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Monthly Archives: January 2013
An uphill finish
It’s all over. I have run every day, blogged every day* and logged at least every other day. I rounded off my Janathon with some club hills. Hard work, especially on tired legs, but worthwhile for the company. Only four more … Continue reading
Mile reps
Apparently Temple Run miles don’t count, so today I had another go at the speed session I skipped yesterday. Mile reps, that went something like this: Mile 1 (warm up): Decisions, decisions As I left the house I was undecided about … Continue reading
Industrial action
I didn’t quite manage the 8 mile speed session that my training plan called for today. I say quite. I didn’t manage it at all. I could have squeezed it in before leaving my in-laws this morning, but I’m not … Continue reading
Rest day… Janathon style
Which roughly translates as a gentle recovery run around the block. It felt amazingly fluid, which I can only put down to the fact that I am a running queen*, though it did highlight a couple of areas that would … Continue reading
As if by magic…
…the snow melted. Which was lucky for me as I had a long run today. 3 1/2 hours or 20 miles was the brief. I managed the former but was 1.4 miles short on the latter. I wasn’t too fussed … Continue reading
Down to the wire
When I went to bed last night, the snow was falling and nearby parkruns were dropping like flies. Temple Newsam, Leeds, Roundhay, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Bradford and Barnsley were all cancelled. Harrogate* was hopeful, Pontefract was possible and York was maintaining … Continue reading
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Tagged adam prentis, ann oldroyd, bob smith, bradley gotting, brenda grant, cancellations, Danny Norman, Dave John Williamson, harrogate parkrun, ian gilbert, jean croft, jillie townend, jo williams, justine webb, kevin-malachy murphy, mark millett, max williams, parkrun, paul halliday, sam ward, snow, tony ledwaba-chapman, will prentis
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A day of two halves
This morning: Went for a wonderful run with Run Or Go Crazy and Plustenner enjoying the almost complete absence of ice and snow and celebrating a return to hassle free running. This evening: Arrived in Leeds for the Temple Newsam … Continue reading
Posted in janathon, parkrun
Tagged cancellations, parkrun, plustenner, runorgocrazy, snow, temple newsam parkrun
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The ‘umbles
Apparently, the signs of hypothermia include the ‘umbles: grumbles, mumbles and stumbles. I had a touch of the ‘umbles on my run into college today. Grumbling at the traffic lights that took forever to change, mumbling under my breath at … Continue reading
Clearing my head
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. – Douglas Adams finally finished a rejig of a paper i’ve been putting off all week. it only took two hours. i’m an idiot. – @bengoldacre … Continue reading
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Tagged ben goldacre, deadlines, douglas adams, procrastination
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A hit and a miss
The miss: Today I was due to run a 7 mile tempo run with as little stopping as possible. Just the session to try on pavements of sheet ice. So instead I thought I’d go to the gym and run … Continue reading
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