Category: Training
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Saturday 5th October 2024:- Yes! Yes! Yes! Another Awesome Run:-25 minutes
I was having a bit of a lazy day today after such a wonderful day out with Jorge. I was quite happy to just chill at home and relax. I did think about going to the Spa for a chill but if I am honest with myself… I was too lazy to drive there… get…
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Friday 4th October 2024:- What An Awesome Day. Run and Date Day/Night with Jorge
My legs were screaming at me today… Not today but I really wanted to run… I started my run but I quickly stopped as I listened to my body as my legs were saying… Nope they are not going to work… it doesn’t matter how slow I run they just do not want to do…
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Wednesday 2nd October 2024:- Squash Match and 25 minutes Foundation Run.
Well I lost my squash match as I anticipated but it was great fun nonetheless. It is nice to lose to such a talented young player who plays the game with a great personality and kindness. Esther has a very very promising future ahead of herself. I then head to the gym for my run….…
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Tuesday 1st October 2024:- Squash Match and Zone 3 Fast Finish Run
Boy Oh Boy:- What a night. I had an awesome squash match which I lost 16/14 in the third. I am kind of glad that I didn’t win but also gutted at the same time. A quick drink and some ‘Salt Sticks’ to fuel my run…. And we are off….5 minutes in Zone 1; 15…
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Sunday 29th September 2024:- Endurance Run – 40 minutes
My knee and ankle was a little bit sore before I even started my run this evening but I think that is from sitting down at work for the majority of the time plus I twisted my knee when I got up out of my chair. Jorge started the run with me but he dropped…
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Saturday 28th September 2024:- Easy 20 minutes Run.
What an awesome day I had today… I finished work at 4:30pm and then I dashed over to Covent Garden for a quick drink with three fellow Marathon Runners!! What a lovely bunch there are….. They are running for some amazing causes too and an inspiration to all. Tonight’s run is an Easy 20 minutes…
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27th September 2024:- Fun Day: Padel in the morning, lunch with friends, Squash Match and Fartlek Run
Wow what a busy busy day but it has been super fun. I spent the morning finishing off a module for my course then I headed out of the door to play padel for a couple of hours. Had lunch with some friends. Came home for a little afternoon nap before I headed out of…
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25th September 2024:- Unplanned Sports Massage & Foundation Run: 20 minutes.
I had the most amazing Sports Massage today by my lovely friend, Joyce. I didn’t even know I was tight in places until she got her magic hands on my body. It is a bit like therapy… I go to her treatment room for a little catch up as she says that she has not…
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24th September 2024:- Training with a plan.
I have set myself a goal of running 10k on 15th December 2024, therefore this week I am following a training plan. Today’s plan is Zone 4 Fast Finish Run! It’s not as bad as I originally thought it would be.. 5 minutes in Zone 115 minutes in Zone 25 minutes Critical Velocity. (Zone 4-5)25…
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20th September 2024:- Social Padel, 40 minute run HR Zone 2 and Now That’s What I Call A Musical.
Well I shall swiftly move on from Social Padel this morning. Social it was!! My performance was diabolical. I head home to Kent to see my mum… quick visit into the house and then it is…. ‘I am off out for a run along the beach.. see you soon!’. I head towards the beach and…
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19th September 2024:- 30 minutes in Heart Zone 2
Today’s goal was to run in Heart Rate Zone 2. It is so hard to slow down and run by your heart rate and not with your heart/head and running at a hard pace! I believe that it is definitely the way forward to take slow easy runs as it will be more beneficial in…
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Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2024:- Surrey Squash Doubles Open.. plus a run!
What an awesome weekend. I played doubles with Ellie… We have never played squash doubles together and neither of us have ever played on a Doubles Squash Court. We had so much fun. We narrowly won our first match of the weekend 3-2 against two young juniors. Our performance quickly went downhill after that!! Mind…
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12th September 2024:- Club Tennis Match
I haven’t played a Club Tennis Match for ages so it was great to just get out there and have some fun… We won by a draw as both teams won 2 matches each. I paired up with Jana. She was great fun to play with. I apologised as I have only played about 4…
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3rd September 2024:- The Berlin
Tonight’s session was 6 x 1 minute on/ 1 minute off. I re-set my training the other day as I stopped running for a bit as I was focusing on playing padel… not though it made much difference to the results… But at least we had loads of fun along the way. The pace tonight…
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19th August 2024:- The Antwerp
8 x 1 minute on/ 1 minute off. The aim of this run is to push myself for 1 minute intervals and to work at a harder effort. To start with it is the normal 10 minute Warm-Up at a 4.2mph then we are off…. Increase the pace to 5.9mph. EEKKK I hope my legs…
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14th August 2024:- The Victoria
Today’s run was quite challenging as I have to run at a faster pace than my usual plod along but it is only for 4 minutes and then I get a two minute recovery pace. …….And we are off to a nice little start with a 10 minutes Warm-Up. This is a great time to…
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13th August 2024:- Fiddler On The Roof
Wow oh wow… definitely 5 *****. This performance was absolutely outstanding. I love Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. There is something so magical about the place. The evening starts with the annual picnic at 6pm. It is so nice to just chill in the park catching up with friends whilst enjoying great food and drinks.…
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12th August 2024:- Not Quite Sure What The Plan Was!
Well…. yesterday I was supposed to run 45 minutes and today I was supposed to run 35 minutes Easy. Not sure why but I thought the plan today was 25 minutes Easy! I finally head out of the door and go for a run outside rather than running on the treadmill. It took me forever…
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11th August 2024:- Canterbury Open Graded Squash Tournament
Well…. there is not much to report on about today’s squash other than… I turned up!! hahaha Squash can be so frustrating to play like many other sports. I feel as though I am at my fittest I have been in a long long time yet my performance was so poor. But that is the…
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10th August 2024:- Rest Day at Camber Sands and Herne Bay
Rest days are just as important as training days!! It is so nice to just go with the flow and head to the beach. Perfect opportunity to show-off my new tops. A couple of people asked me about ‘Cheer Up Charlie’ so it gave me great pleasure informing them all about the charity. Really I…
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9th August 2024:- The Tokyo- 5 x 3 Minute Efforts, 90 Second Recovery
OMG…. super excited my new CheerUpCharlie running tops have arrived. I actually cannot wait to do my run today just so that I can show the world them! I may regret saying that when it actual comes to doing my run or more to the point during it! The Tokyo training run is another interval…
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8th August 2024:- Strength and Conditioning Day!
Today it is all about building the strength in my legs….. I certainly notice the difference in my legs. I know we should be kind about our bodies but sometimes it does make me wonder how on earth I can do some of the sports that I play when I struggle to do a split…
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5th August 2024:- Belated run from Saturday!!
I was supposed to run on Saturday but I went to the beach instead…. Mind you my original plan was to run along the beach but by the time I got there, I just didn’t fancy running so I didn’t!! Today… I started the day with an awesome game of Padel…. it is great to…
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1st August 2024:- The Melbourne – 5 x 2 Min On/ 2 Min Off
Today’s plan is to run at a faster pace for 2 minutes with 2 minutes recovery. They say….. ensure you pace yourself well in the early reps to ensure you are still feeling strong at the end of the session. These hard runs may be hard, but you will thank yourself on race day for…
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29th July 2024:- Easy 25
Today’s training session is ‘Easy 25 minute relaxed run’… Keep the pace really relaxed, try and think about breathing consistently throughout. Enjoy it! During this session I have to run at a 12.57 min/mile pace which is 4.6mph. Although this pace is supposed to be easy… I somewhat struggle or at least I think I…
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28th July 2024:- Long Run – 30 minutes
Long Run:- 30 minutes (2.31 miles)….. that’s the plan for today. I’m not sure why they have to call it a Long Run…. when it is only 2.31miles!! I have decided to run on the treadmill for the time being…. Although I would prefer to be outdoors I just can’t seem to get the pacing…
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24th July 2024:- The Berlin:- 6 x 1 minute on/1 minute off
No idea why it is called ‘The Berlin’ but hey hoe… The aim of this run was to introduce me to speed workouts and get my body used to this style of training. I am built more for comfort rather than speed! I keep telling myself we all have to start somewhere and this is…
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1st July 2024:- You’re in!! Is the message that has just landed in my inbox
Super excited….. I got a place in the London Marathon 2025! I am strangely over the moon about getting a place but also slightly nervous as I was originally supposed to run the London Marathon in 2011…… But… I ended up with a really bad stress fracture and had to pull out… However, I did…