Pathetic excuse for a training run!

All I can say about today is a rather angry and pissed off hmmmph! Why do I feel like that? Well, last week I managed my longest run ever of 11 miles and am really pleased with my overall progress. So, today, I decided I was going to try and do 12 as a 1 mile increase to my long run is sensible in my book. Set off and it was raining a little. Never mind, I thought. However, 1 mile in it absolutely pissed it down and then the hail came down. Everything I was wearing, including my boxers, was utterly soaked. So, in a miserable pissed off mood, I ended up walking home. 

I will have another bash at it tomorrow. Only got 3 weeks to go until my 10k race which I'm looking forward to. Stats from the last few runs:

Date: 02/18/2012  AM
Type: Run (Training run)
Distance: 2.03 miles
Time: 0 hr 19 min 48 secs
Average pace: 9:45 min/miles
Shoes: Puma Axis
Calories: 243

Date: 02/16/2012  AM
Type: Run (Training run)
Distance: 8 miles
Time: 1 hr 21 min 37 secs
Average pace: 10:12 min/miles
Shoes: Aasics Gel Oberon 5
Calories: 975 


Date: 02/14/2012  AM
Type: Run (Training run)
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 0 hr 26 min 58 secs
Average pace: 8:59 min/miles
Shoes: Puma Axis
Calories: 366

Date: 02/11/2012  AM
Type: Run (Long run)
Distance: 11.01 miles
Time: 1 hr 50 min 03 secs
Average pace: 10:00 min/miles
Shoes: Aasics Gel Oberon 5
Calories: 1348

Off to do some kettlebells in a while, which should help the frustration.

Thursdays run

Date: 02/09/2012  AM
Type: Run
Distance: 7.56 miles
Time: 1 hr 16 min 38 secs
Average pace: 10:08 min/miles
Shoes: Aasics Gel Oberon 5
Calories: 913

Going to attempt 11.5 on Saturday, all being well.

Been a while

As the title says it's been a while since I updated this blog. Also been a while since I last ran. So what's been happening? Well, last week I did my 3 midweek runs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and on reflection I think I overdid it a little. I say that as I also decided to try and up my mileage, so instead of doing 4, 6, 4 I attempted to do 5, 7, 5. On Thursdays run with Colin I felt this burning pain down the outside of my knee and had to stop. Read up on this and it can indicate a cartilage tear but I've had no swelling since and just a slight stiffness. I think if it was a tear I'd be in a hell of a lot of pain. I think that I just overdid it all last week, plus it was about minus 3 so that could've had something to do with it :-).

Went out Saturday with all the intentions of attempting to do 10 miles plus, but it started chucking it down with snow, and the knee felt a bit stiff, so I stopped after 1.3 miles and went home. Pathetic, yes I know. I've had a good rest from running since then and have been doing some kettlebell cross training which has been going well. 

Went out tonight and managed 5 miles and am out with Colin tomorrow, hopefully will do 8 miles and then I'll do a long run on Saturday. 

Stats from the last few runs are:

Date: 01/31/2012  AM
Type: Run
Distance: 5.01 miles
Time: 0 hr 47 min 24 secs
Average pace: 9:28 min/miles
Shoes: Puma Axis
Calories: 605

Date: 02/01/2012  AM
Type: Run
Distance: 7.01 miles
Time: 1 hr 07 min 38 secs
Average pace: 9:39 min/miles
Shoes: Puma Axis
Calories: 837

Date: 02/02/2012  AM
Type: Run
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 0 hr 59 min 44 secs
Average pace: 9:57 min/miles
Shoes: Puma Axis
Calories: 725

Date: 02/04/2012  AM
Type: Run
Distance: 1.37 miles
Time: 0 hr 13 min 25 secs
Average pace: 9:48 min/miles
Shoes: Aasics Gel Oberon 5
Calories: 164

Date: 02/08/2012  AM
Type: Run
Distance: 5.01 miles
Time: 0 hr 47 min 22 secs
Average pace: 9:27 min/miles
Shoes: Aasics Gel Oberon 5
Calories: 603

That's all folks :-)