March 2017 Running Challenge

3/1 6.3r + 4.2w
3/2 7.25r + 4.5w + 1000m row
3/3 6.5r + 4.8w
3/4 10.2r + 0.5w
3/5 0.0r + 4.0w
3/6 5.1r + 5.1w + 1200m row
3/7 7.1r + 3.5w
3/8 0.0r + 3.25w
3/9 5.3r + 1.25w + 1000m row
3/10 0.0r + 5.8w
3/11 7.0r + 1.0w
3/12 5.25r + 0.0w
3/13 5.3r + 4.4w
3/14 5.6r + 4.55w
3/15 7.2r + 4.5w + 1000m row
3/16 5.2r + 5.4w
3/17 0.0r + 3.7w
3/18 0.0r + 2.3w (sick)
3/19 4.0r + 0.0w (still sick)
3/20 6.2r + 2.7w
3/21 3.2r + 4.85w

Total so far: 96.8r + 70.3w = 167.1 miles

Had therapy this evening so only time for a quick 5k. Anxiety still really bad. Made it difficult to run at times. Every stray thought sets it off. Felt a little better after therapy. Tomorrow is another day.

Knee pain still there... better than Sun., but exacerbated after today's run. I had decided 2 rest days was enough. Went out for 3.76 miles today. Got a knee brace for tomorrow's run.

Can't do the pute.

Brain asploded.

Nerves nerves nerves taper batcraptasticness 30 km distance PB goal Friday.

Love you amazing people. xxxxxx

Intervals today as 10min hard; 2.5min recovery x 4. I wasn't sure my legs were gong to be up to it, and couldn't decide between braving the wind this morning or the rain this evening. Decided to go out in the wind partly as if I left it to later who knows what other excuses I'd find!

Supposedly, the wind was only 13mph, but it felt a lot stronger at times. I could tell even before my run that my legs were tired and took a while to warm up, but once got into the intervals felt much better and by the third interval everything was feeling great. However, I had a trip about half way into that third interval - on a hard gravelly trail so lots of tiny scratches up my right arm which is now stinging nicely! Fortunately had tights on so didn't graze legs too badly but fell quite badly onto right hip and that seized up pretty good. After stopping for about a minute, decided to try to run through it to complete the interval then see how I felt. After the last recovery period I felt ok to try the last interval and went OK, though hip/quad was very tight. Lots of stretching today and will see how it is tomorrow.

Overall I'm still glad I forced myself out and was a good session. It also means I've run further already in March than I did in either Jan or Feb so that's good. All being well I should easily reach my goal this month and maybe even beat my monthly high set in December, (224k).

EDIT: Post-run check up is now revealing my right leg is bruising up from the fall but I think muscles/joints fine. Will evaluate tomorrow morning but don't think will affect running too much.


2-Mar: 1k TM + 7.8k steady
3-Mar: 10.1k easy
5-Mar: 10k steady
6-Mar: 21.2k easy
7-Mar: 4.3k easy
8-Mar: 12.1k fartlek (long efforts)
9-Mar: 9.1k steady
10-Mar: 6.6k MP
13-Mar: 16.3k HM pace + cooldown = 17.4k
14-Mar: 8.8k HM pace
17-Mar: 5.3k easy
18-Mar: 3.9k very easy
19-Mar: 21.1k RACE [Richmond Half - HM PR @ 1:51:00 inc 5K PR @ 25:08]
20-Mar: 2.8k easy
21-Mar: 8.4k easy
22-Mar: 10.9k as 4 x 10min hard/2.5 min recovery intervals (plus wu/cd)

Upcoming Races:
14-Apr-2017: Victoria Park Easter Run - 10K [Unconfirmed]
14-May-2017: Bexhill Starfish Marathon
9-Jul-2017: Southend Half Marathon [Unconfirmed]
24-Sep-2017: Windsor Half Marathon [Unconfirmed]

01/03 4.17
02/03 Rest
03/03 3.09
04/03 Rest
05/03 7.50
06/03 Rest
07/03 Rest
08/03 4.22
09/03 Rest
10/03 3.15
11/03 Rest
12/03 9.0
13/03 Rest
14/03 Rest
15/03 4.22
16/03 Rest
17/03 3.21
18/03 Rest
19/03 6.39
20/03 Rest
21/03 Rest
22/03 5.30

Total 50.25/70 target

@epr3996 well done on your 5 miles!!

@Orphia okayyyyyyyy.


Well I didn't run at the weekend, just wasn't feeling it, but went for a hike instead.

Met with a couple of friends in slightly drizzling rain and a cold wind on a hilltop (why?) for a tramp along the Ridgeway, to Wayland's Smithy, and Uffington White Horse.



Wayland's Smithy is a neolithic Chambered long barrow - there are no bones left but originally it contained the burials of 14-20 people.

then we traipsed to see Uffington White Horse. It was very hilly and very cold!!! and you can't see much!!



the stylised horse was carved out of the chalk hill side in the Iron Age (2,500-3,00 years ago) and look slike this from the air:



despite the cold weather, it was well worth heading out for a walk but five miles was enough for me!!!