by Julie

February 2020 – #100miles1month

1st February - new month, new challenge. Run 100 miles over the month. It means running 5 days a week so it’s a definite step-up for me. But I’m happy to be able to do it and it keeps me occupied. I was asked to share my training plan so the link is attached: this plan combines my half-marathon training with the 100 miles. I got off to a good start, 7 miles yesterday and 3.75 today. I really want to avoid having to run too long in the dark of the evening, so hopefully…
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by Julie

No slacking

It was freezing last night so couldn’t face going out. Much better running conditions tonight, though I found the street lighting a bit lacking in spots. Tonight was supposed to be a speed run, so I picked up the pace a bit. It’s a bit tricky when it’s dark and I’m worrying about my footing but overall was good, I enjoyed it and I did run a bit faster than usual. At least I did it. The hardest bit is always getting out the door. Need to get used to it - my 100-mile month…
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by Julie

A happy Monday

It was pretty cold tonight, 4 degrees felt like 0 in the cold wind. However I wanted to go out so I just did 2 miles and that was a good start to my running week. It was so cold I wasn’t hardly red in the face when I came home, which must be a first. I intended to do some stretching but got distracted by laundry and chicken thighs so will have to reschedule. Happy Monday.
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by Julie

Negative ions and 6 miles

My shoulders are in rag order - I think it’s desk-related and I have booked an ergonomic review at work, but I woke up with a stiff and painful right shoulder. A bit of stretching and a warm-up helped, but either way I was going out. The last time I ran 6 miles was the Aware 10k before Christmas, and I’ve only being doing 3 miles since then, but it was ok this morning. All those 3 mile runs have kept my fitness up, so I’m in a good position to start running a bit…
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