on the move again

iteration 3, week 1 day 1... 5.75 miles in windsor great park. Sunny but cold day...

Hard going but good to be back.... :o)

So 2 weeks no running

And it feels bad.... with all my travelling and the knee problem I thought after Windsor time to take a break.

I am amazed how much the running does for my well being. Am starting again today with an easy run/jog and see where it takes me.

Blogs will pick up in frequency as the training kick up as well I suspect.

A long reflective silence

Time to consider and rethink and replan.
What was solid foundations now seems like mud and twigs....  in each and every aspect.

Windsor Half

Well who moved them hills into Berkshire! Blimey that was hard hard work - OUCH

By finished and in an average time which given the hills, the wind and then rain not too bad. Have to think hard about training to run faster - it's really frustrating struggling to bumble along...

DNF

Hmmm - so Nottingham Marathon and a DNF - pulled out at about 14.5 miles.
All going very well to 12 miles then knee started to play up - which then put my back out and doom... started going backwards...
Was doing great on the hills, gel strategy was playing out well along with drink plan.... so lots of lessons learnt. Shoes were great, no problems with my feet... just shows how it can all turn around. Pace was great I was holding 10 minute miles comfortably...
Although I knew it was high risk when I reviewed all the training I had missed through illness and alike - 375 out of 625 which is only just over half.

Time to rethink the training plan - more core stability is required along with the change to pace and hill runs.
Lots to think about.

But just to be very clear - I'M GUTTED!!!

As the shoes say FFS!!!!

You know when you know you are not ready - and yet it is exciting!

Well under two weeks to the Nottingham Marathon and I know!! you know - I really know....

Did a 12 miler on the taper and feel like I have been kicked to bits....  oh yes I will suffer... but oh yes I am rather looking forward to it!!!!

Back off and come back harder!!!

So with bad back at the weekend I passed on my long run again!  Frustrating but no chance so doing anything but damage.
That said seems to be working out OK - couple of 5 miles so far and back holding together fine. Must say that the physio session on Sunday got more cracks out of my back than a box of rice crispy's !!

So great news today - confirmed slot for 2011 VLM so again I have targets beyond my current plan and I can think of what the winter training will look like :o) Here's wishing for more snow !!!