For various reasons, including work, partying and the weather have not run much this week. Last time I was out was Park Run on Saturday.
So today I have to go running. Was out last night, so I'm not feeling tip-top.
I run down to Blackfriars, along the Thamesside Path. It's a really low tide, and the muddy Thames beaches appear and you can smell the smell of the Thames. After a while I don't feel up for it. I turn back down Upper Thames Street and head back to Guildhall.
Not a great run in terms of performance, but it's important to be back on my feet.
25" 4k?
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Monday, 27 September 2010
Plain old Park Run
A plain Old Park Run. Run in normalish shoes. The first lap, on the shaded side of the park by the woods, it's a bit chilly. By the second lap the coolness feels fresh.
I don't run really hard. A late night, surfing the internet had left me relaxed.
On the finishing straight, David from my Wife's work cruises past. On my day I would have put up a battle but not today.
A year ago a cruised park run would have been 24'30, so progress is being made....
23'36
I don't run really hard. A late night, surfing the internet had left me relaxed.
On the finishing straight, David from my Wife's work cruises past. On my day I would have put up a battle but not today.
A year ago a cruised park run would have been 24'30, so progress is being made....
23'36
Friday, 24 September 2010
Weird Neck Crick
I move a meeting at work to avoid it clashing with my lunchtime run. I slip on the aquas and zoom off. Down towards Blackfriars, down the Southbank, across Charing Cross foot bridge and back along Victoria Embankment. It's nice running in something which is not big chunky running shoes.
I'm hungover from the night before and my new policy of not eating my way out of a hangover making me suffer a bit. Suddenly I get a crick in my neck and come to a stop on the edge of consiousness. I feel lightheaded. I stop, compose myself and continue off.
Weird.
I run the rest pretty uneventful.
5k-ish 30 minutes-ish. Weird Neck Crick
I'm hungover from the night before and my new policy of not eating my way out of a hangover making me suffer a bit. Suddenly I get a crick in my neck and come to a stop on the edge of consiousness. I feel lightheaded. I stop, compose myself and continue off.
Weird.
I run the rest pretty uneventful.
5k-ish 30 minutes-ish. Weird Neck Crick
RAF Run
It's the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I'm reading a book on the subject. I happen to Wikipedia the great, great New Zealander Keith Park. I happen to notice they have erected a statue to him, last week in Waterloo Place off Trafalguar Square.
I have to run to take a look. The great thing is that, on route, is the statue of Dowding and Harris. I stop to admire these other RAF heroes.
I'm running in what used to be my favourite running shoes. They are big and clunky. I joke in my mind
"And people run in these thing?"
It's been raining all day, but I use the rain radar to find a gap for the run (Parallels with the Finest Hour there, scanning the Radar...)
Unfortunately all the tourists take a break in the rain to crowd the streets. I get to the statue, stand in awe and turn to return back.
The run was good, the inspiration greater
5 miles 40ish minutes, lots of Civilians.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Clubbing
Tuesday night and off to the usual PWR club run. I enjoy group 4 lead by Richard. Perfect standard for me and a good friendly bunch of people.
We run up the big hill that is the Orpington bypass. 3 miles of long slow drag. But it's not a drag and is hugely enjoyable. I push the pace at the front.
As we near the finish, Richard lets the group break up. Four of us go off the front. The pace picks up. Suddenly my shoe laces come undone. (I love the Pirahna's but this happened at park run the other day. Something to be careful of in case it happened in a race) I stop and drop off the pace. I see the other three streak of into the distance. I get up and sprint off. Eventually, I manage to fight back. But it has taken it out of me. We run for a bit longer before I feel refreshed and push the pace again.
Suddenly I realise I don't know the way and have to relent. This happens a couple of time. The pace is then picked up again. Rob starts to stretch away pursued by James Wong. The pace for the last mile and half has been very fast. I had peaked to early, mistaking where the finish was. However, ahead I see group one coming to halt and I realise we are at the end.
Apparently at the end we were running 6:30 minute miles. Overall according to James we had done 8:34 min miles over all. It's still mild enough still to be in only a running vest. A great run, with pace being pushed. Perfect to get over the frustrating day at work.
6.7 miles, around an hour (8:34 min miles)
We run up the big hill that is the Orpington bypass. 3 miles of long slow drag. But it's not a drag and is hugely enjoyable. I push the pace at the front.
As we near the finish, Richard lets the group break up. Four of us go off the front. The pace picks up. Suddenly my shoe laces come undone. (I love the Pirahna's but this happened at park run the other day. Something to be careful of in case it happened in a race) I stop and drop off the pace. I see the other three streak of into the distance. I get up and sprint off. Eventually, I manage to fight back. But it has taken it out of me. We run for a bit longer before I feel refreshed and push the pace again.
Suddenly I realise I don't know the way and have to relent. This happens a couple of time. The pace is then picked up again. Rob starts to stretch away pursued by James Wong. The pace for the last mile and half has been very fast. I had peaked to early, mistaking where the finish was. However, ahead I see group one coming to halt and I realise we are at the end.
Apparently at the end we were running 6:30 minute miles. Overall according to James we had done 8:34 min miles over all. It's still mild enough still to be in only a running vest. A great run, with pace being pushed. Perfect to get over the frustrating day at work.
6.7 miles, around an hour (8:34 min miles)
Nice shirt
Usually I find the run to work 10 minutes quicker than the run back. This I think is because it is down hill into the Thames Valley. Having done a PB (Both ways) last week in the aquas, I think on the way to work it could be even faster.
It's a fairly standard run. Enjoyable but doesn't seem so fast. I then hit the magical London Bridge point. From here I always fly. I think it is running in crowds. I love the thrill of running through crowds. In New Zealand last year I did some trail running and loved it. It is a similar buzz working my though the crowds, with plenty of changes of pace and flicking in and out of the crowds.
In the end the time was a couple of minutes slower than the run home the other day. Done in the aquas, so it felt great.
Unfortunately, I had used my backback for mountain biking the other day. The sweat also leaked through, leaving my workshirt with nasty sweat, mud and oil stains. Will need to use the rucksack liner in future....
10.3 miles 1:45:00
It's a fairly standard run. Enjoyable but doesn't seem so fast. I then hit the magical London Bridge point. From here I always fly. I think it is running in crowds. I love the thrill of running through crowds. In New Zealand last year I did some trail running and loved it. It is a similar buzz working my though the crowds, with plenty of changes of pace and flicking in and out of the crowds.
In the end the time was a couple of minutes slower than the run home the other day. Done in the aquas, so it felt great.
Unfortunately, I had used my backback for mountain biking the other day. The sweat also leaked through, leaving my workshirt with nasty sweat, mud and oil stains. Will need to use the rucksack liner in future....
10.3 miles 1:45:00
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Sunday evening stroll
Long day in the car and traffic jams driving to see some friends on the other side of London. On the way back we had to stop and Mc Donalds to recharge the kids. I willfully resisted the Salty-Fatty-Sugary Fayre myself. I had been well fed at my friends so felt a run was in order (Especially after missing Saturday's park run with a hangover)
I start of okay, and run up to Bromley North and down the high street. I then start to struggle. At Westmoreland Road I head for Beckenham, down the High Street towards Penge. I swing off and head for home.
On the iPod have Fighting Talk. It comes to an end and I stop to put on Spotify for some music. Suddenly my mood is lifted and I zip off. Mindfull of the fact I want to run to work, I try and rein myself in. But now I am enjoying it and keep pushing the pace. In the end I am sad to get back to the house but feel great.
The time was slow, but all my training runs seem to be slower than I expect esp. when I measure them with gmap.
Route here: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4052103
6.4 miles (10.25km) 1:01'46
I start of okay, and run up to Bromley North and down the high street. I then start to struggle. At Westmoreland Road I head for Beckenham, down the High Street towards Penge. I swing off and head for home.
On the iPod have Fighting Talk. It comes to an end and I stop to put on Spotify for some music. Suddenly my mood is lifted and I zip off. Mindfull of the fact I want to run to work, I try and rein myself in. But now I am enjoying it and keep pushing the pace. In the end I am sad to get back to the house but feel great.
The time was slow, but all my training runs seem to be slower than I expect esp. when I measure them with gmap.
Route here: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4052103
6.4 miles (10.25km) 1:01'46
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