Summing up

My last blog of Juneathon, and it was good, brought me back into focus.

Targets; run more than Janathon - tick 60.2m over 60.1
run more each week than the last.... tick, 9.4, 12.34,  15.75,  17.2, (plus last 2 days 5.5)
run more than I cycle.. definite tick (helped by a week in London without a bike!)
bathroom scales to move.. well they didn't go the wrong way!
5 miles in 50, nope, not sure this will ever happen, and to be honest I'm beginning not to think of this as a goal anymore, I am just not built for speed!!!

I spent less time running (just) and covered more miles (just) which has gotta be a good thing!
Much less time cycling, more walking (that'll be London and marching practice then!).
No hockey - cross training in June... thank God!

So what next - Taunton 10k in September, target time for this 1hr 5mins
July target miles - 35
August target miles - 30 (10 days in Italy equals no running!)
September target miles - 50
Oct / Nov / Dec target miles - 30 (I'll be playing hockey aswell again by then!)
Janathon 2012 target miles - well actually I'm gonna make it easy and aim for a nice round figure of 100km. This is a 3.14km increase on Juneathon just done... BRING IT ON, see you all in January!

DONE IT!!

Junetahon is done!

An aching 3 miler and I've beaten Janathon's run total! Blog later.. there's marching band to do yet....

not too late for a run

Thought I wouldn't get out tonight. I had an email today from the research advisor and a meeting I had next week is now this Friday. I have a considerable amount of work to do before it! Unfortunately much as I love Juneathon, my career and Masters degree are important so I put in 2 hours of prep tonight, ate early and just managed to get out at 10pm. However, running late felt good, I was fast (for me) maybe because it was cooler, it was dark which always scares me a bit (ridiculous I know) or maybe I was just well fuelled from sausages and roast potatoes that I had for dinner earlier... yum yum!

So I have only 3 miles to do to beat Janathon. Tomorrow is tight for time with band rehearsal but so long as I leave work on time I should be ok, there is always double running in case of emergency, though I don't normally get home from band til 10:30ish!

fingers crossed that I'm not too sore tomorrow, must admit my quads today felt like they did back on January 2nd, well ok not quite that bad!!

week 4 completed, one target achieved.

Only 2 days left, four weeks done and I managed to run more this week than last again! Wowza I've had a monster 3 days running 12.45miles making a total of 16.9miles in week 4. I've only 5.5miles to go to beat my Janathon target... yes it is all about the mileage tonight. I'm sure I can do this now, although I could do with an easy day I won't be getting it... that'll teach me for those other lazier than necessary days!

Gig last night was great, but then I could have told you it was going to be fab... Bon Jovi never fail to deliver on stage, bouncing on the spot for 2.5 hrs has gotta burn off some more calories, not that the scales are moving.. more muscle, must be.... lol  Jon certainly sweated some last night running about the stage with his knee braced up after a collateral ligament injury last week.. he's still got it going on!  Here's my view!

As I was running tonight (in a vest) I thought of new targets, new motivations and wish I had a dog for dogjogs like lena but alas my work life balance doesn't permit it. I have agreed to do the Taunton 10k at the end of September which will keep me running through July and August. I felt quite righteous and healthy earlier watering my home grown veg in my running kit as I cooled down!

Time for bed, my body needs sleep, and a cup of tea!

PS Happy Birthday to the running obsessed boyfriend (still injured bless him!).

keep the Faith

I can do this!!!!! another good run done, pee'd it down with rain just as we ran the last 200metres... loved it, the bloke did not but tough! Juneathon is my target not his... he was too chicken to enter, and is also sat next to me as I type this!

I have enough legs left in me to get my most of my janathon target, think the 5 miles in 50 is a long term goal that I can't push to in a month (apparently I have a monotonous cadence!). Other targets all set except the bathroom scales one, but I'm past caring about that once again... stupid things!

best be off, but a message to all Juneathoners all there... Never Say Die or you'll fall off a Lost Highway and you can't spend your life Living on a Prayer!

Have a Nice Day!

Z x (ps. although I am a doctor, I do not pratice Bad Medicine)

todays run

double effort

Scorchio today! Got out at 10 this morning after a well needed lie in for a long and slow 3 miler, boy it was hot already.... But I had decided on a different plan to get the miles up, rather than knacker myself in a oner, I've run twice today. Apparently this is not good for me, I think he's probably right but it's not a long term idera for me, just a means of meeting my Juneathon targets. So after a day in eth garden, getting rid of the hedge we trimmed last weekend, shopping and gardening to sort out my veggies I did another 1.6miles. Felt really good, I definitely run better in the evening.

4 days to go, got the day off tomorrow to see Bon Jovi in Bristol so will need to run before I go... can't wait, my hommage to Jon and the boys... yeah!

poorly :-(

Not well today, headache, tummy grumbles, exercise not on the menu... :-( walk round supermarket and several electrical shops will have to surfice!