three mile run and a sprint finish

First run with lunchtime runners at work for ages. Managed a fair paced three miles with a sprint at the end and have felt good about that for the rest of the day. It was great out in the sun and running with company.

That makes 8 runs and 26 miles total in 2011 - a marathon of sorts!

latest run update

whilst twitter free, I'll need to record here my first run for a while. Did four miles, longest for a couple of months, bringing the total number of runs during 2011 up to seven runs totalling 23 miles. Maintaining an average of just over three miles, that's the main thing!

New PB today!

4 and a half miles, furthest I've run non-stop, it took 47 minutes though, but included a 200ft ascent...



and I weighed myself for the first time in months... it's a bit disappointing so I won't tell you now.

Also did approx 3 and a half to 4 miles last Wednesday, and approx 3 miles the Wednesday before. That makes it four Wednesdays in a row - I'm so good!

Running again

Went out last Wednesday for the first time since July, did about 3 miles. Haven't weighed myself in an age, the school holidays and trip to Las Vegas haven't helped!

Running commentary

I appear to be in compensation mode. Went out twice with Ange in June, doing 1.8 miles (~18mins) on 2nd June and 2.8 miles on the 23rd (~30mins). I then did 4.25 miles on my own on 25th (36-something over the 3.5 mile timed section) and again today (no times).

recent news

Well it's been a while.
The following Wednesday I did a new PB over the timed section of the 3.5 miles - something like 32.5 minutes.
This was promptly followed by getting my weight down to the magic 12 stones again - a cold with bad cough that wouldn't shift, school holidays and other stuff meant no running, and the weight climbing back up to 12 st 4 lbs - back where it was after Christmas. So no net gain.
Been out the last couple of weeks, but missed this week. Ought to try and get a run in over the Bank Holiday weekend I suppose.
By the way, this the fist post via wifi from my new iPod touch - cool eh?

todays run

2.8 miles with Ange at lunchtime, in 30 minutes, which is 10m 40s mile rate.

another day, more running

Walked the school run, to and from work, total of 3.5 miles, plus a four mile run at lunchtime!

Down to 12st 2 lbs this morning (good news).

No glasses of wine drunk or cigarettes smoked.

run log update

Well, I can't beleive we're into Feb 2008, and I've kept up the running most weeks for over a year now. Currently up to about 4 miles at a time, I need to go more frequently before extending my distance I think.

Didn't make it to the 10K down at Powderham at the end of September which was a shame. Went out twice last week, which is unusual, and managed to shake of 3 pounds that have been hanging on since Christmas.

So, 4 miles done on each of 16th, 24th, 28th and 30th Jan.

Run, Run, Run

A complete log of all the running/jogging I've done ever!! - up to 24th January 2007

Routes

1. "Cadhay" school cross-country
2. "Gosford" school cross-country
3. Bracknell - Out of Nutley, around Ringmead, back past Waitrose/Silver Birch and back into Nutley
4. Met Office footpath - Hill Barton Rd - Pinhoe Road - Vaughan Road - Whipton Barton Lane - Vaughan Rd - footpath - Thornpark Rise - footpath - Birchy Barton Road - footpath - Hill Barton Rd - Met Office footpath
4a. Simplified version of above: Met Office footpath - Hill Barton Rd - Pinhoe Rd - Vaughan Rd - Whipton Barton Lane - Thornpark Rise - Birchy Barton Road - footpath - Hill Barton Rd - Met Office footpath


Runs

* route 1 last done in 1985-ish - I'm sure some of the boys behind me took a short-cut because I definitely wasn't the last boy in my year home
* route 2 done once in 1985? - Mr. Jones took walked us around it - never actually had "the opportunity" to run it
* route 3 done once in Jan 1995(?) - 11 minutes total - ached for a week - vowed never to bother again
* route 4 - 3rd Jan 2007 - with C. - approx 25 minutes - ran approx 60 % of time, pleasantly surprised by how far I got
* route 4a - 10th Jan 2007 - with C. - approx 20 minutes - ran approx 80 % of time, managed to get to Vaughan Rd without walking at all, walked two stretches only
* route 4a - 17th Jan 2007 - alone, C. on hoiday - no idea of time - ran approx 90 % of time, managed to get to first bus stop on Thornpark Rise without walking at all, walked to top of hill only, heel started to come off A.'s running shoes
* route 4a - 24th Jan 2007 - alone, C. recovering from cold - 24 minutes total - ran approx 90 % of time, managed to get to top of Thornpark Rise without stopping, 18 minutes of running, had to walk for a bit on the top of Thornpark Rise to recover from the ascent, first outing in my new running shoes