Training for week commencing 21/08/2005

Joy of joys, the bank holiday weekend was at the end of this week! And this meant a trip to Madrid for me for a friends 40th Birthday. This meant that despite a promising start to the weeks training, I wasn't able to turn it into a hardcore running week with 3 runs. On the plus side it was a really great holiday and plenty of fun with far to much Tapas!!!

In other news, my exercise on the football pitch was getting better as Bramhall Rangers had won 3 in a row after this weeks game!

Anyway, back to the running! After not having made much of a breakthrough in my running times due to a general lack of energy in the last third of the 8 mile runs, a friend from work sugegsted something so odd that it just might work... Jelly Babies! Sure enough, no energy loss meant I was able to keep up my speed and get my best time yet over the distance! Obviously I would only use the best type of Jelly Babies which as everyone should know is Bassett's!

10km
21/08 - 55:34

13km (8 miles)
23/08 - 59:45 - New Personal Best!

The total distance now run in training is up to 367.8km

Andy

Training for week commencing 14/08/2005

Well after recovering from my mates wedding, I needed to push ahead with this weeks training as time was ticking away and the start of the Great North Run was getting closer! After my first run of this week at 8 miles I noticed my time was getting worse every time I attempted it. This was a bit worrying, as whilst I'm not that focused on the time, after three attempts, I wasn't expecting the times to make a nice graph showing me going slower! Thankfully the second run of the week changed that form thanks to a lot of grited teeth! Also the weather may well have played its part, as the second run of the week was in the not uncommon "Manchester Grey" type weather, whereas, the others had been in weather more at home on the Costa Del Sol! So I'm definitely hoping for a dry but cloudy day for the Great North!

13km (8 miles)
17/08 - 66:26
20/08 - 63:37

This brought the total distance I have now run in training is up to 344.8km. This is equivalent to running all the way from Stockport to Newcastle, and then back to Northallerton!

Andy

Training for week commencing 07/08/2005

Well, another week, another set of training runs. With the increasing distance, the time it takes to do them goes up too. I beginning to find it really hard to fit these distances in with a hectic work and social life... something had to give, but what. Well in true male fashion it was the house work. My flat is now a bit of a tip, with the usual hygiene standard going down hill. However, given that we never once properly cleaned the kitchen and bathroom at uni, I reckon my immune system can cope with the less than perfect cleanliness! Anyway back to the runs...

10km
07/08 - 53:38

The total distance I have now run in training is up to 318.8km

Andy

Training for week commencing 31/07/2005

Well only two training runs this week due to lazyness on my part mid week. Still it was an important week as I did manage my first Eminem run... 8 miles geddit! It also happens to be 13km, and then topped it off with another on Saturday! Finally managed a distance which is over the half the Great North Run distance which is reassuring. Still, on this longer distances I have noticed that I am feeling a distinct lack of energy towards the end. I've tried things like bannan's an hour or so before but still get this feeling of a hole in my stomach. I'll start looking into this but don't have time today!

13km (8 miles)
31/07 - 61:07
06/08 - 63:51

This means the total distance I have now run in training is up to 308.8, and breaking the 300 barrier is another milestone.

Andy

Training for week commencing 24/07/2005

Well another week and another set of runs! I went for two 10K runs this week as I held off on the Saturday as I planned to do a 8 mile run for the Sunday of the next week.

10km
24/07 - 51:09
27/07 - 49:20 - Yay another 10K run under 50 minutes, this use to be a standard thing before the Manchester run, but now it's a rare one!

Total distance that I've run in training is now 282.8 km