Bagel 17 miles by britrob at Garmin Connect - Details
Went for a long run on Saturday. I expect the term 'long run' to start meaning different things as I progress through the spring. But 17 miles was
certainly long enough yesterday. Didn't start very well and felt pretty drained after only 3 miles! I stopped and had some water and an early gel pack. This
seemed to spark me in to a bit of action and although the pace was a bit on the slow side, it was steady.
I'm going to try and get some miles done this week with a shorter long run on Saturday. Would be good to get in the region of 35 miles for this week.
Sunday 26 February 2012
Sunday 19 February 2012
Bagel 14 by britrob at Garmin Connect - Details
Bagel 14 by britrob at Garmin Connect - Details
Nearly 18 months since a blog. I decided to blog once again to chart my progress, or otherwise, to my major running goal of 2012. The goal, at least the first goal is to compete and finish in one piece, an Ultra-marathon. An ultra is defined as a race over and above a full marathon distance, so anything over 26.2 miles. The ultra I have entered is the North Face Challenge near Washington DC, USA (http://www2.thenorthface.com/endurancechallenge/races/2011/dc/index.html). Not only is this an ultra, but a trail ultra at that. The race itself is on 4 June so that gives me 3 months to build on my base fitness and stamina. That should be ok, but I need to stay clear of injuries or lay-offs caused by illness, job, holidays, plague etc. To that end, I'm not planning on 'racing' between now and then but planning to gradually increase base mileage incorporating as much trail running as possible. It's going to be tough going, but am excited by the challenge! Yesterday for example, I ran a fairly slow 14 mile route. It's difficult to draw back on the pace and focus on cranking out the miles but yesterday I managed to stick to the goal quite well. I just have to keep saying 'forget the pace, slow is good, slow is good'. Will add the route to the blog if I can remember how! Will keep you informed! Rob
Nearly 18 months since a blog. I decided to blog once again to chart my progress, or otherwise, to my major running goal of 2012. The goal, at least the first goal is to compete and finish in one piece, an Ultra-marathon. An ultra is defined as a race over and above a full marathon distance, so anything over 26.2 miles. The ultra I have entered is the North Face Challenge near Washington DC, USA (http://www2.thenorthface.com/endurancechallenge/races/2011/dc/index.html). Not only is this an ultra, but a trail ultra at that. The race itself is on 4 June so that gives me 3 months to build on my base fitness and stamina. That should be ok, but I need to stay clear of injuries or lay-offs caused by illness, job, holidays, plague etc. To that end, I'm not planning on 'racing' between now and then but planning to gradually increase base mileage incorporating as much trail running as possible. It's going to be tough going, but am excited by the challenge! Yesterday for example, I ran a fairly slow 14 mile route. It's difficult to draw back on the pace and focus on cranking out the miles but yesterday I managed to stick to the goal quite well. I just have to keep saying 'forget the pace, slow is good, slow is good'. Will add the route to the blog if I can remember how! Will keep you informed! Rob
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