Helloooo!
SO another week down and therefore another week closer to the marathon! CAN'T BELIEVE how quickly it's coming round..very scary!!
Having spent the weekend in London, Hannah and I decided to fit in a training run and run from Golders Green to Berwick Street to browse some fabric shops! Totting up a 7.26 mile run IN THE SNOW...and being our farthest run yet. Proud.
We also tried some energy gel to see how they affected our runs and it was DISGUSTING...think I'm going to have to try jelly babies instead because can't be dealing with that snot like gel, that's for sure. I was hoping they would make us run like Roadrunner (plan would be to take one in the last mile of the marathon and wizz up past everyones asses) but unfortunately, due to the short-leggedness inflicted, continued to run at the same pace.
Slightly disappointing.
Altogether this week my little legs totted up a total of 13 miles running (over half of that in one run...yipee) as well as a cross training session.
Hannah and I are signing up for a half marathon mid February so I can have real taste of what it's like to have some pretty good runners racing us...with our competitive sides coming out it could get messy. As we were talking about this week...if we run the marathon together, what happens at the end? SOMEONE HAS TO WIN! Food for thought...
Happy Monday!!
Love a fledgling Marathon runner in training (Laura)
Monday 21 January 2013
Sunday 13 January 2013
WEEK 2 OF NEW INTENSE TRAINING PLAN
HEY HEY,
SO I changed up my training plan a little bit because my calf muscles are getting really sore when I run so I swapped my long Sunday run for some biking. I have been pretty active this week which is surprising considering I have got my first exam tomorrow (hence todays anticipation and slight unmotivation...but it's ok because I have made up for it)...
Who'd have thought exercise actually is a good way for balancing stress...I've actually wanted to visit the gym 3 times this week, go swimming and go for a run...apart from today I'm noticing it getting easier and easier to leave the house and an hour run doesn't seem so daunting!!
Whereas before my mind motivation would be...'it's only 2 minutes of running, you can manage that surely'....it now takes the shape of 'it's only 35 minutes of running, you can manage that surely'.
(Apparently something positive is happening!!)
SO I have been so overwhelmed with the support this week in terms of sponsors...my aim was to get to £300 by the end of the week and thats been surpassed by nearly £100!! INCREDIBLE...special shout out to the anonymous donor of £50!...
*Picks herself up off the floor*
So if you're all wondering, I've totalled 9 miles ran this week and 5 miles on the bike...A GRAND TOTAL OFFFFFFFF 14 miles...(my aim is from now on to beat or at least match the week before in total miles)....and I tell you what, it is the first week I have blinking felt that 14 miles in my little aching legs and hips!!! BUT HEY IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT...as my anonymous donor said...
'IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP GOING' *gulp*
Sunday Love..thank you for the support and good luck with exams if you have them!! (if not then good luck for the week in general!)
Love (an actually aching) Laura xx
SO I changed up my training plan a little bit because my calf muscles are getting really sore when I run so I swapped my long Sunday run for some biking. I have been pretty active this week which is surprising considering I have got my first exam tomorrow (hence todays anticipation and slight unmotivation...but it's ok because I have made up for it)...
Who'd have thought exercise actually is a good way for balancing stress...I've actually wanted to visit the gym 3 times this week, go swimming and go for a run...apart from today I'm noticing it getting easier and easier to leave the house and an hour run doesn't seem so daunting!!
Whereas before my mind motivation would be...'it's only 2 minutes of running, you can manage that surely'....it now takes the shape of 'it's only 35 minutes of running, you can manage that surely'.
(Apparently something positive is happening!!)
SO I have been so overwhelmed with the support this week in terms of sponsors...my aim was to get to £300 by the end of the week and thats been surpassed by nearly £100!! INCREDIBLE...special shout out to the anonymous donor of £50!...
*Picks herself up off the floor*
So if you're all wondering, I've totalled 9 miles ran this week and 5 miles on the bike...A GRAND TOTAL OFFFFFFFF 14 miles...(my aim is from now on to beat or at least match the week before in total miles)....and I tell you what, it is the first week I have blinking felt that 14 miles in my little aching legs and hips!!! BUT HEY IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT...as my anonymous donor said...
'IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP GOING' *gulp*
Sunday Love..thank you for the support and good luck with exams if you have them!! (if not then good luck for the week in general!)
Love (an actually aching) Laura xx
Sunday 6 January 2013
Dusting off the old trainers...
So for all you lot who thought I'd packed it in...I've definitely not! And as loans are just in whens a better time to tell you what the old dusty trainers have been up too this week...
True I've been MIA for the passed few weeks however with 21st birthdays, Christmas (ie foodmas) and lots of things going on, there hasn't been much to update you on! OH HOW THAT HAS CHANGED...news years resolution STICK TO TRAINING PLAN and it's sure in full swing.
This week my little legs have clocked up 13.4 miles...true thats just over half the amount I'll be running in one day but not bad for my first week back on the running I'm inclined to say! I'm sat here still puffing from my long Sunday run...5miles in 50 minutes, unfortunately my trainers were rubbing horribly stopping me from the last 10 minutes hoping to clock up another mile!
If I run the marathon at the pace I ran this last run, I'll finish in 4 and a half hours...AIM to sustain pace for 21 more miles that just completely...
I'll work on it.
I've joined a running club who I'll be training with a couple of times a week starting from next week which I'm excited about! There's a few other marathon runners so I'll make some marathon friends hopefully!
I hope January is treating you well, and all your resolutions are off to a good start as mine certainly are!
www.virginmoneygiving.com/laurawakeford...please donate a few pennies to make 2013 a better year for the children of variety!
Happy Sunday,
Love Laura x
True I've been MIA for the passed few weeks however with 21st birthdays, Christmas (ie foodmas) and lots of things going on, there hasn't been much to update you on! OH HOW THAT HAS CHANGED...news years resolution STICK TO TRAINING PLAN and it's sure in full swing.
This week my little legs have clocked up 13.4 miles...true thats just over half the amount I'll be running in one day but not bad for my first week back on the running I'm inclined to say! I'm sat here still puffing from my long Sunday run...5miles in 50 minutes, unfortunately my trainers were rubbing horribly stopping me from the last 10 minutes hoping to clock up another mile!
If I run the marathon at the pace I ran this last run, I'll finish in 4 and a half hours...AIM to sustain pace for 21 more miles that just completely...
I'll work on it.
I've joined a running club who I'll be training with a couple of times a week starting from next week which I'm excited about! There's a few other marathon runners so I'll make some marathon friends hopefully!
I hope January is treating you well, and all your resolutions are off to a good start as mine certainly are!
www.virginmoneygiving.com/laurawakeford...please donate a few pennies to make 2013 a better year for the children of variety!
Happy Sunday,
Love Laura x
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