Operation fit and healthy has a new focus :)

I've def been a bit quiet on the OF&H front these last few months / this last year. PTSD from Weymouth 70.3 plus new job, bit all over the place with training - kinda lost my blogging mojo.

Well that's all about to change!!!

OF&H(50) kicks off tomorrow for 19 months through to 31/12/19 - the last day of my 50th year. Yep, little Lizzie Lou turns 50 next January - 25/1/19 and I've become complacent with how I train / my fitness / my weight / my girth. Time to have a bit of a sort out physically. It's going to be awesome!!!

I of course have a "fifty" theme...

Lose 50lbs

Lose 50inches of me (so I don't feel like 'the only gay in the village' when wearing a tshirt)

Do 50 press ups - I can do 7 on my knees and zero full ones.

Swim 50 lengths in 30mins

Knock 50mins off my 2017 Southamtpon half time of 2:54.40

Plank for 50secs - no wobbling

Cycle 50miles in 3hours

Try 10x five days of no processed sugar

Try 10x five days of just eating 50g of fat a day

Run 50 consecutive days

Run at least 50mins at least once a week for 50weeks

Go up 50 ftp points at Hurtbox

I've done a chart :) 

There's room for more challenges

It all kicks off tomorrow - 1st June 2018.

Wahooooooooo.

#turningfifty #bestfunever 

Oh and NB - it's not all physical - gonna visit 50 new places, consume 50 home grown vegges, write 50 letters, clear out 50 items from my flat / 50 sorting sessions of my flat... Plus plenty of time for more challenges - I've got lots of space on my piece of flip chart paper xx

HB Cove Run Gardening Cycle research project

All of that and it's not even 5:30pm!!!

Yesterday was all about running, clearing my no limits stuff from eight months ago and the local elections.

Today is training and a full diary.

Alpine session at HB so low cadence. Me Jo and Sue grinded it out then drank tea/coffee after at Cove.

Such a lovely day - went for a run. Obvs a very long transition for the brick session!!! But out for 22mins. Felt great. Fit and strong. 

But of gardening then of to uni to e a part of a cycling study around road safety. Cycled about thirty mins while talking about everything I was thinking. 

Now just chilling before heading out this eve to eat Indian food with LRR chums :)

Turning 50 next year

I've been thinking about various turning fifty themed challenges for me to do between now and the 31/12/19 to incorporate the fact that on the 25/1/19 Lizzie Lou turns 50.

I believe I've come up with my season's A race...

Next year I'm going to do the Southampton half marathon at least fifty minutes quicker than I did it last year.

2017 = 2:54.40 (two weeks after the Brighton marathon)

2018 - did the 10k 1:22.23

2019... To do in under 2:04.39

I have shed loads of other fifty challenges which I'll write up later for OF&H but for now it's just this one. To do the Southampton half in just over fifty weeks in a time that's at least 50minutes faster than my current Southampton half marathon pb. 

Southampton 10k - loved it

Thank god I didn't do the half - NO TOILETS!!! If I did the half next year I'd have to get a lot quicker!!

But I loved the 10k

Ran with Amy and VMP and then Pammie from 3k on the Bridge. So hot. 1:22 - absolutely fine with that.

Pre 10k Saturday

Another blinding Saturday

Parkrun 34.32

Was hot. Was thinking jeez tomorrow is going to be rough, but then I forgot all about it and just enjoyed my run.

Then cuppa tea at the Hawthorns and finally met baby Torrin

It's the London Marathon tomorrow so Sam and I waxed lyrical about ours back in 2015 as Jo is running it tomorrow with the SRS's club place. So excited for her!!!

Then off to Fareham to see my young person :)

Got off the train at Woolston for a cuppa at Vik's and off to Lidls. Wow. Just wow. The rain!!! And then later on tonight the lightening!!! Absolutely amazing. 

I should really go to bed now.

10k in the morning :)

Lovely Friday :)

Hurtbox session with Suzanne this morning then tea and a bacon bap at Cove. 

A 9min detour to lidls :)

Currently sat in the back office having my sarnies after a 9.17.24 400m swim TT. 

Am feeling rather content.

Parkrun and Southampton 10k this weekend.

Brighton marathon 14miles :)

What a wonderful weekend of friends and running x

Must admit though that at mile 5 I was thinking why oh why am I doing this!!! Fourteen fairly tough miles as feet were quite tender but the chocolate biscuits at mile 8.5 were awesome and the running with Kellie from 9-14 were super. 

Big shout out to Ben from LRR twice but didn't see anyone else. Over twelve thousand runners though so a lot to look through!

Loved seeing the gang at the st Johns ambulance aid station just after mile 14 and especially loved stepping off the course to go drink tea and have a huge roast dinner. A wonderful weekend.

14miles 3:20.22

Def need to do more training if I

ever do another marathon - although currently I'm thinking the only marathon I'll be doing is the one after the 2.4mile swim and 112mile cycle x