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)
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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 15: Ups and downs (wc 20.02.17)
I’m going to be honest. I’m struggling. I have just over ten weeks to go & I really don’t know if I can do it. It feels as if a number of my posts recently have been written in this tone but I am having some serious, serious doubts. I’m yet to really hit high … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 15: Ups and downs (wc 20.02.17)
Plantar b*****y fasciitis was not in the plan…
THANKFULLY it is only very mild. I have no pain, just discomfort. I appear to have caught it early, although to be fair if I hadn’t ignored the niggle in my foot for the past two months I would have caught it even earlier & may not be writing this post… Where did it come … Continue reading Plantar b*****y fasciitis was not in the plan…
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 Wk 13: Wobbling (wc 06.02.17)
So six weeks of the official training down, 14 to go… How am I feeling? I flip from super excited, I CAN do this, I am absolutely going to OWN the North Downs Way in May, it is going to be AWESOME & fantastic & all the other positive adjectives… …To other days, days like last … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 13: Wobbling (wc 06.02.17)
NDW50 Wk 12: Mud ‘n’ Hills (wc 30.01.16)
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)
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 Wk 10: Oh so cold (wc 16.01.17)
A cold sunrise 7.2 miles, 1:00:00, 8:14 min/mile, 190ft elevation gain I couldn't make the Striders Wednesday evening run this week, so I did my own 60 minutes group two paced run around the streets of Croydon! And I was pretty much bang on target! One of the things I like about running with the faster … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 10: Oh so cold (wc 16.01.17)
NDW50 Wk 9: The tough one’s make you stronger (wc 09.01.17)
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)
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