Challenge 41 - week 9 update

Almost there with my crazy May running challenge! Pleased with my 6 mile Midweek League time at Orion (under an hour on a hilly course and I felt strong at the end ) and my 5km parkrun at Stevenage (28 minutes). Just a little run on the banks of the River Ouse to finish the week off

Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 1
Other runs - 6
Total mileage - 23.7

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 35
516 challenge mileage left - 369.17

Challenge 41 - week 8 update

A calmer week with a higher mileage, I am feeling good running every day, maybe this is something I should do more often!

Highlight of this week was the Midweek League 10km race at St Albans on Thursday, I finished under an hour (in fact under 59 minutes), fastest 10km time I have run since 2011 and over 3 minutes quicker than the same race last year, result!


Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 1
Other runs - 6
Total mileage - 29.7

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 36
516 challenge mileage left - 392.87

P.S. I am counting the midweek league races as a NHRR training session (my challenge, my rules :-))

Challenge 41 - week 7 update

Aaaagh, crazy week, dinner in London on Monday night, stressful presentation in London on Tuesday (so I ran when I got back at 10), theatre trip on Wednesday (so I ran when I got back at 1030!) and an absent Gary on Friday night which culminated in me running a mile around my garden at 10pm hoping my neighbours didn't see me! I am not sure how I managed to fit my 7 runs in!


Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 0
Other runs - 7
Total mileage - 21.63

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 37
516 challenge mileage left - 422.57

Challenge 41 - week 6 update

I've set myself a daft challenge; to run every day in May! I am also hoping to raise some money for the Breastfeeding Network. Not sure how this will pan out but hoping I don't get too tired or injured.

This week has gone ok, a trip into London meant I missed NHRR training on Tuesday but went to the Thursday track session instead. Gary was absent over the weekend so I had to do an early Friday run, a 1.1 mile run pushing the pram and dragging a small child on a scooter followed by a lovely Sunday evening run which was made a little harder by an afternoon beer ;-)

Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 1
Other runs - 6
Total mileage - 21.5

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 37
516 challenge mileage left - 444.2

Challenge 41 - week 5 update

A much better week this week with 4 runs in total and almost 16 miles run in total! Really enjoying my running at the moment. The NHRR training session also included planting a tree, not something that happens every week :-)
I was also Race Director for the Greenway Challenge Half Marathon on Sunday 1 May, it all went well, thank goodness!

Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 1
Other runs - 3
Total mileage - 15.7

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 38
516 challenge mileage left - 465.7

Challenge 41 - week 4 update

Oops! No real progress this week. I did go to a NHRR training session on Tuesday but I didn't run as we were trialing our new race timing system (which was a success!). As the point of my challenge was to run more I haven't counted this session. Gary was away for some of the week too plus I had to do a dress swap at Euston station and a crazy busy weekend so no training...must do better next week!

Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 0
Other runs - 0
Total mileage - 0

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 39
516 challenge mileage left - 481.4

Challenge 41 - week 3 update

We spent the third week of my challenge having fun at Butlins so not much progress to report this week I am afraid! I took part in the Luton Wardown first birthday parkrun on Saturday. It was very cold, wet and a little bit sleety but I was really pleased with my fastest 5km time this year (29:28)...recovering from flu and some extra training appear to be working! My support crew were not impressed, one fell off her scooter about 30 secs after leaving the car and when I ran past them on my 3rd of 4 laps the smallest one was screaming...they might not be so keen to come next time!

Summary:
NHRR Training sessions - 0
Other runs - 2
Total mileage - 7.6

Progress:
NHRR Training sessions left - 39
516 challenge mileage left - 481.4