WMWMarathon

Five days on since the Marathon and only now am I beginning to return to normal. After the Marathon I went up to the Fountain Spa (Kings Manor) with my Dad. I had 4 swims, 2 sauna visits and 2 jacuzzi’s.
On Sunday night and Monday, I was numb from the waist down. […]

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I woke up Sunday morning, 6:00am to have something to eat. I was not going to get caught out again with the diet thing. I had spent the week, carb-loading and was feeling a bit stuffed. A Weetabix and a honey covered bagel were my poison before I slowly and reluctantly got […]

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Route
Eastfield » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Links View » New Street (and back)
Distance
2.0 miles
Time
My 8:58 Pace for 2.0 miles should be 17:56, today was (8:56, 9:02), ran 9:00 pace and the total was 17:59 (+0:03)
Stops
0
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Still no iPod, I think I may have found a donor. It was very close today […]

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Took an extra rest yesterday and did my 4 miler today.

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Route
Milton Road East » Milton Road » Duddingston Crescent » Park Avenue » Stanley Street » Bridge over Sir Harry Lauder Road » St Marks Place » Argyle Crescent » St Marys Place » James Street » Promenade » Musselburgh Road » Eastfield
Distance
4.1 miles
Time
Pace for […]

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Smallest run for a long time today. 3 miles, but I decided to make it 3.2.

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Route
Eastfield » Musselburgh Road » Seaview Terrace » Promenade » End of Funfair (and then back again in reverse)
Distance
3.2 miles (2 x 1.6 miles)
Time
Pace for 3.2 miles was 28:42, I managed 28:13 (-0:29)
Splits were 1.0 mile (-0:10), 1.6 miles […]

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Even though its only 4 miles today, I couldn’t do it. I am too sore all over, too tired and various too many parts of my body hurt too much. I am going to rest again today and then do my runs Wednesday/Thursday/Friday. I am off to see Leanne (Sports Therapist) this […]

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Went up to rugby training last night and did a wee session in the Gym with Mucky, Bawbag, Shrek and C-Bass. The gym at the rugby club is proper old school and consists of free weights (that hurt your hand when you use them), bars hanging from the ceiling (to do pull ups) and […]

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Route
Eastfield » Musselburgh Road » Seaview Terrace » Promenade » End of Promenade at Seafield Road East (and then back again in reverse)
Distance
5 miles
Time
Pace was 44:49, made it in 44:50. Check out my new geeky table

#
Projected Pace
Actual Pace
Mile Time
Difference
Cumulative Difference

1
8:58
8:43
8:43
-0:15
-0:15

2
17:56
18:05
9:22
+0:24
+0:09

3
26:53
26:37
8:32
-0:26
-0:16

4
35:51
34:56
8:19
-0:39
-0:55

5
44:49
44:50
9:54
+0:56
+0:01

Stops
A micro stop as I went round the bollard at the end […]

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Another day, another warm day, another run.

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Route
Eastfield » Musselburgh Road » Seaview Terrace » Promenade » Halfway along Promenade to 2 mile point (and then back again in reverse)
Distance
4 miles
Time/Pace
35:56

Here are the accumulative pace times (my actuals are in brackets):

8:58 (8:33), -0:25
17:56 (17:53), -0:03
26:53 (27:13), +0:20
35:51 (35:56), +0:05

Stops
0
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A very hard run today. The […]

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After the last couple of runs, I am still pretty down but doing my best to remain positive. Since Monday morning I have eaten like a dream, no bad stuff, in fact, super good stuff and I am feeling better for it. I headed out today to do a 5 miler and had […]

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