Well the last few days have brought me good running results (won't mention self-distruct "Hey it's Christmas" mode) with a new 3M PB and 10K PB (in fact I was also in line for a stonking 10M PB on sunday too but miss judged my route and ended up doing just 8.5m!)
So as a result I've been planning - I've even entered a 20m race, my first ever!!
So here is the end of the year:
Mon 13-Dec Rest
Tue 14-Dec Rest
Wed 15-Dec Club approx 5m
Thu 16-Dec Rest
Fri 17-Dec Long 10m
Sat 18-Dec Rest
Sun 19-Dec Rest
Mon 20-Dec Easy 6m
Tue 21-Dec Rest
Wed 22-Dec Club approx 5m
Thu 23-Dec Rest
Fri 24-Dec Long 12m
Sat 25-Dec Rest
Sun 26-Dec Easy 5.5m - round the block at mum's!
Mon 27-Dec Rest
Tue 28-Dec Rest
Wed 29-Dec Club approx 5m
Thu 30-Dec Rest
Fri 31-Dec Long 12-14m
Looks a lot of rest but I've found that running 3 days actually works better than running more frequently. Means I can put in quality tempo sessions at club (which are always faster - currently averaging 10.30mm on a 4-5m course, whereas before I would have struggled to do 1 10mm!). Also gives me plenty of recovery and rest (you listening Benz!) for my long runs.
I have the 4 Villages Half in some 5 weeks and would like to get about 2hrs 20 there (PB is currently 3:59:24!) and then the Bramley 20/10 where I will do the 2 lap 20m race and hope to sneak in under the 4hr cut off!!
The hills round here are very noticable - I live on a hill and all routes from my house involve a hill - so the southern races like Bramley and then the Reading Half should be easy! (Pixie laughs to herself!)
If I take my plan on further I think I do a total of about 2 X 18m runs but just the one 20m as the Reading half gets in the way, but I will be staying at mum's there and will walk/jog to and from the race which will be about 3m each way so again about 20m then.
After London I will take a couple of days off (I took a month off after Abingdon on advice and hated it! I was desperate to get out again!) then I will start training for the Moonwalk in June. It is a marathon but a power walk not a running one. I have 7hrs 43 to beat there from my 2004 time! I may even consider the Abingdon Marathon again in October, or maybe concerntrate on shorter races up to a half. I won't apply to FLM again until I can get a GFA time!
Anyway that's enough planning and pittering - I doubt if it will all work out as good as it looks and sounds just now!
And now off to work - via the school run! Laters gaters!
So as a result I've been planning - I've even entered a 20m race, my first ever!!
So here is the end of the year:
Mon 13-Dec Rest
Tue 14-Dec Rest
Wed 15-Dec Club approx 5m
Thu 16-Dec Rest
Fri 17-Dec Long 10m
Sat 18-Dec Rest
Sun 19-Dec Rest
Mon 20-Dec Easy 6m
Tue 21-Dec Rest
Wed 22-Dec Club approx 5m
Thu 23-Dec Rest
Fri 24-Dec Long 12m
Sat 25-Dec Rest
Sun 26-Dec Easy 5.5m - round the block at mum's!
Mon 27-Dec Rest
Tue 28-Dec Rest
Wed 29-Dec Club approx 5m
Thu 30-Dec Rest
Fri 31-Dec Long 12-14m
Looks a lot of rest but I've found that running 3 days actually works better than running more frequently. Means I can put in quality tempo sessions at club (which are always faster - currently averaging 10.30mm on a 4-5m course, whereas before I would have struggled to do 1 10mm!). Also gives me plenty of recovery and rest (you listening Benz!) for my long runs.
I have the 4 Villages Half in some 5 weeks and would like to get about 2hrs 20 there (PB is currently 3:59:24!) and then the Bramley 20/10 where I will do the 2 lap 20m race and hope to sneak in under the 4hr cut off!!
The hills round here are very noticable - I live on a hill and all routes from my house involve a hill - so the southern races like Bramley and then the Reading Half should be easy! (Pixie laughs to herself!)
If I take my plan on further I think I do a total of about 2 X 18m runs but just the one 20m as the Reading half gets in the way, but I will be staying at mum's there and will walk/jog to and from the race which will be about 3m each way so again about 20m then.
After London I will take a couple of days off (I took a month off after Abingdon on advice and hated it! I was desperate to get out again!) then I will start training for the Moonwalk in June. It is a marathon but a power walk not a running one. I have 7hrs 43 to beat there from my 2004 time! I may even consider the Abingdon Marathon again in October, or maybe concerntrate on shorter races up to a half. I won't apply to FLM again until I can get a GFA time!
Anyway that's enough planning and pittering - I doubt if it will all work out as good as it looks and sounds just now!
And now off to work - via the school run! Laters gaters!
Comments
When is the 20 miler? I am waiitng for the Sutton Park RW 20 miler to be announced and sign up for. Otherwise it might be Stafford.
As you say though, plans are good as long as you can stick to them! I mean I should be at club tomorrow but I have a horrible feeling that hubby has to be in work early! I hope not! I will do my long run Friday though and next Friday as I will be off and hubby will be asleep!!
Beanz I've entered the Bramley 20/10 which is on 20th Feb (closer than I hoped for!) it's a 2 lap course (I did the 10m 2yrs ago, my 1st ever 10m run and I had a nose bleed at 6m so walked most of the way home! Spans and Fraggle were sent out as a search party for me!!) The good thing about Bramley is that you can change distance up to the closing date of the 7th (it will be full before that though!) and if I need to I can do the 10m and trot home to me mum as she is about 8-9m away.
I'm also trying out energy gels and protein drinks. The High5 drink I had afetr Sunday was OK to drink (choc milkshake) and I hardly noticed any stiffness yesterday and today there is none - could it be they work?? :-D