6 mile route, trails for nearly 3 miles and then roads...... Fishermans path route!

weather damp coldish strong breeze.

Humidity: 87%

Supposed to be an easy run but really didnt feel like running easy naughty girl...

nearly marathon pace for 3 miles, but mostly 7 min pace were as my aim for marathon pace is 6.45 pace.

Good run, and late sleep in again, such a lazy slouch...... sausage bap for breakfast naughty naughty, last day today (im sure I said that yesterday LOL).

not had much since the sausage bap so that will be the cals until dinner of course.

We are off to the cinema tonight to see Avatar in 3d, we got vip seats too big leather slouchy seats he he naughty naughty :-) 

Okay, as we have the week off work, both of us thought we should clear out the attic and get the insulation up to the required amount especially if we are going to sell the property, not soon but in a year or so. So we bought the insulation and boards to board the attic out too.

My goodness what a backbreaking job, all the stuff we cleared out, although we still had boxes and stuff up there we wanted to keep for now anyway, so lots of stuff to shift still around the attic as we insulated it and boarded out.  Urghhh very tireing but we got it done.

Then went and had a light bite out, back home some more tidying and I got ready for my run.  Yesterday I rested as I had seen the physio and my hip was pretty sore, but not too bad today.  

Temp run, now I have been ill for a week so I  knew this would be hard and the week before wasnt really full of training as I had cut down allot for the xcountry race, so 2 weeks easy really.  

2 mile warm up 8 min pace

supposed to be 4 miles a tempo pace Last time I did it in 6.20ish pace,this time I set off at 6.30 pace.

1. 6.28

2. 6.22

3. 6.42  urghhh I hit the wind and the last half mile of this one was hard, I stopped on 3 miles, and turned around had about 2 mins rest if that, Paul talked me into  trying the last mile still as I was pretty annoyed as I have obviously lost some fitness or just having a really bad day I think it was loss of fitness.

4. 6.18 I felt good all the way through this mile, the wind was across me not in my face so much better.

1 mile warm down a mere jog 8.30ish pace.

Stretched and vibro gym, I feel really tired now, not sure I was ready for that today, and not sure If I should have done it, as I have not been able to get hold of my coach since 2 days ago....... Tuesdays are tempo or mile reps, so I opted for the slower of the two to make sure my hip didnt go....... I didnt feel my hip during the run but I feel it now so I am sat on some ice LOL.

Nothing to tell no stories boring day eh! oh oh I did scare my son on this run ha ha on the last mile he had cycled away abit from us ahead of me, so I picked the pace up knowing it was my last half a mile and ran right behind him he jumped as I went along side him he he wicked mother :-) 

No Run, my hip was screaming at me and we had more house stuff todo urghhh! 

The Day ran away from me were did the time go??  its no good being off work no structure to my day ahhhhhhh I need structure !

Oh well I am just gonna enjoy the time we all have together and not stress over running

was that really me saying this huh I am going balmy yes completly balmy la :-O

At least we got the house sorted and it was really cold today it wasnt the temp but the wind chill so I am also being a proper non runner wimp LOL

If I dont run though I am afraid I may do a pb in the marathon although I may be rolling around it ha ha ha     Happy Days :)

I am Tired to say the least not sure if I am still ill as I really am tired. not much to say 7 miles sand dunes and trails a little road, average 8 min miles, alhtough some allot slower through the sand dunes and some allot faster I clocked a 7.15 mile and a 8.55mile so thats shows the difference in terrain. 

I have had a dreadful week for training, but I am now trying to hold off an injury my hip is sore, but it was better today than yesterday so thats good.

Starting the New year with a hopefully 14 mile off road with the local club Southport Waterloo ac, I have to be up for 9am to get the train for 10.10am, I am hoping Paul and Dylan can make it they will cycle too some of the route is not suitable for cycling so they will have to go the long way round but thats good for them too.

HAPPY NEW YEARS PARTY TO ALL FAST RUNNERS :-)   XXX