12 days till the GSR

slept right through to my alarm at 7.30am today. obviously those couple of glasses of red wine last night really helped!

full day at work today but all at city centre no limits so as soon as i got home this evening i headed off to the gym. stretches, treadmill (incline at 6) for 15mins, weights then back onto the treadmill for a 20min run. kanckered. so then cycled for 10mins. warm down stretches and then home.

have been reading about eating for endurance and what to eat just before a 10mile race - sat eve i will NOT be going out celebrating k's bday - instead i will be having some lean chicken and pasta and an early night.

also looking up what to do training wise these last few weeks - seems to be alot of rest. will do a 40min run thurs and out for 90mins saturday. then rest for a couple of days. then out for 5miles on wed then rest rest rest.

now i need to figure out how i'm getting to southsea and who'll be looking after my stuff.

13 days to the GSR

not too achey after gym yesterday.

i've done a fair amount of cycling today for work and to get to fun things - just over 9 miles. also was out running/walking on the common for 30mins. omg. i'd managed about 15mins and then nothing. nada. my legs felt like they were made of concrete and i was running on fumes. talk about grinding to a shuddering halt.

i suppose on the plus side my knee wasn't too bad.

yikes.
i'm running 10miles/17kms in less than 2 weeks and i could barely muster the energy or have the endurance to manage mabes one paltry mile or so.

aaah well, i'm sure i'll be fine on the 30th...

*hyperventilating, breathing into paper bag, nervous laughter*

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14 days to the GSR

gosh busy day...

watched nz beat the aussies - great game (want nz now to win, gutted for wales).
off to the gym for over an hour

• treadmill walking 20mins
• stretches, weights
• knee strengthening machines
• then treadmill - all fine and dandy for 20 or so mins and nearly 3kms and then ouch - twinge. so stopped and did walking and more stretches.
• bit worried... but dan reckons it'll be fine - said to keep icing my knee and he'll talk through different knee supports at our next session.

home & tidied my front balcony
iced knee
ate lunch.

then cycled up to katherine's for tea (6mile round trip), helped tidy their spare room and had chicken for supper. yum.

i'm now listening to radio5live sports extra - packers have already played and won (SIX and O), saints/bucs playing at the moment. lovely end to a fabulous w/e.

will go for a run tomorrow.

15 days till the GSR

this time in just 2 weeks...
still taking it gently & will be at the gym tomorrow.

knee is okay but need to increase my endurance. also prob need to stop drinking quite so much red wine.

17 days till the GSR

gym this morning - knee okay - didnt do anything majorlie strenuous - walking, bit of jogging, stretches, some weights to strengthen knee etc... worked out for just under an hour then work.
was going to cycle to thornhill but

1. too much to do and
2. lets not rush my recovery - 8 mile round trip... mabes abit too far right now.

chilled day tomorrow - some of which will be spent in winchester at an anti bullying conference. i'll be there to chit chat about breakout. fab dvd i whole heartedly recommend:-
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_school/education_for_all/quick_links/education_resources/fit/default.asp - it's brilliant!

18 days till the GSR

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
18 days isnt long at all...

bit of cycling today - sholing and back so mabes 5.5/6miles...
then stitch n'bitch - http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/71052307628/ at the art house, above bar

meeting dan at the gym just after 8am tomorrow morning - will see how the knee is and then i'm hoping to ease back into my training.

19 days till the GSR

still nursing my sports injury! (sorry, can't help myself - me with a sports injury - how hilarious is that?!)
am doing ice and elevation while watching telly, drinking tea and snacking - to be honest i'm rather liking this phase of my training...

i've decided to ease back into OF&H tomorrow evening after work:- will go to the gym and do treadmill walking, stretches and some weights. then i'm thinking probs gym thursday morning with muts, mabes friday and sometime over the w/e.
i do need to decide when to try running - i'm thinking not till sunday at the very earliest and even then maybe only round the parks. i have def learnt my lesson.

• will NOT be over doing it again.
• plus its just too close to the GSR to pick up another injury.

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