Tag: London Marathon 25
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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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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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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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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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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…