This week real life, and work, get in the way. A work excursion to Milton Keynes meant two runless days (why didn't I take my kit?) and the resulting catch-up did for the Wednesday run.
I punished myself at the club session with a full 7 reps of the Memorial Park in Bridge of Allan on the Thursday and set myself for the 15 mile stretch that the weekend was supposed to cover.
Sunday was the Sport Relief mile, and I completed this (3 miles in all, on Glasgow Green) with my son and daughter. Good fun, but not the scheduled slog I was supposed to be doing. Knocking out 10 miles that evening didn't really do the necessary, but it did keep the mileometer ticking over, albeit 10 miles short of the weekly mileage required. I'm a slave to the programme.
The other interesting thing this week (is any of this interesting?) is the offer of £3 a mile sponsorship - a princely £78 if I finish the marathon - from a colleague, provided I help him get a PB in the Dumyat Hill race. I'm no coach, I can demotivate myself very easily, but this is a tempting offer. I didn't intend running this race, it is too close to marathon day, but I'm quite happy to shout abuse at him from half-way up the hill.
Tuesday 18 March 2008
Week 7 - Steady as she goes.
A good steady week, with nice runs round the town on Tuesday and Wednesday and a good club session on the Thursday, fartleking around Riverside.
Fartlek is where you run at pace for sections of your run, between agreed points. It can be a nice way of speeding up the run and making the whole thing a bit more enjoyable, despite the comedy name. It is a Swedish word meaning "speed play". But you knew that, you can use wikipedia just as easy as I can.
The aforementioned session was interrupted by a drunken ned who took it upon himself to try and create a bit of bother. Too fast for him, I'm afraid, but it must have been quite a spectacle, librarian being chased over the Old Brig in Stirling by Buckfast-boy.
The week ended with another 13 and a half miles over North Third. Nice as this run is, it is time to look for a new route as the longer runs now enter unknown territory - 15 miles and more.....
Fartlek is where you run at pace for sections of your run, between agreed points. It can be a nice way of speeding up the run and making the whole thing a bit more enjoyable, despite the comedy name. It is a Swedish word meaning "speed play". But you knew that, you can use wikipedia just as easy as I can.
The aforementioned session was interrupted by a drunken ned who took it upon himself to try and create a bit of bother. Too fast for him, I'm afraid, but it must have been quite a spectacle, librarian being chased over the Old Brig in Stirling by Buckfast-boy.
The week ended with another 13 and a half miles over North Third. Nice as this run is, it is time to look for a new route as the longer runs now enter unknown territory - 15 miles and more.....
Week 6 - Run, Fat Boy, Run.
Like some creeping addiction it gets hold of you, the need to run. Despite creaking knees and demands to spend time more productively in other ways, the week starts with 5 straight days of running. Over 8 miles on Monday around Riverside and the castle in Stirling, a quick 3 mile loop around the new Forthside development (see how the fantastic new bridge is coming along) and the same Wednesday 6 and a half miles as last week.
Missed the club session and settled for a few miles on the treadmill, just to remind myself how very dull that sort of running is and that I don't like doing it.
The week ended on a high with participation in the Lasswade (http://www.lasswade-ac.org.uk/) 10 mile road race on Sunday morning. I have factored in a couple of races as part of the training (also doing Alloa Half Marathon in a couple of weeks) to keep the speed work going and to add some spice to the longer runs. The course is pretty hilly, with a nasty climb at 3 miles and a long slog at mile 5-6, but enjoyable nonetheless and followed by a very nice buffet including cream scones, lovely. Happy enough with a finish time of 1 hour and 15 mins.
Missed the club session and settled for a few miles on the treadmill, just to remind myself how very dull that sort of running is and that I don't like doing it.
The week ended on a high with participation in the Lasswade (http://www.lasswade-ac.org.uk/) 10 mile road race on Sunday morning. I have factored in a couple of races as part of the training (also doing Alloa Half Marathon in a couple of weeks) to keep the speed work going and to add some spice to the longer runs. The course is pretty hilly, with a nasty climb at 3 miles and a long slog at mile 5-6, but enjoyable nonetheless and followed by a very nice buffet including cream scones, lovely. Happy enough with a finish time of 1 hour and 15 mins.
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