Hello blog lovers.
My goodness, what sort of weather is this in September, hitting the 30's, us Brits are just not used to it! But that didn't stop us from turning up to run for a few miles!
I was feeling a bit tired, I had been for a bike ride in the morning, about 19 miles! Up hill! My legs were not friends with the rest of me! I still had my run to do though, there's not a lot that can keep me away from my club run.
As it was warm though I decided to do a fairly easier route, the one we did last week. Just that one hill at the beginning that is steeper than the rest of the undulations! We had a new person with us, and a returnee! Both of them did well up that hill!
I kept a keen eye on my Garmin to make sure that I wasn't going too fast, which I was when I was chatting to people! I seem to forget myself and just run with the rythem of us chatting! But as soon as I saw that I was running a tad fast I slowed down. I then come up with my cunning plan! For those that want to run ahead of me that is fine. They can run to the next corner, or to the end of the road, but then they will have to run back to me! Not only just to me, they will have to run to the back of the group and then work their way back to where they want to be! Evil, nah, I am just making sure that everyone has a good run!
With fourteen of us running we were quite a big group. I decided that I would change the route slightly and continue up towards the Off License, we were going to go down Beaumont road. It's a nice road, slightly undulating and it just feels like we are getting closer to the end of our run. I also decided to run past the pub, The Day Light Inn, only because Jenny's friends said they would be there sipping on their beer! Sometimes it good to show off to your mates, not quite sure Jenny thought she was showing off though!
I could have taken them on the unddulation of Woodland Way, Greath Thrift etc, but I think we had all done quite well, it was warm, very warm and I didn't want anyone to feel ill including me! So I lead them down Petts Wood Road and then back along Crossways! Three miles done! A great run!
Geeky stats, and I am missing bits as I was fiddling about with my watch trying to take off the auto pause! I failed by the way lol.
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Thursday, 8 September 2016
Another Double!! Get In There!
Hello bloggers!
I tell you one thing, mojo or not, I am flipping doing it! Stuff this getting old shit! I ain't 'avin' it! It's going to be kicking and screaming and running and sweating into the next 'phase' of my life! I know rest days are good, but I do have rests, for the rest of the day and evening (unless it's a double day!) And I know if I start to feel too tired, or my body starts to complain too much then I will deal with it rather than ignore it!
My first of todays runs was through the woods. I didn't know who was going to be with me today. Some of my Thursday group 1's have moved onto the middle group and Little.J. was away. But Diane was feeling a little sore. She had done the Weald 10k and was still suffering, so she wanted to go a little more gentle than group 2 or 3. I knew I wanted to do track in the evening, so the route I chose was the easy way round, going through Petts Wood, right up to the top and then along the back of the woods to Goss Hill and then down again. I was thinking of going out to the road, and under the rail bridges, but I decided against that, Maybe try do that route next week if I have time!
It was a really great run with Diane, we chatted and laughed and really had a good social run. Sometimes you really need to do that! I was feeling a little tired, I am not a good morning person, just ask the kids that! And if I haven't had my shot of caffiene then I am not even human! But this mornings run was just like a shot of caffiene, it made me human!
So Geeky stats for you.
I tell you one thing, mojo or not, I am flipping doing it! Stuff this getting old shit! I ain't 'avin' it! It's going to be kicking and screaming and running and sweating into the next 'phase' of my life! I know rest days are good, but I do have rests, for the rest of the day and evening (unless it's a double day!) And I know if I start to feel too tired, or my body starts to complain too much then I will deal with it rather than ignore it!
My first of todays runs was through the woods. I didn't know who was going to be with me today. Some of my Thursday group 1's have moved onto the middle group and Little.J. was away. But Diane was feeling a little sore. She had done the Weald 10k and was still suffering, so she wanted to go a little more gentle than group 2 or 3. I knew I wanted to do track in the evening, so the route I chose was the easy way round, going through Petts Wood, right up to the top and then along the back of the woods to Goss Hill and then down again. I was thinking of going out to the road, and under the rail bridges, but I decided against that, Maybe try do that route next week if I have time!
It was a really great run with Diane, we chatted and laughed and really had a good social run. Sometimes you really need to do that! I was feeling a little tired, I am not a good morning person, just ask the kids that! And if I haven't had my shot of caffiene then I am not even human! But this mornings run was just like a shot of caffiene, it made me human!
So Geeky stats for you.
Track Is Back!
It's not the rec anymore. It's become too dark to continue with our core training, so, for me, it's back to the track for the winter! I was tempted to 'have a rest' just like the other Thursday rec'ers are doing. They will be doing pavement pounding in a week or two! But I know if I start resting then it may just be that be harder to start again. I was going to cycle over too, but I talked myself out of it. My excuses were quite logical. For one, I didn't want to wear myself out before I got there, I really wanted to do the whole of the session without stopping 'unofficially'. and two, if I did cycle, and then I worked really hard, then I might be too exhausted to ride home, and be a danger to myself or other road users! See I told you the excuses were logical! I am the queen of excuses! Oh and thirdly.......I was just running a little late, I was sat watching the telly!
It seemed the whole world and her husband was running late too, the traffic on the roads! I made it just in time, sort of. I missed what the session was going to be. But after our warm ups (which nigh on knackered me anyway!) we were lined up on the start line and PhysioMike quickly ran through what we were going to be doing, which basically, as a chap said "When PhysioMike blows the whistle run, when he blows it again, rest, and repeat!" I think I can do that! No problem!! She says!
But for the first whistle it was running at just faster than 5k pace, for 30 seconds, then 1.30 (I think) and then 4 minutes, with a 90 second 'rest' in between! Do that 3 times! Now I do like running to the whistle, It saves me counting laps! I can get so confused at how many laps I have done after oooooo say the first.........half lap! The whistle I can listen out for, I can think "It's coming, any second now, just keep running" It does help! Where as those laps, that finish line, mocking you, and it seems to stretch away from you as you're trying to run towards it!
It felt good to be back at track. Running with the speedsters. It gets one used to be passed by when one is on races! But knowing that I am running the best that I can is all I need to keep me doing what I am doing. And not only that, just as the Thursday Rec crew, the Tracksters are just as encouraging to me as they've always been! "Well done Old girl" "Keep going you doing great" were just some of the lovely things they were saying to me as they passed by. What a blimmin great running club I am in! Since my last time at track it seems that quite a few others have found the virtures of running on a spongy track! Some new people I have not seen before, and one chap introduced himself to me, just as I was flagging on the very last 'cool down' lap, Richard his name is, "Come on nearly done". It was just what I needed, as I was thinking right then I would just walk the last hundred meters, after all it's just a cool down lap before the strethces!
It really was a fabulous session, and I did feel good to have ran in all the running sections, and kept moving when it was the rest sections! Yup, I am going to be back on form soon!
Geeky stats.
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Back To The Grindstone!
Hello blog lovers
The kids are back at school, yay!!!! I mean, oh shame, it was so good not having a tidy kitchen! Any way, it does mean that it's back to running, running every single minute I can! As you probably know, and if you don't, I can't understand how you have missed all my moaning and groaning about it, I am going through this awful thing called 'The Change of Life' I seriously feel like I am metamorphosing into something that's else, that's for sure! It's not a pretty sight! Most women are just letting it happen, ignoring it's happening, or just not refusing it is happening, but not me! I'm not liking it one little bit, and I am not being quiet about it either!! So I am doing everying possitble to try and get rid of symptons!
But right now I feel I am on the brink of becoming like my nanny Drew! She was a gorgeous lady, don't get me wrong, loved her dearly. She had brightly orange coloured hair, huge pink lips and she was round, oh so very round! But everyone's nanny was like that in those days, weren't they? She was always with a bag of sweets for us all! My nanny used to sit in a chair breathing heavy after a walk around the shop! I don't want to be a round nanny! I don't want to be breathing heavy going up the stairs, like I used to back in my fat, round days!
No this Old Girl here is going to be a fit nanny, and it's going to be hard work! I need to be wearing a mask as well, to stop myself stuffing food in my mouth! Anyway, I am surrounding myself with my good friends to help me. Naggy Neighbour, my friends at my running club, and the Old Boy, when he's feeling better. Today I was with Tanya! We used to always meet up on a Wednesday afternoon with Tracy, before the school holidays, and now we are meeting up again!
I met up with Tanya and little Max at Normans Park. The heat wave thingy the forecasters predicted seemed to be in full force this afternoon, and I knew it was going to be pretty tough, but for our half mile warm up we was in the shade! Hmm, maybe I should have gone around the the other way instead. Start nice and slowly in the sun and put in the effort when we got to the shade! Oh well too late!
We only did two laps, way to warm really, and little Max's tongue was hanging out. But the first lap we did non stop, the second one, there was a couple of walking bits! I am just glad I am back on the road..........paths.......trails and whatever else I shall be running on........to fitness!
Now, about this diet........?
Geeky stats
The kids are back at school, yay!!!! I mean, oh shame, it was so good not having a tidy kitchen! Any way, it does mean that it's back to running, running every single minute I can! As you probably know, and if you don't, I can't understand how you have missed all my moaning and groaning about it, I am going through this awful thing called 'The Change of Life' I seriously feel like I am metamorphosing into something that's else, that's for sure! It's not a pretty sight! Most women are just letting it happen, ignoring it's happening, or just not refusing it is happening, but not me! I'm not liking it one little bit, and I am not being quiet about it either!! So I am doing everying possitble to try and get rid of symptons!
But right now I feel I am on the brink of becoming like my nanny Drew! She was a gorgeous lady, don't get me wrong, loved her dearly. She had brightly orange coloured hair, huge pink lips and she was round, oh so very round! But everyone's nanny was like that in those days, weren't they? She was always with a bag of sweets for us all! My nanny used to sit in a chair breathing heavy after a walk around the shop! I don't want to be a round nanny! I don't want to be breathing heavy going up the stairs, like I used to back in my fat, round days!
No this Old Girl here is going to be a fit nanny, and it's going to be hard work! I need to be wearing a mask as well, to stop myself stuffing food in my mouth! Anyway, I am surrounding myself with my good friends to help me. Naggy Neighbour, my friends at my running club, and the Old Boy, when he's feeling better. Today I was with Tanya! We used to always meet up on a Wednesday afternoon with Tracy, before the school holidays, and now we are meeting up again!
I met up with Tanya and little Max at Normans Park. The heat wave thingy the forecasters predicted seemed to be in full force this afternoon, and I knew it was going to be pretty tough, but for our half mile warm up we was in the shade! Hmm, maybe I should have gone around the the other way instead. Start nice and slowly in the sun and put in the effort when we got to the shade! Oh well too late!
We only did two laps, way to warm really, and little Max's tongue was hanging out. But the first lap we did non stop, the second one, there was a couple of walking bits! I am just glad I am back on the road..........paths.......trails and whatever else I shall be running on........to fitness!
Now, about this diet........?
Geeky stats
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Double For A Tuesday!
Hello blog lovers.
Thats right, you read it here first! A double run for a Tuesday. The first one was this morning, I was supposed to run back from my grandsons school, as he has now started year 3! I got into my running gear, or I should say I struggled into my running gear. I was running a bit late getting ready and I was having 'a moment' as well. I am sure putting on a tight fitting wet suit would have been easier than getting into my lycra! Then to find out that my grandson was ill and not going to school! I could have had a lay in, or at least have waited till my 'moment' had passed before trying to get in to my running gear!
So now I had a dillema! I could not go for a run, I mean it's not as it was something that I did before, and I wasn't dropped off at the school and the only way back was to run. I was already at home, my planned 2 mile run was cancelled. With my solo running mojo still out of touch I had to force myself out of the door! I still planned on doing just a short one, after all I am running in the evening too.
So I ran, just the longer way through my local park, and up Southborough Lane and back home. That should be about the distance that I would have had to do had I ran back from young Dudes school! My legs were not ready for it, that was obvious, and it took a while for them to loosen up. My psyche however took even longer to wake up, if in fact it did wake up! I wouldn't say it was the best of runs, but they way I am looking at it, I am glad.......maybe that is a bit over zealous description, but I was ok that I went out! After all what's the alternative, give up?! Nah, no way.
This is what I would look like if I give up!
No, that is'nt going to happen. People have said to me that I am brave putting pictures like that one and this one below, for all to see. But I would sooner people see me like this
than the first one! At least this shows that I am doing something to get fit and stay fit!
So, I shall just change my mind about my morning run, it was a good run just slower!
Thats right, you read it here first! A double run for a Tuesday. The first one was this morning, I was supposed to run back from my grandsons school, as he has now started year 3! I got into my running gear, or I should say I struggled into my running gear. I was running a bit late getting ready and I was having 'a moment' as well. I am sure putting on a tight fitting wet suit would have been easier than getting into my lycra! Then to find out that my grandson was ill and not going to school! I could have had a lay in, or at least have waited till my 'moment' had passed before trying to get in to my running gear!
So now I had a dillema! I could not go for a run, I mean it's not as it was something that I did before, and I wasn't dropped off at the school and the only way back was to run. I was already at home, my planned 2 mile run was cancelled. With my solo running mojo still out of touch I had to force myself out of the door! I still planned on doing just a short one, after all I am running in the evening too.
So I ran, just the longer way through my local park, and up Southborough Lane and back home. That should be about the distance that I would have had to do had I ran back from young Dudes school! My legs were not ready for it, that was obvious, and it took a while for them to loosen up. My psyche however took even longer to wake up, if in fact it did wake up! I wouldn't say it was the best of runs, but they way I am looking at it, I am glad.......maybe that is a bit over zealous description, but I was ok that I went out! After all what's the alternative, give up?! Nah, no way.
This is what I would look like if I give up!
No, that is'nt going to happen. People have said to me that I am brave putting pictures like that one and this one below, for all to see. But I would sooner people see me like this
So, I shall just change my mind about my morning run, it was a good run just slower!
Club Run
So I turned up for my club run feeling ok. Looking forward to my run. I do love leading, at least my club running mojo is still well and truly here! My running team were all away today, due to holidays and injuries and what not, but I know we will be all ok, I shall make a sweeper out of those who turn up today.
My route was the flatish one, on the other side of the rail lines. I say flatish, we do have one cheeky little incline up Kingsway, just at the beginning of our run! But thats fine, we shall forget all about that once we had done it! Like it was nothing. We did it, like it was nothing, and we did it at a fairly fast pace, well for group 1 anyway! And today being move up Tuesday! I let us all gather at the top and then we walked for a bit to gain our breath back. Then it was back to running! I took them over the bridge, nice and quietly, just as PhysioMike tells us to run. "Just like Scooby Doo!" is they way he says it.
We ran down Crescent Drive, I was planning on running along Shepperton, but I was too busy chatting and ran passed it! I had to think on my feet about how to add the extra distance needed to make it a decent group 1 run. I knew there were some little cul-de-sac's along Tudor way, so that is where we are going to be running, in and out the cul-de-sac's! It may bring us up to where we need to be.
It was a good run, all run's are good! That is what I am saying from now on, all runs are good! And the banter and chat through out is just brilliant! Love leadig group 1. So here's our geeky stats.
Monday, 5 September 2016
A Must For Monday!
Hello bloggers.
Today is Monday, I think the giveaway is at the top of this blog. But for the past few Mondays me and the Old Boy have been running together through the woods. But not today. He wasn't feeling it today! Which means I am on my own. My solo running mojo is still somewhat elusive, and it was a great effort for me to get out and do my run. Especially when there was nando's mentioned! Running, nandos, running....... If it was the nandos, then I was all set to run out the door right then then to do my running first, and miss my favourite soap on the t.v., Maybe my mojo is closer than I think! But even that was not an option in the end as the Old Boy decided he didn't really want that anyway!
So running it is, after my favourite soap had finished of course. I was all set to go just after 7 o'clock. I was going to run to Turpington lane and back. Nothing to far just yet. Next week I shall start to add a mile on to my regular runs......maybe. But today, it's just this route. Trying to find that zone, I could feel myself all tense as I was running, and kept having to 'shake it off' and relax my arms and shoulders.
The music that was going on in my ears was helping me to keep a nice even, steady pace and I decided to just enjoy my music, with my running as just a secondary thing that I had to do. It was still quite muggy outside, it feels like it could be stormy. I like a storm, when I am inside my house, but not when I am outside. A bit of rain is fine too, just not that thunder and lightening! That's what it feels like, a storm is a brewing!
I put all thoughts of storms away, I didn't want to talk myself out of doing a shorter run, blimey, it can't be any shorter really, can it!? As usual I ran the first mile! I can do that, I really can, it feels a lot harder these days, but I can do it! It's this mental thing of mine saying "You can't do two miles Old Girl" and then my legs hurt, my breathings goes haywire, and I start believing that evil little voice in my head! "You can't do it, you're lazy!" I can hear the negative heckling going around my head as I give in to the walking!
That's fine, that's ok! It's my age, it's because I haven't had a good lunch, it's because it's muggy! I can find an excuse for not having an excuse! I just need to do! Let me tell you, it's a lot easier writing that down than it is to actually do it! But I think what I got to look at, is.........I am here running, by myself! I didn't succumb to the comfy armchair, nice cuppa and chocci biscuit! Although, now that I have just written that, I may indulge after I have finished writing this!
Just to keep my psyche 'happy' I went the opposite way round the loop once I got to Holbrook. Instead of going straight down to Turpington Lane I ran down Holbrook, into Magpie Hall Lane and then into Greenway. There will be none of those mental stopping points now! That's what I was hoping! I managed to run all the along Greenway, something I haven't done for a while! Maybe going in the opposite direction is slightly easier! We shall see!
But that's the things, right there! It's not easier! Arghhhh! Mojo, where are you? I am going to have to sign up for a race! That's all there is too it! I need a goal, I won't say challenge, because really, challenges scare the pants off me! I hate letting people down, or myself! But I will get a race going!
So the end of my run today, and I was beating myself up bad! "You shouldn't have stopped, you should keep running, what on earth were you thinking" were the thoughts going around my head! Who needs a Naggy Neighbour or Old Boy or even a Bims (aka Nagging Sister) to nag me, I am my own worse nag ever! I even get violent with myself, the whole slapped ass was going on as I was walking it out around the green, even having my eyes brimming, just slightly, but that could be sweat that was pouring from me, getting into my eyes and stinging! You gotta do better! I can do better......I will do better!
I know I worked hard today, I know I did. You know that noise that your clothes make, just after you come back from a run in the most torrential rain. You pull your clothes off and you get that 'schhhllluuup' sound as you peel them off! Well my clothes sounded like that.......and it wasn't even raining! That's how much I was sweating! Still......could do better!
Geeky stats!
Today is Monday, I think the giveaway is at the top of this blog. But for the past few Mondays me and the Old Boy have been running together through the woods. But not today. He wasn't feeling it today! Which means I am on my own. My solo running mojo is still somewhat elusive, and it was a great effort for me to get out and do my run. Especially when there was nando's mentioned! Running, nandos, running....... If it was the nandos, then I was all set to run out the door right then then to do my running first, and miss my favourite soap on the t.v., Maybe my mojo is closer than I think! But even that was not an option in the end as the Old Boy decided he didn't really want that anyway!
So running it is, after my favourite soap had finished of course. I was all set to go just after 7 o'clock. I was going to run to Turpington lane and back. Nothing to far just yet. Next week I shall start to add a mile on to my regular runs......maybe. But today, it's just this route. Trying to find that zone, I could feel myself all tense as I was running, and kept having to 'shake it off' and relax my arms and shoulders.
The music that was going on in my ears was helping me to keep a nice even, steady pace and I decided to just enjoy my music, with my running as just a secondary thing that I had to do. It was still quite muggy outside, it feels like it could be stormy. I like a storm, when I am inside my house, but not when I am outside. A bit of rain is fine too, just not that thunder and lightening! That's what it feels like, a storm is a brewing!
I put all thoughts of storms away, I didn't want to talk myself out of doing a shorter run, blimey, it can't be any shorter really, can it!? As usual I ran the first mile! I can do that, I really can, it feels a lot harder these days, but I can do it! It's this mental thing of mine saying "You can't do two miles Old Girl" and then my legs hurt, my breathings goes haywire, and I start believing that evil little voice in my head! "You can't do it, you're lazy!" I can hear the negative heckling going around my head as I give in to the walking!
That's fine, that's ok! It's my age, it's because I haven't had a good lunch, it's because it's muggy! I can find an excuse for not having an excuse! I just need to do! Let me tell you, it's a lot easier writing that down than it is to actually do it! But I think what I got to look at, is.........I am here running, by myself! I didn't succumb to the comfy armchair, nice cuppa and chocci biscuit! Although, now that I have just written that, I may indulge after I have finished writing this!
Just to keep my psyche 'happy' I went the opposite way round the loop once I got to Holbrook. Instead of going straight down to Turpington Lane I ran down Holbrook, into Magpie Hall Lane and then into Greenway. There will be none of those mental stopping points now! That's what I was hoping! I managed to run all the along Greenway, something I haven't done for a while! Maybe going in the opposite direction is slightly easier! We shall see!
But that's the things, right there! It's not easier! Arghhhh! Mojo, where are you? I am going to have to sign up for a race! That's all there is too it! I need a goal, I won't say challenge, because really, challenges scare the pants off me! I hate letting people down, or myself! But I will get a race going!
So the end of my run today, and I was beating myself up bad! "You shouldn't have stopped, you should keep running, what on earth were you thinking" were the thoughts going around my head! Who needs a Naggy Neighbour or Old Boy or even a Bims (aka Nagging Sister) to nag me, I am my own worse nag ever! I even get violent with myself, the whole slapped ass was going on as I was walking it out around the green, even having my eyes brimming, just slightly, but that could be sweat that was pouring from me, getting into my eyes and stinging! You gotta do better! I can do better......I will do better!
I know I worked hard today, I know I did. You know that noise that your clothes make, just after you come back from a run in the most torrential rain. You pull your clothes off and you get that 'schhhllluuup' sound as you peel them off! Well my clothes sounded like that.......and it wasn't even raining! That's how much I was sweating! Still......could do better!
Geeky stats!
Sunday, 4 September 2016
Two Runs, 1 Park!
Hello blog lovers.
I did parkrun yesterday, it was slower than last week. Last week I had Naggy Neighbour, pushing, pulling, willing and yelling for me to get around quicker. I needed that to try and get a good parkrun time for our Club Grand Prix. Yesterday, however it's back to mojo hunting! Just running around, trying to get into the Zone.
Naggy drove us to Norman Park, we had to park out side of the park because of the road being blocked as it was being fixed (water main went last Saturday) She had bought Chocolate with her, and I am sure she just loves those Saturday mornings running around the park! At least she makes it look so easy, I suppose having four legs makes it easy anyway!
When we all set off Naggy ran ahead, she has her own agenda now. She has got some big plans ahead with her running! I saw her disappear into the throng of people! I just looked ahead and tried getting into the zone. Not running fast, but not particularly slow either. I saw some other PWR's running ahead of me, but I decided to not catch up with them (they run way to fast now days!) So I stayed by myself, but not for long!
As I was running down the short straight, just before we cut across the grass I spied Becky. I was gaining on her. "Hi Becks" I said to her once I caught up. "Hello" she said to me. From then on me and her just ran side by side together, each of us pacing each other, encouraging each other to the end.
It was a good run, and I really...........enjoyed it.........yeah........lets start to really believe that! Because running is hard! It's bloody hard! Just because I have been doing it for years it doesn't mean that it gets easier! It's not like, say, playing my guitar! When I first picked it up along with a 'Teach yourself guitar' book, I was bloomin awful! But these days,.......well I am no Nancy Wilson.......but I can knock out a few chords easily! But this running malarkey. It's hard, but you just find yourself going further and (not in my case) faster! But the effort is still the same. That lovely feel good feeling happens only after you have done it!
Geeky stats
Just like I felt for todays run. Yes, I am trying to keep my blogs short.......just like my runs....for now! So my run today, Sunday, it was a solo run! Just me and my Ipod. I was procrastinating though, thinking I had so much to do that I couldn't possible be out running! But the Old Boy had Sunday lunch under control, my floors had all been steamed, and I had plenty of time! So I got into my running gear and went out of the house.
I drove to Normans park! I want to 'practice' around this park, I want to get 'better' at running around here. Away from car fumes, fresh air and not alone in the woods! (although I am quite ok running through the woods, but the Old Boy don't like it when I do). I started my Garmin and started my run from the Hook Farm car park end. My plan is to try and run 'easy' relaxed as PhysioMike is always telling us to do. That was my plan, that is what I was going to concentrate on.
Every time I felt tense I told myself to 'relax'. I shrugged my shoulders, I rolled my head and I shook out my hands. I must have looked pretty peculiar, but I don't worry about things like that anymore, just take a look at some of the pictures I have put up of myself! I had another plan in my mind, but it was just a plan I thought of for just one fleeting moment! It was a plan to get around in one go! No walking! I will do it, and I will do it while I am running solo! I know it's all in my head and I just have to get back to place where I just can't wait to get out and run, instead of all that procrastinating lark!
I ran around the park, doing the parkrun route, but it wasn't in any speedy style and I did have a few walking spells in there! So annoyed with myself! But I am pleased that I went out, and I did enjoy it......after I had finished of course. Here's to more happy mojo hunting!
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I did parkrun yesterday, it was slower than last week. Last week I had Naggy Neighbour, pushing, pulling, willing and yelling for me to get around quicker. I needed that to try and get a good parkrun time for our Club Grand Prix. Yesterday, however it's back to mojo hunting! Just running around, trying to get into the Zone.
Naggy drove us to Norman Park, we had to park out side of the park because of the road being blocked as it was being fixed (water main went last Saturday) She had bought Chocolate with her, and I am sure she just loves those Saturday mornings running around the park! At least she makes it look so easy, I suppose having four legs makes it easy anyway!
When we all set off Naggy ran ahead, she has her own agenda now. She has got some big plans ahead with her running! I saw her disappear into the throng of people! I just looked ahead and tried getting into the zone. Not running fast, but not particularly slow either. I saw some other PWR's running ahead of me, but I decided to not catch up with them (they run way to fast now days!) So I stayed by myself, but not for long!
As I was running down the short straight, just before we cut across the grass I spied Becky. I was gaining on her. "Hi Becks" I said to her once I caught up. "Hello" she said to me. From then on me and her just ran side by side together, each of us pacing each other, encouraging each other to the end.
It was a good run, and I really...........enjoyed it.........yeah........lets start to really believe that! Because running is hard! It's bloody hard! Just because I have been doing it for years it doesn't mean that it gets easier! It's not like, say, playing my guitar! When I first picked it up along with a 'Teach yourself guitar' book, I was bloomin awful! But these days,.......well I am no Nancy Wilson.......but I can knock out a few chords easily! But this running malarkey. It's hard, but you just find yourself going further and (not in my case) faster! But the effort is still the same. That lovely feel good feeling happens only after you have done it!
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Just like I felt for todays run. Yes, I am trying to keep my blogs short.......just like my runs....for now! So my run today, Sunday, it was a solo run! Just me and my Ipod. I was procrastinating though, thinking I had so much to do that I couldn't possible be out running! But the Old Boy had Sunday lunch under control, my floors had all been steamed, and I had plenty of time! So I got into my running gear and went out of the house.
I drove to Normans park! I want to 'practice' around this park, I want to get 'better' at running around here. Away from car fumes, fresh air and not alone in the woods! (although I am quite ok running through the woods, but the Old Boy don't like it when I do). I started my Garmin and started my run from the Hook Farm car park end. My plan is to try and run 'easy' relaxed as PhysioMike is always telling us to do. That was my plan, that is what I was going to concentrate on.
Every time I felt tense I told myself to 'relax'. I shrugged my shoulders, I rolled my head and I shook out my hands. I must have looked pretty peculiar, but I don't worry about things like that anymore, just take a look at some of the pictures I have put up of myself! I had another plan in my mind, but it was just a plan I thought of for just one fleeting moment! It was a plan to get around in one go! No walking! I will do it, and I will do it while I am running solo! I know it's all in my head and I just have to get back to place where I just can't wait to get out and run, instead of all that procrastinating lark!
I ran around the park, doing the parkrun route, but it wasn't in any speedy style and I did have a few walking spells in there! So annoyed with myself! But I am pleased that I went out, and I did enjoy it......after I had finished of course. Here's to more happy mojo hunting!
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Thursday, 1 September 2016
End Of Season Core and Speed Training!
Hello blog lovers.
This evening was the only exercises I did today, as this morning I had the last of the kids sessions before they are back to school! Six children this morning! We had some interesting games! I was trying to think of 'rules of play' on the spot! And I was also way off the 'p.c.' clap-o-meter as I put the kids in two teams.....girls against boys! (the girls won by the way!) It was a good end to the summer season! Hasn't it gone quick!
The session this evening was led by DiscoRich, and it's the last of the 'rec sessions'. In a couple of weeks he will be leading out Thursday training evenings. Interval running and speed running, on the pavements. As for me, I shall be back at track! I got to try and get my speed and stamina up again!
We started off with the usual 2 lap warm ups, and more or less straight away I could feel the little ache in my left hip! Just a niggle, but it's letting me know that 'it's there'! Maybe this session I won't push as hard as I was planning to, just enough to know that I have done a good job. That was my plan after the warm ups, and I started that with the drills. If DiscoRich said 'butt-kicks' then I was going to make sure that my heels kicked my but. If he said opposite elbow to opposite knee (keeping a straight back) then by George I will try my best to make sure elbows and knees touch!
I was going to try and do everything to the best that I can do.....without speeding around of course. With the running then it's running correctly, head up, shoulders back, breathing correctly and everything! When we do the core exercises I shall make sure that my posture is correct, my lunges are at 45 degree angle's and my plank was as plank like as I could get it!
The first of the running sessions was a tempo run, or interval run? But it was at least 4 times around the track, half was running at 5k pace, half was at recovery pace. The harder pace was also running up the hill!
Core strengthening started with SingstarJo, (it's so good to have her back with us!). She took us through a lovely routine of stretching and strength with the Sun Salutations. It's a good little movement thing, smoothly taking you from 'tree', to table, lunge, to downward dog, plank and cobra. Then working back to tree. DiscoRich took over again and gave us some more exercises, some sort of bridge thing on our back, lunges, squats and of course a plank!
With just the last of the running to do, relays, our session was done! My Garmin ran out of battery on the first warm up lap! Oh well. So no idea of how far I ran around the rec today, but I hoped it was quality stuff rather than just doing it to build up miles!
Track sessions here I come!
This evening was the only exercises I did today, as this morning I had the last of the kids sessions before they are back to school! Six children this morning! We had some interesting games! I was trying to think of 'rules of play' on the spot! And I was also way off the 'p.c.' clap-o-meter as I put the kids in two teams.....girls against boys! (the girls won by the way!) It was a good end to the summer season! Hasn't it gone quick!
The session this evening was led by DiscoRich, and it's the last of the 'rec sessions'. In a couple of weeks he will be leading out Thursday training evenings. Interval running and speed running, on the pavements. As for me, I shall be back at track! I got to try and get my speed and stamina up again!
We started off with the usual 2 lap warm ups, and more or less straight away I could feel the little ache in my left hip! Just a niggle, but it's letting me know that 'it's there'! Maybe this session I won't push as hard as I was planning to, just enough to know that I have done a good job. That was my plan after the warm ups, and I started that with the drills. If DiscoRich said 'butt-kicks' then I was going to make sure that my heels kicked my but. If he said opposite elbow to opposite knee (keeping a straight back) then by George I will try my best to make sure elbows and knees touch!
I was going to try and do everything to the best that I can do.....without speeding around of course. With the running then it's running correctly, head up, shoulders back, breathing correctly and everything! When we do the core exercises I shall make sure that my posture is correct, my lunges are at 45 degree angle's and my plank was as plank like as I could get it!
The first of the running sessions was a tempo run, or interval run? But it was at least 4 times around the track, half was running at 5k pace, half was at recovery pace. The harder pace was also running up the hill!
Core strengthening started with SingstarJo, (it's so good to have her back with us!). She took us through a lovely routine of stretching and strength with the Sun Salutations. It's a good little movement thing, smoothly taking you from 'tree', to table, lunge, to downward dog, plank and cobra. Then working back to tree. DiscoRich took over again and gave us some more exercises, some sort of bridge thing on our back, lunges, squats and of course a plank!
With just the last of the running to do, relays, our session was done! My Garmin ran out of battery on the first warm up lap! Oh well. So no idea of how far I ran around the rec today, but I hoped it was quality stuff rather than just doing it to build up miles!
Track sessions here I come!
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