Hello blog lovers.
So I am late writing this up a tad late! But that's ok, it can be bed time reading or commute reading in the morning!
So beginners week 7 unofficially, as we repeated week 6 on Saturday. It seems incredible that we are already looking towards the last two sessions. All those that though running for 1 minute was tough are now running......and enjoying......running for 8 minutes. I was leading on Saturday and I finally found me whistle! Instead of looking all common like whistling with my fingers.....I don't know, you can take the girl out of Lambeth.......!
We were still in the park, next week they all go on the roads, but I won't be there, in fact I won't be there for the next couple of weeks as my mate SmartyPants is coming down for the weekend!! I am really looking forward to seeing her, and the following weekend I have a course to do! And I am looking forward to that too! So next time I do a write up about the beginners it will be about graduation day! Fantastic.
I was trying to make sure that I spoke to as many of them as I can, and to chat to the faster ones I have to run around in the opposite direction to and then just try and keep up with them for a short while! It's good training for me.....let me tell you! But truly, the best bit of helping, leading, being with the beginners group is seeing the smile on their faces when they have completed the session! It really is totally infectious! You feel totally elated for them and then carry that on through the week! Brilliant!
So, next time you see 'Beginners' in the title line it will be on Graduation Day!
I am loving running. I can say that with almost true conviction. After all, if I didn't love it, then I wouldn't still be writing this blog, right? So dive in, enjoy the ramblings of my open diary.
Sunday, 30 October 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Track Night!
Hello blog lovers.
Track night, and what a lovely evening it is too! I can't believe that the temp on the car said 15 degrees today! Seems very mild for October. I don't mind though,, it's perfect running weather! Mind you, I a totally not feeling it today, or so it seemed on track!
Of course I was keen to get out running today, I didn't go out this morning for a run. I gave NaggyNeighbour a text too, see if she wanted to come along. She was keen to come out too. So we made our way to the track, and got there on time!
It was a big group with mixed abilities, PhysioMike split us up into too groups! Those running parkrun 28 min and faster in one group and those running slower in the other group. He set the faster group running tempo run and then par luffs, and then had them doing what we would be doing. We were going to do the drills first and then do the session, 5 x 800 meters! I don't think I managed to do 5 of them!
Sometimes your body just doesn't want to do things, no matter how much you think you can. I wanted to go running today, and I had to wait till this evening, but the running wasn't as good as last week!......No, I shall rephrase that, it wasn't as fast or as complete as it was last week! The fact that I was out running is good enough anyway! And always out on the track there is the encouragement from all the others out there, as they lap me by, "Go on Old Girl, keep going" "You're doing great". That's what I love about our club, friendships, encouragement all the time! Love it!
At least there is one thing. I am enjoying my running, I am evening looking forward to a solo run at some point too. I am sure I will love that! A couple of races booked in and my focus is started to come back! The first one is the Brighton 10k in November! Brrrrr, it was blimmin windy last year, but that fish and chips at the end was so worth it! Half marathon for March, and me and Naggy talking about another one before that! I know, we are both getting back running mojos!
Geeky stats.
Track night, and what a lovely evening it is too! I can't believe that the temp on the car said 15 degrees today! Seems very mild for October. I don't mind though,, it's perfect running weather! Mind you, I a totally not feeling it today, or so it seemed on track!
Of course I was keen to get out running today, I didn't go out this morning for a run. I gave NaggyNeighbour a text too, see if she wanted to come along. She was keen to come out too. So we made our way to the track, and got there on time!
It was a big group with mixed abilities, PhysioMike split us up into too groups! Those running parkrun 28 min and faster in one group and those running slower in the other group. He set the faster group running tempo run and then par luffs, and then had them doing what we would be doing. We were going to do the drills first and then do the session, 5 x 800 meters! I don't think I managed to do 5 of them!
Sometimes your body just doesn't want to do things, no matter how much you think you can. I wanted to go running today, and I had to wait till this evening, but the running wasn't as good as last week!......No, I shall rephrase that, it wasn't as fast or as complete as it was last week! The fact that I was out running is good enough anyway! And always out on the track there is the encouragement from all the others out there, as they lap me by, "Go on Old Girl, keep going" "You're doing great". That's what I love about our club, friendships, encouragement all the time! Love it!
At least there is one thing. I am enjoying my running, I am evening looking forward to a solo run at some point too. I am sure I will love that! A couple of races booked in and my focus is started to come back! The first one is the Brighton 10k in November! Brrrrr, it was blimmin windy last year, but that fish and chips at the end was so worth it! Half marathon for March, and me and Naggy talking about another one before that! I know, we are both getting back running mojos!
Geeky stats.
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Again, With A Nice Round 7!
Hello blog lovers.
I am determined to keep up with my blogging for every time I run......or cycle...So here with blog no.3 in 2 days!
It's Tuesday and it's club night. The weather is really quite mild, it's going to be a good run I think. J.J. and Wendimoo are not with me today, but I do have LittleJ and Auriol. IllustriousLeader also joined me, along with Carole, Steve and Liz! Liz, if you remember, came on a club night a couple of weeks back, thinking it was a 'homework for beginners' session. But this evening she was here under no illusions, she chose to come along here to join in a group 1 session.
I hadn't quite got a route in mind, I thought we would just run one of our usual ones. And really, that was quite good 'non-planning'. The route that I chose was more or less the same route that we did with Liz when she came for that first time. This time she seemed to get up that hill with no problem, she was just a few seconds behind us as we waited for her at the top! Right there, you can see the improvement! Steve is also coming back from a long absense of running. He has the right plan in mind, it's just getting implemented. Making the time and the effort to get out there. That is the hardest bit, actually getting out of the door. Even then, if you haven't got buddies to meet up with you can quite easily talk yourself back into the house!
But once the running bug has been unleashed, it's hard to ignore. My sister-in-law decided to come along to our beginners group this Autumn, but sometimes it's a little difficult for her to get to us on a Saturday. But she has been doing her homework, and she enjoys it each time. So much so that she has joined her nearest running club to her So Lets Go Running, run by Brian Page and Dawn Ammet. The running bug really has taken hold of her! If if you don't go running, even if you have put it aside for a week, two weeks, or more, the thought of 'When can I get back to it' or if it's lazyitus that is keeping you from running the thought would be 'I should be out there running!' So there is no getting away from it once you start!
Most of this evenings route was fairly flat after Kingsway, and we could really concentrate on doing some quality running, taking it steady and slow, building up stamina, concentrating on breathing. We was only just saying today, people come back from injuries after a few weeks and then want to jump straight back into the same group they were in before the injury! Now while some folk can do that, really it's always best to come back slowly. We have so many groups now, catering for all paces and distances. You can come back to running in a couple of groups down from your usual group and build up again! It works well!
Anyway, I digress, as usual. We ran along Crescent Drive. There was no stopping Liz, somehow while we were chatting and taking a walking break Liz had actually gone ahead of us......running.......and looked as if she had no intention of stopping! So we all ran on after her encouraging Steve to keep on going too. We ran/walked all the way to the stop at the end of Shepperton Road. From there I decided to change the route slightly so that Liz can carry on enjoying the run. I think we were to go along the undulations of Great Thrift etc, then I could become a struggle. So the more 'gentle' incline of Beaumont would be more favourable.
From here though I could see that both Steve and Liz needed a little more focus, so the lampposts came into play. Run to one lamppost then walk to the next. But they were doing run two lampposts then walk one! Both of them did really well. We soon got back to Crossways. I sent the others ahead to run up to the rec while I ran along with Liz, encouraging her to run lamppost to lamppost all the way inside the rec. Steve had left us before Crossways and walked on up to the station. A brilliant run with the group 1'ers. Loved it!
Geeky stats.
I am determined to keep up with my blogging for every time I run......or cycle...So here with blog no.3 in 2 days!
It's Tuesday and it's club night. The weather is really quite mild, it's going to be a good run I think. J.J. and Wendimoo are not with me today, but I do have LittleJ and Auriol. IllustriousLeader also joined me, along with Carole, Steve and Liz! Liz, if you remember, came on a club night a couple of weeks back, thinking it was a 'homework for beginners' session. But this evening she was here under no illusions, she chose to come along here to join in a group 1 session.
I hadn't quite got a route in mind, I thought we would just run one of our usual ones. And really, that was quite good 'non-planning'. The route that I chose was more or less the same route that we did with Liz when she came for that first time. This time she seemed to get up that hill with no problem, she was just a few seconds behind us as we waited for her at the top! Right there, you can see the improvement! Steve is also coming back from a long absense of running. He has the right plan in mind, it's just getting implemented. Making the time and the effort to get out there. That is the hardest bit, actually getting out of the door. Even then, if you haven't got buddies to meet up with you can quite easily talk yourself back into the house!
But once the running bug has been unleashed, it's hard to ignore. My sister-in-law decided to come along to our beginners group this Autumn, but sometimes it's a little difficult for her to get to us on a Saturday. But she has been doing her homework, and she enjoys it each time. So much so that she has joined her nearest running club to her So Lets Go Running, run by Brian Page and Dawn Ammet. The running bug really has taken hold of her! If if you don't go running, even if you have put it aside for a week, two weeks, or more, the thought of 'When can I get back to it' or if it's lazyitus that is keeping you from running the thought would be 'I should be out there running!' So there is no getting away from it once you start!
Most of this evenings route was fairly flat after Kingsway, and we could really concentrate on doing some quality running, taking it steady and slow, building up stamina, concentrating on breathing. We was only just saying today, people come back from injuries after a few weeks and then want to jump straight back into the same group they were in before the injury! Now while some folk can do that, really it's always best to come back slowly. We have so many groups now, catering for all paces and distances. You can come back to running in a couple of groups down from your usual group and build up again! It works well!
Anyway, I digress, as usual. We ran along Crescent Drive. There was no stopping Liz, somehow while we were chatting and taking a walking break Liz had actually gone ahead of us......running.......and looked as if she had no intention of stopping! So we all ran on after her encouraging Steve to keep on going too. We ran/walked all the way to the stop at the end of Shepperton Road. From there I decided to change the route slightly so that Liz can carry on enjoying the run. I think we were to go along the undulations of Great Thrift etc, then I could become a struggle. So the more 'gentle' incline of Beaumont would be more favourable.
From here though I could see that both Steve and Liz needed a little more focus, so the lampposts came into play. Run to one lamppost then walk to the next. But they were doing run two lampposts then walk one! Both of them did really well. We soon got back to Crossways. I sent the others ahead to run up to the rec while I ran along with Liz, encouraging her to run lamppost to lamppost all the way inside the rec. Steve had left us before Crossways and walked on up to the station. A brilliant run with the group 1'ers. Loved it!
Geeky stats.
Monday, 24 October 2016
Homework - With the Beginners!
Hello blog lovers.
"Not another one?" Well, yes, but now I am all blogged out, because this one is all about todays run. I had noticed that on the PWR Beginners page on facebook that a few of the beginners were meeting up at 8 this evening. I offered to come along with them and support them. Martina and Ann-Marie were the two ladies that were meeting up.
NaggyNeighbour also saw that I had offered to go along this evening and she said that she would come along too. That would be blimmin perfect! Because then, I could deffo suggest going out on the streets! See if they would like to 'preview' the route that we will be taking in a couple of weeks time when we take the group out on the road for the first time! They looked as if they might like that. "Its just a loop, but on the roads" I said. "So, do we turn left or right" asked Martina.........Well, neither really, ".....um it's actually more or less straight up" I said.
The hill...incline wasn't a surprise for Martina, she had walked down here in the first place! As it was 8 in the evening, and a bit chilly, although fairly mild still, our warm up was going to be a slow jog up the incline! We started our run, that hill is a bit of a shocker when you first see it! It's a cheeky, steep little hill, that flattens out before an everso small incline till we get to the top of Kingsway. You just get into the zone and the run.
The first time we ran up the hill, I was there, right by them, Naggy was there with Chocolate, she loves a run, and we were encouraging them all the way, giving little bits of advice. The down hill was welcomed....including by me. The first 8 mins took us as far as the beginning of the down hill section. Normally I would run every down hill, but, this is on the timer, the homework we set for the beginners, and so we stopped running and started walking.
The next 8 mins started half way along the down hill section, that's better, let the hill......incline do all the work, relax the arms and shoulders, shake it out and just lift up your legs! It's that easy on the down hills! But then of course, the 8 mins took us back to the up hill again. This time it was me that was struggling! Way too much socialising and stuffing my face over the weekend! It certainly shows. But then, also, having left over curry for lunch probably not a good idea either! I know, excuses! I was just glad that Naggy was with me, she kept right on behind Martina and Ann-Marie talking them through the hill! I just kept a few paces behind them! I will have to play catch up when we get to the flattish bit!
It's surprising what you can do when you think that you can't do it, and probably wouldn't do it if you were on your own, for that hill, that second time round, I would most certainly have walked before the 8 minutes had finished! But, I did exactly what I tell the beginners, "Slow your pace, smaller steps, use those arms to hoick you up the hill" because the second time round it was a blimmin hill! And if we have to do it again then I no double I will upgrade it to a mountain!
As it it happened, the third 8 minutes........took us up the hill! I almost suggested going straight into the rec, but I thought the gate would be closed and I didn't want to stop the running so that I could open the gate! The third 8 minutes took us only half way up Wood Ride! But I kept up with them, and probably would have kept up with them to the top of the hill.....that's my story and that's what I'm sticking to! I guess that maybe they could have been running a bit easier on the third one.....!
We walked down to the rec, and finished off the homework with the cool down stretches! I can see these two young ladies joining PWR group 1 very soon, and then moving on through the ranks! A great run today, thank you ladies and thank you Naggy for coming along too!
Geeky stats.
"Not another one?" Well, yes, but now I am all blogged out, because this one is all about todays run. I had noticed that on the PWR Beginners page on facebook that a few of the beginners were meeting up at 8 this evening. I offered to come along with them and support them. Martina and Ann-Marie were the two ladies that were meeting up.
NaggyNeighbour also saw that I had offered to go along this evening and she said that she would come along too. That would be blimmin perfect! Because then, I could deffo suggest going out on the streets! See if they would like to 'preview' the route that we will be taking in a couple of weeks time when we take the group out on the road for the first time! They looked as if they might like that. "Its just a loop, but on the roads" I said. "So, do we turn left or right" asked Martina.........Well, neither really, ".....um it's actually more or less straight up" I said.
The hill...incline wasn't a surprise for Martina, she had walked down here in the first place! As it was 8 in the evening, and a bit chilly, although fairly mild still, our warm up was going to be a slow jog up the incline! We started our run, that hill is a bit of a shocker when you first see it! It's a cheeky, steep little hill, that flattens out before an everso small incline till we get to the top of Kingsway. You just get into the zone and the run.
The first time we ran up the hill, I was there, right by them, Naggy was there with Chocolate, she loves a run, and we were encouraging them all the way, giving little bits of advice. The down hill was welcomed....including by me. The first 8 mins took us as far as the beginning of the down hill section. Normally I would run every down hill, but, this is on the timer, the homework we set for the beginners, and so we stopped running and started walking.
The next 8 mins started half way along the down hill section, that's better, let the hill......incline do all the work, relax the arms and shoulders, shake it out and just lift up your legs! It's that easy on the down hills! But then of course, the 8 mins took us back to the up hill again. This time it was me that was struggling! Way too much socialising and stuffing my face over the weekend! It certainly shows. But then, also, having left over curry for lunch probably not a good idea either! I know, excuses! I was just glad that Naggy was with me, she kept right on behind Martina and Ann-Marie talking them through the hill! I just kept a few paces behind them! I will have to play catch up when we get to the flattish bit!
It's surprising what you can do when you think that you can't do it, and probably wouldn't do it if you were on your own, for that hill, that second time round, I would most certainly have walked before the 8 minutes had finished! But, I did exactly what I tell the beginners, "Slow your pace, smaller steps, use those arms to hoick you up the hill" because the second time round it was a blimmin hill! And if we have to do it again then I no double I will upgrade it to a mountain!
As it it happened, the third 8 minutes........took us up the hill! I almost suggested going straight into the rec, but I thought the gate would be closed and I didn't want to stop the running so that I could open the gate! The third 8 minutes took us only half way up Wood Ride! But I kept up with them, and probably would have kept up with them to the top of the hill.....that's my story and that's what I'm sticking to! I guess that maybe they could have been running a bit easier on the third one.....!
We walked down to the rec, and finished off the homework with the cool down stretches! I can see these two young ladies joining PWR group 1 very soon, and then moving on through the ranks! A great run today, thank you ladies and thank you Naggy for coming along too!
Geeky stats.
4 for 1 - Bargin
Hello blog lovers.
Yup, I have been running just didn't blog it! Tut Tut! So I shall squeeze them all in this one, keeping it as short as poss, I promise.......!
Yup, I have been running just didn't blog it! Tut Tut! So I shall squeeze them all in this one, keeping it as short as poss, I promise.......!
Wednesday Wander!
I picked up Tracy for our training run/homework run around Normans Park. It's the 6 minutes running and 2 minutes recovery! We chatted on the way to the park, having a laugh and a joke, like we do and then it was time. It was not too bad, weather wise, at least it wasn't raining. We made our way to our start line walking briskly as our warm up. And then we started. Nice and steady, Tracy was setting the pace. I was just letting her do her thing, like last week and letting her run as fast as she wanted. She was doing pretty well, going out faster than usual. She will need motivating a bit later on, on that final 6 min run!
We chatted all the way on that first rep, putting the world to rights, like you do. Then before she knew it the first one was done! We were at the other end of the park too, which means by the time we have done all four reps we should be by the car! Perfect, of course, that is only if we keep this pace going! I know, if I set off too fast, I flag somewhere in the middle and then start taking more walking steps. But we can't do that now, this is a training run. 6 minutes of running, no more (unless I forget to look at my watch) and deffo no less!
As far as I remember, (as now it's Monday evening and I'm still not finished this!) we did brilliantly. Tracy kept up, flagging only on the last rep, but I don't think I felt any daggers in my back this time round!
As far as I remember, (as now it's Monday evening and I'm still not finished this!) we did brilliantly. Tracy kept up, flagging only on the last rep, but I don't think I felt any daggers in my back this time round!
Thursday Morning.
Thursday morning was a fairly mild morning, I met up with my running buddies at the rec. I didn't know for sure who would be running with me. As it turned out it was just me and Auriol. I needed to be with Kirsty at least by 10;45 so I planned on a short run to make sure that I wasn't late. Just a loop, which included running through the housing estate with the huge house.
We ran up through the middle of the woods, a path I haven't actually run up for a while, I'm usually running past at the top and the bottom! It was a toughy, but we just did our own thing. In fact the whole of the run was done at our pace, we walked and talked and ran and talked. We looked at the houses on the estate. And we shared, we shared our time together, our thoughts and feelings. It was just what we needed. Running through His beautiful creation we just chatted away, it really was what was needed. We soon had ran/walked for 3 miles and were back at the rec. There was only one thing left that I felt was needed, a word with Him upstairs, in the middle of the carpark, where else!
Thursday Evening
What can I say about this! But.....Yeah baby....I did it! It was tough, but I did it, I ran in the running bits, and I walked in the walking bits. The session on Thursday evening was 15 minute tempo run, then rest. Then run hard for 2 mins with 90 sec rest, run hard for 2 minutes 1 minute rest, run hard for 2 minutes 30 sec rest and then run hard......then rest for 3 whole minutes! Then repeat the running hard section! If you look at my stats you can see that I did actually runn just a bit harder than the tempo run! I was blimmin, blimmin pleased with that! I so wanted to not run hard, but I did it! Everybody did it, PhysioMike just encourages everyone as they come running past him. Mr. S. was there too, but he wasn't running with me....he told me to run with him!! Well if you know Mr. S. he has this unique run style, in his monkey feet, but boy does he go fast! Needless to say I couldn't keep up with him.
When it was finished I I was walking back to the start and I actually did the whole fist pump in the air thing! Huge smile on my face and feeling blimmin marvellous! Bring it on!.......ok so I was lapped by every single body on the track.......but I ran further and faster than all those on the couch!!
Saturday Morning Beginners.
Well, I made it there, picked up Tracy too, who managed to get up! You see, Tracy had organised a surprise 50th birthday for partner! A surprise 50th at that! We had to keep it all quiet! Well, lets just say it was a great success, the party was rocking! Beer was flowing! And I had my fair share, Tracy was busy making sure that everyone was happy and then had them back to her house after the party, so she had a late night! But we were both there, Naggy Neighbour was driving, thankfully, I don't think I could have! Running, that's a different matter! Who hasn't ran with a hangover before eh!?
ZippySherry was also leading on Saturday, the lurgy has left her, she had managed to sidestep any work and so was taking the lead! It's just amazing to see how many people were standing in front of us! Still have 50 odd people, when I say odd I don't me odd per se, I mean there are around 50 or more! Mind you, us runners have been known to do crazy things once we get hooked on running! Half marathons, full marthons, in the case of Naggy Neighbour, she's thinking about running around the Isle of Wight! And of course there's our lovely PWR crew to run along with them too.
Eight minutes of running, eight minutes. That first week seemed like a long time ago now when they were saying, "I couldn't wait for the whistle to blow" and that was just on the one minute rep. And now, running for eight! You could see that they were a bit nervous and a bit doubtful of what they could do, others were looking at it as if to say "Bring it on!" But I know, once they have reached this point then it's all in the bag! These people here, doing the walk warm laps, doing the drills and silly walks and skips, these people will be the ones that are going to be at Norman Park for their graduation parkrun!
There is one thing they were pleased about, we are only doing 3 reps! Once we all started running I suddenly remembered my heavy night out! I was fine when I was running at the back, chatting with the slower runners, I was just fine! But when I tried to run along with some of the faster runners.....oh.....my.......goodness! I almost had an 'August parkrun' moment!! So I decided that I would just run in the opposite direction and chat to as many as I could.
Eight minutes times three.....done! Smiles all round! Done.......ish. But I was sure that there would be smiles once they realised exactly what they had just done! It really is so rewarding to be able to lead beginners out on a new venture, watching as they reach new goals and smash them! It's just brill! What a privilege it is!
Geeky stats are all up on my Garmin site, for what ever run you would like to see. just click on this one, which is the Track stats, just because I am totally proud of this one! You can scroll through if you want to, to any of the others!
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Club Run- Lucky Seven!
Hello blog lovers.
I do love club run and I do love leading! Why, because it gets me out! If it wasn't for my club I really would have had a whole day of no exercise. And if someone else was leading group 1 then I could quite easily make an excuse not to go out. The dark nights are here, the chilly wind, and the mojo is fighting to hibernate! I had a bit of a lazyitus day today, I should have gone out for a bike ride or extra run or something, but I enjoyed snuggle under my duvet for an extra hour or so, but my run today was just what I needed and wanted! I really do enjoy running with my mates, and I know I must get out with my cycling pals soon as well, I love riding with my pals, it needs to be done, before cycling mojo decides to hibernate.
I went to knock for my pals J.J. and LittleJ and we walked to the rec. I never know how many people will be joining us for group 1 but this evening there were seven of us, including SingstarJo! It's so nice to run with her again. She has been running in groups 3 or 4, been doing relay marathon but she has also been injured. But today she wanted to come and run with us in group 1.
The route I had in mind was going to take us along the undulations........the more challenging way! So that out of the rec turn left and then left again. We ran all the way along Hazlemere, Great Thrift and Woodland Way, with just one walking section before we got to the top by the memorial hall! We were all there more or less at the same time. Tonight's group 1 is a ver tight group one. We ran.....quietly.......over the 'Troll' bridge, and boy was we quiet! I think PhysioMike would have been so impressed with that! Mind you once we were over the bridge....
I didn't go around Crest View this time, I was thinking of doing the other roads once we ran along Crescent Drive and Shepperton. It was already just over 2 miles when we got to the top of Shepperton, I wasn't quite sure how far this way is, but they way that we are running, it's not going to be any problem. I am thinking it's just a tad over the mile so a perfect distance for group 1. At least going this way it's all flat now, no more undulations or inclines!
This evening's run seemed to finish all too quickly, we were coming out of St. Johns road turning right and running along Tudor way towards Crossways. We were all still pretty tight together, it has been a fabulous run, and now, after crossing over the road, it's time to just give it a little bit more to the rec. SingstarJo was just ahead of me, the other five were behind, I started running, I was trying to catch up to SingstarJo! She looked as if she was just breezing along, she looked so relaxed as she stayed just ahead of me. I just couldn't catch her, I decided to just try and stay not far behind her!
That was a good bit. I enjoyed that. I enjoy all my runs once I get out there doing it! Why is it so hard to do when I am by myself! Tut. I need a telling that's for sure!
So geeky stats and if you dig and delve you will notice that my shoes have done over 500 miles now, I have counted up my cash that I have been putting in my little piggy bank and I have the grand total of £135.00 A new pair of shoes! What a brilliant idea I saw on a Facebook page about putting a pound in the pot every time I ran or cycled! Although my stats says that I have 174 activities done in them, I didn't actually start putting money away until the January! Which is what is going to happen again for next year!
I do love club run and I do love leading! Why, because it gets me out! If it wasn't for my club I really would have had a whole day of no exercise. And if someone else was leading group 1 then I could quite easily make an excuse not to go out. The dark nights are here, the chilly wind, and the mojo is fighting to hibernate! I had a bit of a lazyitus day today, I should have gone out for a bike ride or extra run or something, but I enjoyed snuggle under my duvet for an extra hour or so, but my run today was just what I needed and wanted! I really do enjoy running with my mates, and I know I must get out with my cycling pals soon as well, I love riding with my pals, it needs to be done, before cycling mojo decides to hibernate.
I went to knock for my pals J.J. and LittleJ and we walked to the rec. I never know how many people will be joining us for group 1 but this evening there were seven of us, including SingstarJo! It's so nice to run with her again. She has been running in groups 3 or 4, been doing relay marathon but she has also been injured. But today she wanted to come and run with us in group 1.
The route I had in mind was going to take us along the undulations........the more challenging way! So that out of the rec turn left and then left again. We ran all the way along Hazlemere, Great Thrift and Woodland Way, with just one walking section before we got to the top by the memorial hall! We were all there more or less at the same time. Tonight's group 1 is a ver tight group one. We ran.....quietly.......over the 'Troll' bridge, and boy was we quiet! I think PhysioMike would have been so impressed with that! Mind you once we were over the bridge....
I didn't go around Crest View this time, I was thinking of doing the other roads once we ran along Crescent Drive and Shepperton. It was already just over 2 miles when we got to the top of Shepperton, I wasn't quite sure how far this way is, but they way that we are running, it's not going to be any problem. I am thinking it's just a tad over the mile so a perfect distance for group 1. At least going this way it's all flat now, no more undulations or inclines!
This evening's run seemed to finish all too quickly, we were coming out of St. Johns road turning right and running along Tudor way towards Crossways. We were all still pretty tight together, it has been a fabulous run, and now, after crossing over the road, it's time to just give it a little bit more to the rec. SingstarJo was just ahead of me, the other five were behind, I started running, I was trying to catch up to SingstarJo! She looked as if she was just breezing along, she looked so relaxed as she stayed just ahead of me. I just couldn't catch her, I decided to just try and stay not far behind her!
That was a good bit. I enjoyed that. I enjoy all my runs once I get out there doing it! Why is it so hard to do when I am by myself! Tut. I need a telling that's for sure!
So geeky stats and if you dig and delve you will notice that my shoes have done over 500 miles now, I have counted up my cash that I have been putting in my little piggy bank and I have the grand total of £135.00 A new pair of shoes! What a brilliant idea I saw on a Facebook page about putting a pound in the pot every time I ran or cycled! Although my stats says that I have 174 activities done in them, I didn't actually start putting money away until the January! Which is what is going to happen again for next year!
Saturday, 15 October 2016
Beginners Course Week 5
Hello blog lovers
Today was the beginners group. We are already in week 5! Can you believe that! This week they will be running for 6 minutes with the 2 minutes rest! Of course they all asked about the run for 5 minutes! Nah!!! We don't want to do that! We are on an even keel now! Nothing odd! No way! We don't do 5!.........unless we are running 5k!
Sherry was poorly today, so I am afraid the group had me leading! All 55 of them! Thankfully there are 15 PWR's to help too! I still feel totally out of place up there in the front.....totally a fraud.......totally over whelmed that all these people will be listening to me! Today it did show a tad......with just a few mistakes going on! I think I got away with......well I think I put them right via the email and facebook posts!
Anyway, enough about me.....let me tell you about all these fabulous runners. They have been running, and practising, and running, and walking, and drilling, stretching and running for 5 weeks now. When they first came along for that first week, they were all so pleased to be able to run for 1 minute and now here they are, jumping up from 4 minutes to 6 minutes! There was a little bit of a shock, but I kept them busy, walking the rec, and doing the drills!
It was time now to start the running, the PWR's were all spread through the beginners ready to answer questions, encourage, or just run along next to them. It's what we love to do, and we are hoping that everyone here will love it too. It is a big deal, it is hard running if you have never done it. If you come and watch these beginners counting down the minutes and seconds they are running, waiting for the whistle then you can see it! Even for some of the beginners who are surprised that there is only 30 seconds left of a running rep. "Phew" they say as they begin the walking rep.
Some are smiling all the way, some or just concentrating so hard just to get to the end of the 6 minutes. Some are chatting to their fellow runners helping the to take their minds off the running! It really does work. But one thing they all share at the end of the session, a huge big smile on their faces! It's amazing to see, to watch them all achieve their potential, watching the start of their love of running! Brilliant!
Can't wait to introduce them to running through the woods in the summer, when they all join PWR of course! That is a great run, through His beautiful woods, through fields and by rivers! Extremely special!
So, just to remind myself more than anything, the itinerary for the next few weeks.
Week 6 22 October 8 minutes run/2 mins walk x 3
Week 6 29 October 8 minutes run/2 mins walk x 3(repeat of last week)
Week 7 05 November 10 minutes run/2 mins walk x 3
Week 8 12 November 14 minutes run/3 mins walk x 2
Yup, that looks about right! ZippySherry will be back with us soon, she has had the lurgy, but hopefully by next week she will be as right as rain!
Today was the beginners group. We are already in week 5! Can you believe that! This week they will be running for 6 minutes with the 2 minutes rest! Of course they all asked about the run for 5 minutes! Nah!!! We don't want to do that! We are on an even keel now! Nothing odd! No way! We don't do 5!.........unless we are running 5k!
Sherry was poorly today, so I am afraid the group had me leading! All 55 of them! Thankfully there are 15 PWR's to help too! I still feel totally out of place up there in the front.....totally a fraud.......totally over whelmed that all these people will be listening to me! Today it did show a tad......with just a few mistakes going on! I think I got away with......well I think I put them right via the email and facebook posts!
Anyway, enough about me.....let me tell you about all these fabulous runners. They have been running, and practising, and running, and walking, and drilling, stretching and running for 5 weeks now. When they first came along for that first week, they were all so pleased to be able to run for 1 minute and now here they are, jumping up from 4 minutes to 6 minutes! There was a little bit of a shock, but I kept them busy, walking the rec, and doing the drills!
It was time now to start the running, the PWR's were all spread through the beginners ready to answer questions, encourage, or just run along next to them. It's what we love to do, and we are hoping that everyone here will love it too. It is a big deal, it is hard running if you have never done it. If you come and watch these beginners counting down the minutes and seconds they are running, waiting for the whistle then you can see it! Even for some of the beginners who are surprised that there is only 30 seconds left of a running rep. "Phew" they say as they begin the walking rep.
Some are smiling all the way, some or just concentrating so hard just to get to the end of the 6 minutes. Some are chatting to their fellow runners helping the to take their minds off the running! It really does work. But one thing they all share at the end of the session, a huge big smile on their faces! It's amazing to see, to watch them all achieve their potential, watching the start of their love of running! Brilliant!
Can't wait to introduce them to running through the woods in the summer, when they all join PWR of course! That is a great run, through His beautiful woods, through fields and by rivers! Extremely special!
So, just to remind myself more than anything, the itinerary for the next few weeks.
Week 6 22 October 8 minutes run/2 mins walk x 3
Week 6 29 October 8 minutes run/2 mins walk x 3(repeat of last week)
Week 7 05 November 10 minutes run/2 mins walk x 3
Week 8 12 November 14 minutes run/3 mins walk x 2
Yup, that looks about right! ZippySherry will be back with us soon, she has had the lurgy, but hopefully by next week she will be as right as rain!
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