills (wc 13.03.17)
Category: Long Run
NDW50 Wk 16: A gloriously sunny 12 at marathon pace (wc 27.02.17)
A gloriously sunny 12 marathon paced miles 12 miles, 1:40:11, 8:20 min/mile, 46ft elevation gain (ha ha ha ha ha!) And that was EXACTLY what I needed! I almost deleted last weeks post. I don’t like negativity & was worried I was beginning to focus too much on it & that by doing so I … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 16: A gloriously sunny 12 at marathon pace (wc 27.02.17)
NDW50 Wk 14: Chocolate covered coffee beans to the rescue (wc 13.02.17)
What am I doing? 21 miles, 3:31:36, 10:05 min/mile, 1,880ft elevation gain Early Saturday morning fuelled with coffee & oatmeal I headed out to explore another section of the North Downs Way. My aim is to have covered as much of the 50 mile route before race day as possible. I hope that a knowledge … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 14: Chocolate covered coffee beans to the rescue (wc 13.02.17)
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 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)
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