I haven’t run this far in a long time. A good friend (has to be to run with me) came with me and we kept a nice steady pace all the way round except for the last mile where we both pushed it which is turning into a bit of a habit now. The last mile has [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Got up this morning and went for a 4 miler. No scoff so i felt quite tired during the run. Went to Chester after the run to a specialist running shop to get some trainers. They have a treadmill and a camera to record the foot strike etc. Quite interesting to see the mechanics of [...]
In The Hills And Race Numbers
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Phil in Running, TrainingTags: 5 mile hills, Hills, Running, Training
Got our race numbers through the post today for the Farndon 10km race on the 7th March. I haven’t touched a drop of booze since the last disastrous race preparation and do not intend to. Always nice to get the numbers quite early because for me it puts a bit more focus on the training. [...]
Fartlek, Hills, type of run
Posted: 24th February 2010 by Phil in Hill work, Hills, TrainingTags: 4 miler, Hills, Jogging, Running, Training
The sun came out this morning while i was at work so not to miss such a rare event i stopped what i was doing put my running kit on and went for a run in case it only lasted a short period. The blue sky was welcome but could not disguise the blood chilling [...]
8 Miler.
Posted: 23rd February 2010 by Phil in Running, TrainingTags: 8 miles, Hills, Jogging, Running, Training
Just got back from a looped 8 miler. The route includes a massive hill. I say massive it’s not that big but it is huge. I finally did a run i intended to do before i did it if that makes any sense at all? I usually just run and see how i feel and [...]