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Am smashing it at HB

Omg - talk about getting stronger :)

Photo session in the box Saturday 24/11 then Wedneaday and today. Each one I've got a best this or max that. 

I'm able to keep going. I'm really only resting during the recovery parts. Basically I am feeling so blinking strong!!!

Which means I really should start upping my ftp by 5% each three week block. Will start from Monday 3rd Dec

Ankle update 27/11

So I haven't run since Gosport.

While at HB S&C Lindsey suggested I should get it checked out sooner rather than later so I booked into Jonathan Clark physiotherapy at work.

It's okay.

I have sprained it but not badly. Have some exercises to do plus got one of their wobble blobs. 

So relieved as should be back to normal for January :) 

Gosport half - 2:49.16

Thought I'd be quicker... 

Ankle is a bit swollen so have some ice wrapped round it. Legs sore, hobbling round the flat like I'm 80 next bday not just 50. 

Other than that - what a fabulous day!!

Kelly gave me a lift, so many familiar faces - tri club / running club buddies. Bloody loved it.

Start line with Kelly, Kaz, Neil and Dawn then bumped into Debbie after about half a mile. We then ran together for the first half - non stop chatting and waving  at various mates. Loved it.

Then second half I went a tiny bit quicker (Debbie finished ten mins behind me). Absolutely beautiful day. Sunny, warm. One of those perfect autumnal days.

So many tri club and LRR mates out on the course. Love being a part of so many clubs!

Plus Ben from work was lead bike. 

Excellent goodie bags at the end - loads of cake, crisps, bananas, drink, chocolate. 

All in all a fab run.

But do I have another 13.1 miles in my legs? PCM in five weeks. I'm not feeling at all confident. Will be interesting to see how I do at Downton half next Sunday

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Oops. Chocolate orange massacre

All I wanted was a freddo. What I consumed was a chocolate orange.

I really need to get a handle on managing my chocolate loving chimp...

I want to finish the PCM in under six hours. Chomping on Chocolate Oranges really won't help.

Operation managing Lizzie chimp has started!!!!!!

Gosport half tomorrow. Time for bed.

Tough couple of HB sessions

In training you realise that you can keep going for longer than you realise.

Both HB sessions so far this week have been tough but I didn't stop as much as I thought i would need to. 

Tuesday running was sprints - managed about 20mins when PCM training plan said 30mins. But happy I went out and ran up and down Hoglands Park even though I didn't want to. 

I think I'm entering my "training while fatigued" phase of the PCM training plan x

Run Cuppa Run Shower Lunch Cake :) Sunday 11/11

Sunday was fun.

Late night Saturday - Helens 40th bday party at Wide Lane so didn't start much before midday on Sunday!

PCM training plan said 2.5hours. Wasn't going to manage that as I had "4pm afternoon tea at Vik's" in my diary.

What I did do was 47.29 run, 37.06 cuppa with Muts and Pete, 47.31 run.

Thought that was probably a good workout as the second run was on tired legs...

Then home for lunch, shower and off to Viks for cake.

Great week so far :)

A couple of tough but good HB sessions, XX's 16th birthday meal at Mangos, x3 Tudor House hill loops 40.40, cuppa tea with Tamsyn, Pilates, express HIIT, checked out Katherine's show at the civic, 51.27 run, haircut and meal out with Vik and Alison. Ooh and minus 2lbs at fat club. 

Week hasn't even finished and it's been awesome.

PCM training plan is till going strong. Be interesting to see how I do at Gosport in a couple of weeks.

Lean runner day 4, fat club tasting and lunchtime run

15mins of lunchtime sprints on the rubber crumb at Wide Lane. So glad I went out. Sprinted up and down the rubber crumb and around the tennis courts. Only 15mins but good to be out.

Made up some couscous and froze some grapes for fat club food tasting. Was amazing. 

Must make sure I run at least two more times this week...