January 2023

12th

A 30 min easy/fast per km this morning but added 2 minutes "puddle time" for stops to let traffic pass by; and it let me get to round number at 5k 😂 3rd run in a row I need to rinse & dry my shoes 💦

14th 

Don't you hate it when you pick out the wrong route and get near home too soon so have to keep adding another pointless turn around a local road? ☹️.

This morning was tough, 40min so called easy but it wasn't. Now my long runs are getting further I think I'm expecting shorter ones to be a doddle but they're still hard 🤔

16th

7 miles, that's over 1/4 Marathon 🎉🥂Relooked at my plan and concluded I have been too far too soon and not doing enough near the end. Plan to end now closely matches TCS Beginner.

Talking of plans, what's with the lingo?

• Run/walk
• Brisk walk
• Walk
• Jog
• Easy
• Steady
• Marathon pace
• Tempo
• Fartlek (cabbage for tea the night before?)
• Interval
• Cross train
• Fast
• Slow
• I give up 🤔😂

19th

It's a YakTrax sort of day up here. Should have been 40min but 2 phone calls and photo stops on such a lovely morning, I made it 

21st

One of those days where it just comes together. A really enjoyable 4.9 miles and I met my new best friends Thea and Thalia. Lots of ice spotting and avoidance, trying to run on the crunchy bits and avoid the shiny ❄️

23rd

Monday is long-run day for me. It feels odd as the distances go up and you find yourself places you'd normally only drive to. Nearly on the M60, I can go anywhere 😃.

1h30 run with a 5 min walk in the middle delivered 8.3 miles so I'm happy. Still trying to keep my speed down, I don't want injuries.

28th

One of my runs this week was a 20 min Easy so what did I do? I thought, Good grief, only 20 mins? Well, I don't need to hold back, I'll test my pace and breathing for a mere 20 mins.

Result = Left Achilles is now playing up. When will I learn and do what it says on the tin?

31st

Amusing myself that my runs are all 1 or 2 seconds longer than plan; I'm so determined not to stop short of target 😂. Photos at each km, just because 🤔😃