Numbers!

Number 75 for the Cotgrave 10k and number 169 for the Grantham Cup 10k.

IT'S RACING SEASON!!

YAY!!!

Ten minute bike challenge (part two)

Did the 'how far can you go in ten minutes challenge' again last night! Beat my personal best with an impressive (for me) 6.22km in the ten minutes.

Also got confirmation that I am in the Cotgrave 10k on the 9th of April. This is a small race but one of my favourites very friendly and well organised and in a lovely park.

So two races in two weeks and my training for the White Peak marathon continues, I was looking at water bottle belts at the weekend. I think I will get one as it could be pretty warm come May and I want to give myself the best chance of getting round in one piece. Also need to do some practice runs wearing it so I might get one on Wednesday. Having the afternoon off on Wednesday as I have some flexi time and I don't want to lose it.

cheers

Good weekend!

Went running three times about 26 miles total!

A week now until my next race the Grantham Cup 10k at Belton hopefully I will be well!

cheers

Ten minute bike challenge

Gym last night!

A lad at work challenged a few of us to see how far we could cycle on an excercise bike in ten minutes.

Well, I did 5.95km and I can feel it in my legs today!

Tonight is a steady six mile run and the weather is perfect roll on 5.00pm.

Oh and I am off to Wembley on the 7th of May to see Mansfield Town v Darlington in the FA Trophy final, C'MON YOU STAGS!!!

7.3 miles last night

It felt like longer!

I have said this before but sometimes you go out on a run and you feel as though you could run forever and sometimes your legs feel really heavy.

Last night my legs felt heavy!

Rest night tonight and gym tomorrow night, another 7.3 miles Thursday, gym Friday, busy Saturday and a long run Sunday.

Well that’s the plan.

Five village run!

Nine miles this morning.

Boughton, Walesby, Kirton, Wellow and Ollerton.

Now for some breakfast.

cheers

Slowly

Starting to feel better, my legs have felt tired all week. Though I have managed a couple of gym sessions I am hoping to get a run on Sunday morning.

Got to seriously start upping my mileage from now on.

cheers

I was poorly!

Did the race when I should not have.

Threw my guts up at mile five ran another five miles and then my legs were totally empty. Finished in two hours four minutes! Rubbish!

I have now had sickness and the shits for three day's.

Nevermind.

One day to go!

Until my first race of the year.

Have got my kit ready and I am getting quite excited.

cheers

Three days to go!

Nearly there!

Ten miles and ...

...I ran all the way up Berry Hill Road without stopping! Now I know this will not been much to anybody unless you know Mansfield but Berry Hill Road is very steep and last night was the first time I managed to run it all and in the middle of a ten miler too!

So it is a rest night tonight possibly a trip to the gym for some upper body stuff and then settling down to Barca v Arsenal.

Weather here is lovely but still very cold not sure what the forecast is yet for Retford and Sunday but hopefully it will be dry.

see ya

The morning after the night before

After a few pints (eight!) I was up early this morning for a steady run.

Seven miles!

Felt pretty good.

One week to go till Retford.

Bring it on!

Seven miles!

Job done, same again tonight.

Have a good weekend.

Moving!

Moving house so my training is a bit hit & miss at the moment BUT I am going for a run tonight.

I promise.

BBBRRRRR!!!!!

Wow, was it cold and wet last night!

Determined to do a long run off I set. To start with it was not raining but that did not last long but I did ten miles and felt good when I got home. No niggles so I am feeling pretty confident about Retford which I repeat is not about hours and minutes but about time on my feet.

Busy tonight so I don't think I am going to get out.

cheers