Elvis does London by Nicebloke

His Royal Highness Hal Higdon ordered me to do 6 miles on Saturday.

And I said NO Hal Higdon - I respect your ability to train millions of runners throughout the world - but today I feel like doing more!

So off I went determined to push up the mileage. All fine at six miles - and seven - and eight - and nine and i eventually arrived back home after completing 10.17 miles!

So really pleased with that at this stage - needed a bit of a confidence boost. I like Hals program but it does ramp up the mileage quickly in the final weeks and with New York under 4 months away I wanted to get into double figures again.

It was a slow old plod in 1:52:44 avg pace 11.04 but the route was cross country with quite a few gates to climb over so not too bad.

All well in the Lee camp - enjoyed the tennis at the weekend but glad it's over now - spent too much time glued to the telly!

Last Friday were at a works jolly - Champagne Tea at Claridges - very nice too! A glass of Champagne to start then sandwiches (no crusts dahlings!!) scones and cakes and more cups of tea than I've ever drank in one afternoon!! Highly recommend it though - just don't have a drink in the bar before. We ordered 2 bottles of Champagne for ten of us - £200!!

Luckily we weren't paying.

Have a great week.

Tez.

I'm not complaining but boy is it hot out there!

Did Tuesdays run and it was 84 degrees mid afternoon (sorry I still work in old language) and yesterday it was 86!

Decided to head out at 7am today but the sun was still really hot.

Anyway midweek update:

Tuesday - 3 miles - 30.40 - avg pace 10:12

Wednesday - 3 miles - 29.24 - avg pace 9.47 - with running partner

Today - 3 miles - 29.22 - avg pace 9:46

Now off to take Toby to spend two hours at his new BIG school!

Have a great day.

Tez.

I now have running competition in the family following an impressive performance by four-year-old Toby at his pre-school sports day on Friday.

Despite being distracted by the cake stall right next to the start line he managed an impressive second place. He was denied first place by his girlfriend Elise who he has since announced he wants to marry!!

All well in the Lee camp - slow but consistant. I'm a bit embarrassed to state my pace on here with the likes of Vicki and Keith "Clark Kent" Luxon posting 7 and 8-minute miles!

But here's last weeks efforts:

Tues - 3 miles - 29.19 - 9.45 pace

Wed - 3 miles - 30.52 - 10.16 pace

Thursday - 3 miles - 30.20 - 10.06 pace

Saturday - 7.33 miles - 1:18:35 - 10.43 pace

This week is three 3-milers and 6 on Saturday - but I'm planning on stretching this a bit and have 8 miles planned.

Anyone know how you get the per mile splits on a Garmin?

All the best,

T.

Why does work always get in the way - need that lottery win badly.

All is well in the Lee camp - way too busy working when I should be out in the sunshine. Did manage to have a lovely Fathers Day and took the VW to Blenheim Palace along with my Cobb oven http://cobb-bbq.co.uk/  (everyone should have one of these!!)

Chilled out in the sun with Tracey and Toby whilst cooking a joint of pork which we enjoyed with a greek salad and some wine. So many people took an interest in the camper and the smell of the pork I should have started selling food!

Still managing to keep up with the Hal program with no runs missed yet!

Had three 3-milers in a row last week with another 3-miler on Saturday all completed in around 29 mins. This week it's three 3-milers and 6 miles on Saturday.

Finally JUF the magic wagon is in primer and is looking much much better - pictured here with another VW awaiting paint.

Have a great week folks....