Kid A

Week 20

Lovely day out – I mean run – did 3 miler with Kid A – who fell in dog poo – barring that was lovely lovely run – she is an athlete I am merely a runner – telling though after 2.5miles she sprinted home left me for dead I tried but couldn’t even hang close to her – she is 12 years old.

five mile

week 20
by rights should not have run today as I had the trots during the night and my stomach felt knotted not the colitus methinks but rather the effect of turkey three days on the trot. no emergencyshitdisaster- target was five miles before the new year and did it - big effort - really bad ice on the roads and had to dance around that for the full run - especially at new gate really dicey - was not for giving up today had some of that acme rocket fuel and had plenty of energy - read a good running article about hydration and running and have been taking advice from that - been trying to figure out why I have been so sluggish and this might be the reason - other than the fact I am 45 and by rights should not be good at running or energetic - need to be honest really - i sleep bad too that cant help - stil one thing at a time as I run early before breakfast I need to make sure I drink more water during the day.

run stats - 5.2miles - 30mins - fourlanes with newgate

boxing day

week 19
made of lead – my legs - big stocky heavy lumps of lead – inelastic heavy and cumbersome – 2miles to work off some of yesterdays Christmas pudding – icy as hell could only run on the roads as I did not have ice skates on – still lovely Christmas and thats another notch on my running schedule. nice short one ready for my first 5 mile on monday.

2 mile - 20mins - oaklanegravellanecumberlanemoorlane

acme rocket fuel

I have received four bottles of energy drinks from Orbana and been asked to review these - as I am not a trainedolympicchampionathlete but rather an enthusiasticamateurplodderalong - this was a surprise - the drinks came last week and are four bottles with powder in the bottom to which you add water and shake to dissolve –reminds me of Creamola Foam - I drinked that and loved that as a kid - Ill save you the blurb on why the drinks are powdered – it’s the performance that I want to look a – Orbana claims to provide energy without the initial burst or subsequent burn out associated with other sports drinks - for me that sounds good - what I want is a slow energy release so this makes sense. –and that’s what I got – the drink tasted nice and was orange flavoured - I waited 30mins before my run as advised then plodded out on my four mile - no need for visions of a wiley coyotes with an acme powered rockets strapped on its back - I wouldn’t say that that I ran faster - however on completion the 4 miler I felt noticeably more energetic - not as tired as usual – and that was good it’s a slow release energy drink and that’s a good thing – so what I can say is that – it does what it says on the tin - its not like a caffeine drink so you wont feel sudden need for speed but neither will you feel spent after that caffeine rush so - people of Orbana it is a good - I liked it - One left I’ll use for my five miler next week.

LINK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creamola_Foam

sometimes life is just great

week 19
Well you know if you’ve been reading this ive been struggling a bit with a sore knee and the dark mornings and the pissing rain - so I wake Sunday and its thick snow out side and its really really cold – ive no frame of reference for this - do proper runners go out in the snow - will my neighbours realise I am actually a mental case - will the cold make me get sore knees and catch a chillvirusflu or will I slip and fall and spend christmas in traction – I sat looking out the window and there is nothing – nothing but snow – no cars no people and no noise and I realize my inner child is the strongest voice – I just want to have some fun - its snow it makes everything look new and beautiful and any way I have some woolly gloves and a hat and I used to play football in the much colder Scottish snow – so Im convinced - and it is great – one tip is not to run on paths in the snow as there can be ice under the snow and it can be slippy and you can end up spending christmas in traction and I doubt that that is very much fun – run on grass or trails like me – and it will be great fun – the snow makes everything quiet and your feet crunch along – it was not cold at all – it is just beautiful.and I did not feel at all like an adult or a mental case.

run stats - sunday - 4.5 miles - 42mins - newgate loop with bit added

one hundred days

week 18
one hundred days to the wilmslow half marathon - not long really and I can only run 4 miles - need to dig in over christmas and not let this slip - though I'll be full of mince pies - I'll have more time for running over christmas and new year.

grim day

Week 18
Had a half day off work so did a quick 2miler before school pick up - it was freezing and very muddy and very rainy and not that nice mud and splashy rain and fresh cold that i like but really bitter cold unpleasant frosty mud and wet rain - believe me -thats the worst kind - did 2 miles in 18 mins that was pretty quick for me -wanted back to my warm house. Maybe this running thing is over rated.

run stats - wednesay - 2miles - 18mins - short newgate loop

4 miles in daylight

Week 18
Frosty 4 miles – very cold Sunday morning run very pleased to up my mileage feel as though this is a step forward – went out at 8.30am and there was daylight – gosh what a treat – almost forgotten usually dark when Im out plodding – I was trying to go slow but my time seems to stick at 10min miles so that’s okay Im comfortable running at that pace. big cheer for 4 miles shit Id have another 9 to go on a half marathon.

Run stats - sunday - 4 miles - 40 mins - four lanes

worried man

week 17

my big dread is a colitis flare up and the last couple of days are troubling - I seem to get one flare up every year and this morning I had stomach pain - and its an early warning sign for me - my next run is sunday and the whole running thing is part of my fight against colitis - itll never be cured -never ever -

sleep deprived runner

Week 17

sleep deprivation is bad for morning runners up all night with a sickly child and desperate for a little sleep before taking on the world and winning always winning sleep is necessary sleep is needed sleep is fuel sleep did not happen and therefore the run did not happen

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joy

Week 17
Had a cold over the weekend so didn't get out for the sunday run was feeling too much like a lump of brown stuff - but this may have been best for me anyway - got out this morning and any kneethighcalf injury worries I had have now gone my legs were comfortable and running was easy enough though I was lacking a little energy as I am not 100% over the cold - felt good for it though need to concentrate over christmas period to keep a decent slow but consistent mileage build. My current route is very boring - its basically an out and back from my house as its too dark for the nice off road tracks- still Im happy to be out running again - hat gloves hiviz running in the cold and dark and defo no tights for me running.

Run stats
fourlane out and back - 30mins - 2.7 miles

scrooge 2

as predicted it was raining for the santa dash really raining not drizzling or wet and misty it was chucking down - £50 quid (family entry) for that pleasure - no thanks

White van arsehole

Week 16
Okay back running did a 3 mile run walk on Sunday - that got my confidence back – my legs feel fine after runnig just a little weak however they get stiff the day after the run. I’ll keep going and try to get back on programme – I would be absolutely gutted to miss the Wilmslow half and this keeps me going – got to indulge my pet hate this morning – the two wheel up on the pavement parking thing - that really pisses me off - selfish – white van neanderthal ---- did this and I had to swing out on the road as I couldn’t get past his stupid ugly white van -. Its not hard dickhead - roads for cars pavements for pedestrians – you are a selfish idiot – hope he is there again Friday - I’ll let his tyres down this should add some fun to my running.

run stats
sunday - 30mins - 2.7miles -newgate loop
wednesday - fourlanes out and back(cos it was too dark for woods) 30 mins 3miles