14/03/10 Kilomathon Race Report

Ready and raring for the first ever (as we were constantly reminded!) Kilomathon™ arrived at the start with plenty of time met up with a few club members and then waited. It was sunny but cold and I was pleased I had worn my thermal top. The race started at 9.00am and as usual I needed a wee straight away luckily there was a portaloo just before the start so I did not lose any time!

The route was good quite flat and I was feeling pretty confident of achieving my predicted time of 2 hours 15 minutes. At about 17k I started running with a women from Birstall Running Club who kept me going until about 24k when I had to speed up to get my desired time. Rounding the last corner I saw my Mother and Brother. The corner lead onto Meadow Lane which was where the finish was. Now my beloved Notts County is on a Meadow Lane in Nottingham so my brother shouted ‘come on David run down Meadow Lane’ or something like that! So I could see the finish and started sprinting however it was about 400 metres away but I gritted my teeth and came through the finish totally spent. I left nothing on the route.

My time?

2 hours 10 minutes 16 seconds!

Five minutes better than I had hoped, well pleased!

14/03/10 Kilomathon stats:
Time: 2:10.16
Position: 836 out of 5,500ish
Condition: Happy!

Sore Hips!

And it's all my fault!

When I go to running club I go straight from work bringing my kit and getting changed before I leave. Last night I forgot my running socks so had to run in the socks I had been wearing all day! Not too bad but my hips are a bit tender this morning.

Should be about fifteen members of my running club doing the Kilomathon so plenty of support just not looking forward to the early start though it does mean I will be home for about 2.00pm.

Watched the second episode of the 'Eddie Izzard - Marathon Man' last night and again incredible what a super hero!

Also a big well done to Christine Bleakly for water skiing the English Channel for this years Sport Relief! I am running the Lincoln City 10k on Sports Relief Sunday so will be wearing my Sport Relief socks!


cheers

One week to go!!!

Till the first ever Kilomathon!

Ran fifteen miles on Saturday my longest run of the year and my last long one before Sunday’s race. This week will consist of a few short steady runs and trying to eat properly. Feeling pretty confident hoping to finish in less than 2 hours 15 minutes. Though I am feeling a bit of pain in my left ankle which is annoying.

Now that racing season is starting I have had my racing hair cut, grade one all over nicely streamlined need all the help I can get.

Tonight will be a steady 3 miles followed by weights in the gym and a session in the steam room, love the steam room!

cheers

10.7 miles!

At a nice and steady pace including hills took me one hour and twenty seven minutes and I felt pretty good afterwards!

So this weekend my last long run before the Kilomathon planning on doing 15 miles and then spending an hour in the sauna at the gym!!

For motivation and inspiration I watched the first part of ‘Eddie Izzard – Marathon Man’ last night. Fantastic nothing but complete respect for the guy. Having run one marathon I know how hard it is but to run 43 in 51 days is just amazing.

cheers

No football last night!

So went to running club, was hard work we did about five and a half miles of hard efforts. I can feel it in my legs this morning but I am feeling slightly more confident about the Kilomathon. My race number is 1871! I am hoping to get two more long runs in (one of at least 15 miles) before the start of next week.

Tonight is the gym, a bit of treadmill sprints, the rower and then upper body weights followed by fifteen minutes in the steam room, lovely!

England v Egypt friendly match on the TV tonight now friendlies are usually rubbish but I will end up watching it.

I am off tomorrow which I am looking forward too, oh, and Notts won again.

cheers

Ha Ha!

For some reason I can get on my blog at work!!!!

Just about to set off for running club as I have only two and a half weeks until the Kilomathon (16 miles) I have got to pull my finger out!

Was supposed to be running a 6 mile cross country in Nottingham on Sunday but that was cancelled due to heavy snow, now enough is a enough, no more snow please.

Getting addicted to the gym so expect big muscles and a mirror fixation!

See you soon and stay safe

All bunged up!

Can’t seem to shake this cold! Feel fine apart from being all snotty which makes it difficult to breathe while running, so have not been out since Sunday. Am off to club night tomorrow for a steady 7 miles though in preparation for the 11k this weekend.

Plus points to not running is I have been able to watch the beautiful Claudia on ‘Strictly takes two’ very sexy!

Have received an email today inviting me to run in next years Ashby 20 which is a twenty mile road race however I think it is the weekend after the Kilomathon so I don’t know if I fancy running 16 miles one weekend then 20 the next though I am daft enough! Will have to give it some serious thought.

Finishing early today as I have my kids so must crack on!

Entered!

14th March 2010!!!

Heavy Legs!

Did five miles last night and my legs felt really heavy! It is taking longer than I hoped to get back to my pre injury fitness level. So with that in mind another five miles tonight and hopefully the same again Thursday. Oh and last night I ran without my ankle support not on purpose as I forgot to put it on, but my ankle survived.

As I did not get into the London marathon I am thinking about what biggy to enter next year! I don't fancy a marathon not because of the distance or the training but I have done Edinburgh and wanted to do London, I don't want to run a low profile one!

So I am thinking about entering the first ever Kilomathon that's 26.2km and as the race is from Nottingham to Derby it is pretty local. Will keep you informed!

see ya