MON
PM 11 mile 1:45hr trail Malvern Hills Shoes: Inov8 test shoes
TUE
PM 11 mile 1:45hr trail Malvern Hills Shoes: Inov8 test shoes
WED
PM 11 mile 1:45hr trail Malvern Hills Shoes: Inov8 test shoes
THURS
AM 11 mile road 1:20hr Shoes: Road-X 233
PM 15 mile easy effort 1:50 Shoes: Road-X 233
FRI
AM 13 mile trail Malvern Hills 2:00hr Shoes: test shoes
PM 6 mile recovery run Shoes: Road-XLite 155
SAT
AM 3 mile ParkRun 17:17min 11 mile Malvern Hills 2:00hr Shoes: test
PM 6 mile recovery run Shoes: Road-XLite 155
SUN
AM 6 mile easy effort Shoes: Road-XLite 155
TOTAL 104 mile
Suprised to hit 100 miles again. Had to take it easy this week due to working a 7 day week and some big trainig runs next week. I'll be heading straight up to the Lake District after work to meet up with my training buddy Ian Bishop. On Monday we plan to hit 52 miles of the Lakeland 100 course, Ambleside to Keswick. On Tuesday we're hoping to run from Keswick back to Ambleside via the Bob Graham route taking in Skiddaw, Great Calva, Blencathra, Threlkeld, Clough Head, Watson dodd, Stybarrow Dodd, Raise, Whiteside, Lowman, Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike, Dollywagon Pike and Fairfield.
Happy day.
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Monday, 14 November 2011
WEEK SUMMARY: NOVEMBER 7 - NOVEMBER 13
MON
AM 12 mile 1:30hr trail Malvern Hills
TUE
AM 10 mile road 1:05hr
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
WED
AM 16 mile 2:45hr trail Malvern Hills
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
THURS
AM 10.5 mile road 1:05hr with 2 mile w/u 2 mile c/d
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
FRI
AM 29 mile river path, forest, trail, canal & road 3:30hr
PM 5 mile recovery run
SAT
AM 6 mile (3 mile effort)
PM 3 mile recovery run
SUN
AM 13.1 mile effort canal paths 1:19:58hr
Legs felt like lead weights after about 7 miles. Good times.
TOTAL 126.6 mile
Happy to run over 100 miles again. Legs feeling pretty tired towards the end of the week but I'm sure my body will adapt. I'm amazed how much difference running twice a day is making. Firstly, it helps take the mileage up to 100 miles but more importantly the 3-6 mile recovery runs flush out the legs and I'm finding that I'm feeling a lot "fresher" on my main runs.
Will be tough to hit 100 miles this week because of a 7 day working week so I will probably spend most of the week up on the Malvern Hills taking it easy and letting my body rest a bit. Really looking forward to Monday 21st November though, when I'll be meeting up with my Lakeland 100 training buddy Ian Bishop and hitting the trails of the Lake District.
Good times.
AM 12 mile 1:30hr trail Malvern Hills
TUE
AM 10 mile road 1:05hr
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
WED
AM 16 mile 2:45hr trail Malvern Hills
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
THURS
AM 10.5 mile road 1:05hr with 2 mile w/u 2 mile c/d
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
FRI
AM 29 mile river path, forest, trail, canal & road 3:30hr
PM 5 mile recovery run
SAT
AM 6 mile (3 mile effort)
PM 3 mile recovery run
SUN
AM 13.1 mile effort canal paths 1:19:58hr
Legs felt like lead weights after about 7 miles. Good times.
TOTAL 126.6 mile
Happy to run over 100 miles again. Legs feeling pretty tired towards the end of the week but I'm sure my body will adapt. I'm amazed how much difference running twice a day is making. Firstly, it helps take the mileage up to 100 miles but more importantly the 3-6 mile recovery runs flush out the legs and I'm finding that I'm feeling a lot "fresher" on my main runs.
Will be tough to hit 100 miles this week because of a 7 day working week so I will probably spend most of the week up on the Malvern Hills taking it easy and letting my body rest a bit. Really looking forward to Monday 21st November though, when I'll be meeting up with my Lakeland 100 training buddy Ian Bishop and hitting the trails of the Lake District.
Good times.
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
WEEK SUMMARY: OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 6
MON
AM 12 mile 1:30hr trail Malvern Hills
TUE
AM 12 mile road with 2 mile w/u 2 mile c/d
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
WED
AM 20 mile 2:15hr Newbury to Reading along Kennet & Avon Canal
PM Track! 11x400m 74 secs 1 min rec 1 mile w/u 1 mile c/d
THURS
AM 10 mile easy effort road & river path 1:10hr
FRI
AM 52.5 mile 6:58hr South Downs Way Trail with Dan Doherty
SAT
REST DAY
SUN
PM 6 mile easy effort trail Malvern Hills
TOTAL 123 mile
Well...thought I would give this weekly summary thing a go. I've noticed on quite a few runners’ blogs that they do this. Not completely sure that I will keep up to date or that my weekly updates will be that regular.
The biggest problem I find is that due to working shifts (e.g. not Mon to Fri 9 to 5) I never really know what day it is! I also don't work on a Monday to Sunday basis, more like a 10 day rotation. But I'll try my best and see what happens.
Quite happy with how this week went. Always good to run over 100 miles within a 7 day period. I even managed a track session for the first time in over 2 years! Bit of a shock and I did find running around the same loop 11 times pretty uninspiring, but it's something that I want to try and add into my training to see if there are any benefits (hopefully speed). I've also decided to add some more road into my training and some easy 5-6 mile runs to allow me to run twice a day. Variety is a good thing and I'm hoping that by mixing things up a bit, adding some extra mileage and even some speed sessions will allow me to take my running up to the next level. I did get into a bit of a habit of running the same route with the same effort almost everyday. It's not the worst thing in the world but the body does get used to it and it no longer becomes a challenge. I'm guessing that to become a better runner, one must challenge oneself effectively and regularly. So that's what I plan to do and we'll see what happens.
Happy running.
AM 12 mile 1:30hr trail Malvern Hills
TUE
AM 12 mile road with 2 mile w/u 2 mile c/d
PM 6 mile easy effort 40 mins
WED
AM 20 mile 2:15hr Newbury to Reading along Kennet & Avon Canal
PM Track! 11x400m 74 secs 1 min rec 1 mile w/u 1 mile c/d
THURS
AM 10 mile easy effort road & river path 1:10hr
FRI
AM 52.5 mile 6:58hr South Downs Way Trail with Dan Doherty
SAT
REST DAY
SUN
PM 6 mile easy effort trail Malvern Hills
TOTAL 123 mile
Well...thought I would give this weekly summary thing a go. I've noticed on quite a few runners’ blogs that they do this. Not completely sure that I will keep up to date or that my weekly updates will be that regular.
The biggest problem I find is that due to working shifts (e.g. not Mon to Fri 9 to 5) I never really know what day it is! I also don't work on a Monday to Sunday basis, more like a 10 day rotation. But I'll try my best and see what happens.
Quite happy with how this week went. Always good to run over 100 miles within a 7 day period. I even managed a track session for the first time in over 2 years! Bit of a shock and I did find running around the same loop 11 times pretty uninspiring, but it's something that I want to try and add into my training to see if there are any benefits (hopefully speed). I've also decided to add some more road into my training and some easy 5-6 mile runs to allow me to run twice a day. Variety is a good thing and I'm hoping that by mixing things up a bit, adding some extra mileage and even some speed sessions will allow me to take my running up to the next level. I did get into a bit of a habit of running the same route with the same effort almost everyday. It's not the worst thing in the world but the body does get used to it and it no longer becomes a challenge. I'm guessing that to become a better runner, one must challenge oneself effectively and regularly. So that's what I plan to do and we'll see what happens.
Happy running.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
A couple of race reports and other ramblings
First things first…go grab yourself a nice cup of tea and maybe a biscuit. It feels like winter is starting to set in now so it’s time to wrap up warm and drink copious amounts of tea and far too many cakes.
Sorry it’s taken me so long to stick anything on my blog, I’ve simply been too busy running, walking and pretty much enjoying life. I’ve had to condense the race reports and are therefore a bit brief and I may have missed things out or got some of my facts wrong, but in my defence I have the memory of a goldfish and don’t get tied up with facts and figures in any case.
Sorry it’s taken me so long to stick anything on my blog, I’ve simply been too busy running, walking and pretty much enjoying life. I’ve had to condense the race reports and are therefore a bit brief and I may have missed things out or got some of my facts wrong, but in my defence I have the memory of a goldfish and don’t get tied up with facts and figures in any case.
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- Terry Conway
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