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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2014
Monday was a rest day – happy to enjoy it! On Tuesday I had the usual double-dip! Express Fit in the morning was the most challenging session yet – we worked really hard – as much a cardio session as anything. The 5k race in the evening was held in very windy conditions again, so […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2014
Yesterday, a slowish 4k on the treadmill – felt stiff and sluggish, but managed to finish with 5x100m strides. Then weights session. Today – felt like a real runner! Out there in the wind and rain! I ran 11k, and the second half with the wind behind me was way faster than the first half […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 4th, 2014
Very tough day 39, yesterday…. ExpressFit in the morning – an extra special burpee exercise!!! So hard! But I know I need to master these, for power and strength. The remainder of the session was a real workout, as we all pushed ourselves. Then after work I ran home, 7k via Newtown – quite a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2014
A bit slack – and not just with the blog! OK, have to admit to not running on Sunday – no excuses… I kept waiting for the wind to drop, and then just decided I was more comfortable watching cricket on TV! Not good… Back to normal on Monday, with a weights session after cricket […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2014
4k on the treadmill, finishing with 5 x 100m sprints…. in spite of not much sleep last night, and 2 hours umpiring junior cricket, I felt pretty good. Then a weights session – I probably need to extend next week to an extra set – not sure if I’m challenging myself enough in these sessions. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 27th, 2014
Slack yesterday – but only as regards writing this blog! Had a warm-up while battling to get the washing on the line in the wind! This made me late for the gym so only had time for about 3km on the treadmill prior to the ExpressFit class. As luck would have it, the focus at […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 26th, 2014
Today I payed for such an excellent day of hard work yesterday!!! I was starving all day – and bad-tempered with it! It felt like I just couldn’t get enough to eat… And my run home tonight was such hard work! Carrying a backpack is never easy, and even though the wind was behind me […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2014
ExpressFit this morning – good workout…. then the 5k series tonight – so happy, with a season’s best time of 28:47! That’s also my best time since August 2013, so I’m rapt!
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2014
A welcome rest day – just 10 minutes on the bike at the gym, and then some weights. I’m seeing progress at the gym – I feel like my overall strength is increasing – I even managed 10 press-ups tonight! (OK, from the knees, but miracles take time!)
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 23rd, 2014
The fourth week completed… Today was a lovely day for a run – a slight southerly (by the Capital’s standards!) keeping me cool towards the end. I ran 10.5km, in about 68 minutes, and this is quite a bit quicker than I was doing ‘long’ runs a couple of months ago. I think I slowed […]