It has been a bit of a mixed week so far, hence why I haven’t blogged for a few days. Monday started off well and I hit the gym after work with the aim of matching the 8.5km I did the week previous.
However, after the 14km I did on Saturday I felt a bit heavy legged and lethargic. In addition, as I was running on the treadmill (wayyyy too cold to go outside for any reason at all apart for buying food) I managed to knock the emergency stop button after about 20 minutes, which knocked me off my stride.
Nevertheless, I still managed to get though a fairly meaty 11km in 1 hour, 20 seconds, around one minute slower than when I covered the same distance on my way to 14km last Wednesday, so I was pretty pleased with that.
Tuesday was a different matter though. Both my calves were feeling sore and my back was also quite tight. On top of this I was totally knackered after a poor night’s sleep, so knocked football on the head and went home instead. Or at least I though. I got to my front door and released I had left my keys at work. I phoned Wifey who was on her way home, so I went round the pub to wait for her. Unfortunately she got stuck on the tube, so I didn’t get inside the house until around 2 hours after I thought I would, making me even grumpier and tired.
I can’t afford to mooch around though, not with a half marathon just 2 weeks, 2 days away! So I hit the gym last night with the intention of just doing a quick 5km to shake the heaviness out of my legs and I blasted through in 27 mins, 25 seconds, setting a pace of 5 mins 13 per km, a bit faster than my marathon target.
It also serves as a warm up to the week’s main event, the Long Run. I am aiming to beat the distance I set last week (14.2km) and hold roughly the same sort of pace, earning myself a Friday night off!
Weight update:
I weighted myself on Monday and was pleased to see I am now down to 97.8kg and this only ticked up to 98.2kg on Wednesday, meaning I am going in the right direction but still have some way to go before the name of this blog is redundant!
In addition, I am doing this to raise money for the Willow Foundation, as well as getting less fat. You can sponsor me at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/runningfatbloke and to all the people who have already done, so, thank you, it is very much appreciated and is spurring me on to train, even in the cold!
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