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The Thousand mile club - 2020
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MrM2 - my toes were sore after the Streatham Common run - I guess the downhills were pushing them into the toe box. Just skin sore, nothing worse than that. Need to get my foot file out and deal with the hard skin.
5 miles total today - I decided I'd particpate in my club's virtual parkrun leage (given I was the one who set it up! I didn't join in last week as I wasn't feeling great).
Did a mile to the quite road triangle I'd chosen, as it's mostly flat and quiet (nearly tripping over at one point and then passing two lads tagging a railway bridge). Then the 5K which I was very happy to run in 24:59, and then a mile back home.
YTD: 539
Well done Harmander, 700 miles is really impressive.
9.65 miles
YTD: 314.4 miles
PS anyone else's 'phone picking out pictures from a year or two back just to remind you that you had a life?!?!
14 miles today for me, back roads with almost nobody around...good boy me.
328 miles YTD.
TT and Hobie...road-runners...me too. Much better than pavements! Nice 14', Hobie.
As intended...an easy run today, to end my week. An easy 6' (checking out a niggly hip). All good. Had intended a 'cut-back' week; it didn't really happen. Will try again next week.
YTD: 546'.
I am actually enjoying the brisk walk in the garden for an hour every morning before the run. Re-measured the new 'route' to make the turns easier on the still somewhat dodgy knee (and I alternate the direction of travel every day too). Taking longer strides I can cover the new 45 m route in 27 steps (only count either right or left leg so it is actually 54 steps in total). Today I managed 8216 steps in an hour - yes, using my talking stopwatch. I made that 152 and a bit laps (6.846 km). - my best to date. I don't count this walking in my running miles total.
Yesterday I treadmilled 8.13 miles and did 8.14 miles today making my
YTD = 716.28 miles
Four weks since parkrun on a Saturday - getting severe withdrawal symptoms
Haven't run in 3 days now, wife has suggested buying a treadmill. Not sure about that. Can't believe watching sky news the number of people out and about in the UK. We now have this curfew in place to stop the spread, at the minute we have 1500 cases and 10 deaths from a population of 9 million which are mostly densely populated as the empty quarter takes up most of the country. Isolation seems to be working.
I'm off to be tested in the morning as one of our work drivers has tested positive.
Dubai, hope the test comes back negative, l am the only one going out shopping, then we go out for a walk, or if l have been out, the wife goes out. The trouble is whilst it is quite where l am, l saw one person today, obviously in London and the bigger cities people have no where to go, not sure what will happen, what l can say is that our government isn't clear and as a result the building sites have started opening again, which means l will be back in London this week
Anyway out this morning for a early 5 in the pleasant sun.
Ytd 161.1
12 miles for me today - I explored the Wandle Trail which was about half the run, and enjoyed that part, though the roads back home from Mitcham were less enjoyable, especially as it was getting warm, I hadn't thought to take water (I don't usually for runs under 15 miles) and my guts were starting to cramp. I probably should have passed on that second bowl of popcorn yesterday.
YTD: 551
Cal: if you're looking for a very small silver lining for Manchester, it's to hot today for marathon running.
Cal and Harmander: I'm another one missing parkrun, the first one back will surely be a joyous celebration.
Dave: last one standing fascinates me, the stratagy and tactics, hare and tortoise stuff.
No gym and lots of time, I'm jogging an interested number of slow miles. Enjoying it.
Ytd: 333.1 + 10.1 + 5 = 348.2
Been advised that my kids school trips are now cancelled so that's about £4k the school owes me, since they're on lockdown not sure when I'll see it.
David, can't believe that building sites are open, seriously??
Donnie, just checked the weather for Manchester, says 16 and will be a high of 19 degrees. That seems like perfect marathon weather, if not a little cool!!
Harmander, an ultra runner here did over 3000 laps of his garden to run 100 kilometers. There's a challenge for you!
It's nearly 3pm here so my kids will be finished school shortly and exiting their bedrooms for a swim.
Time to get back in the water...
you get the idea, 300 loops done, 300x28/1609= 5.22 miles
Test done, it tickles.
10 miles today - very pleasant and spring-like. I'm going to have to try and wake up earlier as, although it's very quiet at 6:30am, it is getting busy with runners, cyclists and dog walkers at the end of my runs.
Went well today until I tripped over a kerb yards from my house. Toe is sore where I caught it and my hand stang a bit but no damage done, save to my dignity.
YTD: 561
I'm enjoying more road running and less time at the gym although I do miss the social aspect of the gym. Conversations are little more than 'did you go to the rovers on Saturday?' type stuff but I go miss them.
Ytd: 353.2
350x28/1609 = 6.09 miles
YTD 521.61 miles
After this morning's run I applied for a permit to go grocery shopping, just one member of the household allowed to go. I had to give my timeframe and strangely had to apply for a permit to return home, after 10 mins both were approved. So got face mask on, rubber gloves on and off I went. When I arrived one of the assistants sanitized a trolley for me and a man took my temperature, 36.1 so allowed in. Police were patrolling the road on the way back, I didn't get stopped. Kind of reminds me of growing up in Northern Ireland in the 70s and 80s, except the baddies wore masks then and not the goodies...
I used to live in Baghdad, I had a 4 kilometer safe route, couldn't deviate as there were still landmines off the path. It was a dusty rather boring route and you could go clockwise or counter clockwise, that was about it. Last week I was reduced to a 160m stretch of path that was private (the police were on it today) and now I have my own garden track of 28 meters. I move a yellow connect 4 counter on the table to the right every 10 laps. 10 laps replace with a red counter to signify 100 laps, and repeat....
My point is, it keeps getting worse, how long before my route is my bedroom balcony!!
Run this morning was fab, 9.97 miles (yes I know) of sunshine and lack of people. Cal like you I am rising earlier to be back before the rush starts (up here that's three dog walks, ten bunnies and 50 pheasants!)
Donnie2 I also miss the social side of the gym, and the encouragement of the instructors, yes I can do a bike session on the turbo in the garage but not the same......
YTD: 324.37
Dubai, I am afraid our Goverment just wouldn't have the resources to implement those measures here, I might be wrong, but just can't see it happening, well done on the commitment, truly impressive.
As I posted the other day, Building sites here are beginning to re-open, and apparently are "implementing" measures to keep staff safe, I just can't see how that is possible where things like manual handling with a number of people involved are a common site activity.
Dubai... presume the 'tickle' was a good one, as your resourcefulness continues! 350 laps!
Cal... Take it easy; too much tripping going on.
Parkrun; can take it or leave it really. However, I'm stuck on 99 at the moment!
Out just after 7 this morning for an easy 10'.
YTD: 556' .
331 miles YTD.
Hopefully running again tomorrow.
MrM2, one of my club mates is stuck on 249!
Donnie, I'm not missing the gym much but then I'd only recently started going again. I've been doing some basic S&C a couple of days a week at home but am a bit limited. Still, I managed enough of a workout on Monday to give myself DOMS. My right glute is still a bit grumpy!
TT, I must admit I like the emptier shops too.
Another 10 for me this morning - I'm not on a plan at the moment so doing as much or little as I feel like. Enjoyable, as I've rejigged my route so I don't hit the common at the end of my run just as it's getting busier. No problems after yesterday's tumble - legs felt pretty decent.
YTD: 571
460x28m/1609 = 8 miles
YTD 529.61 miles
Really enjoying my almost daily run, find it hugely relaxing. As a bonus surely it must pay dividends in Sept / oct when hopefully events return!
Dubai: only one word, expect.
Stay healthy everyone.
Ytd: 358.4