Just received the rejected magazine from the London Marathon, so no place via the Ballot.One week after Run to the Beat, and I am still a little sore. So the question is, do I go for a charity place or scrap this whole idea?
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Monday, 26 September 2011
"Run Akkers Run" does "Run to the beat"
So yesterday, I did a half marathon - the Nike Run to the Beat. Considering my training of eating and drinking on cruises and Greece, I was very pleased with my time of 2h 12 mins:
My race split is as follows:
Mile 3 - 27 mins 41 secs
Mile 6 - 31 mins 18 secs
Mile 9 - 32 mins 18 secs
Mile 12 - 31 mins 17 secs
Judging by this I may have gone off a bit too fast at the beginning. Especially considering the 1st mile included going for a wee a good 90 seconds.
I had to walk for about 2 -3 mins on a steep part of a hill, but that doesn't seem to have hurt me too much.
Feeling a bit sore - but pleased I did the distance. Well done to Shikha too, who pretty much did exactly the same time as me.
So nothing in the diary now at all. I will give myself a couple of days recovery before deciding what to do next.
Official stats are:
Session: 28
Training Date: Sun 25 September 2011
Approx Time of training: 9:45 AM
Days to London: 210
Distance Covered (km): 21.0975
Total Distance in training - running (km): 140.7875
Total Distance in training - cycling (km): 22.79
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 02:12:25
Exercise Time (hours): 2.21
Av Speed (km / h): 9.56
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Run to the beat
Class Details: n/a
Weight (kg): 84.1
Cost per gym Visit £41
I'll upload photos when I get them.
I've just noticed that I never uploaded session 27, a run home from work:
Training Date: Wed 21 September 2011
Approx Time of training: 6:46 PM
Days to London: 214
Distance Covered (km): 10.74
Total Distance in training - running (km): 119.69
Total Distance in training - cycling (km): 22.79
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 01:17:54
Exercise Time (hours): 1.30
Av Speed (km / h): 8.27
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Home from work
URL: http://t.co/0JFCeJuF
Class Details: n/a
Weight (kg): 85.6
Cost per gym Visit £41
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Pins & Needles in my left calf
Ran home from work.
Plus points: No bus this time
Bad points: Very very slow
I did have pins and needles in my left calf for about half the distance, which didn't help though. Hope it won't come back.
| Session: | 26 |
| Training Date: | Thu 15 September 2011 |
| Approx Time of training: | 6:46 PM |
| Days to London: | 220 |
| Distance Covered (km): | 10.74 |
| Total Distance in training - running (km): | 108.95 |
| Total Distance in training - cycling (km): | 22.79 |
| Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): | 01:17:54 |
| Exercise Time (hours): | 1.30 |
| Av Speed (km / h): | 8.27 |
| Incline (%): | n/a |
| Location: | Home from work |
| URL: | |
| Class Details: | n/a |
| Weight (kg): | 85.6 |
| Cost per gym Visit | £41 |
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Longer on the return journey ...
... because I got a bit lost!
Session: 25
Training Date: Wed 14 September 2011
Approx Time of training: 7:48 PM
Days to London: 221
Distance Covered (km): 12.17
Total Distance in training - running (km): 98.21
Total Distance in training - cycling (km): 22.79
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:52:00
Exercise Time (hours): 0.87
Av Speed (km / h): 14.04
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Cycling
URL: http://t.co/miu30Sb
Class Details: n/a
Weight (kg): 85.6
Cost per gym Visit £41
Back on the bike ... (literally)
Got back on the bike today and cycled to work. Actually enjoyed it. Sun was shining it was fresh and no really scary incidents to report. Took a while to get through Vauxhall Cross but will try to avoid in the future:
| Session: | 24 |
| Training Date: | Wed 14 September 2011 |
| Approx Time of training: | 7:07 AM |
| Days to London: | 221 |
| Distance Covered (km): | n/a |
| Total Distance in training (km): | 98.21 |
| Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): | 00:44:39 |
| Exercise Time (hours): | 24.74 |
| Av Speed (km / h): | n/a |
| Incline (%): | n/a |
| Location: | 10.62km cycle to work |
| URL: | |
| Class Details: | n/a |
| Weight (kg): | 85.5 |
| Cost per gym Visit | £41 |
Friday, 9 September 2011
So where have I been .... Holiday that's where!
Good points:
- Been on two - three holidays
- Eaten loads
- Thoroughly enjoyed myself
Bad points:
- New PB. Not in anything good but the heaviest I have been since the "Guinness" term at uni
- Hardly any running
- All of August off
Two weeks & two days we are meant to be doing a half marathon. Not much chance of that as things stand. Look at yesterday's stats for the first time running in over a month:
Session: 23
Training Date: 08-Sep-11
Approx Time of training: 7:33 PM
Days to London: 227
Distance Covered (km): 8.25
Total Distance in training (km): 98.21
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:58:32
Exercise Time (hours): 0.98
Av Speed (km / h): 8.46
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Home from work
Class Details: n/a
Weight (kg): 85.8
Cost per gym Visit £41
As you can see I have had to introduce a new category to track my weight as this is getting bad. Yesterday was so bad that I had to get a bus from where I gave up! I am not looking forward to this damn half marathon. I am really slow at the moment and massively unfit. Help!
So what happened in August on the running from ... nothing - that's what!
In July after the British 10k, I went on a cruise. I managed one day where I did laps of the top deck, and one day where I tried to but was too hungover. As I was running on the top deck and the boat was moving runkeeper thinks these runs were my fastest ever but if I really could run at those speed I would be giving old Linford a run for his money. Stats:
Session: 20
Training Date: 17-Jul-11
Approx Time of training: 4:15 PM
Days to London: 280
Distance Covered (km): 4.5
Total Distance in training (km): 80.26
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:25:49
Exercise Time (hours): 0.43
Av Speed (km / h): 10.46
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Vision of the seas
Class Details: n/a
Cost per gym Visit £41
Session: 21
Training Date: 21-Jul-11
Approx Time of training: 8:11 AM
Days to London: 276
Distance Covered (km): 2.2
Total Distance in training (km): 82.46
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:14:10
Exercise Time (hours): 0.24
Av Speed (km / h): 9.32
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Vision of the seas
Class Details: n/a
Weight (kg): 0
Cost per gym Visit £41
The only other thing that happened is I tried running with my old buddy Shikha. She too is doing the half marathon though she has been training loads and is looking super fit and healthy whereas I look like a fat man. We ran for a bit but then bowel trouble kicked in (for her not me) and we had to get home (quick!). Stats:
Session: 22
Training Date: 31-Jul-11
Approx Time of training: 9:32 AM
Days to London: 266
Distance Covered (km): 7.5
Total Distance in training (km): 89.96
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 01:01:10
Exercise Time (hours): 1.02
Av Speed (km / h): 7.36
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Leicester
Class Details: n/a
Weight (kg): 0
Cost per gym Visit £41
Hopefully will do at least one piece of exercise this weekend!
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011
The British 10k
I nearly didn't do this, as I stubbed my toe on Saturday. But I needed to ... the previous week I was meant to be doing a Clapham run but was suffering from food poisoning or something.
The run itself was enjoyable and I thought I went okay. Though it was so crowded - you always seemed to be dodging spectators and walkers. Though the crowd support was cool - and the first time I had run with so many people watching (that's not true - better support on the GNR when I did it in 2009). Though I did feel a bit demotivated looking at the crowd and not recognising anyone.
Quite a lot of the pros on here call it a fun run: http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?UTN=176536&URN=6&dt=4&srchdte=0&cp=5&v=6&sp= due to the number of walkers, etc. I for one thought it was okay - though took a long time to get going. 3 verses on the national anthem, etc. Also took nearly 30 mins to get to the front.
Overall took me an hour. Slightly disappointed as slower than last 10k but the crowds did make it difficult. I also stopped for a wee which probably added a min on so. While I would like to use the toe as an excuse, I don't think it was - held up fine in my shoe. More likely the three glasses of wine the night before didn't help!
Official stats:
Session: | 19 |
| Training Date: | 10-Jul-11 |
| Approx Time of training: | 9:35 AM |
| Days to London: | 287 |
| Distance Covered (km): | 10 |
| Total Distance in training (km): | 75.76 |
| Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): | 00:59:53 |
| Exercise Time (hours): | 1.00 |
| Av Speed (km / h): | 10.02 |
| Incline (%): | n/a |
| Location: | Central London |
| URL: | |
| Class Details: | n/a |
| Cost per gym Visit | £41 |
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Deekron 2 - Akshay 1
Deekron beat me again.
Could only do 15 minutes on this. After one minute at 8mph (9.7 kph) at incline 12% the big red button got me again.
I hate Deekron - he is too hardcore for me! Maybe I should go back down to treadmill intervals 1 - until that is easy!
Session: 18
Training Date: 06-Jul-11
Approx Time of training: 8:30 PM
Days to London: 291
Distance Covered (km): n/a
Total Distance in training (km): 65.76
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:15:00
Exercise Time (hours): 0.25
Av Speed (km / h): 7.00
Incline (%): Varied
Location: Southbank Club
URL: n/a
Class Details: Treadmill Intervals - Level 2
Cost per gym Visit £41
Friday, 1 July 2011
Killer Kat and one spinning session
So I had a go with Manasi's personal trainer; and she was awesome. A whole array of different exercises, and I really got a feel for how unfit I really am. Doesn't help that it was a boiling day, and I was suffering from hayfever though:
Session: 16
Training Date: 25-Jun-11
Approx Time of training: 2:45 PM
Days to London: 302
Distance Covered (km): n/a
Total Distance in training (km): 65.76
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 01:00:00
Exercise Time (hours): 1.00
Av Speed (km / h): n/a
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Southwark Park
URL: n/a
Class Details: Kataylsyt
Cost per gym Visit £50
Will definitely be back to see her - as I need it! Took me a few days to recover from being very sore. The next exercise which I did was a spin class on Friday morning:
Session: 17
Training Date: 01-Jul-11
Approx Time of training: 7:00 AM
Days to London: 296
Distance Covered (km): n/a
Total Distance in training (km): 65.76
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:45:00
Exercise Time (hours): 0.75
Av Speed (km / h): n/a
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Southbank Club
URL: n/a
Class Details: Spin Intervals, Eva
Cost per gym Visit £45
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
What a stink one
First time in 5 days went to the gym to do some exercise (I had been to go for a shower). I was planning 10 at 10 - 10km at 10kph. However 30 mins in and some part of my brain made me press the big red button:
Session: 15
Training Date: 22-Jun-11
Approx Time of training: 8:10 PM
Days to London: 305
Distance Covered (km): 5
Total Distance in training (km): 65.76
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:30:00
Exercise Time (hours): 0.50
Av Speed (km / h): 10.00
Incline (%): 3.56%
Location: Southbank Club
Class Details: n/a
Cost per gym Visit £50
So why did I fail???? Maybe I am just not cut-out for this. Other possible reasons are:
- Hadn't had any dinner though I had some biscuits and a banana
- It was quite hot in there
- I forgot my running t-shirts so had to run in another t-shirt which was a bit tight and not breathable
- I cut my finger yesterday and lost some blood
- I was dehydrated
Or maybe ... I am just am crap; and trying to progress to rapidly.
Will need to try again soon.
Friday, 17 June 2011
Feel good friday
Nice early morning spin session this morning:
Session: 14
Training Date: 19-Jun-11
Approx Time of training: 7:00 AM
Days to London: 308
Distance Covered (km): n/a
Total Distance in training (km): 60.76
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:45:00
Exercise Time (hours): 0.75
Av Speed (km / h): n/a
Incline (%): n/a
Location: Southbank Club
URL: http://runkeeper.com/user/akshay/activity/39733170
Class Details: Spin Intervals, Eva
Cost per gym Visit £56
Looking forward to Ascot tomorrow now; a nice relaxing break – hopefully. Just bought 6 bottles of champagne for the trip!
Thursday, 16 June 2011
I'll show you Deekron "The fitness DJ"
Couldn't do it on Monday for whatever reason, but Thursday morning it was good:
Session: 13
Training Date: 16-Jun-11
Approx Time of training: 7:10 AM
Days to London: 311
Distance Covered (km): 2.81
Total Distance in training (km): 60.76
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:25:00
Exercise Time (hours): 0.42
Av Speed (km / h): 6.74
Incline (%): 6.33%
Location: Southbank Club
URL: http://rnkpr.com/ankzxz
Class Details: Treadmill Intervals - Level 1
Cost per gym Visit £64
Deekron from http://www.motiontraxx.com/ helps you along these intervals. Not quite as a good as a personal trainer, I wouldn't think but a hell of a lot cheaper. The
Quite a short work-out but intervals where you get up to 8.1 kph at incline 12% for minutes at a time. They are hard, but feel good afterwards. Will definitely do this one again.
Once again, another bonus was being able to have a shower, as still no hot water at home.
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Big up-hill stuggle
Went to the gym yesterday, and was massively unsuccessful. Couldn’t even manage 10 minutes on the treadmill most of which was a warm up:
Session: | 12 |
Training Date: | 13-Jun-11 |
Approx Time of training: | 9:00 PM |
Days to London: | 314 |
Distance Covered (km): | 1 |
Total Distance in training (km): | 57.95 |
Exercise Time (hh:mm:ss): | 00:09:00 |
Exercise Time (hours): | 0.15 |
Av Speed (km / h): | 6.67 |
Incline (%): | Varied |
Location: | Southbank Club |
Class Details: | Treadmill Intervals - Level 1 |
Cost per gym Visit | £75 |
So why did the gym fail? Could have been for a number of reasons:
· I had just eaten
· It was late at night and I was tired
· I had still not recovered from the 10k on Saturday and the copious amounts of alcohol I also drank
· I am just a bad runner
In all seriousness I think it was a combination of all of these. I will definitely try this again.
I occasionally use the Motion Traxx Podcasts for music: http://www.motiontraxx.com/ but I thought I would try out one of their training podcasts called Treadmill Intervals Level 1. You can listen to it here http://www.motiontraxx.com/episodes/MotionTraxx_Ep059_Treadmill_Intervals-Level_1.mp3
Quite early on you are doing over 8kph speed at incline 12%. An incline I have never run at. Let’s try this again at some stage and see if we can get further than 9 mins. It is only a small (24 min podcast) so thought it would be easy. On the plus side, I have managed to have a shower!
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