Progress - 22nd January 2012

What a week, Physically and mentally exhausted, bring on the next challenge!
The new trainers are doing their job and protecting the knees which is such a relief, I get the odd pain but I can get round it, which is confidence building.

Went out Tuesday evening and did my 5.5 miler and added some hill reps into the end which went well.
Same again on Thursday although the week was catching up on me a bit.

Saturday morning I was up most of the night with a rolling stomach, feeling very sick [but wasn't] and just ran out of energy come the morning so spent the day wiped out completely on the settee. Things like this happening when you are training are a complete nightmare because you know you should rest yet you know you need to keep up training and missing just one long run can have consequences, mentally if not physical.

Sunday morning woke up feeling not too bad and so, probably stupidly, went out for a good long run. Almost ran completely past Harry and Prue without noticing them along the canal at Brookwood. I am terrible at not seeing people, especially if they are not in their box, you know, where you expect to see them. Wasn't a bad run really 10.25 miles at a very casual pace and despite the extra sweat from not feeling 100% I got round.

Today marked 57 miles in the new shoes - could have run to Brighton??!!

Have to say a big HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY to Smithy for yesterday [It was Steve's dad who was in Georges a while back - pleased to say he is now back at work!!] and                                                                                           HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY to Holly for the coming Tuesday 24th.


This weeks head tune from 1972, Elvis Presley 'Always on my mind'

'If I made you feel second best
I'm so sorry I was blind
But you were always on my mind
You were always on my mind'

Almost forgot, its the age you know, Georges have launched their own blog page for the 9 runners of the Brighton fundraising Team - check it out.

 http://stgeorgesbm2012.blogspot.com/

Alan.xxx
 

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