Judith's Marathon Journey

Back to the gym today for a much easier session! I went through a Swiss Ball routine today, working on my core. I added some upper body work with some push-ups and overhead presses.  Nowhere near as exhausting as yesterday on the treadmill, but still a good workout. The gym is closed until next week, […]

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After a rest day yesterday, I went to the gym to run intervals on the treadmill. The plan was 7x800m at about 10k race pace, with 2 minutes jogging between each interval. I managed OK, covering 9km in all. It was hot work in the gym, but I felt pretty good, and gradually increased the […]

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Took a rest day on Friday – and then it took me until the end of Saturday to force myself out for an easy 5k run! Today I ran 14km, with an increase in speed over the last 4km. It was a very windy morning, and I felt hampered by that for most of the […]

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Don’t you hate it when Christmas Day coincides with a rest day???  Fortunately, not today! My training called for a 6k tempo run – actually, it called for a 3k tempo run, but I mis-read the plan and did that last week! So this morning I ran 8k, with the tempo at an average of about […]

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No Express Fit, of course – but the gym was still open, so I made up my own circuit!  Good work, me!  

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After a rest day yesterday, I thought I’d be ready for the double training today. ExpressFit is off the menu until mid-January, so I just did a basic circuit at the gym this morning. I was hoping for a good 5km time this evening, but again I was disappointed with my effort. There wasn’t a […]

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Another week has gone by, and another week on track. Having this blog is keeping me honest, even if no-one is reading it! Today was the first of my ‘long’ runs in the build-up to the February half – at a mere 12km, it was just a taster of what is to come! My route […]

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On Wednesday I ran 7k at a leisurely pace – I actually felt slightly better than in the race on Tuesday – although the old gluts were really, really sore! Then I had a weights session. Thursday – Express Fit – a good hard workout. Afterwards I even renewed this for another 6 months, because […]

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This morning’s Express Fit was hard work! I think it took too much out of me, because my run tonight was a shocker! I had been looking forward to a gale-free Tuesday to see just how fast I could run the 5k – and tonight was the night! Light southerly, although quite warm – thought […]

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A beautiful morning for a run!  Light southerly, so ran around just past Island Bay and back – checking on Map My Run, it seems it was a wee bit more than my intended 10k, so probably about 6 1/2 minutes per km! It did feel a bit slower – not my best day – […]

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