Well its the penultimate week,and i have just done my last long training run,which was a combined road/beach/road run which totaled a new personal best for me of 15.27 miles :)
It was a bit of an adventure as i managed to get stranded in the Birkdale salt marshes and struggled to find my way back to an actual path that was dry.
I felt good on the run though ,so carried on running and i only had a target of 2 hrs running knowing that that would get me pretty much to half marathon distance of 13.1 miles.
I have just got some short runs left to do to make the first 3 to 5 miles a bit easier,as that seems harder than the last half of the run.Mainly because my breathing rhythm takes a while to settle down,and as i get a little slower later in the run i hit a more comfortable pace.
The minimum sponsorship has been raised and paid to CLIC Sargent already which is a relief,and i am well on the way to a £600 total,so thank you everyone who has donated so far.
I am really starting to look forward to the weekend of the run now,as i have two days booked in a Ramada Hotel so i intent to make it a good weekend,plenty to do while i'm there.
I'll post one more blog prior to my run,probably on the day of departure.Until then,bye for now.
Les
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
GNR training blog week 27- 20th Aug 12>
Well nothing major to report from last week apart from the fact that i got a 12.6 mile training run in, which was good for experience and endurance.
This week i have managed a personal best on my distance, i have managed a 14 mile run my longest yet.
I don't think i will be running any further than that in the future, as i only need to do 13.1miles in the GNR, and quite frankly i think that is my limit.My knees cannot take more than 13 miles of pavement bashing on a regular basis.
I managed to do just under 2 hrs which is a typical milestone for new runners.I'm not sure if i'll manage it on the big day, as i plan to have a 5 min rest for a snack and a drink half way round to increase my chances of a more comfortable second half of the run.
Sponsorship is going well,i have managed to reach my minimum of £350 and have raised the bar to £400 for my next target.
Good news on the transport front as well,it looks like i may be getting a lift so that will save me £70+ on a train ticket :)
Just under 4 weeks to go now,this is the period were i try and take it easy to prevent injury, and stick to short runs i think,because the first 10K seems to be the hardest, and i need to feel more comfoortable in the first section of the race.
Bye for now.
Les.
This week i have managed a personal best on my distance, i have managed a 14 mile run my longest yet.
I don't think i will be running any further than that in the future, as i only need to do 13.1miles in the GNR, and quite frankly i think that is my limit.My knees cannot take more than 13 miles of pavement bashing on a regular basis.
I managed to do just under 2 hrs which is a typical milestone for new runners.I'm not sure if i'll manage it on the big day, as i plan to have a 5 min rest for a snack and a drink half way round to increase my chances of a more comfortable second half of the run.
Sponsorship is going well,i have managed to reach my minimum of £350 and have raised the bar to £400 for my next target.
Good news on the transport front as well,it looks like i may be getting a lift so that will save me £70+ on a train ticket :)
Just under 4 weeks to go now,this is the period were i try and take it easy to prevent injury, and stick to short runs i think,because the first 10K seems to be the hardest, and i need to feel more comfoortable in the first section of the race.
Bye for now.
Les.
Monday, 13 August 2012
GNR training week 25 blog. 6 Aug 12>
Well weathers not been too bad this week,my days off where a bit out of sync with the norm this week so had a little cycle on Thurs and then a little run in the evening as well 4.71 miles, this was one of my short runs.
On Fri before work i went out for another cycle, this time doing 20K which i quite enjoyed as the weather was quite good.
I got my GNR race number this week as well no.34,591, only 24,000 places behind my mate lol, got a bit of catching up to do there.Hoping to beat him still :)
Sponsorship has been going well this week, i am now over my minimum £350 and i am now aiming towards my original hoped for target which was £500.
Going to do probably two more half marathon distance training runs between now and the actual race itself to get my legs used to the endurance, cannot risk anymore as i don't want any injuries prior to the day.
Well thats all for this week folks.
Les.
On Fri before work i went out for another cycle, this time doing 20K which i quite enjoyed as the weather was quite good.
I got my GNR race number this week as well no.34,591, only 24,000 places behind my mate lol, got a bit of catching up to do there.Hoping to beat him still :)
Sponsorship has been going well this week, i am now over my minimum £350 and i am now aiming towards my original hoped for target which was £500.
Going to do probably two more half marathon distance training runs between now and the actual race itself to get my legs used to the endurance, cannot risk anymore as i don't want any injuries prior to the day.
Well thats all for this week folks.
Les.
Saturday, 4 August 2012
GNR Training week 24 blog. 30th July 2012>
Only one run this week, weathers been wet on the days i wanted to go on a run as i run on my days off normally, but my days off have been a bit random recently which has been annoying.
Finally managed to get a 10K run in prior to work on Saturday.
As ever it was a flipping hot day, even though it was cloudy, cant win its either too hot or just plain wet lol.
Started to give my run a good push through various avenues, mainly work, forums, letters etc..and the contributions have finally gone up nicely. A nice extra donation from my brother and a good sized donation from Teh-Muay Thai in Southport, and also Holmes-Smith Butchers of Southport also, a big thankyou to them.
I managed to get myself a nice little discount on another running top and shorts combo from Karrimor Running, an absolute bargain at only £8 each instead of the normal price of £30, and i got myself a running cap incase its too hot and sunny on the day.
Well thats it for this week :) thanks to everyone who has donated so far, and to everyone else please keep it coming, as its a worthy cause.
Les.
Finally managed to get a 10K run in prior to work on Saturday.
As ever it was a flipping hot day, even though it was cloudy, cant win its either too hot or just plain wet lol.
Started to give my run a good push through various avenues, mainly work, forums, letters etc..and the contributions have finally gone up nicely. A nice extra donation from my brother and a good sized donation from Teh-Muay Thai in Southport, and also Holmes-Smith Butchers of Southport also, a big thankyou to them.
I managed to get myself a nice little discount on another running top and shorts combo from Karrimor Running, an absolute bargain at only £8 each instead of the normal price of £30, and i got myself a running cap incase its too hot and sunny on the day.
Well thats it for this week :) thanks to everyone who has donated so far, and to everyone else please keep it coming, as its a worthy cause.
Les.
Thursday, 26 July 2012
GNR training blog week 23, 23rd July>
Well its been a warm week which has put me off so far as i have been struggling in the heat.
Thankfully today (Thurs) was a little cooler in the evening, so i set out determined to finally get a long overdue long run in as i haven't managed one since i last achieved my half marathon distance, and felt like i was going backwards as the challenge was no longer there.
I am happy to say i achieved 13.91 miles in 2hrs which was a new record for me,and only one stop for a little bit of nourishment and a drink.
So i am well happy again :)
I have printed off some polite begging letters to send to some local busineses etc to try and raise some more donations and sponsorship,so hopefully a bit more will come in.
Payday next week as well so i will be hitting work colleagues for donations as well.
I've managed to get my money together to pay for my return train ticket to the GNR, and i am roughly half way there with my hotel costs, so hopefully that will be one less worry.
Bye for now,and please if you have not donated yet please consider it. :)
Thankyou.
Thankfully today (Thurs) was a little cooler in the evening, so i set out determined to finally get a long overdue long run in as i haven't managed one since i last achieved my half marathon distance, and felt like i was going backwards as the challenge was no longer there.
I am happy to say i achieved 13.91 miles in 2hrs which was a new record for me,and only one stop for a little bit of nourishment and a drink.
So i am well happy again :)
I have printed off some polite begging letters to send to some local busineses etc to try and raise some more donations and sponsorship,so hopefully a bit more will come in.
Payday next week as well so i will be hitting work colleagues for donations as well.
I've managed to get my money together to pay for my return train ticket to the GNR, and i am roughly half way there with my hotel costs, so hopefully that will be one less worry.
Bye for now,and please if you have not donated yet please consider it. :)
Thankyou.
Sunday, 15 July 2012
GNR training run blog-week 21,9th July>
Well only one run this week,did a midweek small run of 5 miles,weather has been pretty wet this week so not had the chance to run on the days i wanted.
I was due to run today (sun) and it was due to be my long run roughly 10-11 miles,but i didn't feel to good when it came round to the time to run so i had to abandon the idea.I'm now planning on doing it tomorrow if i feel ok.
I'm going to have to start plugging for donations a lot more soon as well as the y have stopped coming in.But i haven't started at work or my church yet so hopefully they will pick up a bit more.
Thats it for this week :)
Bye for now,
Les.
I was due to run today (sun) and it was due to be my long run roughly 10-11 miles,but i didn't feel to good when it came round to the time to run so i had to abandon the idea.I'm now planning on doing it tomorrow if i feel ok.
I'm going to have to start plugging for donations a lot more soon as well as the y have stopped coming in.But i haven't started at work or my church yet so hopefully they will pick up a bit more.
Thats it for this week :)
Bye for now,
Les.
Sunday, 8 July 2012
GNR training run blog week 20: 2 july 12>
Well no running done on weeks 17,18 and 19 as i wanted a good rest after managing to achieve my half marathon distance.I wanted to give my knees a rest in particular as i suffer knee pain sometimes.
Now on week 20 and i've started with smaller runs which i am supposed to do several times a week and then back onto a long run at the end of the week but that will be next week.
I just rejoined a gym so at least if the weather is poor i can run indoors,and i can do some overall body conditioning.
I have done 2 runs this week,a 5 mile one on thurs which was quite difficult as it was hot and i had'nt hydrated enough prior to the run.
The second run was 6 miles on sat before work,still hot and difficult but i took my drink just in case,it is becoming noticeable that it is extremely difficult to run in heat,even 20c seems too hot,so i am going to have to purchase a decent running cap and soak it in water to at least try and help.
Thats all for this week :)
Now on week 20 and i've started with smaller runs which i am supposed to do several times a week and then back onto a long run at the end of the week but that will be next week.
I just rejoined a gym so at least if the weather is poor i can run indoors,and i can do some overall body conditioning.
I have done 2 runs this week,a 5 mile one on thurs which was quite difficult as it was hot and i had'nt hydrated enough prior to the run.
The second run was 6 miles on sat before work,still hot and difficult but i took my drink just in case,it is becoming noticeable that it is extremely difficult to run in heat,even 20c seems too hot,so i am going to have to purchase a decent running cap and soak it in water to at least try and help.
Thats all for this week :)
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