Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Swimming last night, managed 26 lengths so well pleased with that. Problem with the chlorine in the water though, very pink eyes by the time we finished, Si sneezing all night as well.
Headache this morning after swimming so cancelled tempo run and plan it for tonight after work, see how I go, it needs nailing now - come on Fi get a grip!!
Monday, 18 August 2014
Monday 18 August 2014
Well, starting over again with this!! Have had a really good couple of weeks, so just a little recap!! From 14 July to end July, 3 weeks, really struggled, I was hurting everywhere, even at the very start of my runs, couldn't find any reason for it, only thing I could think of is that maybe I was fighting something off. Loads of niggles, sore right ankle, sore right foot, sore calf, seemed to be trying really hard but getting nowhere fast.
Week commencing 04.08.14: I was like a light switch going on, my aches and pains seemed to dissappear, I felt stronger, lighter, the weather was definately a bit cooler so not sure if that made a difference. Used my Tuesday and Thursday runs as base line for my next phase of training. Started swimming on Monday night, feels good.
Week commencing 11.08.14: 2 tempo runs planned for Tuesday and Thursday, not a bad tempo run on the Tuesday, didn't quite hit my target 10.19 over the 4 miles so not too far off. Thursday tried tempo over 6 miles, felt sick after 3 miles and had to stop, tried some new sweets so obviously not for me!! Managed 5 miles. Brilliant long run on the Sunday 10 miles along the Mawddach trail, pan flat, didn't manage my 4 miles at HM Pace, but felt good!! Now need to nail that pace this week.
Swimming tonight (18.08.14)
Monday, 4 August 2014
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Training Plan - Phase 2
1 June 2014 to 5 July 2014 - Phase 2
Weekend long runs had got to 13 miles, little bit off target would have liked to have made it to the 15 miles point but it was a busy month and all sorts of things got in the way over the weekends, as a result my longer runs suffered on a couple of Sunday's, so although I managed to get runs in they were either flat or uphill and shorter,
Tuesday runs to work - intervals, starting off at .25 mile at 3k pace and 1.5 mile rest x 12. (Run/walk recovery run home)
Thursday runs to work - tempo, up to 4 miles at half marathon pace.(Run/walk recovery run home)
Saturday - Hill repeats x 10 seconds, 2 mins rest
Failed terribly at the intervals, struggled with my watch, then set the timer wrong so I was running .40 of a mile before resting, therefore completely blowing up, so still lacking confidence and need to pick up and nail them at my next phase,
Tempo runs were fine, tough and I was ready to stop at 4 miles but I was pretty consistent and confident nailing them.
Hill repeats went out of the window really - again busy weekends and I was lucky that I could fit in a long run.
Gym - totally went out of the window and I didn't go at all for the last 3 weeks, certainly need to reassess that.
Boot camp - started boot camp on a Wednesday night, managed to go a couple of times and really enjoyed it - plan for next phase is to get there every week.
All in all, not as good as my first phase. Managed a couple of run/walks home. Although in my defence there was a lot going on!!
Weekend long runs had got to 13 miles, little bit off target would have liked to have made it to the 15 miles point but it was a busy month and all sorts of things got in the way over the weekends, as a result my longer runs suffered on a couple of Sunday's, so although I managed to get runs in they were either flat or uphill and shorter,
Tuesday runs to work - intervals, starting off at .25 mile at 3k pace and 1.5 mile rest x 12. (Run/walk recovery run home)
Thursday runs to work - tempo, up to 4 miles at half marathon pace.(Run/walk recovery run home)
Saturday - Hill repeats x 10 seconds, 2 mins rest
Failed terribly at the intervals, struggled with my watch, then set the timer wrong so I was running .40 of a mile before resting, therefore completely blowing up, so still lacking confidence and need to pick up and nail them at my next phase,
Tempo runs were fine, tough and I was ready to stop at 4 miles but I was pretty consistent and confident nailing them.
Hill repeats went out of the window really - again busy weekends and I was lucky that I could fit in a long run.
Gym - totally went out of the window and I didn't go at all for the last 3 weeks, certainly need to reassess that.
Boot camp - started boot camp on a Wednesday night, managed to go a couple of times and really enjoyed it - plan for next phase is to get there every week.
All in all, not as good as my first phase. Managed a couple of run/walks home. Although in my defence there was a lot going on!!
Training Paln - Phase 1
Spoke to Si about being serious about running and the goals I've set myself, 10K in less that 1 hour, half marathon in less than 2 hours and eventually a full marathon in less than 4 hours, I was soooo far away from any of those goals, so we decided that my focus would be Conway half, 2014, to do in 2 hours 15 mins (or less - ha ha)!! Huge goal, huge commitment, Si came up with a training plan which we could move about if we had to - also 4 weeks into the plan (and every 4ish weeks after) would be a rest week!!
Joined the gym and decided Mon, Wed and Fri morning would be gym days, programme from Dewi.
27 April 2014 to 265 May 2014 - Phase 1
Weekend long runs start at 8 miles, no stopping, no walking, no pace though, as slow as it needs to be just to get round.
Tuesday runs to work - intervals, starting off at .15 mile at 3k pace and .15 mile rest x 12. (Run/walk recovery run home)
Thursday runs to work - tempo starting off at 11.00 pace. (Run/walk recovery run home)
Saturday - Hill repeats x 10 seconds, 2 mins rest
I actually surprised myself and Simon and pretty much nailed the first stage, even the long runs, very slow but managing the distance - just!! Even managed to get home from work too!!
Managed the gym ok and quite consistently for the first month.
Joined the gym and decided Mon, Wed and Fri morning would be gym days, programme from Dewi.
27 April 2014 to 265 May 2014 - Phase 1
Weekend long runs start at 8 miles, no stopping, no walking, no pace though, as slow as it needs to be just to get round.
Tuesday runs to work - intervals, starting off at .15 mile at 3k pace and .15 mile rest x 12. (Run/walk recovery run home)
Thursday runs to work - tempo starting off at 11.00 pace. (Run/walk recovery run home)
Saturday - Hill repeats x 10 seconds, 2 mins rest
I actually surprised myself and Simon and pretty much nailed the first stage, even the long runs, very slow but managing the distance - just!! Even managed to get home from work too!!
Managed the gym ok and quite consistently for the first month.
The Begining - Holidays July 2014
I use the term "holidays" loosely, gone are the days when being on holiday meant doing pretty much nothing, these days having a "rest" day causes all sorts of panicky thoughts, like "will I loose my fitness"? "how many calories am I allowed for my tea before I start inflating like a balloon"?
I think its right that I should use this "holiday" time to reflect on where I've come from and where I'm aiming to be, Si's suggested blogging as a way of reminding yourself of what worked and what didn't, so that you can look back and try and put things right. So I'll start at the beginning.
I started running about 3 years ago, very slowly but I love it, I really didn't have any sort of plan to my training, just put my shoes on, run to work and try and run faster each time then at the weekend do a longer run. In November 2013 this all changed and for some unknown, insane, reason I decided to enter the Conway half marathon, with very little time to train beforehand I managed to complete it in 2hrs 52mins, brilliant course, up and around the Great Orme in Llandudno. I started off with Lucie (who'd talked me into doing the race in the first place) and soon realised that I was running her race and not my own, (advise from the Morley, running with somebody is fab but just be careful that you run your own race and not theirs), so I told Lucie to carry on and I backed off to a pace that I was much more comfortable with, we'd just started to come into Llandudno and not even hit the Orme when I started struggling with the hill, it was always going to be about just getting round but I honestly thought I wouldn't have to walk so early, whatever I didn't panic, put my head down and did it, my fear is always that I'm going to come last but I knew there were people behind me, not many but a few!! Coming down the Orme was brilliant, I passed so many people and just couldn't understand why they would be walking downhill (Christine pointed out to me later that people do train on going uphill but now coming down, they tend to use the down hills as recovery and walk, good theory)!! I had terribly tummy issue's as we got back into Conway and felt awful for the rest of that day and into the night, didn't really enjoy my fray bentos pie either!! I learnt a lot about myself that day but more importantly I learned that its not enough just to get out there and do it, if I'm going to enter races I want to do the best I can and certainly not come last, enter Si with a training plan.
I think its right that I should use this "holiday" time to reflect on where I've come from and where I'm aiming to be, Si's suggested blogging as a way of reminding yourself of what worked and what didn't, so that you can look back and try and put things right. So I'll start at the beginning.
I started running about 3 years ago, very slowly but I love it, I really didn't have any sort of plan to my training, just put my shoes on, run to work and try and run faster each time then at the weekend do a longer run. In November 2013 this all changed and for some unknown, insane, reason I decided to enter the Conway half marathon, with very little time to train beforehand I managed to complete it in 2hrs 52mins, brilliant course, up and around the Great Orme in Llandudno. I started off with Lucie (who'd talked me into doing the race in the first place) and soon realised that I was running her race and not my own, (advise from the Morley, running with somebody is fab but just be careful that you run your own race and not theirs), so I told Lucie to carry on and I backed off to a pace that I was much more comfortable with, we'd just started to come into Llandudno and not even hit the Orme when I started struggling with the hill, it was always going to be about just getting round but I honestly thought I wouldn't have to walk so early, whatever I didn't panic, put my head down and did it, my fear is always that I'm going to come last but I knew there were people behind me, not many but a few!! Coming down the Orme was brilliant, I passed so many people and just couldn't understand why they would be walking downhill (Christine pointed out to me later that people do train on going uphill but now coming down, they tend to use the down hills as recovery and walk, good theory)!! I had terribly tummy issue's as we got back into Conway and felt awful for the rest of that day and into the night, didn't really enjoy my fray bentos pie either!! I learnt a lot about myself that day but more importantly I learned that its not enough just to get out there and do it, if I'm going to enter races I want to do the best I can and certainly not come last, enter Si with a training plan.
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