It's Snow Joke ........ !!

OK I know it has been getting colder, but having left the office for a run at 1pm it started SNOWING !!!!

Admittedly this did not last long but all the same, I had shorts on and not my long running trousers (Mrs Doyle's Favourites). So off for a 5 miler taking in Primrose Hill, a good session today. Completed in just under 40 mins which is really good considering the gradient changes.

Have worked out I need to manage my rest days a little better, 3 days running and 4 days rest does not make for happy legs! So I may have a light gym session tomorrow and have a rest day Saturday with a long run Sunday.

Look out for the update on Monday

Total training Miles: 60.8 miles

It's Life Gym but not as we know it

Plans for a solo Zoo run were shelved today and instead a session in the gym was done.

Managed a god mix of treadmill, bike work, few weights and stretches and a stint on the rowing machine.

No real miles to add to the training log, but a useful session training other muscles.

Tomorrow is back on the run

And we are back..............

Update from last week, Hill run (5m) on Wednesday, Zoo run (5m) on Thursday.

The weekend saw a 6mile walk in the form of 1.5 rounds of golf !

Today was a shortened Regents Park run, 4.5 miles lead out at the pace of Gulzar, excellent result in that he did not stop at all. Good motivational talking from Mark and myself saw him push on through.

Straight in the gym for a 3km high pace bike ride to finish off. A bit of a recruitment drive in the last couple of days could see another 3 guys joining us from next week!

Tomorrow's plan is a solo fast pace Zoo run

Total training Miles: 55.8 miles

Jack & Jill ran up the hill ..............

Well, Mr Doyle, Gulzar, Mark and a new member of the Imagination running club, Julian did. Not sure if Jack or Jill were even out running today!

Today's route took in some of Regents Park then off to the top of Primrose Hill, a total distance of 5 miles with a elevation difference of approx 100ft so good hill training thrown in.

A degree of success saw Gulzar make it to the top of the hill without stopping, the other two were off like Mrs Doyle to an Orla Kiely sale !! I left Gulzar with a mile and a half remaining and ran in on my own.

More running tomorrow, this time past the zoo to say hello to the wildlife again

Training Miles to date : 41.3 miles

Now we are regular ..............

Lunchtime run of 4.8 miles completed today. Lap of Regents Park, passed London Zoo and waved at the giraffes!!


Took the boss (Mark) and a colleague (Gulzar) out too, lost the Gulzar after a mile and he ended up going a different route, Mark and I carried on, he is a bit of a runner so had to keep the speed up all the way mind you!!


Not a bad pace though, about 8 min/mile which if I could carry that on for another 21.4 miles that would bring me in at 3 hours 28 mins !!!! Yikes, at the end of the run today the thought of another 21 miles was probably the last thing on my mind!

On returning to the office and passing the restaurant, must admit was really tempted by the chips, but I was strong and in any case am off to ZiZi's tonight so will treat myself to a nice pizza!!

Garage Clearance tomorrow and kitchen shopping Sunday so will try and squeeze another run in at some point over the weekend.

Training Miles to date:     36.3 miles

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Getting there ............

A couple of updates for you all, last Wednesday saw a 3mile run at luncthime then a 4.5 mile run on Thursday night. Rest Day Friday, garage clear out Saturday so treated that as an upper body work out!! Sunday was spent mentally training myself by listening to my nephew ask continuous questions for 7 hours and point out that the number 7 bus normally goes here and that the trains that run from Liverpool Street to Romford normally have a pink interior! So if I am honest my mind wasn't really up for running after that !

Monday saw a fresh start to the week and a post work run of 4.5 miles again, pretty fast one too as i chased to other runners down as I cam to the end of my route. It did however take me a good ten minutes to recover in the kitchen whilst trying to have a conversation with Mrs Doyle!

Another lunchtime run today saw me take in a good chunk of Regents Park and a 4 mile session.

Rest Day tomorrow then back on for Thursday

Adios


Training totals to add
Wednesday 5th - 3 miles
Thursday 6th - 4.5 miles
Monday 10th - 4.5 miles
Tuesday 11th - 4 miles

Total training miles since New Years Eve - 31.5 miles

On the Road Again

Well I am back and am pleased to report that the running shoes are out of the cupboard too !!

After a lengthy lay off due to Mother Nature and her scattering of snow, an icy follow up and too many mince pies and mulled wine over the festive period, I am back in training mode once more.

New Year's Eve - 6.5 miles
Sunday 2nd Jan - 4.5 miles
Tuesday 4th Jan - 4.5 miles

Legs are feeling it and they also seem like it is all coming back to them, going to have a lunchtime run out today too.