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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The last week has been tough, carb-loading is hard. I can only equate it to a turkey getting ready for Christmas. Eating bread, pasta, oatcakes, oat bars, lucozade, water, etc. all the time is tough going and I reckon I have put on about 4 pounds!
Thank you to all the messages of good […]
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A good rest day on Friday was really needed (sore from Thursday nights cross training) and the plan to go for my last big run while Jack was at Grandma and Granddad’s on Saturday was soon scrapped for various reasons. I was too sore, injured, tired and it was pouring of rain. A […]
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Map
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
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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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Im still here!! This week’s been a bit crazy - end of term / lots of conversatins about the half marathon / last minute training. But, here we are, one day before our first half marathon. Im feeling suprisingly ok about tomorrow, due to the problem with my knee I havent managed any really long […]
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Brilliant, after 2 weeks of injury and illness, I was right up for going out today. The rest appeared to have done me good as I was full of beans and raring to go. Despite missing the 8 mile run yesterday I was confident enough to do it today instead of the 4. […]
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Well, back out running today, first time in 9 days, since last again Sunday. Managed to forget my hat, which in turn meant my iPod headphones didn’t stay in my ears
I am not a well chap just now. Not very hungry, whole body aches, head stuffed and frequent unpleasant trips to […]
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Sometimes when things going wrong, you can argue that if they all happen at the same time then its better, not today.
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Route
Northfield Avenue » Northfield Road » Northfield Broadway » Portobello Road » Craigentinny Avenue » Fillyside Road » Promenade » Musselburgh Road » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Mountjoy Terrace » […]
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