Monthly Archives: February 2011

Wk9 – 3.6M run, 45 min Bodyweight circuits & Gremlins

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Monday night, I went straight to Bellahouston after work to meet a friend for a run. I’d been feeling hungry for most of the day, and I got my mid afternoon dip about 3pm. I met Paul just after I … Continue reading →

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Wk9 Training Plan

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Lets see if I can stick to this plan this week: MON: PM – 2M easy run, 45 mins circuits, 2M easy run TUES: AM – 4.3M in town, PM – Double Spinfit (not Helen) WED: PM – 45 mins … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – 10k Time Trial (2)

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Sunday of week 8, the rest and recovery week and it was a gorgeous Spring morning. I figured after 3 days rest it would be a good time to do my 4 weekly 10k time trial. Covering most of the … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – Rest and recovery

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Hey, I’m liking this rest week every 4 weeks where I get a week when I don’t really run long and choose how much or how little exercise I do. So far this week it’s been: Mon: 5.1M run, 1 … Continue reading →

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Weight loss through running…

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

So… some of you may hate me for writing this… but I’m now at the lightest I’ve been since I can remember. 126lbs or 9 stone. I started running in June 2008 when I was 147lbs (10 st 7) and … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – 8M figure of 8 loops

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Wednesday night and I decided I’d do my long run instead of doing it on Saturday morning. My long run this week was only planned to be 8 miles, so I’d do the usual 4 miles around the Clyde then … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – Double Spinfit

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Usual Tuesday night – straight from work to Bellahouston for double Spinfit with Helen. I had a bit of a sore head when I started, thruogh maybe not eating enough snacks at work.  I managed to plough some snacks into … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – 1 Hour Bodyweight & Kettlebell circuits

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Monday night and I decided I would up my circuits from 45 minutes to 1 hour.  It meant 8 repetitions of 10 exerises, 30:15 secs work:rest ratio.  A mixture of bodyweight and 12kg kettlebell exercises. Here are the exercises I … Continue reading →

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Energy & Hydration for 13.1M & 26.2M

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

I’ve been considering my plan for energy intake and hydration for the half marathon and marathon I’ll be doing. I’ll of course be taking my water pack with me on both runs… 1 – 1.5 litres of water. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – 5.1M Queens Park Tempo (PB!)

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Monday morning and at 5:30am I was woken by the heating coming on and I thought… why is the heating coming on at 5:30am on a Sunday?!  Then I realised Sunday had been and gone and it was in fact … Continue reading →

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