'Join my run challenge: How far can you go in 2014?' blog discussion

morgani

Hi all. Not managed to get on for a while and keep you updated. Hope everyone is enjoying the challenge.

I've just had a tot up and as of Monday I was on 561km (348miles) so far so around 70% of my target. I've done an 8km training session since Monday but now I'm on a rest until Saturday as doing a 5.5km race up Pen y Fan. No PB's likely to be broken though with nearly 600m of climb. Aiming for under an hour!

Most of my Parkruns are done with a pushchair so no PB's so far this year although I've got my time down to 23:30 with the pushchair. As the weather dries up I may get a chance to do one without the pushchair and see if I can get a PB.

fufu_banterwaite

I'm running 52 miles on Sunday. That will up my mileage for the year.

Indie_Kid

Had to cut this morning's run short due to runners trots.

Will try again tomorrow, I think.

Dizzy_Ditzy

I'm such a failure! I've not been running since the beginning of May

No excuses really, I did try while I was on holiday but it was too hot, and when I got back, I was offered an allotment and all my spare time has gone into that

But. My 10k is 2 weeks away :eek:

I'm gonna go for a run in the morning and see just how badly my levels have dropped. Think it's gonna be pretty intense training for the next coupe of weeks :eek:

Dizzy_Ditzy

My run this morning wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, although I think my runkeeper might have been a bit off colour- it had me down as doing 2 sub 4 minute miles!

This is an impossibility for me. Three months ago I was at 10 mins for a mile.

I will be running daily between now and race day

Indie_Kid

I am never doing that race again. 7 miles and 7 hills. At least it wasn't some really early start.

Dizzy_Ditzy

Indie_Kid wrote: »

I am never doing that race again. 7 miles and 7 hills. At least it wasn't some really early start.

That's a shame







Despite a long break, I've found it quite easy to get back into running, and have realised that once I get past the initial out of breathness at about five mins, I can go further and for longer with only taking the odd 30 seconds to walk :j

As someone who is overweight, smokes mad eats/drinks too much, this is huge for me!

Indie_Kid

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

That's a shame

Indeed it is. But it was really difficult.:(

7. something k to go and I would have done 300 miles for this year. Hoping to do that by the end of July.

macca64

July's update from me 40.7 miles run, so up to 216.2 miles for the year or 86.5% of my original target.

I should hit my 250 mile target in August However my revised target is 300 miles/500km, which hopefully I'll manage ok!!

Indie_Kid

300 miles done this year so far.