oooh blimey - talk about stiff/sore - was fine by the end of the session but struggled at first big time. Plus I'm certainly feeling the session in my calves and thighs!
Run Camp on Facebook
Run Camp's website - definitely worth checking out, plus I've signed up for Ant's blog - really interesting and a great read.
Run Camp's blog
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Monday 25 February 2013
125 days till the Eastleigh Open Water Triathlon!
On Sunday 30th June 2013 I will be participating in my first ever triathlon.
I'm very excited - Eastleigh Triathlon details
I've had a quick skim back at some of my posts last year when I'd just joined tri club. After week 3 I excitedly wrote that I could swim a whole THREE lengths - 75m without stopping & then in mid August - I wrote how I could now do 300m in FOURTEEN MINUTES and how amazing was that!?
well... Lizzie "elite athlete" Carter can now do 800m in twenty mins and today dear readers - Lizzie "awesome swimmer" Carter did a length in TWENTY NINE SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!
I reckon I'll be doing 100m in under 2mins which means 800m in under 16 minutes. OMG. How awesome would that be? I'm not there yet but i reckon I will be by June.
So lots to aim for in season 3 of OF&H.
FUN!
- 400m open water swim
- 20k bike ride
- 5k run
I'm very excited - Eastleigh Triathlon details
I've had a quick skim back at some of my posts last year when I'd just joined tri club. After week 3 I excitedly wrote that I could swim a whole THREE lengths - 75m without stopping & then in mid August - I wrote how I could now do 300m in FOURTEEN MINUTES and how amazing was that!?
well... Lizzie "elite athlete" Carter can now do 800m in twenty mins and today dear readers - Lizzie "awesome swimmer" Carter did a length in TWENTY NINE SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!
I reckon I'll be doing 100m in under 2mins which means 800m in under 16 minutes. OMG. How awesome would that be? I'm not there yet but i reckon I will be by June.
- Cycling - 20k is miles - nearly 13 miles in fact. That would take me over an hour at the moment.
- Running - 5k - my fastest on the treadmill at the gym was about 31 minutes - I'd like to be doing sub 30 mins 5k's on a regular basis.
So lots to aim for in season 3 of OF&H.
FUN!
Sunday 24 February 2013
Brighton Half Marathon 17th Feb 2013
Did it!
2:39:26 - knees were struggling by the end though...
2:39:26 - knees were struggling by the end though...
- 6mile - felt fabulous, chatting with Bernie and Sarah, feeling all cocky and confident.
- 10k - fine
- 8mile - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek, not feeling good at all - been running for 90 mins
- 9mile - little knee wobble, start of a lot of walking
- 10mile - quicker than the Great South Run - under 2 hours but hurting
- 11.5mile - OMG - if ever an athlete was in need of the support from her support team, it was yours truly. Luckily for me i had my team of Cliff, Clare, Elizabeth, Karen, Toby, Rufus and Esme whooping and hollaring. They gave me the strength to carry on... (i feel like i may have nicked that phrase from a song...)
- From 800m we had a countdown 700m to go, 600m, 500m, 400m, 300m - in the home straight, can see the finish line, bit tearful, lots of pumping of clenched fist while squawking "i've done a half marathon" to anyone & everyone in the crowd.
- FINISHED!
foil blanket, pics taken, crisps and mars bar scoffed.
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