Facts and Figures

Having consulted those who have gadgets (yes I was gadget free yesterday!) it seems that the mile markers at Reading were a bit wrong! Mile 5 was short and mile 6 long (the 6m marker was 6.25m according to Speedy G!) for example.

Anyway regardless of this I knew I did better yesterday! Looking at the stats it seems the wheels feel off at the same place despite this time training to 4m and training to 8m for BM!

You can see where my stomach was cramping (think it was lack of fitness as I have used SIS and lucozade before now like at FLM).

Interestingly Reading is more undulating than BM with a long hill at 2m and 7m and I walked for 2.5mins after the 6m marker as there was a hillock there too. Yet still I was doing good times! I'm amazed!

I can now say with 100% conviction that the swimming and pool running has made me fitter! It's improved my CV fitness no end! Just look at those stats! Yes I am slow but hey I had hardly run and still I managed a PB!

I am so pleased!! Unfortunately I have also pigged out last weekend and since so the scales will be laughing again so back to work I go! Yes this does mean swimming and running!! I think I will keep that up for some time to come!!

Comments

WildWill said…

Brilliant Pix

Keep it up - you doing amazing

and keep up the swimming - it is the best all round exersize there is

:o)

8:07 AM, April 11, 2006

Leon said…

A PB is a PB Pix
:o)

And I have to agree too - the swimming and Aqua Joggy thing have not just kept up your CV condition, but clearly improved it!

You are doin' BRILL

:o)

10:10 PM, April 11, 2006

Remember this?

Yes I'm back on the bench :-( That sore foot thing on Wednesday... well it's still here. In typical bruised fashion it hurts more after a period of sitting down/sleep and I've been popping the brufen. There is a slight swelling too. Don't think it is laces ... on closer inspection the pain is (looks at google ... gives up and picks up "how to run injury free" instead) on the sesamoids area of the err middle phalanger (??? impressed hey!) In the same location where you would get morton's neuroma but the description is wrong so I don't think it's that!! (oh the perils of a little knowledge from a book or the web hey!) Anyways this means I'm on the bench. No running. I have 4 or 5 weeks until the Suicide Sixish so no panic, I will take 1 whole week off regardless and see what happens next weekend. Also think I will get some new shoes with more cushioning. Now all I need to do is locate my bike and/or exercise bike from the depths of the garage un...

There are some truely wonderful people out there

just recieved this by mail from a fellow blogger. I want to share it so everyone can benefit as I have. I've wiped my tears away and I've printed this up so when I am getting sulky and down I will read this and remember .... Aim High! (how appropriate is that name!) Don't EVER think that you any any less of a runner than anyone else Kim, You show a dedication and determination that puts many people to shame. You have a goal for your marathon time which is truly amazing - and I am inspired by it..We all have our dream peaks (sorry about the mountain reference again - I'm a mountaineer too!) - and they are a reflection of who we are and what we are able to acheive - for ourselves - and anyone who can't see the value of that endeavour is blind indeed.When you run your next pb - to me that is as phenomenal an achievement as any world record..and I will bounce up and down like a mad thing at the thought of it - and I get pretty animated when I'm excited about somethi...

Fetch!

Being an active member of the Runners World Forum I always liek to support others if I can. Lately we have had Wild Will start and e-nutrican site at XHog - Be Fit Not Fat and we also have Fetch with his excellent site FetchEveryone . I signed up to Fetch's site when he 1st mentioned it and have to admit I hadn't been there for a while - but today I did! He's really done a lot! He's added in a feature where you can see who else is at your race, race reviews, your PB's and a training log. OK so the log isn't fancy but I love it 'cos it does what you want and also gives some encouragement by showing your weekly milage and predictions for various race distances! Pixie likes! As such I will look forward to my tempo run tomorrow lunchtime (boss IS away!!) and will record it with interest - just need to study the map to see where in the exciting Loughborough town center to go!!

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