Archives for Easy Runs category
Posted on Jul 01, 2011 under Easy Runs, Jogs |
Just a very easy 4k jog as final preparation before City of Manchester 10k on Sunday. Felt the faster run earlier in the week still in my legs and lungs, did 6 minute first k, then a faster one, but slowed myself down as I felt myself quickening up naturally. Felt a bit hard work but just took it easy, and now have almost 48 hours to rest before starting out of the blocks on Sunday!
Meanwhile I hear there is a Manchester Marathon, I rather think I am going to be far too busy to consider it this time, but who knows, maybe one day…. A local half marathon would be handy!
Posted on May 06, 2011 under Easy Runs |
Was a bit hotter than I thought out there though! Just jogged a few random streets, got very hot but didn’t breathe too hard. Just plan a longish run on Sunday and a couple of pre-race easy ones next week now… fingers crossed!
Posted on Apr 27, 2011 under 5k, Easy Runs, Trail Running |
Had an appointment in the morning, so was running later than usual, but quite enjoyed the idea of running late afternoon – maybe long runs would be better early evening to avoid glare of the sun overhead!
Set off at a very easy pace, downhill into the woods for a little bit of scenic trail running, and walked up the steep hills for a breather. Got hot in the second half of the run with the sun and inclines, but took it very slowly as I wound back up the hill of Stockport Road to reach home, sprinted past a girl jogger at the end as I was feeling good and could have maintained a much quicker pace, but enjoyed the easiness of the easy run in the afternoon sun!
Posted on Apr 10, 2011 under Easy Runs, Jogs, Milestones |
This has turned out to be a higher mileage week – over 10 miles for the first time in a long time, so my easy 3 miler was a bit more tiring that I thought it would be – probably due to the heat and the mileage in my legs!
However, managed to complete the 3 miles after previously deciding I would stop at 4k, was melting a bit by the end… But good to finish the week having done 11 miles, with a longer run, a tempo run, and now an easy shorter, slower run.
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 under Easy Runs, Jogs, Milestones |
Haven’t really got a running plan at the moment, am just taking each day as it comes, and today I had decided to run 3k, then thought why not make it 3.22 and round up to 2 miles.
Set off rather quick and knew I had to slow down, struggled a bit for the second mile and lungs were gasping all the way – but managed to stuck it out and do the 2 miles in sub 20. Few weeks and I will be up to 5k and can start thinking about longer runs and a bit of speed… lol..
Posted on Feb 05, 2011 under 3k, Easy Runs, Health, Jogs, News |
Yet another comeback run, this one consisting of 3k in the pouring rain. Had been 2 weeks since my last run and my cold seems to have largely gone away – with busy times coming up, and the running habit not entrenched into my schedule, I thought I’d better bite the bullet and at least get out there for 20 minutes.
Was puffing hard after half a k and getting very wet, but that helped me keep cool. I did feel very rusty especially in the lungs, but they’ve been battered by the viruses lately so was to be expected. I managed to hold on and complete a short run that was satisfying just because I’d got out there, not let the rain put me off, and achieved my modest target.
Hopefully that will be the end of my colds for the time being, and I can think about the Salford 10k perhaps – though with only a couple of months to go, I might be better off looking at the ones closer to home later in the summer, especially as finances are an issue 
Posted on Jan 07, 2011 under Easy Runs, Jogs |
Was very cold when I went out, had warmed up with some weights and stuff, but was still a bit shivery. Off I went at a gentle pace, and settled into a plodding pace. Took deep breaths and didn’t try to go too fast, and by the 2k mark was able to think about picking up the pace just a little. End result was a sub 20 2 mile effort, which means I have gone under 10 minute mile pace already – is now just a matter of gently increasing the distances so I can get back to some nice longer runs 
Posted on Jan 01, 2011 under Easy Runs, Health, Jogs, Milestones, News |
So 2010 will go down as the year I got my sub 50 10k, and didn’t really do a hell of a lot else runningwise! First it was the shinsplints, and a slow comeback, followed by the PB – then the massive injury at Bolton 10k, a long layoff, physiotherapy, frustration, and then a nice gentle comeback, just getting really back into it, upping the distance – then snow and flu hits and suddenly 2010 is done and gone!
Decided to do my comeback run on the first day of 2011 and hope it sets a trend! Was worried I would have lost all fitness again after a layoff of over a month, and of course losing some fitness is inevitable – but I kept to a gentle pace and completed two miles without feeling under significant duress, which bodes well. Two 10.5 minute miles is not bad to start with considering the time off my feet, and since I usually find the first few runs back really hard, I am quite pleased that I wasn’t feeling half dead! Looking forward to getting back out regularly, and building back up to some nice long runs. As spring approaches, am thinking of entering some more races – will just have to be careful with my frayed finances!
Happy New Year to all readers of this running blog!
Posted on Sep 26, 2010 under Easy Runs |
Just an easy short run!
Posted on Sep 16, 2010 under 5-10k, 5k, Easy Runs, Jogs, Milestones, News, PB's, Slow Runs |
I apparently became a veteran of some kind yesterday – in more ways than one. I turned 40. They say life begins at 40, but I wonder how that applies to runners? Certainly, my category positions may go up a little now, but there are plenty of people 10, 20, probably even 30 years older running a heck of a lot faster than me! Still, I had to get out there and prove I can still run, now that I am middle aged officially!
I don’t know if it was the general busyness of the last few days, and a birthday of mixed feelings yesterday (no alcohol, btw) and just generally being in a transition period, together with the fact I hadn’t run since last week, but this run was tough, and that is reflected in my time – very slow, really, but I felt if I’d upped the pace, I wouldn’t have managed the distance. I was teaching my new writing course later in the afternoon so there was no space for heroics.
Still, I got my first PB (in training) as a 40 year old – is a running milestone I will easily surpass! The run also helped me focus on my group work later and helped settle my jitters over starting something new – which helped me get back in touch with the reasons why I started running in the first place
