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.

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.

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.