The joy of six!

Ran six miles last night!!

Trying to up my weekly mileage just in case I decide to do a marathon!

Oh and happy birthday to me!

18/04/10 Grantham Cup 10k Race Report

As promised!

Yet again another beautiful day for a race!

This was the first running of the Grantham Cup 10k and was staged at Belton estate which is a national trust property and a very fine house well worth a visit!

The race is on the same weekend as the Belton international horse trials entry to the horse trials included in the race fee, so well worth it as me, my mother & brother all got in for free!

The route was all off road in the deer park and on some of the horse trials course! There was one really, really steep hill which was impossible to run all the way up but at the top you then know you are going dowe at some point! There was also an optional water jump which I declined as I did not have a spare pair of trainers!

All in all a fun race, not the quickest but great value and a definite for next year!

18/04/10 Grantham Cup 10k stats;
Time: 48.28
Position: 47 out of 116
Condition: Hot and sweaty

Look it's me!

At the Grantham Cup 10k at Belton!

Number 216, I need a shave but what a beautiful day just look at the colour of the sky!

Blissfully unaware of the steepest hill I have ever attempted to run up!

Full report to follow.

Thinking!!

About entering another Marathon!!!!!

More miles than sense!

ps. Grantham Cup 10k report soon, promise!

17/04/10 Cotgrave Paws 10k Race Report

This race was brilliant it goes down as one of my favourite races.

It was excellent value for money, very friendly, well organised and for charity!

The venue was Cotgrave Country Park; I had never been before but was very pleasantly surprised. Great facilities close to the start and a very nice course looked quite complicated but the marshals were great and you were never in doubt of where to go. There was one steep hill which was almost impossible to run up!

Was slightly disappointed with my time, even though I said I was just treating them as training runs. But it was very warm!

To sum up a great race which I will definitely do again!

17/04/10 Cotgrave Paws 10k stats;
Time: 47.04
Position: 41 out of 164
Condition: Hot but happy!

*RESULTS*

17th Cotgrave Paws 10k: 47min 4sec, 41st out of 164!
18th Grantham Cup 10k: 48min 28sec, 47th out of 116!

Reports to follow!

Cotgrave 10k tomorrow and...

...Belton 10k trail run Sunday.

Did a steady seven miles last night and I am looking forward to a weekend of running! Not expecting to break any pb's treating them more as training runs!

I do get to run round some pretty places though, see below for a picture of Belton House!


Have a great weekend

cheers

BOOOOO!!

Back at work!

But with two races this weekend to concentrate on and a short week only two days, can't wait till the weekend!

cheers

Last day for five whole days

And I cannot wait!

Will be running Saturday and Sunday hopefully some speed work to get me ready for my 10k’s on the 17th and 18th.

Planning to do some weight work at the gym on Monday and Wednesday mornings before Charlotte and Sam wake up!

The main aim of the five days is to not think about work at all, wish me luck.

Have a happy and safe weekend.

David

Tired legs – again!

Ran a measly three miles last night and my legs were really tired! The lure of football has won over running club tonight and I am hoping a change will be as good as a rest!

Though I am resting Friday no excising at all, will commence running again on Saturday.

Have got my kids (kids!! sixteen and very nearly eighteen!) for five days from Friday and am really looking forward to it. Having a trip to the seaside one day!

Work is rubbish and I am really not happy but with a few days off soon I can perhaps recharge my mental batteries as well as my physical ones! Need a mental diversion to stop me thinking about work all the time.

Need a cheap (very cheap) hobby!

A trip to the library next week I think!

cheers

Yesssss footy tomorrow!

Something to look forward too, my fitness and silky skills are required, well my fitness! So footy and then gym on the way home for a sauna!

Tonight I am going out running again, definatly, without a doubt, promise!

cheers

Bit bloody windy!

Went for a run outside last night did six miles and was knackered! Now I have two races coming up in less than two weeks so have got to get some miles in. I am afraid that the lure of the gym has been too great. Did go to the gym afterwards for a sauna and shower, watched some of the footy too, Barcelona are a bit good!

Very busy at work at the moment have got to get my figures in before Friday night as I am hoping to be off three days next week!

Not waving but drowning!

cheers

aaaarrrgghhh!!!!!

I think my hamstrings are going to explode!!!

This step aerobics is harder work than you think!

Step-tastic!

My first ever step aerobics class last night and it was really good! Took a while too get my coordination and balance. But it was a very good workout I especially liked the stretching, as a runner I should do a lot of stretching but never do. So doing a class where stretching is part of the routine can only benefit my running and reduce the risk of any injuries.

Did manage to do some weights before the class, getting addictive!

cheers