Today is the last day of the month and this is the weekend I was supposed to try and smash out a good 5K effort after six weeks of training. The training involved getting two speed sessions in, with short and long intervals. As it’s a rare occurrence for me to take myself out of… Continue reading Training For A 5K – The Result
Category: Running
5K Training – Or Is It Marathon Training?
My vague plan for the last few weeks has been to do 5K specific training. But then I’ve also wanted to keep my mileage in the week up to a round thirty and to do my weights twice a week. The problem with trying to speed up as well as keeping the endurance going is… Continue reading 5K Training – Or Is It Marathon Training?
Pete And The BG – An Ultra Running Adventure
This past weekend I was mostly following a dot on a map. The map is of Keswick and the surrounding area, and the lines of the route that the dot had been moving along, create a very jagged triangle. It starts and finishes at the Keswick Moot Hall and goes over forty-two of the Lake… Continue reading Pete And The BG – An Ultra Running Adventure
LSRs, 5K Training and Volunteering
Can I believe that my Long Slow Run (LSR) of twelve miles – well a little short of twelve miles today – will be classed as a short run in a couple of months? Right now, it is incomprehensible. As I put my legs on the sofa in front of me and wonder why my… Continue reading LSRs, 5K Training and Volunteering
Shakespeare Half Marathon
I woke up today feeling great. Which made me feel annoyed because evidently, I didn’t try hard enough yesterday. Smiling because it's over Yesterday I ran the Shakespeare Half Marathon in Stratford upon Avon (sidebar: because I didn’t specify which race, I think some people who liked my Facebook post thought I’d run the London… Continue reading Shakespeare Half Marathon
Half Marathon Training – Not
I have a half marathon coming up on Sunday. The Stratford upon Avon Half which always falls on the nearest Sunday to Shakespeare’s official birthday – April 23rd (which happens to be today: Happy Birthday Bill). There’s also a full marathon going on at the same time, but when I booked this race, I had no… Continue reading Half Marathon Training – Not
Llangollen Fell Race
Surprisingly I haven’t had a sleep yet. Sitting down in the sports hall of Dinas Bran school, nursing a flapjack and a cup of tea, I could happily have curled up on the hard bench for a quick twenty winks and then some. But now, after my chocolate milk and a bit of lunch, having… Continue reading Llangollen Fell Race
Taking The Fall
Last Tuesday was the first semi off-road run of the year and it would have been a joyful one if I hadn’t planted my knee and the heels of my hands into the gravel path that separated the tarmac road from the soft, bouncy grass. Thirty seconds earlier and I possibly could have stopped the… Continue reading Taking The Fall
Just Go Out And Run
I can’t remember why I was so dithery this morning. Perhaps I was discombobulated by the clocks going forward. That always gives me a funny sort of jet lag, and I often spend the whole day yawning, however long I have slept. Perhaps it was the knowledge that the two older grandsons would be descending… Continue reading Just Go Out And Run
Limbo Land
I feel like I’m in a state of limbo. Having had a week away last week for Anne’s birthday, the plan was to come back and get back into writing mode. However. My book is still with the editor and has been for six weeks and counting. The holdup has been for various reasons, the… Continue reading Limbo Land
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