Liverpool Half Marathon

DNF   1st one for me, but when I had to stop to stretch my hip flexor out, and then I tried to run again well it wasnt good so I pulled out.

Here Goes;

Last night I was at my mother-in-laws 60th Party, I drank water all night and didnt dance one so not like me anyways I ate well probably too well ha ha.

Clocks went back this morning, so we also lost an hours sleep too.

I couldnt sleep last night much got about 5hrs if that, but when the alarm went off I couldnt get up..... not like me either when I have a race I am usually bouncing around mad 1st thing.

Anyway we got to the race on time it wasnt far from home.

Set off with the plan of 7 min miling for the 1st 2 miles, then pick up to 6.50 min miling until  mile 8-9 then try pick the pace up progressivly to the end.

1st mile 7.04

2nd mile 6.57  this mile was uphill huh well part of it

3rd mile 6.30 now this was a rolling hills mile so I just let my pace increase naturally down hill, although the hills were hurting my hip I really could feel it.

4th mile 7.03 back on track

5th mile 6.30 again rolling hills so easy to get carried away but I think this is what hurt the hip

6th mile 6.50 perfect

7th mile 7.03 I was feeling the hip now, and for some reason and I dont know why but the 7 min miling group went past me on this mile, so they were not running 7min miles which riled me somewhat......

during this mile is when I stopped

0.8   6.01 mins prob be a 7.12min mile so I was slowing and really feeling it.

7.8 miles 54 mins

being one of my slowest ever races as well I didnt feel right.... at all so Sammy no happy bunny :(

I cannot work out if its both fitness and the hip or just the hip, It didnt seem to ease off much after a couple of miles either which it has in training runs, I am pretty sure I am going to pull out of the marathon its just not worth it, but I am yet to talk to coach.

No run No train rest and physio

I didnt even do the core or butt exercises I am no happy bunny but a decision is made

My training is not wasted either as it will help towards the great track racing season, I will work on my core and butt etc with a more reasonable mileage base and when I am up to it some speed work....

me not happy at all... but I have to move on from another marathon set back and I may do a Half marathon in the autumn but deffo going to do London next year fingers crossed eh

xtrainer 30 mins, I did 30 mins hard xtrainer as it didnt provoke the itb hip injury.

core work what joy  I hate core work but hey ho 

1 mile easy 8 min pace it didnt feel good not sure were the pain is but it isnt the hip urghh

core work again

1 mile easy 8 min pace again didnt feel great!

core work and short squats on balance board.

squat and a small jump a bit like plyometrics but not hard just to get the rear end switched on eh :-O

Frustration is the problem I am really frustrated with all of this I know it isnt that bad really but the marathon was important to me, I know I will get past this.

100 lengths in the pool 25 metres pool

30 mins xtrainer

core later

words cannot be used on here to describe how I feel... I think its hit me today :(

non run day and the weather is great tooo huh!

Well I made two blogs a mag cover thanks Paul you made me smile

and Chris m's blog again thanks Chris, that incident you had today this morning on the mill well it made me laugh ROFL Laugh allot thanks for the laugh and I hope you butt is okay as having a sore butt is not good and I am sorry I laughed so much but then I am not ROFL.

Then I had a busy day at work, racing around delivering things that were a bit last minute but that's work for you..... I am not sure I am going to do much today may go out on the bike get my adrenaline kick.....

Also I should get my blood results later today one way I am hoping it shows something and another I hope it isnt anything I cant fix ??

Again a not so good day, I dont like being a moaning ol' bag either..... but I had to cancel the hotel and sort out the registration to defer my number for next years marathon which made me feel horrid worst time ever, this seems to be worse for me than ever :( 

UPDATE 

Morning Core work 15 mins with powerplate urghhh shakey shakey ha ha 

afternoon 

30 mins pilates woohooo

 core work again but on swiss ball

stretch

off the the gym for an hour tops ; 

30 mins medium-hard work on the xtrainer upto and around levle 7

30mins of intervals xtrainer

1 min hard level 10 fast   h/r  165 bpm

1min med level 6 medium effort h/r 130bpm

COUNTING Calories upto now 936 cals used

Dylan was at golf well driving range whilst i was at the gym, hes so grown up now, and I know the owner which is good, they keep an eye on him etc....  

Then Paul surprised me by ringing me up and suggesting I go out on my Motorbike whilst he does some tractor work with Dylan woohoooo..... After picking Dylan up I was in a pretty bad mood as some people just don't add up !     so the bike was the best thing for me.

I researched the calories used whilst riding a motorbike hard...well I prob burnt about 600 calories at least (thats me being conservative) as I was out for over 2 hours and rode it pretty hard, cheesy grin, I didnt realize I was on the bike for so long I really didnt, I was enjoying myself and the relief it provided mentally was great, although my arms are paying now for the physical effort of climbing all over a 600cc superbike is pretty demanding but hey I am tired but a bit more happy. :-)

so at least 1400 calories just for exercise and I left out the power plate they reckon you can burn 100 calories in 10 mins I dont count power plate calories, although 10 mins gets you a bit sweaty :-O its harder work than you realize

:-)

My day started really very early I didnt sleep much last night so it started at 12.00am !

I stayed up watching films as I couldnt sleep well its was the sublime Jean-Claude Van Damme my fav actor even now hes allot older I still think highly of him, although his actual acting is somewhat to be desired in some of his films....and he can act but some of the films are so cheap and crap but I still watch them LOL.

Ha ha I also like Ross Kemp but not as much, and who doesnt like brad pitt ha ha not me LOL, I have a friend who is a damn good lookalike of brad pitt he gets paid a hell of alot of money for it too, hence the reason that would be weird me liking that actor, although I wouldnt deny he is good looking. ;-O

okay enough I think I am typing on zero energy so I am blah blah blah'ing.

I think this  morning was my worst morning of waking up, I still went out on the motorbike as it was dry, I wanted to go the gym do some core work and a little xtrainer but I forgot my trainers LOL sleep I need sleep so this put me in a worse mood, I just did a hell of alot of core work and stretching. Off out on the motorbike again, my running Club Southport Waterloo ac had a 4 mile race in Southport, so I went to watch the end of that.

I saw my coach running now hes in his late 60's and he hasnt raced for 3 years due to all sorts of problems I think on the personal side. Anyway it was good to see him and my neighbour Karen she looks like shes in her late 40's but shes in her late 50's or older ha ha I hope I look that good at her age.

Then it was home and a nap.... as I have been shockingly snappy even to the gym staff I think I was a bit off oooops.... I also saw my original physio and I was off with her too ouchie eh!  I am a nightmare to live with or be around at the moment I know that .....

I will do some pilates later and powerplate.

Just having a very large coffee.... as Chris M, I really cant be bothered going to Nero's I know me but thats the way I feel, and I am having two boiled but runny eggs I am trying to eat more protein good protein to mend my muscles :(

I so need to run it keeps me sane.... when I cant run I'm not the same person Honest I really dont cope well with everyday stuff even.

Okay with this weather I will see no bunny rabbits in the woods on my walk later please stop raining I need to see bunny rabbits at easter :-) 

16.5 mile bike ride with Paul which was okay, I get stressed I wasnt once out of breathe lol 

I also did for the 1st time a yoga class, apparently this lady is awesome and she was....

She's Russian omg it was hard work 1 hour 10 mins of yoga Russian style........ and we did legs mostly ouchie ouchie, and I am going to stick at this apparently Giggsy the footplayer does Yoga 4 x a week wow so thats his secret hey LOL

Feeling a little brighter today bit more energy :)