WEEK 5 - BACK ON THE MEAN STREETS

16TH APRIL - 1250M SWIM

CLISSOLD LEISURE CENTRE - SWIMMING IS BORING.

18TH APRIL - 4 MILE RUN

HACKNEY DOWNS - TESTING ANKLE INJURY AND FELT ALMOST HEALED, FITNESS LEVEL STILL GOOD - FIRST OUTING FOR EXCELLENT NEW RUNNING SHOES.

20TH APRIL - 7 MILE RUN

VICTORIA PARK AND LONDON FIELDS - FAIRLY SLOW BUT STILL HARD WORK - SUNSHINE.

NEW RUNNING SHOES - BROOKS ADRENALINE GTS 12

WEEK 4 - THIS IS GOING BADLY

10TH APRIL - ABORTED SWIM

GOGGLES LEAKING

CLISSOLD LEISURE CENTRE

WEEK 3 - INJURY RECOVERY

3RD APRIL - 1250M SWIM

CLISSOLD LEISURE CENTRE - APPROXIMATELY 50 LENGTHS: 3/4 BREAST STROKE AND 1/4 FRONT CRAWL...

5TH APRIL - 1500M SWIM

CLISSOLD LEISURE CENTRE, STOKE NEWINGTON - APPROXIMATELY 60 LENGTHS: BREAST STROKE

5TH APRIL - DRUM & BASS DANCING

APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR DANCING LIKE A 17 YEAR OLD JUNGLIST circa 1999 TO NICKY BLACMARKET DJ SET AT BIRTHDAYS BAR AND NIGHTCLUB, DALSTON.  LAGER ACTS AS ANAESTHETIC FOR ANKLE INJURY.

NICKY BLACKMARKET OLD SKOOL SET AT BIRTHDAYS

WEEK 2 - INJURED

27TH MARCH - 5 MILE RUN

41 MINUTES - REGENTS CANAL WESTWARDS TO ANGEL - SURPRISINGLY FAST AND PERFECTLY PACED - A MAN THOUGH I WAS GOING TO MUG HIM.

29TH MARCH - 4 MILE RUN

36 MINUTES - REGENTS CANAL EASTWARDS TO THE PALM TREE (MILE END) - FAIRLY SLOW AND FAIRLY BORING - FELT A MINOR INJURY IN RIGHT ANKLE - PROBABLY RAN TOO HARD ON 27TH MARCH?

31ST MARCH - ABORTED 7 MILE RUN

ABORTED AFTER APROX 30 MINS - RIGHT ANKLE INJURY - SHOULD HAVE RESTED - TOO MUCH TRAINING TOO QUICKLY HAS CAUSED INJURY?  MUST REST ANKLE UNTIL RECOVERED.

LOCATION OF MUSCLE OR TENDON STRAIN ON RIGHT ANKLE

WEEK 1

CREATED MY OWN 28 WEEK TRAINING SCHEDULE - MAINLY BASED UPON PFITZINGER'S 55/18 SCHEDULE.  ALSO USING AS REFERENCE HIGDON'S MARATHON ADVANCED 2 AND GRATTON'S 3:15 PROGRAM.

TARGET:  REACH HALF MARATHON DISTANCE IN 10 WEEKS.

18TH MARCH - 3 MILE RUN

HACKNEY DOWNS - LOOSENER.

20TH MARCH - 4 MILE RUN

31 MINUTES - HACKNEY DOWNS - STARTED TO FAST: PUNISHED.

22ND MARCH - 10K RUN

57 MINUTES - VICTORIA PARK - SLOW BUT COMFORTABLE.

SECOND HAND COPY OF 'ADVANCED 
MARATHONING' ARRIVED IN THE POST:
SERIOUS BUSINESS

WEEK 0

THREE YEARS SINCE I RAN THE LONDON MARATHON;  WAIST LINE EXPANDING DESPITE REGULAR CYCLING AND I NEED TO CUT OUT THE OCCASIONAL CIGARETTES.

INSPIRED BY MY SISTER RAISING MONEY BY WALKING ON HOT COALS TO MARK THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MOTHERS PASSING - I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAIN TUMOR CHARITY HAS PLACES IN THE BERLIN MARATHON.
   

15TH MARCH - 4.5 MILE RUN

LAPS OF HACKNEY DOWNS - TESTING THE WATERS:  FIRST MILE AND A HALF WAS PAINFUL ON CHEST, HOPEFULLY JUST THE BLOOD VESSELS OPENING.  FROM TWO MILES ONWARD WAS CRUISING.

LONDON MARATHON 2010