Monday mumbles...
Jan18201012:13 p.m.
Week 4 of Hal's programme saw me complete 32 miles of running last week. Ending with a 13 miler yesterday which I was 'supposed' to run on Saturday but being as it was raining elephants and the nice weather man said Sunday would actually be warm and sunny, I swapped days. But that kind of mucks up week 5 cos today started with a 3 miler instead of a rest and due to work commitments I have to run as per my agreed (with myself) programme. But boy was I stiff this morning! And actually the 3 miler worked well as a recovery run. Tomorrow it's 7! Cripes! The mileage is creeping up.
Yesterday's run was glorious. I have decided to run most of my training sessions off-road and along the tow path by the river, mainly because I love the scenery, the wildlife, the lack of people/cars etc and when I'm not listening to 'running' music on my iPod (which is quite a new experience for me), the silence, but it was a tad squelchy yesterday and today, in places, there is flooding, so my scenic plan just might be scuppered. Hey ho.
Hx
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Shaun 'Many people swear by recovery runs; I swear at them. But when the weather's this nice you can't help but enjoy them.' added 18th Jan 2010
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Johnf 'I almost always run the day after a long run, slow to steady 5 miles normally and find it does ease the legs off. Even with a few puddles and extra squelch, the run sounds much better than town streets' added 18th Jan 2010
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onthefloor04 'Don't fret it Hal don't know nuffink. I've just run 5 miles the day after a half marathon...mind you i might regret it tomorrow morning' added 18th Jan 2010
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Russell_Nimbus 'I hate running the day after a long run. I'm used to running every other day. But if the program says.. Well done on your runs. ' added 18th Jan 2010
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Firefly123 'Well done with that long run - 32 miles of running in one week is pretty good going. ' added 18th Jan 2010
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simonedumergue 'Good going with the running. I clocked up 28 last week so you're streaking ahead with your 32. I totally agree about the off road thing - so much better for the soul :-) Have a lovely week x' added 18th Jan 2010
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Nick 'You should count yourself lucky - the Thames towpath is a beautiful place to train. Have a good week and make sure you do what Hal tells you!' added 18th Jan 2010
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antcoleman '32 miles last week sounds like your plan is well on course! I think you can certainly be forgiven for juggling it to accomodate a bit of fine weather. ' added 18th Jan 2010
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judith 'Well done a great weeks training. Lets hope the snow and ice stay away then we can keep it up.' added 18th Jan 2010
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Account_closed 'I can't get my head around a recovery run. For me a recovery session would be the upper body and nothing below the belly.' added 18th Jan 2010
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