September 2011
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Olympic Park Run ballot →
Be the first across the Olympic finish line
5 mile course culminating in the Olympic Stadium
5000 places available via a ballot
£15 entry includes 2 Olympic Stadium spectator tickets
Event takes place 31st March 2012 at 14:00
Ballot closes at midnight on 27th October 2011
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Gameplan for September
Given its the 1st of the month, time to set some targets
- stay healthy - done
- no alcohol until the evening of 25th - failed due to friend’s bday and another’s wedding (but I am really not drinking compared to my former life)
- no smoking - done. Not smoked for 3.5 months now and I don’t even think about it anymore
- run at least 20 miles/week (except taper week before the...
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Next 1/2 marathon - Brighton 1/2 →
A non-runner friend has decided to try a 1/2 marathon so has signed up for the Brighton 1/2 (Feb 19th 2012). Go him for challenging himself. He’ll find the training hard but has the right mindset towards these things. Am stoked he’s wanting to try. He mentioned that I had inspired him! How awesome is that?! I never thought my own journey to becoming a distance runner would inspire...
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6m recovery run →
Still stretching those legs out from sunday’s 1/2 marathon. Legs starting to feel much better. Butt still sore though! Will keep trying to massage those aches out.
Not sure I’ll be recovered enough to really push for a PB at this sunday’s 5K race in Victoria Park. Will have to see
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Paula Radcliffe inside qualifying time for London... →
Great to see Paula competing again. Great result at the Berlin Marathon this weekend. Bodes well for 2012. Go Paula :)
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“Don’t think of them as hills; think of them as ‘mounds of opportunity.’”
– Jordan (via iruncrosscountryandablog)
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Marathon training schedule?
Can anyone recommend a free marathon training schedule? A first time marathon runner but runs about 20-25 miles a week already. I have 7 months to train for it.
Thanks :)
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Windsor Half Marathon
Managed to get up early this morning to squeeze in a final session before the big day on sunday - Windsor 1/2 (my first race at this distance). Relieved to have finally shaken the cold and good to be back running.
Almost there at my fundraising target for the Bobby Moore Fund, Cancer Research UK.
http://www.justgiving.com/sharondtbobbymoore
http://www.justgiving.com/sharondt
Just got to...
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Chillax
Finally taking heed of the sniffling, coughing, aches and am chillaxing in an attempt to finally shift this stoopid cold. Got it last week and had been running as normal with it (just been taking decongestants so I can breath). Was feeling ok running until yesterday’s session. Had to cut the planned 10 miles down to 7. My breathing was getting laboured so decided against pushing myself.
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Fly Mo high 5's :)
Watched the Great North Run on TV today. Was stoked to see Mo Farah started the race then spent the next 30 mins or so high fiving the runners crossing the start line. How awesome is that :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-14964412
I know a few runners from our club (Crystal Palace Fun Runners) did the GNR today. Looking fwd to seeing them this week to hear how they did.
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New pair of trainers - advice pls
Am thinking of rewarding myself with a new pair of trainers after my 1st 1/2 marathon next weekend. I have run just under 400 miles in the pair I currently have so they’re getting close to retirement anyways.
I’ve noticed Runners Need have a sale on and they have a shop near where I work so should be easy to get a good pair at a good price.
Can anyone advise me on whether I should...
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London Marathon 2012 - I'm in. Part 2
Now I’ve had a couple of hours for the news to sink in that I have a place in next year’s London Marathon, I’ve stopped hyper-ventilating from the news!
I only really applied on the off chance of getting in. The London Marathon places are sooo over-subscribed. There’s even stiff competition for the charity places too. I know people who have tried to get a place for years...
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London Marathon 2012 - I'm in →
Just had an email from Cancer Research UK confirming I have one of their spots in the London Marathon next year. This is regardless of the public ballot results (announced October).
I’ve been mentioning to folks I had applied but the reality of getting a spot is a little daunting.
I’ve yet to run my first 1/2 marathon let alone MARATHON.
ARRGHHH! What have a I done?!?! Excuse me...
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Adidas Women's 5K challenge →
Just got in from volunteering at the Adidas Women’s 5K Challenge, Hyde Park.
My first time volunteering for Cancer Research UK. Initially felt a little odd being at an event and not actually running myself but really enjoyed it.
Loved the look of achievement on the ladies faces when they came over to say hello after they’d completed the distance.
Kept thinking that it was kinda like...
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Exercise ball
Got myself an exercise ball today. Thought it’ll be a much cheaper alternative to joining a gym. Really looking fwd to trying it out. It can only help with the running, right?
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Slow & steady
My legs are sore today from the mileage I put in last week. Starting to think jumping from my normal 20-25 mile week to a 35 mile week was not so smart.
I usually do an endurance run (10-13 miles) on a sunday. By Tuesday my legs are usually all healed from it. Not today. The post 2 day aches kicked in today and my hamstring feels tight.
I’ve not felt these aches since starting training...
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Wkend mileage - 19 miles :)
Given my first 1/2 marathon is 3 weeks away I thought I’d put some solid miles in this week whilst I still had time to recover if it all went wrong!
Tested the club’s time trial route again yesterday (as I got lost on the route earlier in the week). Almost got lost again but nowhere near as bad as before. Miles = 6.
Today’s run took me to Dulwich Park via the woods, then back...
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Gameplan for August reviewed....
So this is how I did
- Stay healthy - DONE
- Still not smoke (into my 8th week of quitting) - DONE (now at 3 months of quitting)
- Run at least 20 miles a week - just missed out, 19 miles/week
- Keep up the sunday endurance runs (at least 10 miles) - ran less than 10 miles a couple of sundays (but did run every sunday)
- Keep at the interval training sessions - DONE
- Stick to training...
