Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Haha !
Monday, 14 December 2009
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Week 3 - another 20 miles on
So another week on.... 20 miles.
Temptation is to push - must take it steady. Improving times makes me want to push - but with it getting colder sure that will naturally slow me down to a better pace.
Temptation is to push - must take it steady. Improving times makes me want to push - but with it getting colder sure that will naturally slow me down to a better pace.
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
This is totally stupid. This is utterly moronic. This is a completewaste of time. I'm going to do it anyway....
This is totally stupid.
This is utterly moronic.
This is a complete waste of time.
I'm going to do it anyway ........
The quote of the year !!!! says it all....
5 miles 49 minutes 5 seconds - completely nuts !!!
This is utterly moronic.
This is a complete waste of time.
I'm going to do it anyway ........
The quote of the year !!!! says it all....
5 miles 49 minutes 5 seconds - completely nuts !!!
Monday, 7 December 2009
Sunday, 6 December 2009
From couch potato to deranged vegetable
Here's my story....
Having given up a gym membership as I never went and not exercised for years, I reached a point when I needed to do something..
So about 2 years ago I brought the best Nike+ trainers with the ipod connections and I was set. And I didn't run a step, there was always a reason not to do it - a young family, some work thing to do... and time passed.
Until one day, Sunday 9th August this year in fact, started running. My single ambition was to improve my well being. So I started a program called 'couch potato to 5k'. It was planned to take 9 weeks. Day one of was hard (and I'm not joking) but it comprised 'running' for 1 minute, then walking for 90 seconds which was then repeated 6 times. So I managed actually 6 minutes of 'running'. But I completed it, running for all the allotted time.
And so I had begun, three times a week. Each day was difficult but I just made sure I ran for the full time (always very slowly) but always running for the committed time. So fast forward 22nd November having completed 39 runs, taken 24.47 hours, 205 kilometers or 127.38 miles I got confirmed a place in the Amdocs NSPCC team (due to an injury to one of the original team).
I now have a 22 week training plan (just finished week 2) and by the time it comes to marathon day I will have covered 568 miles and spent a large number of early morning or late nights to be ready. My ambition is simply to finish and in doing so raise as much money as I possible can for NSPCC.
So here is how to sponsor
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/ search for David Hughes and click through on the David?s Implosive Idea
You can follow how the training is going on my blog: http://implosiveideas.blogspot.com/ or www.Facebook.com : search for David Hughes or www.Twitter.com search for dchisland
Having given up a gym membership as I never went and not exercised for years, I reached a point when I needed to do something..
So about 2 years ago I brought the best Nike+ trainers with the ipod connections and I was set. And I didn't run a step, there was always a reason not to do it - a young family, some work thing to do... and time passed.
Until one day, Sunday 9th August this year in fact, started running. My single ambition was to improve my well being. So I started a program called 'couch potato to 5k'. It was planned to take 9 weeks. Day one of was hard (and I'm not joking) but it comprised 'running' for 1 minute, then walking for 90 seconds which was then repeated 6 times. So I managed actually 6 minutes of 'running'. But I completed it, running for all the allotted time.
And so I had begun, three times a week. Each day was difficult but I just made sure I ran for the full time (always very slowly) but always running for the committed time. So fast forward 22nd November having completed 39 runs, taken 24.47 hours, 205 kilometers or 127.38 miles I got confirmed a place in the Amdocs NSPCC team (due to an injury to one of the original team).
I now have a 22 week training plan (just finished week 2) and by the time it comes to marathon day I will have covered 568 miles and spent a large number of early morning or late nights to be ready. My ambition is simply to finish and in doing so raise as much money as I possible can for NSPCC.
So here is how to sponsor
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/giving/ search for David Hughes and click through on the David?s Implosive Idea
You can follow how the training is going on my blog: http://implosiveideas.blogspot.com/ or www.Facebook.com : search for David Hughes or www.Twitter.com search for dchisland
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Past the 250km mark
Almost forgot to mention... on Nike + I moved to the green band. Which marks since August I have just passed the 250km mark.
To put it in context my training plan means I will run 958km (including mararthon day) between now and 25th April.... Woooohoooooo bring it on
To put it in context my training plan means I will run 958km (including mararthon day) between now and 25th April.... Woooohoooooo bring it on
End of week 2: 20 mile
So today was 9 miles to complete week 2 of 22. So glad I was running today and not with that hangover of yesterday :o)
Was pretty good today - 9 miles doesn't feel to bad. Went for an hour and a half walk pushing Edgar for his morning fresh air and that seems to help the muscles recover.
Easier week next week, 17 miles but with the trip to Atlanta maybe need to juggle the days.
Was pretty good today - 9 miles doesn't feel to bad. Went for an hour and a half walk pushing Edgar for his morning fresh air and that seems to help the muscles recover.
Easier week next week, 17 miles but with the trip to Atlanta maybe need to juggle the days.
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