15.5 miles run

 1st 2 miles 8 min pace to warm up and a hilly route out fishermans path....

Average 7.01 mins  odd miles were 7.10 or even 6.45 pace more like marathon pace than easy long run.  I felt good from the start and was holding back sometimes checking my watch and Im at 6.30 pace so had to ease off this happened 3/4 times along the run.

2nd to last mile I let loose doing a 6.33 min mile. then jogged in doing 8.30/8,45 pace.

I went through 9 miles in 1hr 6mins

weather is nice cool, hardly a breeze even sunny damp not crisp but real nice weather.  This I think would have been a good day for a race as everything felt right, although my hips felt really tight and stopped twice to ease off, also my right calf is sore I think no Im sure  my physio  forgot to massage the right calf, I did say to her at the time but she was convinced she did it, but she didnt and im really feeling the effect of not having a massage on it.

Paul cycled with me and he helped allot with the pacing although sometimes getting carried away himself and pushing the pace :-)

Ice bath to rid the niggles fingers crossed ! 

1hour 51mins  

Well Got some sleeepppp Yawn 9 hours still felt really bad this morning like hungover urghh.

Last day of work today then I have 1 whole week off, catch up on everything at home and paperwork for Paul's business also hoping to

train eat sleep train eat sleep

Gym 10 mins xtrainer level 6 7 mile easy run pinewoods and mostly beach what a lovely day, misty but sunny and crispy cold very nice run today took it real easy but was still holding back 8min pace. When I hit the road I saw a cyclist and started to pick the pace up then ping my brain said silly girl easy run slow down be sensible so I did Ha I amazed myself today for doing that was not like me LOL..

So I am going to enjoy my week off work, and this weekend Paul and I go away for a 2 days on our own, thats a nice change nice posh 5star hotel with a great deal  on the internet free upgrade to a junior suite and a discounted Meal in there own restaurant .... Cant wait.

Well got up raining again, urgghhhh, needed to sort loads out today, too much to do too little time.... but went to go for my Neros Breakfast, lol large latte didnt make it for unforseen reasons, but needed to take the books to the accountant so I did that instead ! .... 

got home did 1 million and 1 things still felt un motivated to run (so not like me)  I hope Jeff's unmotivation is not rubbing off on me!    Nope I went back to bed and woke up 3 hours later omg thats not good but hey I must have needed it!

Paul got home and we went for a walk very short one but he tried to  lift my spirits somewhat but not allot.  Didnt run today but will see what tomorrow brings, IM hoping im back to my normal self, as over the last few days and weekend Ive had a re-lapse of my former self (need to get back to Happy Bunny LOL )    :-(   

Dr Dr I think Im broke

reply well go to the bank darling     LOL

Ok, still feeling really low and tired today.  So I forced myself to the gym after phoning too many call centres and sorting out too many things ahhhh

10 mins xtrainer level 6

warmed up 8 min pace for 2.2 miles

stretched, then stretched again then still trying to put off the tempo run streeeetched again.... tried to decide which way to run round the 3.2mile route as I wasnt sure which way the wind was going.... ha I hit the beach and the wind was right in my face, I just forced the pace to try stick to last weeks pace along the beach...... then the last 0.8 miles on road again same effort but the pace was at real tempo pace!

1st mile 7.01

2nd 7.03

3rd 6.59

4th 6.28

stopped but didnt puke this time Nice one!   It was faster this week, I did the same route but the other way round and had the half mile sand dunes 1st so I could tackle them with more GUSTO although the beach was windy too I actually cut the time by 41 secs from last weeks tempo.....

I should be over the moon but I just thought hey ok thats better, and jogged off back to the pinewoods, and through to add more miles.  I perked up a little I saw a lady in a wheelchair and she was looking at me very miserably, I thought you know what that could be me, I should be glad i can still run and walk.... my spirit was somewhat raised momentarily till the end of the run anyways. 5 miles.  3 in 8.30 pace  second to last 7.30 pace and last easing off near the end 7.30 pace.

30 mins xtrainer level 5 this hurt I was tired too, but the lucozade and mad techno music woke me up and off I went mad as hatter on the xtrainer ha ha.... core work and streeettttttchhhhhh foam roller ouchie and streeetch :-)

I arrived at the gym at 12.05 noon and left yes left after running etc at 2.45pm.... 2 hours 4o mins of training as I didnt get changed there or anything so it was all training!

Spoke to Coach today whilst having coffeeeeee and I am going to drop the long run this weekend so its just 1 more tempo run preferably on the road and some easy running till next week just to make sure Im not coming down with anything and next week is my 1st mile reps so I need to be in tip top condition.  

So Happy Bunny today well 50% closer to it !  hopefully just a blip Yesterday and the weekend, I shall be back I SHALL be happy bunny SOON 

:-)  p.s   Lots and lots of people keep asking am I doing the Marathon for a charity, well not really, but they want to donate so I thought about it and last time I raised money for the Childrens Hospital that helped save my sons Life, so this time I decided well not sure.

My friend whom I run with sometimes and has raised so much money doing endurance marathons i.e the Marathon Des Sables and Arctic endurance race over 5 days, and much more anyway its a local charity as in small and all money yes every penny goes to the charity which is "Isaacs House"

http://www.isaacshouse.org/

I am not plumbing for money although I will put up my just giving website once its up and running, Im not going to put much effort into raising money as Im running the marathon for me really and nobody else just to let you all know thanks Sam. 

Gym 

xtrainer level 6 for  20 mins

9 miles  1hr 18 mins mostly actually all sand dunes and trails except for 2 miles.

Xtrainer level 6 for 25 mins

15 mins swimming

2hours 18 mins training !

and yes I had go gels thankfully they kept me going and some lucozade sport but after the run as I pretty much throw lucozade up whilst running urghhh

still 6lbs to go, and all that lucozade LOL Oh ok didnt go the gym today, although he might miss me he he.

I had a relaxing morning and spent it in the coffee shop Neros mmmmm, first with my sister whom I had a lovely coffee and cup of tea with  and a nice chat.

Then I had a coffee with my friend Tracy and her youngest son Joe well he is just a bundle of laughs, hes 3 and a half and is so cute but hes huge for his age in height and structure very broad shouldered, he is very active so say the least like a 3yr old with skittles but without the skittles LOL but I love him and think his singing and abc's at the top of his voice was great. He had a small chocolate cake I had a mince pie, and he ate his cake so quick it was funny LOL.

Enough relaxing home, and did another off road run, only last mile on road, I felt tired running today not sure why but did, lots of sand dunes trails and sand dunes again.

9.4 miles 1hr 16 mins.

Then it was off to the hair dressers as Paul was nagging me somewhat that my hair really needs doing and he has told me for about 3 weeks but training was more important than sitting in the hairdressers so I just left it a couple more weeks he he.

Happy days, and cant wait to go away this sunday with Paul and be pampered in a lovely spa hotel :-)