NDW50 Wk 14: Chocolate covered coffee beans to the rescue (wc 13.02.17)

February 20, 2017March 15, 2017Leave a comment

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 Wk 12: Mud ‘n’ Hills (wc 30.01.16)

February 12, 2017March 15, 2017Leave a comment

So, so much mud…! I heart parkrun… Roundshaw Downs parkrun, 5km, 24:04, first lady, 7:51 min/mile My next phase of training starts on Monday, I can’t believe I’m six weeks down already as it still doesn’t quite feel real! During the next phase Bea has me focusing quite a lot on heart rate training, this … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 12: Mud ‘n’ Hills (wc 30.01.16)

NDW50 Wk 11: The Stepping Stones (wc 23.01.17)

January 30, 2017March 15, 2017Leave a comment

An Unexpected Sunrise 6.21 miles, 59:52, 9:39 min/mile, 177ft elevation One of those runs that you really don’t want to do, especially after 16 miles the day before, & then when you finally pull yourself out of your comfy bed & hit the roads you are SO thankful you did! Mainly because I got to … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 11: The Stepping Stones (wc 23.01.17)

NDW50 Wk3: Exploring the NDW because I didn’t feel like w*rking on a Monday… (wc 28.11.16)

December 5, 2016March 15, 2017Leave a comment

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)

November 28, 2016March 15, 2017Leave a comment

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)