Only once this week

Not ideal, but still a PB for this year:

 

Session:	5
Training Date:	21-May-11
Approx Time of training:	12:00 PM
Days to London:	337
Distance Covered (km):	6
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss):	00:36:00
Exercise Time (hours):	0.60
Av Speed (km / h):	10.00
Incline (%):	1.00%
Location:	Southbank Club
URL:	http://rnkpr.com/alme9a
Cost per gym Visit	£225

 

Finding the treadmill quite difficult. I guess it is the man vs machine thing. I am running at speed 10k which appears to be faster than I run outside; but is the speed I want to get too. On the treadmill there is no option to keep at a constant speed whereas outside, obviously, I can vary speeds. Good sense of achievement on doing this.

 

I was planning on starting my 3 minute plan in the gym (increase time by 3 mins (i.e. 0.5km everytime I go to the Gym) though I think I would like to keep at 6km for at least one more run at speed 10 before doing this.

Rescheduling

Last week, I signed up for 4 races. This week, I have had to reschedule 1. This is the new schedule of events:

Saturday 11 June - 10kms: http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/london

Sunday 3 July - 10kms: http://www.innovationsports.co.uk/running/dates.html

Sunday 10 July - 10kms: http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/

Sunday 25 September - Half Marathon: http://www.runtothebeat.co.uk/

Must go for a run or gym in the morning - just been sooooo busy at work.

I am sure I should be having a lie in...

Session:	4
Training Date:	14-May-11
Approx Time of training:	8:10 AM
Days to London:	344
Distance Covered (km):	5.4
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss):	00:38:07
Exercise Time (hours):	0.64
Av Speed (km / h):	8.50
Incline (%):	1.00%
Location:	Southwark Park
URL:	http://rnkpr.com/al394c
Cost per gym Visit	£450

 

Went out this morning. Not bad distance wise but not a great speed. I think I am expecting too much as I remember what I used to do. In addition I am currently averaging about 5 hours sleep a night due to lots of work on!

Running at 10pm - doubt I will sleep now

Long day at work. Finished about 21:45. Stopped off at my gym on the way home. As you can see, I am also going to record how many times I go to the gym and therefore what the average cost per gym visit is.

At the moment it is £450, as I have never really been (I am not counting when I first signed up). Guesses to what it will end up when it expires (which I think is March 2012?).

Was pleased I managed to get to the gym as not long till the first race, and I ran that distance on the treadmill. It was tough though ... and certainly not as straight forward as I remember. Oh well it was my first time on a treadmill in a long time so no need to punish myself. I think I am going to stay at about this distance at least up until the race, just to break myself back into the whole running thing.

Official stats are:

Session:	3
Training Date:	11-May-11
Approx Time of training:	10:00 PM
Days to London:	347
Distance Covered (km):	5
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss):	00:30:00
Exercise Time (hours):	0.50
Av Speed (km / h):	10.00
Incline (%):	1.00%
Location:	Southbank Club
URL:	http://runkeeper.com/user/akshay/activity/35154045
Cost per gym Visit	£450

What have I done?

A few moments of madness and I have signed up for:

A. 23 May – 5k Battersea Park

http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/london

This is only 12 days away. Battersea Park is really close to my work so this is my initial goal.

B. 5 June – 10k Clapham Common

http://www.innovationsports.co.uk/running/clapham-common-series-2011/clapham-common-10k.html

C. 10 July – 10k – The British 10km, London

http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/

D. 25 September - Half Marathon – Run To the Beat, Greenwich

http://www.runtothebeat.co.uk/

I really think I have gone bonkers! Time to start training goal A & B.

Training Calendar

So, I have been giving this some thought and broadly the way I would like the year to pan out is as follows:

Summer - do a 10k

Autumn - half marathon

Winter - step up to marathon distance

Spring 2012 - London Marathon

However, a couple of the runs I know only have charity places, which I am not too keen on (e.g. the Great North Run, Bristol half). The only charity run I want to do is the big one (and that is only if I don't get a ballot place).

So - let's take a look at what is out there which still has availability:

10km races of interest

5 June - Vic Park - London

http://www.runningdiary.co.uk/go/view.cgi/7872

£18

3 July - 4 Seasons Challenge

http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/4SC

1 Race is £20. 4 races (i.e. one a season) is £60

10 July - British 10k - London

http://www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk/

Cost about £35

5 June / 3 July - Clapham Common £15

http://www.innovationsports.co.uk/running/clapham-common-series-2011

5 June / 3 July - Regents Park £12

http://www.regentsparkraces.org/index.htm

11 June - Battersea Park £10

http://uk.srichinmoyraces.org/races/london

Also a 4k on 23 May

10 Miles - on 10 September

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewevent.asp?sp=&v=1&EN=61317&ms=

Half Marathons

13 November - Grand Union Marathon £20

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewevent.asp?sp=&v=1&EN=59683&ms=

25 September - Run to the beat £44

http://www.runtothebeat.co.uk/

Keep posted ...

Okay, that's enough analysis for now. Stay tuned to see what I sign up for.

Nerja, Spain

Decided to jet off to spain as it was a nice long four day weekend. Had an excellent relaxing time. During the just about managed a short run on the beach:

Session: 2
Training Date: 30-Apr-11
Approx Time of training: 7:45 PM
Days to GNR: 358
Distance Covered (km): 2.02
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:13:01
Exercise Time (hours): 0.22
Av Speed (km / h): 9.31
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Nerja, Spain
URL: http://runkeeper.com/user/akshay/activity/33749065

The problem with this run was that it was fairly hot. The other problem is that as I was on holiday, I had a couple of drinks at lunch time. While I seemed okay when starting I really struggled. Oh well ... let's blame the heat.