Boxing this evening

I nearly didnt go as working but then I realised I could easily finish what I was doing tomorrow and especially if I get into work abit early.

Hoorah! Nipped home, changed amd was at the gym by 6.25pm. So glad I went. A tough but fun hours workout. Lift home from Pam amd then I spent maybe 15mins on the stationary bike. Really pleased I've exercised today.

Didn't manage run gang this morning as early start at work. Didnt manage lordshill road runners session last night either as working which is why I'm even more glad I left work to go boxing this eveing. Tuesday was a full day - first speed amd endurance runcamp at the spirtscentre 6.30-7.30am plus loads of cycling but hardly anything yesterday.

Nothing planned for tomoorw - will take running gear to hove to Elsie's. I may go for a quick run along the promenade!!!

Sunday 5th Jan 2014 - 6 weeks today is the Brighton half!

I'd decided that today I needed to run for an hour just to get myself back into running for longer than 30-40mins as the half will take me I reckon about 2.5 hours. Thats a long time to be running!!!!

I was out for 1:00.19 and gently ran 8km - over the itchen bridge, through woolston by the water then western shore to the pitch and putt and back.

Right knee was quite stiff so when I got back to the flat I cycled on the stationary bike for 21mins while reading deathly hallows on the kindle, listening to absolute80s radio. Stretches, shower and now time for breakfast.

Quite hungry as have only had a banana so far today.

12.15pm - I have done my training, I feel fabulous, packers 49ers wildcard game tonight at 9.40pm so I now have just over 9 hours of pottering about. How wonderful. I'm one huge smile :)

Back to Boxing!

Just back from an hour of boxing down st.mary's gym. Brilliant fun - let's see how much I hurt on Saturday this time.

I'm not sure if you remember or not but last time I was all cocky this don't hurt me one bit cos I'm liz elite athlete carter grrrr. And then two days later on Saturday morning it was as if nelly the elephant and jumped off a high ledge and belly flopped on to me. Ye gods I could barely walk. I was eighty years old. What's that classic saying about pride and fall?!

Exactly!

I've had a hot shower and will aim to be in bed by eleven. Must make sure I get plenty of rest.

But I did love it. Was one huge smile at the end. Great great fun.

2014 - let's hope it's a good one with plenty of cheer.

So far so good...

Parkrun new years day in torrential rain. Ran with Vik who was doing her first ever parkrun so we ran together. A blustery but fun 5k in 37:27

Then this morning met up with the run gang gang of Stuart, Tamsyn and Katherine and we ran jogged gossiped (tamsyn and I) our way round the common for approx 30mins. Great fun and just good to get in a morning workout.

I'm planning on going to boxing this eve. I may have finally started my winter training!

Restarting OF&H

I've signed up for a half ironman - 14th September 2014.

Need to start training properly - medals are won in the winter and collected in the summer.

Run:
08:56.37 from mums to debs
06:21.23 at debs
27:22.30 from debs back to mums via craddocks, bramley way, round by greville then back into the marld.
03:03.89 stretches outside number 22.

Quite tired, right thigh abit sore.
Plenty to work on.

Brighton half marathon 16th February 2014 is my first event of the season so is my focus at the moment. My new book Be Iron Fit from my tri buddy Katherine will be my bedtime reading for the next few months.

Oh and according to mum's scales I'm 12 and a half stone - so ideally I could do with losing a couple of stone - 28lbs before the half ironman at the latest.

Liz triathlete Carter has got her focus for 2014 - let's see how she does!!!!

Snap is of me just after my run today outside mum and dad's. The other snap is from the back bedroom looking out - lovely view, made me smile as I got changed after my shower.

The start of a busy Thursday

My alarm went off at 5.25am - I snoozed for 10mins.

Cycles to Southampton common to meet my fellow run gang members of Katherine, Stuart and Tamsyn. I got a lovely pressie from Katherine from Denmark and my new power paddles for swimming. Tamsyn got a lovely new skirt that Katherine's not wearing anymore. Stuart got nothing :(

We then set off on our run. We did park run route c. Stuart and Katherine gossiping ahead of Tamsyn and I who were also gossiping away.

The run was quite tough but we did chat our way round it so I could def go quicker and of course in race conditions would def go quicker as alot less gossiping!

5k in 33:45.28

I'm happy with that.
Great start to the day :)

Boxing and fat club later. Will also take a pic of my goodies from Katherine

w/c Monday 11th Nov = start of my Half Ironman training

Monday 11/11 – Tri Club swimming

34 lengths = 850m in 22:54.61

• 200m 5:00.88
• 200m 5:32.78
• 200m 5:20.77
• 200m 5:40.42
• 50m 1:15.24

Tuesday 12/11 - Boxing with Pam

OMG – my thighs are now in agony

The key indicator for me with boxing will be seeing how my ability to do press ups increases.
At the moment I can’t really do one – let alone the 200 we “did” on Tuesday.

Wednesday 13/11 – Bit of a rest day!

I was going to do LRR training at 7pm on the common but I could barely walk so had a lovely evening catching up on my TiVo recordings. I did do 10mins on the stationary bike.

Early morning Thursday 14/11 – Run gang on the common (me, Katherine, Stuart & Tamsyn so far)

Stu’s instructions:-

3 lots of 4 x 400m (i.e. 12 in total)

Liz - 2m 12 per 400m with 2m 12 rest between efforts. Tamsyn - 1m 56 per 400m with 1m 56 rest between efforts. Katherine - 1m 49 per 400m with 1m 49 rest between efforts Stu - 1m 25 per 400m with 1m 25 rest between efforts

After each 4 you get to slowly jog 400m as extra recovery.

This is what I actually managed:-

400m  2:17.33
Rest 2:00.45
400m 2:30.96
Rest 2:35.00 (I moved my bike)
400m 2:35.67
Rest 2:00.30
400m 2:35.90
Rest 1:00.54
400m slow jog 3:08.64
400m 2:32.37
Rest 2:00.43
400m 2:33.08
Rest 1:00.57
400m 2:28.46
Then easy jog 1:57.27

Total time = 33:16.97

So plenty to work on with run gang!

Will do some cycling this evening, then rest day on Friday, tri club swimming Saturday and maybe a walk on Sunday.

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