Sunday/Monday

So in light of my recent efforts in the gym, and my repeated 10k successes on the treadmill, i decided on Sunday to see if i could do that on the road. I set off on Sunday morning at around 8.30am with an initial intention just to make it to Newport and back in one go. I then extended that run up by the canal over the M62 and then back towards Sandholme before heading back home. Total distance ran, 10.3km. All well and good. Managed the run in 1hr 9mins - a new personal best! However, my mistake was then thinking that i could do that same route again on Monday evening! Same route, same distance, slightly better time of 1hr 6mins. However, more pain and feeling quite stiff today! Rest day today and then back at the gym tomorrow. J.

Sunday 22nd July

So, just to prove that last Sunday wasn't a fluke, I went back to the gym to see if i could repeat my 10k. Not only did i manage to do the 10k again, but i shaved 2mins off my time.

Further to that i also preceded my run with a nice 10k bike ride as a warm up!

I am definitely feeling my abilities increase with the training and even through the pain, am really enjoying making these achievements.

Next stop, 10k on the road instead of the treadmill!!

J.

More milestones.

Well, what a week this has been.

After last weeks break in training due to customer visits in London, i absolutely knocked it out of the park on Sunday and did my first 10k continuous run on the treadmill! I was absolutely made up about this as it was such a step up in terms of distance and i managed to do it in 75mins flat.

Average pace was 8.3k per hour with a slight gradient applied.

I am very pleased with this and I think it is a good jumping off point now to really drive that time down.

Last night i had a free training session at the gym, but only had an hour by the time i got there. I still managed to knock out 8.4k though in 60mins which again, i am happy about.

Tonight, if the great british weather holds, i'll be going for a 5.5k run around the village and then back to the gym on Sunday to attack that 10k time again.

My training is going really well at the moment, so will be doing my best to keep it up and avoid injuries.

J.

Wow

I am now consistently knocking out 5 km runs every time I go out. For me this is a major achievement. Another week of the programme at the gym and I think I'll step up the distance I'm running outside of the gym to 7.5 km.

if I can get to a  place where I am easily doing 10 km each time by september I'll be really happy.

I have a nice little route now between gilberdyke and newport which is exactly 5 km. did it in 32 mins today which is superb progress.

And finally for today. I've downloaded a new app called samsung hope relay. This app runs in the background tracking your run distance and for every mile you do, samsung donate £1. So I'm now raising money for two charities! Yay me! Anyone reading this blog should download the samsung app. It's free, and without any extra effort on your part, will raise money whilst you go for your runs anyway.

Right shower time and then family Sunday!

Have a good day,
J.

Milestone

Woo hoo! Another milestone reached. As of today, I have dropped 1 stone in weight since training began. I'm now 204 pounds. 8 more and I'll be under 14 stone for the first time in about 8 years!