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Thursday, 5 April 2007
London Marathon 2007
Its been a while since I posted. Running is going well. Last Saturday I re-did the Rutland water loop with Jonathan. This time we included the Hambledon penninsular. Before we started Jonathan reconed that it would be about 19 miles. In the end it turned out to be just under 23 miles. It was a fantastic run, the dawn was just breaking as we started. It was clear and we had a fantastic sunrise over the water in the mist. A big change from the last time we did the run when it was wet, windy and dark.
I have just over two weeks to go. I am starting to wind things down. Tuesday was the last time I will go to the track before the Marathon. The run on saturday certainly took it out of me. Coupled with a sore throat I was defininately below par.
The previous week was relatively easy as I only ended up runnin three times. Once on the track, once for my thursday session and once round Rutland water.
This week I am going to do about 40 miles. I may substitue one of my short runs for a bike ride. Tonight I will do my shorter harder set and on Saturday I will do my longer run of 18 miles.
I have just over two weeks to go. I am starting to wind things down. Tuesday was the last time I will go to the track before the Marathon. The run on saturday certainly took it out of me. Coupled with a sore throat I was defininately below par.
The previous week was relatively easy as I only ended up runnin three times. Once on the track, once for my thursday session and once round Rutland water.
This week I am going to do about 40 miles. I may substitue one of my short runs for a bike ride. Tonight I will do my shorter harder set and on Saturday I will do my longer run of 18 miles.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
London Marathon 2007
Its just over 4 weeks to go and my training is coming along nicely. I did a short run of 5.5 miles to day after having had three days with no running and I felt very lively and had masses in the tank. I felt like I could have maintained 7'30 pace for quite a while which is a lot faster than normal.
On Saturday morning I did just under 20 miles. I started off from Woodnewton because PACTRAC where holding their training weekend there. Ben and Robert came with me for the first few miles. From Woodnewton we headed over to Southwick and then over the big hill and down to Cotterstock where we turned towards Fotheringhay. It was quite nice having the boys with me, but it does make things a bit stressful. After the first loop I repeated the loop two more times. By the time I got back to Woodnewton I was fairly tired.
Alex gave me a massage which really helped my recovery.
The early part of the week was very hard. After the Mondi 15 I was quite tired. At the track on tuesday night Sean got us all to do 6x800M which I found very taxing. Wednesday I swam and Thursday I did my 6x2 miles run. By the time Thursday evening came I was absolutely finished. Fortunately Friday was my day off so I had some time to recover by my long run on Saturday.
I've got a hard few days ahead of me as this week is one of my 40 mile weeks, but this time it does not seem that daunting at all. I am starting to think that given a good day I will be able to do a sub 3'50. I need to work on getting the feeding right when I am pushing hard as I think that is what will prevent me achieving my goal.
On Saturday morning I did just under 20 miles. I started off from Woodnewton because PACTRAC where holding their training weekend there. Ben and Robert came with me for the first few miles. From Woodnewton we headed over to Southwick and then over the big hill and down to Cotterstock where we turned towards Fotheringhay. It was quite nice having the boys with me, but it does make things a bit stressful. After the first loop I repeated the loop two more times. By the time I got back to Woodnewton I was fairly tired.
Alex gave me a massage which really helped my recovery.
The early part of the week was very hard. After the Mondi 15 I was quite tired. At the track on tuesday night Sean got us all to do 6x800M which I found very taxing. Wednesday I swam and Thursday I did my 6x2 miles run. By the time Thursday evening came I was absolutely finished. Fortunately Friday was my day off so I had some time to recover by my long run on Saturday.
I've got a hard few days ahead of me as this week is one of my 40 mile weeks, but this time it does not seem that daunting at all. I am starting to think that given a good day I will be able to do a sub 3'50. I need to work on getting the feeding right when I am pushing hard as I think that is what will prevent me achieving my goal.
Monday, 12 March 2007
London Marathon 2007
I did the Mondi 15 over in the fens around March. I wasn't sure how I would perform, but I finished in 02:06:10 which means that I managed to do 8'24. I know that at the moment I won't be able to hold that speed for another 11 miles. However I feel reasonably confident of getting close to my target of 3:50. There are still 5 weeks of training to go and I am much fitter than I have been for a while.
The back is fine now. I am back in my own bed and not getting any pain when I lie down. I still get a bit of pain if I lift things and I am stiff when I get out of bed.
There are only 5 weeks of proper training left. Wow, I can't believe its going so quickly. On the one hand I want the day to come so that I can ease off on the training and get on with some other things. While on the other hand I don't want it to pass in a rush.
Over the next 5 weeks I have got to try and loose a bit more weight and concentrate on working on maintaining the pace over long distances.
The back is fine now. I am back in my own bed and not getting any pain when I lie down. I still get a bit of pain if I lift things and I am stiff when I get out of bed.
There are only 5 weeks of proper training left. Wow, I can't believe its going so quickly. On the one hand I want the day to come so that I can ease off on the training and get on with some other things. While on the other hand I don't want it to pass in a rush.
Over the next 5 weeks I have got to try and loose a bit more weight and concentrate on working on maintaining the pace over long distances.
Monday, 5 March 2007
London Marathon 2007
Things are looking up. The marathon is now 7 weeks away which means that I have 6 weeks of training left. I have just completed one of my hard weeks and although I am feeling tired this morning I know that I am not exhausted and ready for more. Last week I clocked up 43 miles on the road and a good hour swimming session. The cycling took a back seat.
Yesterday was my long run day. To make things more interesting I decided to incorporate the Frostbite at Huntingdon into my run. Therefore I started running from Stilton to the race at Huntingdon. The road from Stilton is long and follows the route of Ermine Street, which means its straight and boring. I felt good during the race and managed to get round the 5 miles in 42:50 - 8'30 pace which is faster than my marathon target pace. Hopefully this means that I am on track.
This week is bit easier I've only got to do 31 miles which means that I will only do 4 run sessions
Yesterday was my long run day. To make things more interesting I decided to incorporate the Frostbite at Huntingdon into my run. Therefore I started running from Stilton to the race at Huntingdon. The road from Stilton is long and follows the route of Ermine Street, which means its straight and boring. I felt good during the race and managed to get round the 5 miles in 42:50 - 8'30 pace which is faster than my marathon target pace. Hopefully this means that I am on track.
This week is bit easier I've only got to do 31 miles which means that I will only do 4 run sessions
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
London Marathon 2007
I am back runnig again. A very easy 3+ miles on Monday and a decent track session on Tuesday. My back has been really troubling me lately. I am not sure if its something to do with the illness or running. I have ended up sleeping in the bottom bunk of the boys bed. It's softer and I have got something to grab onto above me to haul myself up.
I should be swimming this evening.
I am feeling a bit more positive.
I should be swimming this evening.
I am feeling a bit more positive.
Friday, 16 February 2007
London Marathon 2007
To day is a low point. Its Friday afternoon and I am feeling very lethargic. I have a mild temperature, a very croaky voice and aches and pains all over my body. I've got the bug which is doing the rounds.
On days like this the goal seems unachievable. I haven't done anything since Monday and the way I am feeling at the moment I can't see myself being fit before the middle of next week. Yesterday I thought that I was getting better, but today its all change.
On days like this the goal seems unachievable. I haven't done anything since Monday and the way I am feeling at the moment I can't see myself being fit before the middle of next week. Yesterday I thought that I was getting better, but today its all change.
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