Sunday, 9 October 2011

21 days to the GSR

in fact, this time in 3 weeks i'll have done it!

dan this morning.
20mins walking on the treadmill then i had 40mins of stretches, conditioning exercises, endurance and weight training.

plus ice packs twice a day and no running for a few more days.
just got carried away. need to gently build back up to running.

Saturday, 8 October 2011

22 days to the GSR

http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_1553230.html - my route today. 8.27miles which i ran/walked/walked in 2hours 10mins (was out for two and a half hours but had a 20min comfort break up at p&k's after an hour and 4.4miles)

dodgy right knee.
doesnt feel right at all.

OMG - i have a sports injury! i'm an athlete. how cool is that?

anyways - bit tired now, have had a nice hot bath, will go and spend some money in west quays and then seeing tinker tailor soldier spy with the girls this eve. lovely.

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Friday, 7 October 2011

GSR countdown...23 days

yikes.
went to the gym this morning - weights, stretches.
then work
then home and watched tv

hmmmmm... i may have to relook at my training plan!

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Month 6, day 6

can't believe its only been 4 days since my last run - feels like an eternity ago...
done some cycling though.

  • 7mile round trip tuesday for work
  • 6mile round trip yesterday for work
  • 6mile round trip for work & a 14mile round trip for pleasure today

today i checked out the running shop in eastleigh after nipping into work to do itchen college.

i got abit carried away... spent £150 - eeeeek.


then drank tea round alison's.
lovely day.

my break though is now over... gym tomorrow morning and have a dan session 11am sunday.

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Month 6, day 4

i'm having a rest/break.
i've over done it a bit and am absolutly (sp?) and utterly knackered.
*oooops*
also getting a bit grumpy - which is NO fun for anyone!

so i've taken thursday off work, will go and get some new running shoes and then gently wear them in thurs/fri/sat with mabes a bit of a longer run on sunday.

will keep you all posted.

i hadn't really realised that my recovery and rest time is actually just as important as all the physical exercise i've been doing. my poor little body has started whimpering. i really do need to listen.
*****sigh*****

Monday, 3 October 2011

Month 6, day 3

ummm... not much happening on the of&h front today - cycled 3 miles and sorted out a day off on thursday so i can go and buy some new running shoes.

Sunday, 2 October 2011

Month 6, day 2 - 28 days to the GSR

OMG - GSR is 28 days away...
had a fabulous w/e in london, didn't really do anything of note for of&h (saw ragtime at the landor theatre and the new grayson perry exhibition at the british museum) so decided i needed to go for a run when i got home this evening.

was out for just under 80mins, had a 3-4min break chatting to the lovely ally k by harbour lights and because it'd got dark i didnt do my usual run that pops me out by swac under the itchen bridge (bit dark and scary), instead i ran over the itchen bridge and back.

5.4miles

nice one!