Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Friday, 2 June 2017
Where Oh Where have I been?
Hello! Remember me?
I must apologise for my lack of blogging of late but I have been too busy running to keep up with the blogging!
However I have done race reviews for each race I have run in which can be read in the top bar!
So in the past 6 months I have completed London marathon and have booked Edinburgh Marathon for 2018!
Let the madness start again!!!
I must apologise for my lack of blogging of late but I have been too busy running to keep up with the blogging!
However I have done race reviews for each race I have run in which can be read in the top bar!
So in the past 6 months I have completed London marathon and have booked Edinburgh Marathon for 2018!
Let the madness start again!!!
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Blogging Failure!
I have been a bit of a failure lately with this blogging lark!
I have been too tired, too busy, too ill, too injured, too fed-up, too ... the list of excuses could be endless so I won't continue!
Today I feel particularly "down" as I was supposed to be running the Manchester Half Marathon this morning but due to a calf/back of the knee problem I decided not to risk it! When I was sitting looking out the window this morning at the torrential rain I did actually feel quite smug not to be running in it ... but the smugness has worn off and I'm now feeling a little sad!
I have decided to start looking after myself a little better and I am hoping if I start to eat a better diet I might start to feel a little brighter so today I made myself some detox juice and at 7.30pm on a Sunday night when I would usually be cradling a glass of wine I am actually drinking what amounts to flavoured water ... what is happening to me?
I will let you know if it does what it's supposed to do!
I have been too tired, too busy, too ill, too injured, too fed-up, too ... the list of excuses could be endless so I won't continue!
Today I feel particularly "down" as I was supposed to be running the Manchester Half Marathon this morning but due to a calf/back of the knee problem I decided not to risk it! When I was sitting looking out the window this morning at the torrential rain I did actually feel quite smug not to be running in it ... but the smugness has worn off and I'm now feeling a little sad!
I have decided to start looking after myself a little better and I am hoping if I start to eat a better diet I might start to feel a little brighter so today I made myself some detox juice and at 7.30pm on a Sunday night when I would usually be cradling a glass of wine I am actually drinking what amounts to flavoured water ... what is happening to me?
I will let you know if it does what it's supposed to do!
Thursday, 18 August 2016
Goggle Issues!
This evening I went swimming in Lake Windermere.
It was a fantastic evening for a swim. My Swimming Buddy was trying to convince me to swim without my wetsuit but I wasn't having any of it! (In hindsight perhaps wetsuitless was the way to go as the lake was rather warm compared with its usual chilly temperature but I am keeping that one quiet!)
The sky was blue, the sun was shining the lake was calm but my goggles spoilt what should have been a perfect swim!
From the off they kept filling with water and once I got this issue sorted they started to fog up so I couldn't see where I was going at all!
This was a big worry to me as there was a lot of traffic on the lake with it being such a great evening!
I would have been much happier if I could have seen the little rowing boats, speed boats and big steamers heading my way!
There was also a lot of teenagers larking around in the water too which unnerved me a little since I couldn't see them!
I tried to stay close to my swimming buddy David but this proved difficult for me as he is naturally a faster swimmer than me and I am a bit of a slow coach at the moment after being on my holidays for 3 weeks!
Thankfully I survived without bumping into anything or anyone but my trauma's didn't stop once I was out!
I realised after staggering to the shore that I couldn't see very well even without my fogged up goggles on!
It became clear to me that I had lost one of my contact lenses somewhere in the lake!
Obviously with water leaking into my goggles it had washed one of my contact lenses out
THEN to add insult to injury, my Garmin decided to play up too!
After squinting awkwardly with one eye at my Garmin I noticed that although it had recorded the length of time I had swum it hadn't actually tracked the distance!
I wasn't a happy bunny but thankfully we had done our usual route so I know I did approximately a mile in 45 minutes 53 seconds, which is much slower than our usual time!
I'm blaming the goggles rather than my fitness levels!
I think it's time to invest in some new goggles as I'm not going through that again - it totally spoilt my swim!
It was a fantastic evening for a swim. My Swimming Buddy was trying to convince me to swim without my wetsuit but I wasn't having any of it! (In hindsight perhaps wetsuitless was the way to go as the lake was rather warm compared with its usual chilly temperature but I am keeping that one quiet!)
The sky was blue, the sun was shining the lake was calm but my goggles spoilt what should have been a perfect swim!
From the off they kept filling with water and once I got this issue sorted they started to fog up so I couldn't see where I was going at all!
This was a big worry to me as there was a lot of traffic on the lake with it being such a great evening!
I would have been much happier if I could have seen the little rowing boats, speed boats and big steamers heading my way!
There was also a lot of teenagers larking around in the water too which unnerved me a little since I couldn't see them!
I tried to stay close to my swimming buddy David but this proved difficult for me as he is naturally a faster swimmer than me and I am a bit of a slow coach at the moment after being on my holidays for 3 weeks!
Thankfully I survived without bumping into anything or anyone but my trauma's didn't stop once I was out!
I realised after staggering to the shore that I couldn't see very well even without my fogged up goggles on!
It became clear to me that I had lost one of my contact lenses somewhere in the lake!
Obviously with water leaking into my goggles it had washed one of my contact lenses out
THEN to add insult to injury, my Garmin decided to play up too!
After squinting awkwardly with one eye at my Garmin I noticed that although it had recorded the length of time I had swum it hadn't actually tracked the distance!
I wasn't a happy bunny but thankfully we had done our usual route so I know I did approximately a mile in 45 minutes 53 seconds, which is much slower than our usual time!
I'm blaming the goggles rather than my fitness levels!
I think it's time to invest in some new goggles as I'm not going through that again - it totally spoilt my swim!
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
A warm morning Run!
This morning I went for a Trail run with my friend Sue, since we don't have long before she run's her first 10K Trail Race!
It was a very warm and muggy morning but the sun wasn't shining so it wasn't too bad to run in!
We did our usual Scout Scar route and I was pleased I had her with me as there was cows in our way which she confidently shooed away! Had I been on my own I would have run an extra couple of miles to avoid going past them!
We did 4.16 miles at an average 12.49 minute mile pace, which is the fastest Sue has done this route!
I was really impressed with how much Sue's running has come on!
She is very nearly match day ready in my eyes!
It was a very warm and muggy morning but the sun wasn't shining so it wasn't too bad to run in!
We did our usual Scout Scar route and I was pleased I had her with me as there was cows in our way which she confidently shooed away! Had I been on my own I would have run an extra couple of miles to avoid going past them!
We did 4.16 miles at an average 12.49 minute mile pace, which is the fastest Sue has done this route!
I was really impressed with how much Sue's running has come on!
She is very nearly match day ready in my eyes!
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
A hot run and a hot swim!
It was forecast to be another hot day so I decided to go for my run first thing before it got too hot!
However, despite this careful planning it was still HOT!
Thankfully I had gone prepared with a drink but I still struggled to maintain a decent pace and I felt like I was running on sand!
I managed 6 miles at an average 9.12 minute mile pace, which is slower than I had wanted but understandable in the heat!
Despite the sun shining all day, this evening I opted out of a lake swim as my shoulder and arm have been sore since I have come back from holiday! I don't think my shoulder was happy with the combination of lugging heavy suitcases and cycling across the Golden Gate Bridge!
I didn't want to get stranded in the middle of the lake in pain so I sensibly decided to try out my shoulder in the pool first to see how it faired!
Everybody else obviously decided to opt-in to the lake swim as the pool was exceptionally quiet compared with usual! The sun was streaming in through the windows and the water felt like a bath but hey you can't have everything going your way!
I was quite impressed that once I was "warmed-up" my shoulder didn't object too much and I managed 1700 metres or 1.05 miles albeit quite a bit slower than I usually swim!
I think this means I will perhaps brave the lake later in the week!
However, despite this careful planning it was still HOT!
Thankfully I had gone prepared with a drink but I still struggled to maintain a decent pace and I felt like I was running on sand!
I managed 6 miles at an average 9.12 minute mile pace, which is slower than I had wanted but understandable in the heat!
Despite the sun shining all day, this evening I opted out of a lake swim as my shoulder and arm have been sore since I have come back from holiday! I don't think my shoulder was happy with the combination of lugging heavy suitcases and cycling across the Golden Gate Bridge!
I didn't want to get stranded in the middle of the lake in pain so I sensibly decided to try out my shoulder in the pool first to see how it faired!
Everybody else obviously decided to opt-in to the lake swim as the pool was exceptionally quiet compared with usual! The sun was streaming in through the windows and the water felt like a bath but hey you can't have everything going your way!
I was quite impressed that once I was "warmed-up" my shoulder didn't object too much and I managed 1700 metres or 1.05 miles albeit quite a bit slower than I usually swim!
I think this means I will perhaps brave the lake later in the week!
Monday, 15 August 2016
Clean and Tidy-ish!
I was very good today, despite the fact the sun was shining I couldn't ignore the pig-sty I call home any longer and I was compelled to do some cleaning!I didn't do quite as much cleaning as I had intended but the downstairs and Kitchen were spic and span by the end of my quick spree, which is the most important - just in case I get any unannounced guests!
Anyhow I rewarded my half-arsed cleaning efforts with sunbathing in the garden and reading my book and stayed that way until it was time to take my Ladies running club. (I am on holiday afterall!).
It was a very warm and muggy evening but I still had 16 Ladies turn up, which surprised me as I thought they might have all stayed in the garden with a glass of wine and a BBQ!
However, they all did struggle with the heat and we ended up having a fair few rest breaks but we still managed to do 4.1 miles in 47 minutes.
I was pleased that I had cancelled the second group for the duration of the Summer Holidays as I might have expired if I had to keep running for another hour!
Clean and Tidy-ish!
I was very good today, despite the fact the sun was shining I couldn't ignore the pig-sty I call home any longer and I was compelled to do some cleaning!I didn't do quite as much cleaning as I had intended but the downstairs and Kitchen were spic and span by the end of my quick spree, which is the most important - just in case I get any unannounced guests!
Anyhow I rewarded my half-arsed cleaning efforts with sunbathing in the garden and reading my book and stayed that way until it was time to take my Ladies running club. (I am on holiday afterall!).
It was a very warm and muggy evening but I still had 16 Ladies turn up, which surprised me as I thought they might have all stayed in the garden with a glass of wine and a BBQ!
However, they all did struggle with the heat and we ended up having a fair few rest breaks but we still managed to do 4.1 miles in 47 minutes.
I was pleased that I had cancelled the second group for the duration of the Summer Holidays as I might have expired if I had to keep running for another hour!
Sunday, 14 August 2016
I'm not feeling it!
I didn't do any exercise yesterday, apart from lifting my right arm to pick up a glass! I did have a good excuse though, it was my oldest friends wedding and 50th Birthday celebrations combined!
I was still suffering severely with tiredness and lack of sleep due to jet lag but we still managed to have a fabulous day and evening! However, the evening involved Ceilidh dancing and I think perhaps we need to have some dancing classes before we next take to the dance floor, but it was a laugh despite not being pretty to watch!
We didn't get home until this afternoon so we did a quick 3.7 mile walk with the dog before I went for a run!
I hadn't realised quite how warm it was but I was determined to keep my pace under an average 9 minute mile - which I managed to do - just!! Considering there was a couple of hills en-route I am quite pleased with myself although I did feel exhausted by the time I got back! I did 3.8 miles at an average 8.58 minute mile pace!
Tomorrow is Monday, but Thankfully no work for me as its still the Summer Holidays! However, my day will consist mainly of cleaning and tidying before going to my Ladies Running Group in the evening. Luckily another leader has been taking the group in my absence so at least I won't have a lot of unfit and unmotivated ladies turning up after 3 weeks off - I hope!!
Feeling FAT and BLURG! I seriously need to detox!!
I was still suffering severely with tiredness and lack of sleep due to jet lag but we still managed to have a fabulous day and evening! However, the evening involved Ceilidh dancing and I think perhaps we need to have some dancing classes before we next take to the dance floor, but it was a laugh despite not being pretty to watch!
We didn't get home until this afternoon so we did a quick 3.7 mile walk with the dog before I went for a run!
I hadn't realised quite how warm it was but I was determined to keep my pace under an average 9 minute mile - which I managed to do - just!! Considering there was a couple of hills en-route I am quite pleased with myself although I did feel exhausted by the time I got back! I did 3.8 miles at an average 8.58 minute mile pace!
Tomorrow is Monday, but Thankfully no work for me as its still the Summer Holidays! However, my day will consist mainly of cleaning and tidying before going to my Ladies Running Group in the evening. Luckily another leader has been taking the group in my absence so at least I won't have a lot of unfit and unmotivated ladies turning up after 3 weeks off - I hope!!
Feeling FAT and BLURG! I seriously need to detox!!
Friday, 12 August 2016
1st Post Holiday Run
After a fabulous 3 week holiday it was back to reality today!
After losing a nights due to the time difference I was exhausted when I eventually went to bed last night at 10pm, however my body clock had other ideas!
I slept well until 3am and then PING I was wide awake!
I got up and watched The Olympics until I decided to go back to bed at 5am for another nap!
Consequently, today has been a struggle! However, determined to not give in to sleep I did my holiday ironing and then pushed myself to go for my first run in 3 weeks!
After a very busy road trip around California which involved too much food washed down with too much alcohol combined with jetlag I was expecting to find the run a little challenging ... and I wasn't disappointed!
However, despite not feeling healthy I pushed myself and managed to do 4.7 miles at a 9.07 minute mile pace! Considering it was hot and windy it wasn't as slow as I had anticipated!!!
Just 5 weeks until my next Half Marathon so time to detox and get fit!
I am looking forward to having a goal to aim for!
Bring it on!
After losing a nights due to the time difference I was exhausted when I eventually went to bed last night at 10pm, however my body clock had other ideas!
I slept well until 3am and then PING I was wide awake!
I got up and watched The Olympics until I decided to go back to bed at 5am for another nap!
Consequently, today has been a struggle! However, determined to not give in to sleep I did my holiday ironing and then pushed myself to go for my first run in 3 weeks!
After a very busy road trip around California which involved too much food washed down with too much alcohol combined with jetlag I was expecting to find the run a little challenging ... and I wasn't disappointed!
However, despite not feeling healthy I pushed myself and managed to do 4.7 miles at a 9.07 minute mile pace! Considering it was hot and windy it wasn't as slow as I had anticipated!!!
Just 5 weeks until my next Half Marathon so time to detox and get fit!
I am looking forward to having a goal to aim for!
Bring it on!
Saturday, 23 July 2016
Same Run, Same Sun!
I have had a busy day trying to get ready for my holidays so struggled to find the time to get out for a run!
After a short dog walk this afternoon I decided that I really needed to go for a run!
I set off at around 5.30pm with no idea where I was heading so I made a snap decision to do the same route I had done yesterday with the hope I might be faster!
Despite waiting all day to run it was still very warm and there was no hiding from the sun! I stupidly forgot to take a drink with me too!
However, I felt much better running than I did yesterday and managed the same 6 mile route at an average 8.57 minute mile pace compared with yesterdays 9.13 minute mile pace!
I'm happy with that!
After a short dog walk this afternoon I decided that I really needed to go for a run!
I set off at around 5.30pm with no idea where I was heading so I made a snap decision to do the same route I had done yesterday with the hope I might be faster!
Despite waiting all day to run it was still very warm and there was no hiding from the sun! I stupidly forgot to take a drink with me too!
However, I felt much better running than I did yesterday and managed the same 6 mile route at an average 8.57 minute mile pace compared with yesterdays 9.13 minute mile pace!
I'm happy with that!
Friday, 22 July 2016
Yeah I made it!!
After what has felt like an exceptionally long term we finished school for the Summer yesterday!
We celebrated by doing a "Murder Mystery Town Trail" which I really enjoyed despite there being numerous real-life people on it I could quite happily have murdered! After living here for 24 years I discovered parts of Kendal I didn't even know existed!!
Being the ultra competitive person I am I was delighted when our team arrived at the finish first and had solved all the clues along the way meaning we got the correct murderer and murder weapon! We celebrated by having Pizza and Prosecco, before visiting numerous other bars in town too!
When I woke up this morning feeling fairly human to another hot and sunny day I decided to go for a run immediately before it got too hot!
So by 9am I was out on the streets trying to coax my body into running after maltreating it last night with excessive food and alcohol! My legs weren't keen and my plan to go before it got too hot also failed ... the sun was already very hot!
Thankfully I had had the good sense to take a drink with me so I pushed on despite feeling the desperate urge to walk! The hill after a couple of miles nearly finished me off but determination kept me plodding along!
I managed 6.00 miles at a 9.13 minute mile pace! Not as fast as I would have liked but not bad considering how hot it was, also I have had an exceptionally busy week at work and there was an army of toxins marching around my blood stream!
I will worry about getting faster and fitter when I return from my jollies!
We celebrated by doing a "Murder Mystery Town Trail" which I really enjoyed despite there being numerous real-life people on it I could quite happily have murdered! After living here for 24 years I discovered parts of Kendal I didn't even know existed!!
Being the ultra competitive person I am I was delighted when our team arrived at the finish first and had solved all the clues along the way meaning we got the correct murderer and murder weapon! We celebrated by having Pizza and Prosecco, before visiting numerous other bars in town too!
When I woke up this morning feeling fairly human to another hot and sunny day I decided to go for a run immediately before it got too hot!
So by 9am I was out on the streets trying to coax my body into running after maltreating it last night with excessive food and alcohol! My legs weren't keen and my plan to go before it got too hot also failed ... the sun was already very hot!
Thankfully I had had the good sense to take a drink with me so I pushed on despite feeling the desperate urge to walk! The hill after a couple of miles nearly finished me off but determination kept me plodding along!
I managed 6.00 miles at a 9.13 minute mile pace! Not as fast as I would have liked but not bad considering how hot it was, also I have had an exceptionally busy week at work and there was an army of toxins marching around my blood stream!
I will worry about getting faster and fitter when I return from my jollies!
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Still HOT!
Another hot day at work, and I felt really hot and bothered by the time I finished work at 4pm, and I wasn't in the mood to go for a run!
However, I was meeting Sue so I had no choice but to get changed into my running gear (and wore as little as I dared to bare!!).
We decided to go along the river in the hope that we might find some shade in the trees! We did find the much needed shade but it was still exceptionally hot and I was sweating buckets within minutes!
However, we had a nice slow run putting the world to rights along the way and by the time I got back I felt 100% better despite being exceptionally sweaty!!
We managed 4.7 miles which I am delighted with! If I hadn't arranged to run with Sue I would have been back in the garden with Pimms and Ice Cream again!
However, I was meeting Sue so I had no choice but to get changed into my running gear (and wore as little as I dared to bare!!).
We decided to go along the river in the hope that we might find some shade in the trees! We did find the much needed shade but it was still exceptionally hot and I was sweating buckets within minutes!
However, we had a nice slow run putting the world to rights along the way and by the time I got back I felt 100% better despite being exceptionally sweaty!!
We managed 4.7 miles which I am delighted with! If I hadn't arranged to run with Sue I would have been back in the garden with Pimms and Ice Cream again!
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Algae stopped play!
After I survived the hottest day of the year at work trying to keep a class of four year olds from overheating I was looking forward to a dip in Windermere this evening to cool off!
Unfortunately, the Tri Club Session was cancelled due to there being Algae in the lake, and since I am going on my holidays at the weekend I wasn't going to risk going in alone!
So ... it was too hot to run ... it was too hot to walk ... and it was too hot to go to the indoor pool!
So instead I sat in the garden with a jug of Pimms and devoured Litres of Ice-Cream!
In actual fact I am still sat here now!!
Lazy Summer Evenings are the BEST!
Unfortunately, the Tri Club Session was cancelled due to there being Algae in the lake, and since I am going on my holidays at the weekend I wasn't going to risk going in alone!
So ... it was too hot to run ... it was too hot to walk ... and it was too hot to go to the indoor pool!
So instead I sat in the garden with a jug of Pimms and devoured Litres of Ice-Cream!
In actual fact I am still sat here now!!
Lazy Summer Evenings are the BEST!
Monday, 18 July 2016
The sun is shining ...
the weather is sweet, makes you want to move your dancing running feet!
It has been a really hot day today but I am not going to be a typical Brit and complain! After the recent rain the sun is very welcome to come and shine on me for a while!!!
However, a lot of my Ladies in both my running groups tonight did complain as they struggled to run in the intense heat!
Despite the moaning, they all managed well and pushed on regardless! They still managed to natter and laugh so they weren't too distressed by it all!
The first group ran 4.44 miles and the second ran 3.80 miles so altogether I ran 8.24 miles.
That's my last run with the group for 3 weeks as I am going away on holiday. However, I have another Leader taking the groups whilst I am away so the Ladies won't be losing fitness or motivation in my absence!
It has been a really hot day today but I am not going to be a typical Brit and complain! After the recent rain the sun is very welcome to come and shine on me for a while!!!However, a lot of my Ladies in both my running groups tonight did complain as they struggled to run in the intense heat!
Despite the moaning, they all managed well and pushed on regardless! They still managed to natter and laugh so they weren't too distressed by it all!
The first group ran 4.44 miles and the second ran 3.80 miles so altogether I ran 8.24 miles.
That's my last run with the group for 3 weeks as I am going away on holiday. However, I have another Leader taking the groups whilst I am away so the Ladies won't be losing fitness or motivation in my absence!
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Parkrun Meet-up!
I went out last night knowing I had to get up early this morning to go to Fell Foot Parkrun with the Women on the Run Kendal Ladies to meet up with the Women on the Run Preston Ladies!
My famous last words "I'm not drinking much tonight" were soon forgotten after the first jug of Pimms!
Despite the bad weather we had a great night and still managed to BBQ and cook Pizza in the garden Pizza Oven!
I got home at round 11.00pm after consuming a lethal cocktail of drinks including Pimms, Cider, Prosecco and Gin!
I had a dreadful night sleep and was actually pleased when my alarm went off at 7.30am and I could get up to face the day!
However, facing the day was slightly harder than anticipated and I didn't feel up to running 5K!
Thankfully I wasn't driving so had an additional 30 minutes to pull myself together on the journey!
Once we got there meeting all the ladies took my mind off just how rough I was feeling and I actually enjoyed the run! I ran with one of my ladies to try and help her run a PB and I was delighted that she did! Our official time was 30.43 which she was chuffed with!
Afterwards we enjoyed a much needed coffee in the cafe by the lake!!!
When will I ever learn?
My famous last words "I'm not drinking much tonight" were soon forgotten after the first jug of Pimms!
Despite the bad weather we had a great night and still managed to BBQ and cook Pizza in the garden Pizza Oven!
I got home at round 11.00pm after consuming a lethal cocktail of drinks including Pimms, Cider, Prosecco and Gin!
I had a dreadful night sleep and was actually pleased when my alarm went off at 7.30am and I could get up to face the day!
However, facing the day was slightly harder than anticipated and I didn't feel up to running 5K!
Thankfully I wasn't driving so had an additional 30 minutes to pull myself together on the journey!
Once we got there meeting all the ladies took my mind off just how rough I was feeling and I actually enjoyed the run! I ran with one of my ladies to try and help her run a PB and I was delighted that she did! Our official time was 30.43 which she was chuffed with!
Afterwards we enjoyed a much needed coffee in the cafe by the lake!!!
When will I ever learn?
Friday, 15 July 2016
A Wet One!
Today it rained all day, not torrential rain but a steady downpour!
Despite the rain it was still very warm and clammy!
By the time I had survived another busy day at work I was ready to run off my weekly stresses and believe me I have plenty of stresses to run off!
I got home and went straight out for a run as I was going out later!
I was still feeling "coldy" with a nose like a tap but hoped the run would sweat it out of me once and for all!
I stupidly opted to put my very lightweight rain jacket on, but wished I hadn't bothered as it was far too hot (although it was probably good for sweating the cold out of me!)
I did my usual Friday night one mile warm-up, before doing a "fast as I can" 5K finishing off with a one mile cool down.
Unfortunately, the weather had driven every Tom, Dick and Harry into their cars and the roads were really busy which meant I had to slow down or stop to allow cars to pass and it was uncomfortably hot which meant my time was slower than I would have wanted!
I managed the 5K in 26:17 which is 16 seconds slower than I did the same route last week!
Hey Ho I need to work harder!
I got home hot, sweaty and very red in the face just after 5pm and I had a text from my friend saying she would pick me up at 5.40pm for the party we were going to!
Before I had gone for my run I thought I had plenty of time as I believed we were going out at around 6pm, but I was sadly mistaken so I had a frantic half hour running around like a mad fool trying to cool down whilst making myself look less like a beetroot and a little more respectable!
I think I managed a compromise and went out looking like a respectable beetroot!
Despite the rain it was still very warm and clammy!
By the time I had survived another busy day at work I was ready to run off my weekly stresses and believe me I have plenty of stresses to run off!
I got home and went straight out for a run as I was going out later!
I was still feeling "coldy" with a nose like a tap but hoped the run would sweat it out of me once and for all!
I stupidly opted to put my very lightweight rain jacket on, but wished I hadn't bothered as it was far too hot (although it was probably good for sweating the cold out of me!)
I did my usual Friday night one mile warm-up, before doing a "fast as I can" 5K finishing off with a one mile cool down.
Unfortunately, the weather had driven every Tom, Dick and Harry into their cars and the roads were really busy which meant I had to slow down or stop to allow cars to pass and it was uncomfortably hot which meant my time was slower than I would have wanted!
I managed the 5K in 26:17 which is 16 seconds slower than I did the same route last week!
Hey Ho I need to work harder!
I got home hot, sweaty and very red in the face just after 5pm and I had a text from my friend saying she would pick me up at 5.40pm for the party we were going to!
Before I had gone for my run I thought I had plenty of time as I believed we were going out at around 6pm, but I was sadly mistaken so I had a frantic half hour running around like a mad fool trying to cool down whilst making myself look less like a beetroot and a little more respectable!
I think I managed a compromise and went out looking like a respectable beetroot!
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Cold ... or HayFever?
Yesterday I woke up feeling dreadful! My nose was totally blocked, I had a really bad headache and my eyes felt puffy and uncomfortable! It was just typical as I had the day off work to go to my Son's Graduation in Newcastle.
I had to dose myself up with a mixture of paracetamol and Piriton as I really didn't know whether it was a cold or an allergy.
Thankfully I wasn't driving to Newcastle as I felt really poorly on the way and I was beginning to think I wasn't going to get to see my son Graduate after all. I had visions of me being in hospital instead!
Thankfully, once we got there and I got a little bit of fresh air I began to feel a little
better. I think all the medication I had taken had started to kick in too!
I survived the day with the help of a little Prosecco and we had a super day!
Today, I woke up still feeling under the weather and I was supposed to be running tonight with a friend.
I said I would still go but insisted we did a flat shortish route so I didn't die!
I dosed up with more Piriton before we went and I managed 4.7 miles and enjoyed it.
Thankfully it didn't make my symptoms any worse!
Fingers crossed I feel much better tomorrow!
I had to dose myself up with a mixture of paracetamol and Piriton as I really didn't know whether it was a cold or an allergy.
Thankfully I wasn't driving to Newcastle as I felt really poorly on the way and I was beginning to think I wasn't going to get to see my son Graduate after all. I had visions of me being in hospital instead!
Thankfully, once we got there and I got a little bit of fresh air I began to feel a little
I survived the day with the help of a little Prosecco and we had a super day!
Today, I woke up still feeling under the weather and I was supposed to be running tonight with a friend.
I said I would still go but insisted we did a flat shortish route so I didn't die!
I dosed up with more Piriton before we went and I managed 4.7 miles and enjoyed it.
Thankfully it didn't make my symptoms any worse!
Fingers crossed I feel much better tomorrow!
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Back in the Group!
Tonight I was supposed to be going swimming with my swimming Buddy but unfortunately he cancelled on me at the last minute!
I had a very quick decision to make!
Go and swim in the pool or go back to the Tri Club Open Water Session! Bearing in mind that it's 10 weeks since I last swam with them and I was one of the slowest then!
Anyhow, before I could talk myself out of it I decided it was too nice an evening to be stuck in a crowded pool and opted to brave it and was soon on my way to Windermere feeling very apprehensive about how I would fair!
It was nice to catch up with them all again, and although I was one of the ones at the back I wasn't too far behind the other slow ones!
The group I stuck with did just under a mile, whilst the faster swimmers managed 2 miles! You can view my swim here!
I am pleased I went and now that I have done it I will continue ... until I go on holiday that is and come back very fat and totally unfit!
I had a very quick decision to make!
Go and swim in the pool or go back to the Tri Club Open Water Session! Bearing in mind that it's 10 weeks since I last swam with them and I was one of the slowest then!
Anyhow, before I could talk myself out of it I decided it was too nice an evening to be stuck in a crowded pool and opted to brave it and was soon on my way to Windermere feeling very apprehensive about how I would fair!
It was nice to catch up with them all again, and although I was one of the ones at the back I wasn't too far behind the other slow ones!
The group I stuck with did just under a mile, whilst the faster swimmers managed 2 miles! You can view my swim here!
I am pleased I went and now that I have done it I will continue ... until I go on holiday that is and come back very fat and totally unfit!
Monday, 11 July 2016
Double Club Run!
It's Monday so that means just one thing - Women On The Run!It was a lovely evening and I really enjoyed the club runs with my 2 groups!
The first group managed 5.2 miles and the next group did 3.7 miles which means altogether I did 8.9 miles! Not bad for the start of the week!
My ladies are ALL awesome!
They are all at different levels of fitness and all have different running abilities but all pull together and we stay as a group by the faster ones looping back for the slower ladies! This ensures everyone gets what they want from the run!
It is fantastic to run with such a great group of people who all encourage and help each other!
Really looking forward to Fell Foot Parkrun on Saturday with this bunch, another opportunity to laugh and run!
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| One of the groups having a sneaky breather! |
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