THAT'S OK!

So, yesterday I went for a run and decided to go for something shorter but faster and this is what I managed:-

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH
Distance: 2.281 miles
Time: 24.08
Pace: 10.34 m/m

OK, so it's not the most impressive run ever - but I was pleased as I felt comfortable at the time and later on, too!

I haven't decided what I'm going to do for today's run yet - I'll think about it whilst out walking Buddy......

BE YOUR BEST!

OFF TO A ROCKY START!

Well hello!  Yes, a day late I know - but there was a rather large puppy related hiccough in that Buddy (that's the puppy) spent most of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning throwing up and I was up with him from 2am!

So this is what the past two days training (or not!) look like:-

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

RUN - gentle 40 minute run (+ 5 mins each warming up and cooling down) and felt very comfortable.  It wasn't fast and I have no idea as to the distance but, as I've explained, that's not the focus at the moment.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th
This ended up as my rest day (see above).  Having been up from 2am I just did not have the energy to train......

So there we go!  Not perfect but that's life.  The main thing is to not let these unavoidable mishaps put you off.  Just jump back on that ol' wagon as soon as you can and carry on.  For me, this means that today and tomorrow will be running days but the main thing is that will have stayed on track with my training.

Finally, I am happy to report that Buddy is now fully recovered from whatever it was and, all things being equal, I should be back on track!

Until next time......

BE YOUR BEST!

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

Again - the first thing I have to do is apologise for being away for so long.....I really don't quite know how it happened, however, we did get a puppy at the end of June and he's been keeping me very busy! I will post some photos of him soon - promise.

So, why am I back now? Well, last Friday I did something rather rash......I entered the Wokingham Half Marathon! Yes, I know - bonkers! I've done 4 half marathons over the past 5 years or so and I would LOVE to haul myself round in under 2 hours - so that's the plan.

 What I intend to do on this blog is record all my training: running, weight training, diet, etc. and share with you how it's going (or not!).
I shall endeavour to update everyday - talking about the previous days' training.

Briefly, my running training plan is as follows:-

I'm currently running twice a week for 45-60 minutes - I'm giving myself 3 weeks (from last Sunday, November 1st) to be running 2-3 times a week for 30-45 minutes and once a week for 75 minutes then on the week commencing Monday, November 23rd I will follow a 10-week training schedule that, if all goes well, should get me round in under 2 hours.

So, to bring you up to speed, my training since Sunday looks like this:-

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
RUN - Managed to get out for 45 minues gentle running before the skies opened! PHEW!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd
WEIGHT TRAINING - 4 mini circuits consisting of dumbbell lunges, planks, push ups, biceips curls, squats, over head press, Bulgarian split squats and front raises in various combinations finished of with 5 minutes of skipping. I had jelly legs after that lot, I can tell you!

And that's it so far. I'd love to hear from you with any comments or questions you may have so please do post on the blog.

So until tomorrow.......

BE YOUR BEST!