Did a 2a.m. training run yesterday morning after work as i haven't got a day off til the weekend and i'm in work for 10 days straight!
decided to take it nice and easy and ran slow so i could breath comfortably without feeling like i was struggling for enough air,it seemed to worked really well as i felt like i could get a good distance under my belt and advance my training.
I managed to do 13Km/8.16 Miles which was just short of one mile more than my previous longest run from last week which was 7.2 Miles.
It took me 1hr 13mins with a pace of 5.34minutes per km,which overall was a slower pace than my previous run But with the extra distance ,and stopping 4 or 5 times to stretch because my legs were tightening up and starting to pain i was quite happy with the progress.
So if i run slow and steady i should be able to slowly improve my distance,which will then mean it will be down to my muscle endurance,which will improve in time with more runs anyway.
I've got the Southport Age UK 10K charity run on sunday morning,so looking forward to that.I'm running with a female friend,so it should be a slow and comfortable run.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Training run 7.2 miles
Just completed my training run for this week,7.2 miles which is 1 mile longer than my previous longest run.
wasn't easy,really wanted to give up but managed to complete by giving my self a target point up ahead that i could have a little walk for a few minutes to get my breath back and then carry.
I got a stitch again after roughly 3 miles and struggled to run through it,tried to change my breathing and timing etc,helped a bit but i think the little stretch every time i had a walk seemed to help get rid of it.
didn't feel that bad at the last 3/4 mile i think it was because the end was near :)
Oh well,need to keep that distance up for the next 3 weeks and then add another mile :(
wasn't easy,really wanted to give up but managed to complete by giving my self a target point up ahead that i could have a little walk for a few minutes to get my breath back and then carry.
I got a stitch again after roughly 3 miles and struggled to run through it,tried to change my breathing and timing etc,helped a bit but i think the little stretch every time i had a walk seemed to help get rid of it.
didn't feel that bad at the last 3/4 mile i think it was because the end was near :)
Oh well,need to keep that distance up for the next 3 weeks and then add another mile :(
Monday, 20 February 2012
Great North Run 2012
Hotel all booked now,2 night stay in Newcastle-Gateshead Ramada Encore.Looking forward to a weekend away,always wanted to visit Newcastle,not necessarily under such tiring circumstances but i believe the northern lasses are very friendly lol.
Sunday, 19 February 2012
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