Judith's Marathon Journey

Ran about 5k – the last half on the treadmill.  Then worked on strength exercises – managed 2 x 8 reps of about 80kg on the leg press! And the overhead press exercise seemed easier this week.  Not so the press-ups!  

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Sunday came and went without a long run!  Or any run!  I was feeling off-colour – queasy gut – a good sign that all is not well.  I’ve certainly struggled with the intensity of the work I’ve been putting in, so I decided to take another rest day, and think about what’s going wrong. I’m […]

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Yesterday, Day 19, was a much-needed rest day…. Should have been a Pilates day, but I needed the sleep more!   Today started with a 1k jog into gale-force winds to my boys’ cricket match, which we abandoned after a handful of overs… So off to the gym.  No chance of continuing to run outside […]

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The Day X title is getting a little monotonous – promise to do something about it, but not right now! Today was a hard slog…. started with 5k on the treadmill – but I was a bit late for FitExpress, so I ramped up the speed over the last km to get finished! Then Jess […]

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Yesterday – long(ish) run home from work: Molesworth Street to Kilbirnie via the Bays.  About 8km, in 55:25 – sounds a bit slow, but I was happy with the effort – I was carrying my backpack, after all! It was a lovely evening – strong northerly helped the cause!  The forecast had been for thunderstorms […]

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ExpressFit this morning – many of the exercises were variations of squats – and I love squats!  So really enjoyed this workout. I went back to the gym this afternoon to run on the treadmill – it was so, so windy out that I decided not to do the usual Tuesday 5k race.  Instead I […]

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An easy day – just some weights at the gym…. made sure I stretched well, too.

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That’s the second week on the journey completed… ran just over 11km today, around the bays – took about 1:13.  This was a much easier run than last Sunday – flat, and no gale-force winds – although today’s northerly wasn’t just a gentle breeze!  Certainly enough that I came back a couple of minutes faster […]

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What a morning!  First cricket – I coach a team of 8-9-year-olds – a good effort, but not a win this week. Then I ran 3k on the treadmill – tried to make it easy pace, but it felt hard! Next on the agenda was a weights session – trying to work at a level […]

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Rest day – no running today, just a Pilates class.  Challenging again – especially upper body – not enough strength or flexibility.  Plenty to work on!  

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