Day three, recovery going well!

Utterly blown away with my recovery.

I think because Monday was so busy - work from 9:30am through to 6:45pm and then met Katherine and Suzanne at the new Japanese restaurant in Bedford place - Sakura I didn't notice how I was feeling. We sunk two bottles of white and ate alot of sushi. Fab day with no time to notice how stiff and sore I was :) Also good to keep moving so hardly any seizing up but I still slapped on more deep heat Monday night.

Tuesday was the last strength and conditioning session of the year at Tauntons college with Lordshill Road Runners.
I've absolutely loved these sessions that James started back in late April early May. Then pub for a couple of spritzers with some of my lovely running buddies.

Today was equally super. Last day at work until next Wednesday. Cream tea at John Lewis and able to call it work :) XX got her Christmas pressie then Suzanne and I did Hurtbox with the lovely Lindsey.

My right calf started to feel a bit sore and I was quite tired so my ftp went from 161 to 145 then 135. Check out my report. Alot less stopping today!!

And now I'm watching The Fiddler on the Roof. Yep, feeling very content :)

Portsmouth coastal marathon kinda done - 20.5 miles of it

What a fantastic day. Yes, I didn't finish the marathon but I did run 20.5miles of it - such a gorgeous route. And then got a lift back to the finish in time to change, eat a sandwich then cheer everyone in.

Loraine - using this as a warm up.for.london
Aurelio doing his one hundredth!!
Sam - wondering how on earth I got back.before her :)
Then our two newest members to the marathon club Sian and Jo.

Much whooping and cheering.
Plus got to catch up.with Rach. What a fabulous day.

I just wasn't strong enough today. Got tired, lost my form and my knee started hurting. Decided it just wasn't worth it. To.much fun stuff booked for next year to go and get injured so I stopped. The fab elf marshal then gave me a lift back - we chatted all things running the whole way.

I've just smeered my knee in deep heat and will try and sleep. Fingers crossed I don't totally sieze up. I'm already walking like an eighty year old x

The Portsmouth Coastal Marathon is tomorrow!!!

Great day :)

Tri club Christmas games swim session. Was still.pretty knackering though.

Tudor House for tea and scones.

Lots of carbon loading with pasta for lunch

Runcamp Santa run at the sports centre. 3.14km 20.31.35
Felt okay which is just as well seeing as I'm running 42km tomorrow! Ridiculous.

More pasta carb loading

Watched the 'lights on the walls' show and got final bits and bobs from lidls.

Then chilled. And sorted out what I'll need for tomorrow. I'm very excited but also a bit nervous. It's odd really if you think about it... I know I'm going to be in pain tomorrow, I'm going to hurt and there will definitely be times when I will struggle and may even burst into tears and want to give up :(

But I won't :)
But I will hurt and be in pain.
But it'll be totally worth it.

The run will be beautiful, I'm running with some of my amazing running buddies, I will love it.
And then the finish.
That'll be amazing - it always is.

Yep, I'm very excited xx

Taper time

Oh boy. What with work and sore thighs I'm def tapering now!!

Didn't run or swim Monday.
Babysitting Tuesday and ate to much pizza to near to the strength and conditioning session.
Today - hurtbox session.

Check out how many times I stopped. Really quite tired.

Will probably have a run tomorrow, am drinking with the girls Friday eve, then swimming and the Runcamp Santa 🎅 run Saturday.

And then omg!!!
I'm running a marathon.

Wahoooooo :)

CC6 Sunday 11/12 :)

4.8miles of muddy cross country on a beautiful winter morning in the New Forest. It was wonderful. I ran for STC in 1:01.52 and loved it.

I was the penultimate woman to finish and only lost one shoe once in the.mud.

Could I have been a bit quicker? Maybe. But I had so many lovely Lordshill Road Runner marshals to chat to and hug enroute.

While running I did periodically wonder how on earth I'm going to run a marathon on the 18/12. Eeeep. I finished feeling very perky. Whooping and smiling. So maybe I'll be fine next Sunday...

Then tea and toast at Jenny's and lunch at the new Greek place in the West Quay development with Pam and Karen. Chilled for the rest of the afternoon,  watched the light show at 7pm then spent the rest of the evening / night watching the NFL.

This has been a fabulous weekend.
Hurtbox Christmas meal Friday eve at Trego Lounge then a great tri club swim session Saturday morning. A quick cup of tea with Suzanne before a couple of hours at work. Hurtbox session 3-4pm then Katherine popped in for a cuppa before I went for a drink with Pam and Karen and we watched Fantastic Beasts.

Yep, a great weekend.
But mainly great because for the first time in two weeks I ran and it felt brilliant.

My thighs though started to hurt from Sunday afternoon. Eeeek. I'm sure the marathon will be fine!!!

Blinking virus :(

Well... After that great weekend of parties, Christmas market, chums and training it all went horribly wrong.

Swam on Monday 28th Nov but that's been it till this evening Thursday 8th Dec. No running, cycling, racing, training. Just a bit of work and lots of feeling tired and achey and full of cold. Yes I went through to Worthing and Hove to see the girls at the weekend but no Worthing 10k and barely one glass of wine.

Basically I've been ill. And sad. And now I'm a bit worried about the Portsmouth coastal marathon as that's like in ten days!!
As in Sunday week.
Eeeep.

But today I did Hurtbox which was okay. Ant lowered my ftp to 150 so I could keep up. It was so lovely to be soaked on sweat :) I've missed that.

So who knows how I'll be on the 18th Dec. I guess I'll gently get back into training and see what happens.