Coming off the relief & satisfaction of going inside 30 minutes for 10K at Brighton last month it took a couple of weeks to get properly back into the swing of proper training! After a couple of weeks ticking over I was back into building the training back up with a view to ending May racing well at Birmingham & ultimately pushing on to be sharp to attack PB’s through June! Continue reading
The result in Brighton was an almighty relief, scraping inside 30 minutes with just a couple of seconds to spare for another big chunk (17 seconds!) off my 10K PB from Speedway earlier in the year to finish in 29:58! Continue reading
A quick update having changed plans due to illness late last month. Continue reading
The main concern through the week was whether or not we would be able to travel to Alsager at all on Sunday given the uncertainty regarding potential snow. Fortunately – or not – through the week it was clear we should be fine to get there. Just what conditions would be like was another matter. Continue reading
Oh so close. 2019 has started well. Continue reading
2018 Didn’t go to plan! It started badly, carrying a torn hamstring through from late 2017 & struggling to get into consistent quality training. As I began to get reasonably fit a combination of circumstances resulted in a stress fracture to my sacrum so no running from mid-April to late June (& no more manual labour at home)! Continue reading
Spring is definitely taking some time to get started! People are used to taking a picnic to the Midlands 12 Stage but this year it snowed! Since then it’s rained nonstop & although miserable generally it has been relatively calm. As a runner I’ll take wet over windy most of the time but being greedy I just want it warm & still. Continue reading
A quick update after a pleasing month given what I’d gone through since October!
I was able to get to the Midlands 12 Stage with my hamstring sufficiently recovered to confidently race, albeit completely unfit! Regardless of fitness I was as usual really looking forward to the relays however with it snowing all day, gale force winds & a ‘real feel’ temperature of -6c my enthusiasm was gone by about 10am! Still after managing to tie my laces with frozen fingers it was good to get stuck in & clear the lungs out on what was basically a time trial on the 11th leg over 10 minutes behind third!
Several good sessions progressively quicker through the month & tempo runs similarly improving in terms of time & pace for heart rate/effort. These included a decent 3 mile time trial on the old faithful Wilne loop as I chased down Jo who was treated to her own ‘Breaking 2(0)’ pacers of Andy & the returning Rich Kay.
An easier week to start April before another marker this Saturday with a 5 mile time trial, & having shed a further 2kg+ the National 12 Stage shouldn’t be too embarrassing! With 6 weeks until Highgate Andy’s early optimism looks like it may have been well placed but I still won’t be pushing anything.
A quiet time on the blogging side as it’s been a thoroughly boring time running wise! Seemingly endless easy/steady running for weeks on end alongside sticking to the rehab routine as much as possible! Continue reading
We’re all guilty of making excuses, some minor ones & some that have a greater impact on us & those close to us.
Through this period of rehabilitation from my hamstring injury my excuses have been in an attempt to justify missed exercises, stretching etc. But in reality I’m only kidding myself (& not very well either!) as it just delays when I get to my goal which at this stage is to return to full training. Continue reading
