Training Journal 08.05.11

Today I did a four mile run, as I'm tapering for my 10K next week, and dodged the rain.  I decided to push myself to get a good time, and managed it in 39 minutes, which is pretty good for me.  I ended up running behind a couple and a solitary runner - we were all about 20m apart, and I kept up with them all for a good mile, which helped me push along! 

I'm feeling pretty good about the 10K next week - I'll be lucky to do it in an hour, but I'll give it a go! 

Music highlight today was some old skool drum and base - Robotics by Peshay.  I might do a post on my running playlist - it's quite eclectic.  Would you be interested in that? 

Thanks for reading!  xx

Training Journal 06.05.11

Today I just popped out for a short run with my colleague.  We went about 2.5 miles at a gentle pace around Clifton near our office.  I felt good, although I did get a bit hot and oppresive as the weather was gearing up for a storm.  No music today, but the highlight was getting beeped and catcalled at by a 17 year old - I'm 31 and my colleague is in her 40s, so we were both pretty happy with that as it's a rare occurrance!

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Training Journal 02.05.11

I've done a couple of training runs during the week, 3.71 miles each, and I managed to smash my PB training times for each one, running at under 10 minutes a mile, so I am pleased with my training so far.

Today was my last long run before my first 10K race in 2 weeks time.  Today, I ran 6.04 miles in 1 hour and 2 minutes.  This is just under the 10K distance (which is 6.2 miles) and I didn't push myself too hard.  I'm hoping to do the race in under an hour, so this bodes well.  I didn't even feel too tired, and I was thinking about adding a little extra onto my run at the end - I'm glad I didn't as I'm feeling it now in my legs.

My ipod highlights today were Submission by the Sex Pistols and Heartbreaker by Metronomy (who are my fave band of the moment). 


So from today, I'm starting to taper my runs, in order to be in good shape for the race.  This means, I'll probably not go much further than my standard 3.71 miles, with maybe a 4 1/2 miler next weekend.  I'm going running with my colleagues tomorrow, and we usually do 3 miles, so it shouldn't be too tough.


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Training Journal 24.04.11

Today I attempted my longest run so far.  I thought I was going to do 5 miles, but it turns out I'd slightly miscalculated and only did 4.84 miles.  Not too bad, but I would've liked to do the full 5 miles.  Despite this, it was a really good run, and I took it slowly and felt I could've gone longer at the end.  So glad I had two rest days after my last run!  I went out early to try and avoid the heat and the smog as well.

Ipod highlights were Kashmir by Led Zeppelin and Watching Windows by Roni Size Reprazent.

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Training Journal 21.04.11

OK, a few days late posting this, but I went out for a run on Thursday evening for 3.71 miles.  However, I felt awful - I think I'd totally over-cooked it, starting off too fast in the 21 degrees heat, so I didn't make it to the end.  I did about 3 miles in total and walked the last bit.  It might have been the heat, or the half pint of shandy I had at lunch time, or just that I'd trained a bit too hard over the past week.  However, when I got home, I read a news article saying that Britain was suffering from smog and advising people not to exercise on Thursday afternoon - that must be the reason!  I decided to take two rest days and will go out again for a longer run on Sunday morning.

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Training Journal 20.04.11

Did another 3.71 mile run this evening, but I did it the other way round to how I usually do it, and it was considerably hotter than I've run in before this year.  I felt really rubbish about half way round (I'd just run up a big hill), so I moved to the shadier side of the street, dropped my pace, and felt much better!  I stormed up the hill at the end, as my ipod decided I needed some Gwen Stefani What You Waiting For to get me up it! 

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Training Journal 18.04.11

Just got back from a 3.71 mile run (according to Map My Run).  I did it in 40 minutes dead, which is one of my better times so far!  I decided to push myself for the last mile and a half as I got overtaken by another jogger who didn't look fit enough to beat me, so I tried to keep up with him - and managed it! The weather was warm and sunny, and the best song that came on my ipod was You Think You're a Man by The Vaselines - that helped me storm up a hill after the unfit jogger!

I'm not sure if I'm doing a run tomorrow or not - I'll see how I feel tomorrow.

Thanks for reading!  xx