Today I felt less irritable after the crushing bullshit of yesterday. Work was good. I decided to go to the gym over lunch and did a simple treadmill workout over 40 mins. A 10 minute hill walk, 10 minute gentle run, 10 minute brutal intervals finished with a 10 minute walk. Tomorrow is the Bewl … Continue reading Professional Services
My plans for this week mainly revolved around trying to get some work and life admin sorted. To this extent I have made some achievements, such as finally sending in the paperwork to get my parking permit and getting my new phone up and running. I’ve been carrying around the forms for blood tests and … Continue reading Another brick wall
10 miles in 1:49:28 That’s 5 minutes faster than the last 10 mile run – which means we ran each mile 30 seconds faster than last time! I’m so happy about this. The run wasn’t as hilly as last time and the weather was perfect – cool and dry. I actually, for the most part, … Continue reading 10 mile success
On Monday I did a 5Km run and a 90 minute yoga session. Tuesday was the horrendous interval training. On Thursday I did a 30minute LISS bike ride. On Saturday, I did a 90 Minute yoga class. I found yoga quite challenging yesterday; probably due to not going since Monday. Maybe I need to give … Continue reading This week and next week
I was in Bournemouth all day and drove back to London. I was booked into an 8pm yoga class but I need to do interval training this week to get my running pace up. After a brief chat with Steve I decided to cancel the yoga and head to the gym instead. I arrived home … Continue reading Intervals are hard
After I wrote my blog this morning a few things happened. Firstly, overwhelmed with the number of people posting on social media that they had entered the London Marathon ballot for 2018, and with a little encouragement from my running partner Steve, I too signed up! So there is that. At the rate my running … Continue reading Bank Holiday Monday
Last week I had big aspirations. I was away with work and in reality there was barely any downtime. Other than yoga and a LISS session on Monday, and a few sun-salutations in Paris, I didn’t achieve any of my exercise plans! I have a half marathon on 13th May and so it’s the running … Continue reading How to not stick to a plan….
Monday was cross training pre-work; 30 mins on the static bike, and 75 minute yoga in the evening; which was a great class despite the stiffness from the long Sunday run. Exercise has seemed to be the best fixer for the aching and yoga was just amazing; to be able to stretch and soften the … Continue reading The week ahead
I slept in compression running socks last night as my legs were so achy from the 10 mile run yesterday. I woke several times in the night as my legs were fidgety. At about 05:30 I had a visit from Clifford (the cat) who came and sat on my chest for 15 minutes. I considered … Continue reading Recovery
Just as a reminder, the plan for this year was to run a medal winning race every month. A few days ago, before the 10mile run today, Steve and I read the small print and found out there wasn’t a finishers medal. So, we had our own one made and engraved!! 😂 Continue reading Medals
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