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)
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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)
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)
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