On Sunday, it’ll be 8 weeks till the marathon and one week until Warwick Half. This is my ‘de-load’ week. I’m scaling back the amount of running this week, to allow my legs to rest and consolidate all they’ve learnt over the past few weeks. Last week, I was mostly in Lincoln. Which meant I…
Fundraiser – want to come?
I’m writing a blog today because my muscles – specifically my gluteus maximus muscles – are super DOMS-y from Becky’s new weights routine, and consequently I’m no good for much else but sitting down. Tuesdays are now more varieties of squat than I even knew existed – including some olympic lifting that involves me *stamping*…
Old Dog…
Seems you *can* teach an old dog new tricks, and this weekend I’ve done me some learning. Having smashed my Thursday fast short run, Becky and I took a look at my data. Specifically, I wanted to know why I’ve found it so hard to run any distance lately. We looked at heart rate and…
NAILED IT!
Today I set out for my fast 6km Thursday run. You remember me whingeing last week about how “fast” and “8km” were mutually incompatible ideas? Well I discussed it with Becky, and she agreed that perhaps we should start the build-up at 6km. So this week, my first official marathon training week, was a fast…
New Year’s Difficulty
New Year’s Eve is a difficult time for me. I have PTSD, which is related to an old relationship and NYE. Each passing year, I think it will be easier. But each year it serves simply as a trapdoor through time and the evening passes in a haze of flashbacks, panic attacks, breathing exercises and…
Frosty. Sparkling.
I’ve been mixing it up a little, the last few days. I was supposed to run intervals on boxing day, and do a long walk on my birthday. But rich food, good company and late nights conspired to make me good for not much on boxing day, so I ran birthday intervals, instead. Today was…
Early morning Christmas weights
So the dog is ready to be roasted by an open fire… and this morning, I got up early and went to the gym. As usual. Christmas Schmistmas! This morning’s session marked the end of my pre-training strength training. Starting tomorrow, I am officially marathon training. I’m taking a very different approach this time, though….
This year, I’m running for…
It’s been an important week. Back in 2012, the UK signed the Istanbul Convention, on preventing violence against women and girls, and tackling domestic violence. But we have never ratified it. On Thursday, a bill ratifying it received a second reading in the House of Commons and an almost unanimous vote (all bar two) passed…
Still here…
I had a week off, courtesy of a lurgy, which saw me with a voice like Selma and wotsername, and energy levels to match. So I spent a few days in bed, and did nothing at all. One of the loveliest things of working with a PT is that this was entirely endorsed time off. So…
Pre-season training….
I’ve signed up with a PT. Did I mention it? Anyway. I have. I’ve done three sessions, now. The first was just diagnostic so, y’know. Doesn’t count. But it tells us that I have wibbly wobbly ankles and need some majorly remedial work on my quads and glutes. The second session focussed most on my…
Tough 10
Yesterday, I set out with my lovely neighbour, Kirsty, for another race. Our races together are characterised by not taking things entirely seriously. Our training for this race consisted pretty much solely of last week’s cross country shenanigans round the local woods and farmland. This week, I’ve done a little running – 5km on Thursday…
Starting over
My place in the London Marathon was confirmed, this week. I will be fundraising for a fabulous charity, and I’ll upload details when I’ve sorted them out and started my fundraising page. It’s a charity which supports families suffering from domestic abuse. A cause very close to my heart, and I’m delighted to be running…
Running Between The Water Stations 