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3.9mile incline treadmill run yesterday. Today 9.2mile in the hot sunny afternoon. Brief stop on a back road to help a van driver who'd got stung by wasps. Watch took forever to lock on a GPS, but tracking seemed more consistent.
Well done on the hilly run, Hazel...sounds rather brutal.
JT, your runs are so eventful!
7.5 miles for me last night, at a leisurely pace. Beautiful evening and had cooled down enough for it not to be too sweaty. The grebes on the lake are pluming up nicely and I only swallowed two flies, so all in all a very enjoyable little trot. Am going to try an early morning outing tomorrow. We'll see how well I can avoid the snooze button...
No run today but I did go for a running analysis today, which was interesting. I know I have little leg lift and my right foot flicks out, which was confirmed, but the rest of it is actually not bad at all. No overstriding, arms are better than most people's and my posture's nice and upright. So a few things to work on but I'm not quite as horrible a runner as I thought.
I was up and running by 5:10 this morning, slightly bleary eyed in the warm mist, but soon got the legs into some semblance of action. An intriguing array of waifs and strays on the streets of Norwich at this hour. Early shift workers, intoxicated stop outs and an elderly lady with a huge Chelsea FC tat on her weathered forearm. A very squashed woodpigeon had had its feathers spread far and wide. It turns out I have a bit more pace early doors - 4 miles in 36 mins and now feel ready to take the day by the scruff of its neck. Shoes have suddenly become lifeless, about 400 miles in, so it's time to shop. Happy running, all!
A reasonable night's sleep last night, but didn't manage to get out for a run until after rush hour, so it was pretty warm. I just did my standard 4 miles as I was concentrating hard on my technique and ended up going a bit faster than I should for an easy run, so that and the heat was starting to wear on me. I did wear my new Epics though. I like 'em. Not as speedy as the Zoom Flys but very comfy.
Cal I also don't like shoe shopping for anything other than sport shoes - with size 8 it is difficult to find any nice ones. Your running analysis sounds interesting.
Nice stuff from JT.
River cool down sounds nice Brizo.
A short outing (4 and a half miles approx) for me yesterday evening with my group prior to our annual BBQ. Lovely weather for the later though a bit warm for running. Legs still a bit tired from Sunday's race. My necatarine tiramisu mostly got eaten.
Current Shoe: Saucony Guide 9 & 10
Still long, fast and amusing, JT. Watch out for them rednecks.
You seem to be on a good roll of running, Cal. Happy days.
As my 3 yr old was kicking me in the back constantly from 4am, I thought I may as well catch the worm and was on the road at 5:09am this morning - a new record. A very tranquil and pleasant 5k loop at 9min/mi, taking in the gothic delights of the Catholic Cathedral and the knocking shop next door. I swapped back to some old shoes, which did the job nicely. Everything seems to be working ok, which reassures me. I still don't go very fast, but maybe that's just the design of my chassis.
I did, however, have a decent parkrun today. 25:40 at Clapham Common (my second time running there - last time was muddy and I came down with shingles right after). Course was a bit dusty and littered with tree roots so I'm pleased with the time - my fifth under 26 this year. Age cat first too. I ran a mile there and a mile home again after (with chatting breaks in between) so 5 miles all told.
Miscellaneous observations and events during runs;
1.Yesterday saw woman runner who looked anorexic. Not small leaned muscled, quick and strong but average height small muscled slow and weak. Her face which I saw when I turned round to start my loop again was very gaunt and tired looking.
2. Today helped a man put his chain back on his bike. He had it up side down the back wheel off and admitted he didn't know what to do. Second time in two days I have helped someone get a chain on.
Rolled my ankle in Brixton (7 miles in), which hurt quite a bit, made me swear a lot and resulted in an increase in pace for the rest of the run, probably due to the adrenaline.
Spotted a green woodpecker on Tooting Common (I hear them often, but have only caught a glimpse a couple of times, so it was nice to see him), a thrush, woodpigeons and crows competing to see who had the biggest gang, three foxes in different places and a heron on Wandsworth Common.
Offroad Friday for 9.5miles more or less. Accidentally paused my watch so had to map the missing distance and add it on.
17.3miles today in bit over 2hrs13. Pretty even pace throughout. Took my water bottle belt for the first time this year. It annoyed the hell out of me for the first half mile until I managed to dampen the bouncing around. Went through the university campus and there was an open day. Fresh faced kids with their parents carrying these rather handsome freebie promo bags.
I've done most of my running this month in the teeth of the midday heat without any problems. Last year in cooler but humid conditions I was getting floored.
As for me, World Cup snacking and general lack of discipline has led me to put on half a stone + and to have just not hit any consistency or value to my running. I need events to aim for to keep me on the wagon and running with purpose. My last one was ages ago so I've entered a half at the end of August, to go with the two in September and one in October. I've also scribbled down a comprehensive plan, which I will commit to Excel later today. 25-30 miles a week consistently is the aim, with lots of early am running and some good long ones.
Mornings, it seems, are going to be the key to this new regime. This is when I'm going to have time to run and I am actually enjoying the 5am starts so far! 5 miles yesterday, pre Junior Parkrun and a nippy 4 miles at 5am this morning. Both mornings have been beautiful sunny affairs and it really is nice to be up and about at that time. A shiny red patch of Lords and Ladies was the star spot this morning. Now for coffee...
7miles in bit over 49mins this evening. Back 4miles around 6:50m/m. Running pretty well at the moment. There was an abandoned wheelchair with a broken wheel.
Good work from everyone on the early morning runs. Personally I'm sluggish early morning. Evening runs are better but I drag myself out with the caveat that I'm not going fast, then I eventually get fast(ish).
Swittle! You doing okay?
After a rest day yesterday (well, aside from a 6.30am hot pilates class) where I felt hot and bored, I was eager to get going today. Rather pleasantly surprised that it felt quite fresh out, with a nice cool breeze, so I ended up doing 10 miles.
Abandoned dog kennel has gone, but now there's an abandoned mattress, which looked to be in far better shape than the one I got rid of recently.