10.5 mile bike ride. not hard, as with Paul whilst dylan was at a birthday party, Paul likes to go at his pace, so Its not too hard for me but it was fun and the weather is so warm and nice.  

Played rounders with some friends on the field, now this was fun, I did jog, or hop jump skip with my leg, everyone thought it was funny, as usually I am so competitive and I couldnt be he he he :-)

So hot bath, some stretching and then cold ice bath. Back at the not usual physio tomorrow! sports massage what fun hey but my hammy is allot better hence the running well jogging around a rounders field :-)

Okay I need to run, not want but need, I am pretty hyped up at the moment, even friends I dont see often comment on my demeanor ahhhhhh! 

Its mad or I am mad maybe both, but  I understand it, I try to control it, but I am pretty damn moody about it..... I feel like I am going cold chicken from my addiction of running its not nice dont try it LOL.

 I had to work today, alarm went off at 6am, but I didnt get up, too tired, the pain of trying to stretch out this strain, and the pain of icing so often etc, is getting to me and making me tired.

So off to work, then after work Physio, not my usual physio but the other one, I thought Id give them another go, omg sports massage was harsh, piriformis was tight but loose now LOL

I went swimming after to vent some or allot of frustrations!

I went out pretty hard after a short warm up, I kept it going pretty hard then picked the pace up some more for middle laps, I did a total 8 of fast lengths, 2 fast 2 easy, my usual 2 lengths are 54secs (25 metre pool) the fast ones I picked up to 44 secs and one 43 secs for 2 lengths, then I kept going and banged out 100lengths in an awesome 43mins 35 secs, fastest 100 lengths so far. I was tired so did one length under water and 2 more hard lengths then finnish.

So Frustrations splashed out of my system LOL, the pool was pretty empty in the pool as allot of kids were having lessons, so it was quite good, and nobody trying to race me yay :-)

Although its communal showers with proper changing rooms, but why is it I attract odd men, come on why ??? some weirdo was talking to me in the showers, his kid was obviously in a swimming lesson as he was fully clothed, urgghhhh so why in the changing rooms, goodness gratious me, so It was a quick rinse of my hair and run off for me towel LOL   and the funniest thing is I have great short tan lines from all the running in the sun I have done in my shorts of course! and I look like ive got white shorts on hahaha LOL  oh I am laughing tonight, at myself of course

:-) 

6am start again yawn! 

1hr 30 mins xtrainer, did mostly level 6 and 7, this did get boreing this morning, I seem to have less attention span in the mornings, as I can do 2 hours quite easily in the afternoon.

My hamstring is slightly better again, I have more range of movement, but its still sore, I thought it would be so much better by now, and I would be running.

We are going away next weekend for 6 days to the lake district Coniston, I was really wanting to get some hilly training done this week, fell running etc..... I am not sure this is going to happen, but still I can hope for it.

I am really confused as whether I should go to Berlin now, its less than 6 weeks I have missed 3 long runs, and 2 weeks of running training?   we have paid for the flights but not the hotel yet!   I have looked up some other marathons smaller ones, the ferrari one looks good in Italy, its a much smaller race, but flat and fast, and hey we will be able to go see the ferrari track etc....... so anyones thoughts????  

 so Swimming, thought pink would be nice for today!

I did 100 laps, with 10 laps in the middle, 2 fast 2 easy, this was hard, I didnt puch the other laps I was feeling tired, and my son was doing lengths with me, so it took me about 50 mins, then one length underwater and 2 hard and finnish!

Physio today!

1 hr 30 mins xtrainer;  30 mins level 6 good warm up now intervals

did 4 mins progressivly hard upto level 10 then 1 fast min at level 6 but sprinting

1 min recovery

5 mins progressivly hard upto level 10 and stayed their for 1min 30 then 6th min fast at level 6

1 min recovery

6 mins again going upto level 11 this time, then 7 min fast at level 6

1 min recovery

6 mins upto level 11 then 7th min fast level 6

1 min recovery last one

5 mins hard level 11 then 6th min fast level 6 (fast is sprinting fast, I am sure one of these days that something will fly off the machine when I go fast on it, LOL

30 mins level 5 and level 6 so like an easy run pace. hr about 120-125 at this level.

He he, no weirdos today :-)

Physio : blue today as I dont like blue really but my physio is an Everton FC supporter. She worked really hard on my hammy and made me work hard with some PNF stretching, and my goodness its hard work. GOOD NEWS My range of movement is back to normal, but I need more with my hammies so she tells me, I know I have been lazy with stretching as well, so really its all my own fault.

GUYS I AM GOING TO JOG TOMORROW YAY :-)   (red for L'pool Fc)

Okay I have not 100% decided on Berlin or not, as I have been given the go ahead to run but very short jogs on grass to see how I am, and this will be tomorrow, Im very excited He he he.

Once I have done a few runs and see how my leg is, and if I can go back to some mileage for a week with no interval training except in the pool etc, I am hoping to see how fit I am still and then I will decide.

More than likely I am going to do it and do Chris M's Idea be very sensible though.  I want to do London Next year now, even if I get under 3 hours, I have decided Winter training is so much better although not as nice but I want to give it another go.  getting way ahead of myself again..

Swimming session now see you later after it :-)

NO gym today bored of it.

big swim session.

1hr 20mins, went to my mums golf club to swim, its only 20 metres long so I had to make up the 5 metres lost on each length, I wanted to do 150 25metre lengths biggest swim yet to date.  

25 x 150 =3750 % 20= 187.5 lengths, I rounded it upto 190 lengths to be sure and ya know my ocd with numbers.

so I did 3800 metres in the pool and it took me 1hr 20 mins it was nice and quiet and no weirdos thank god.  Sorry Burt I know you like old ladies, but today I was in another funny mood and couldnt be doing with any weirdos, actually maybe it was men fullstop LOL .

But Burt their were a hell of allot of old women in the pool when I was leaving would this be your heaven he he he (you know I am only kidding)

so I was tired but not really bad to have done 50 more lengths than usual too, I might do this again tomorrow but in the common public pool urggghh with weirdos LOL.

I havent run today I did a 50 metre jog and was ok, I just have to wait see if there is a reaction now, if not I will do a couple of 50 metre jogs tomorrow wehaaaayyyyy!

3 training sessions today! 

Gym 6.30am, xtrainer 30 mins, then a 20 min run/jog did 1.5 miles in 20 mins oh dear! but it all felt good, stretched the hammy out and did some leg curls urrghhh I hate weight training.

Swim session, in the public pool urgghh again,  But yay 200 lengths of a 25 metre pool so thats 5000 metres and I did it in 1hr 29 mins I was so made up with this, and still did a length and a bit under water with one hard length after it. Must admit I was tired and very hungry.

Last session an easy 3/5 mile run, well I did 6miles in the end, very easy and all is still good, It felt easy but harder towards the end.  average 7.50 mins.

Nothing amazing today just tired, no weirdos not that I would notice doing that many lengths LOL.

And I cycled to and from swimming, which is about 1.5 miles each way. so a pretty good day in all.

ONE HAPPY BUNNY! I may not blog too much this coming week we are going to the lakes tomorrow Coniston in a cottage so I am not sure they have internet, try and blog on my phone but it isnt always very good doing that, words get messed up etc

Happy days :-) 

Swim 100 lengths then off to coniston this afternoon when I've packed for everyone huh !