Sunday 09-June-2013 – The weather was sunshine and cloud, it was fairly warm when the sun was out though. I made sure I had taken on lots of fluids during the day and for lunch I had a nice light salad.
I set off and got into a nice steady pace and the breathing also was a nice steady pattern. I felt the heat from the sun when it was out and it was going to be out more than in as there were not many clouds in the sky at this point, there was a nice breeze though.
Once I reached 3.5 miles in to the run I had to stop for a wee, it must have been down to all the fluids I had during the day had caught up with me! I did not stop very long so it did not hurt the times too much, but at least I was more comfortable now and could concentrate on the run.
As the weather was nice and it was a Sunday the route was fairly busy with families out and dog walkers, this did not hinder me too much thankfully. By the time I got back to the car I really felt the toll of the run in the sun (that rhymes) and felt quite dehydrated.
I managed to do some personal bests:
Copper (12 mins) – 1.38 Miles (2.23km)
1k – 5m: 00s
Garmin Connect - Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Market Bosworth
Tuesday 11-June-2013 – The day started off when I looked out the window and thought I will wear my long running trousers and long top as it was cloudy outside and a bit chilly. When I got to Sutton Cheney Wharf the sun was out and it was quite warm, I thought to myself that I am wearing the wrong clothes in the heat. I set off and tried to get in to a nice steady run as quick as I could, as this was going to be a tough run in the heat.
After I had covered 4 miles the sun went in and the wind got up, this was a nice welcome breeze to cool me down just before running up a hill into Market Bosworth from the canal bridge. I ran through the square at Market Bosworth and through a gate that leads to a single track road, when I was coming up to 6 miles it stated to lightly rain. I hate the rain but this was quite welcome to cool me down a bit, and the rain did not last very long.
When the single track road ends I turned right up a road for a short way to a car park and then this leads to a right of way on the edge of a number of fields. The grass on the field was long enough to make my trainers a bit wet, I was concerned that my feet would get wet and I would end up with blisters. As I ran through the fields I tried to pick my feet up as much as I could to help them stay dry.
By the time I reached the Bosworth Battlefield Centre I was quite tired, I think the style as I ran through the field used more energy than I thought it would do. I carried on and thought if I concentrate on the breathing then it will be okay. I ran through Ambion Wood, along a disused railway track and got to the old disused railway bridge that crosses the canal. I had done 8 miles at this point, so I thought I wonder if I can do a further 5 miles to make this run in to a Half Marathon (13.1 miles). As I started to run along the canal for the second time today I started to work out how far up the canal I would have to run. I knew that from the railway bridge to the car it was just over a mile, so if I ran up the canal for 2 miles and turned around then the mileage would work out nicely.
I tried to get back in to a nice running pace and sort out my breathing along the canal. Once I had covered just over a mile along the canal it started to rain and then gradually got heavier, this was not a pleasant experience for me but all I could think of is I have just under a mile to cover before turning around. I kept on checking the Garmin until I reached 10 miles, I turned around and headed back along the canal in the rain. I found running along the canal in the rain was quite an ordeal, I could get back in to a nice running pace but just could not sort out my breathing. I noticed my heart rate monitor was reading a low heart rate, I tried to wipe underneath the chest strap but this did not make any difference. The rain stopped and I started to dry off in the wind, I was so tired at this point and had to fall down in to a walk for a short time to calm down. I found that I had to keep falling back in to a short walk after each half mile and was so tired.
I was so glad to get back to the car but was so happy that I had covered 13.1 miles. My legs were like jelly and I could barely walk, I had to sit on a bench for 40 minutes until I was able to drive back home. Once I got home I uploaded the data from the Garmin to Garmin Connect and checked the Endomondo site to find that I had got 6 new personal bests. Even though it was very tough going I thought the day was a big success.
I managed to do some personal bests:
Copper (12 mins) – 1.39 Miles (2.24km)
1 hour – 6.36 Miles (10.24km)
1k – 4m: 28s
1 Mile – 8m: 05s
10k – 58m: 34s
Half Marathon – 2h: 13m: 57s
Garmin Connect – 13 Miles, Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Market Bosworth
Thursday 13-June-2013 – After looking at the weather forecast I decided the best thing to do was to go for a run earlier than normal due to the heavy showers that had been forecasted for later in the day. When I arrived at Sutton Cheney Wharf the day was very cloudy, windy and a bit muggy.
I set off at a slow pace as normal and found it to be very windy at times, after a few miles I had a bit of a washed out feeling. I continued on as I thought the washed out feeling would just wear off and I would be able to get in to a nice running pace.
During this run I had to drop down in to a walk for a short time to catch my breath, I found I just could not get into this run at all. I found it very hard to get into a nice running pace and my breathing was all over the place which was very off putting. I was very glad to get back to the car as I was so tired, not long after I got in to the car it rained quite hard so I was lucky not to be caught out in it. I think that I had not fully recovered from the previous run which gave me the washed out feeling, I maybe suffering with overtraining as well.
On the up side of today run, I managed to do some personal bests:
Copper (12 mins) – 1.40 Miles (2.26km)
1k – 4m: 24s
1 Mile – 8m: 04s
Garmin Connect - Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Market Bosworth
On 19-April 2013 a holiday was booked and I was 14 Stone, my goal was to lose 1 stone in 2 months. I am pleased to say that I have reached my goal, I now weigh 13 stone. Once I get off holiday the next goal will be to get my weight down to 12.5 stone.
Friday 14 June 2013
Monday 10 June 2013
Stepping up to 10 miles, not once or twice, but three times
Monday 03-June-2013
– The weather was a nice blue sky with a few clouds, so I decided to put my
shorts on and running t-shirt and head off to Sutton Cheney Wharf for a gentle
run in the sun.
I set my Garmin and headed off from Sutton Cheney Wharf along the canal path and into Ambion wood. I ran up to the Bosworth Battlefield centre and turned left as I normally do along the stony path and back in to Ambion wood. After a while I came to a disused railway which has been converted into a path, I took the path and headed down to the disused railway bridge which is where I joined the canal footpath.
Garmin Connect - Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Market Bosworth
I set my Garmin and headed off from Sutton Cheney Wharf along the canal path and into Ambion wood. I ran up to the Bosworth Battlefield centre and turned left as I normally do along the stony path and back in to Ambion wood. After a while I came to a disused railway which has been converted into a path, I took the path and headed down to the disused railway bridge which is where I joined the canal footpath.
Once I was on the canal footpath I felt fairly good as I was
in a nice steady running pace and my breathing was nice and steady as well. I
felt really good all the way along the canal and when I reached the Bosworth
Bridge I decided to run up to Market Bosworth. Previously I have struggled to
get up the hill and had to walk most of it, but this time I got up the hill
without stopping.
Once I reached the top of the hill I checked my Garmin and
it showed that my heart rate was 165bpm, I started to take some slow deep breaths
for a while which helped to bring the heart rate down to 150bpm. I ran through
the square at Market Bosworth and took a single track road with a gate you have
to open to drive though, there was a car going through as I approached so I
didn’t have to mess around opening the gate and closing it.
The single track road seemed to go on for ever, but I kept a
nice steady running pace and kept the breathing nice and steady at around
150-155bpm. When I reached the end of the road there is another gate to open or
you can take a little track that bypasses it which is what I took. I turned
right and headed up a short hill to a car park on the left and headed along the
footpath on the edge of 3-4 fields. This brought me alongside the Bosworth
Battlefield Centre, I looked at the mileage on the Garmin and noticed that the
big loop was 7 miles. I was still feeling pretty good at this point and
couldn’t understand what I had done differently, I decided the today was the
day I was going to do 10 miles.
I headed off along a path and into Ambion wood, the disused
railway track and joined the canal north bound for the second time today. The
idea was to do a small loop to for the extra mileage, so I ran along the canal
until I came to a hump back bridge, I came off the canal footpath and over the
bridge and along the road. After a short distance I reached Shenton Railway
Station, I ran through the car park, across the tracks and along a path that
runs alongside the station building. Once I got through a couple of gates the path
leads up a small hill then after a short while there is a second hill. I
managed to get up the hills without stopping and carried on past the King
Richard III sun dial and along the path back to the Bosworth Battlefield
Centre. I checked the Garmin and noticed that I had done 9.3 miles, I thought
to myself that I would have to do a tiny loop around a field outside the
Bosworth Battlefield Centre to make up 0.2 miles. Once I had done the tiny loop
I headed off into Ambion wood and finished the run after 0.5 miles where I
first set off at the beginning of this run.
10 miles is my personal best distance, I really don’t know
how I managed to do this amount of miles and all without walking unless I was
going through a gate. My legs were like jelly so I had to sit down on a bench
for half an hour before driving home. I wonder how long it will be before I
feel like this again and am able to run this distance again.
Garmin Connect - Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Market Bosworth
Wednesday 05-June-2013
– I managed to do the same route as I had done on Monday to see if doing 10
miles was a one off. Once I got in to a nice running pace and got the breathing
nice and steady the miles just seemed to go by fairly quickly.
I was very pleased to finish the run and knowing that
getting to 10 miles was not a one off, even though my legs were aching like mad
afterwards.
Friday 07-June-2013
– I found todays run very challenging in the heat, I was having digestion
problems with feeling a bit sick. My mouth was getting very dry so I had to
keep sipping on water which was making my digestion problem worse. In the first
4 miles I nearly gave up but I kept going and found that the problem seemed to
get a bit better.
I had to drop down to walking on a number of occasions as I
just felt so tired even though my heart rate was okay. When I got back I was
very surprised to see that I have got some personal bests as I really didn’t
think I was anywhere near getting any.
I managed to do some personal bests:
1 Hour – 6.3 Miles (10.2km)
3 Miles – 27m: 15s
5K – 28m: 07s
10k – 58m: 43s
Sunday 2 June 2013
The last two runs before the end of May and the Endomondo May Challenges.
The weather was a bit wet this week making the canal running
a bit muddy. I have missed out on a run which makes me out of my routine on
running on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Garmin Connect - Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Bosworth
Being that I have the Endomondo on my iPhone I joined some
challenges for May which are as follows:
Running Rotten Egg
Award May (Most km - Running) - I managed to get in to the Elite Egg Awards
and got to Pearl
Rotten Egg Award May
(Most calories - All sports) – I got to Crystal
500 calories a day
keep the doctor away (May) – The challenge was to burn 15,500 calories in
May, I managed this as I burned 17,023 calories.
I was expecting to have some sort of badge in my Endomondo
profile, but there is nothing so I am left wondering what the challenges are
for.
Monday 27-May-2013
– Today was a warm day but quite windy with strong gusts. I didn’t really feel
my best and had to force myself out, I am still trying to lose 1 stone before I
go on holiday and only have another 5lbs to go in 3 weeks. The other thing that
really pushed me out was that it was forecast to rain on the following day and I
hate the rain as well as making the canal path muddy.
I set off at a reasonably slow pace to warm up and found
myself negotiating through people that were out as it was a bank holiday. I
find it infuriating when people can see you coming along and don’t move over a
little to let you past without brushing past them. Most people I find have been
really good, they let you past and greet you with a ‘hello’ as well.
I found I had to break back in to a couple of 30 second
walks before reaching the 4 mile point which is the Bosworth Bridge
On the journey back I had to keep dropping back into a walk
and having sips of water, I felt quite dehydrated at this point and was
wondering if I should have not bothered coming out on a run. I felt my face
getting hot and was just longing for the run to be over. I found that I just
could not settle into a nice steady pace with a nice breathing pattern, which I
am sure did not really help. When I got back I looked at the overall time and I
was astonished that I was only about 5 minutes more than my previous run.
Garmin Connect - Sutton Cheney Wharf, Ambion Wood, Canal, Bosworth
Thursday 30-May-2013
– It had been raining for a couple of days so I ended up missing yesterday and
doing the run today. The canal footpath was mostly okay but in places it was a
bit muddy which involved negotiating my way through the muddy patches.
Surprisingly I still had a few minor aches in the legs from the last run, so I
thought today I am going to take it steady.
I decided to run past the Bosworth Bridge
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