My first half marathon of the year took me to Hastings. The application said to go to Charing cross but the trains from London Bridge were cancelled so I hop on the tube to Embankment and wander up to Charing Cross. Turns out, the train was cancelled from there and started at London Bridge. Oh how I laughed.
The course itself... tough! 1.5 miles of uphill after just 3 miles. I was destroyed! Oh how I laughed. Again. Managed to finish though with a time of 1:55:07. I'll take that!
Total for this week:
Run 1: 5,590m. I can't remember where I went though:
Run 2: 5,070m. Blackfriars bridge.
Run 3: 21,160m. Hastings Half marathon. Brutal.
Running total: 442,760m
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
The events are nearing
Another 2 weeks of updates and some interesting stats for you:
Week 1
Run 1: 6,130m down to blackfriars again.
Run 2: 10,340m down and around Surrey Quays, quite a nice area.
Run 3: 4,820m to and from football - the football doesn't count :-(
Run 4: 10,320m along the sea front, up and down some hills.
Run 5: 20,740m. The long one along the sea front from Southbourne down to Poole. There are some lovely homes in Sandbanks.
Week 2
Run 1: 6,110m down to Blackfriars again. Last week's training really paid off as I smashed 2 minutes off my time.
Run 2: 20,740m, this time from Tower Bridge and a bit of exploring around the Isle of Dogs. Feeling good.
So the next 2 weeks, we have a couple of big events coming up. Next Sunday I'll be doing the Hastings half marathon and the week after the Reading half marathon so now's a good time to say thanks for your support so far (in raising £305) but with the half marathons coming, it's a good time to raise some more!
Now it's time for the stats. Some characters at work like to measure their distances in a slightly different fashion to me so this is for them. Oh, how they make me laugh.
Total distance - 410,940m or 241474 smoots.
Week 1
Run 1: 6,130m down to blackfriars again.
Run 2: 10,340m down and around Surrey Quays, quite a nice area.
Run 3: 4,820m to and from football - the football doesn't count :-(
Run 4: 10,320m along the sea front, up and down some hills.
Run 5: 20,740m. The long one along the sea front from Southbourne down to Poole. There are some lovely homes in Sandbanks.
Week 2
Run 1: 6,110m down to Blackfriars again. Last week's training really paid off as I smashed 2 minutes off my time.
Run 2: 20,740m, this time from Tower Bridge and a bit of exploring around the Isle of Dogs. Feeling good.
So the next 2 weeks, we have a couple of big events coming up. Next Sunday I'll be doing the Hastings half marathon and the week after the Reading half marathon so now's a good time to say thanks for your support so far (in raising £305) but with the half marathons coming, it's a good time to raise some more!
Now it's time for the stats. Some characters at work like to measure their distances in a slightly different fashion to me so this is for them. Oh, how they make me laugh.
Total distance - 410,940m or 241474 smoots.
Sunday, 4 March 2012
A new longest run achieved!
Today was a landmark day. My first meeting with people organising Sierra Leone which was a leisurely run around Richmond park. Only we decided that running to Richmond park was a good idea. It wasn't. The 'run' around Richmond was painful. Extremely painful, as was the journey home. I didn't laugh.
Week 1
Run 1: 6,110m. Blackfriars bridge again.
Run 2: 11,010m. Down and around Lambeth bridge
Run 3: 8,950m. Blackfriars bridge again
Week 2
Run 1: 6,240m. Blackfriars bridge again.
Run 2: 30,000m. The run of death.
Running total: 331,740m.
Week 1
Run 1: 6,110m. Blackfriars bridge again.
Run 2: 11,010m. Down and around Lambeth bridge
Run 3: 8,950m. Blackfriars bridge again
Week 2
Run 1: 6,240m. Blackfriars bridge again.
Run 2: 30,000m. The run of death.
Running total: 331,740m.
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