Up at 6am, everything sorted out night before - number pinned on shirt, timing chip on shoes, jelly beans, drink, flapjack for after. Took dog for a walk then set off at about 7:15. Had done all the planning on where to park and ended up parking on Wellington Street Car Park - loads of space - could probably have left it until 8am to set off. At 10:07 did the daft warm-up (which in fairness probably works) then got off for the run. Bloody watch lost satellite reception right at the start so missed a few hundred yards off which meant I didn't get the 10K p.b. award on Endomondo. Anyway after manually calculating it I ran the 6.213 miles on average at 9m 5s pace throughout so am pleased with that overall. If you're thinking about doing Sheffield be warned it's as boring a run as you can do. Set off from ArundelGate near the Town Hall - run 3 miles down a dual carriage-way to Hillsborough, turn round and come back and finishes up a bloody hill! Anways, pleased with my time overall.
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| Number pinned on ready to go. |
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| In the top third of results so happy with that and 9m 5s miles to boot. |
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| This was at the front of the Green Wave - you can see how downhill it's going to start and how uphill it will finish! |
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| What could be better on a Sunday morning than running up and down a dual carriageway!!! |
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| Pleased with how flat the pace is - good fifth and sixth miles too! |
Got back home after dropping in on me mum and dad. Down the allotment for an hour - another tub of raspberrries. Then back home, chill out, took dog a walk, had a drink or two. Off to bed about 9:30 after waiting for Phil to get home.
Monday 30th September 2013
Last day of September and still wearing shorts when I take the dog out for a walk - bloody marvellous! Woke up at 4am but didn't really need to as Phil was on lates, so got him up at 6am. Took dog walk up town and got papers. Nigel Clough has been sacked by crikey. What a daft time to do that, never mind. In to work early doors all good. Went to Sue Rutter's Crich group for a special project in the evening then back home. Tea and dog walk bit of telly then off to bed.
Tuesday 1st October 2013
Blimey O'Reilly - we're into October already. Up at 6am - got Phil up (I woke up at 4am as well but thought "no, stop here, Lad"). Anyway, got up. Walked the pooch and fetched papers (still in shorts, bugger off Winter!). Showered, shaved, a food optimising breakfast of weetabix, mullerlite and chopped up banana. Off to Sue Rutter's Leabrooks group to help with the project!
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| Have devised a 10K Training Route - bit hilly but it's 6.21 miles and that's the bit that counts! |
Stopped off at Allotment on way home to get a few more raspberries for the missus. We're nearly at the end of them unfortunately but we've done very well with them I can't help thinking.
Took dog for a walk, watched New Tricks, got off to bed.
Wednesday 2nd October 2013
Up at 6.15 - no mad rush today Phil going to a ploughing match somewhere so didn't get him up until gone 7am. Took Dog to fetch papers, just drizzle so could have been worse. Took an hour and ten minutes to get to work apparently due to accidents on the M1 blocking up the A38 - marvellous.
Thursday 3rd October 2013
Up at 5:30 - got everything done a bit earlier cause was off to that London. Went to a conference saw some interesting stuff - got a load of work done on train. All good stuff. Back home for about 6:30 so not bad at that side either. Took pooch a walk but did very little else - must get back to training - haven't retired yet!
Friday 4th October 2013
Up at 6am. Dog walked and what have you. Off to group in Belper then work. Head down all day only drunk two coffees in the office. Put 1.5lb on at Belper meant to mention that - that's what happens when you're not doing the training.
Saturday 5th October 2013
Up early. Dog walked. Down allotment for an hour. Another five barrows of muck moved onto plot. Half a punnet of raspberries picked (where do they keep coming from?). Laddo rang so fetched him breakfast and had a little one meself. Pulled up all the sunflowers and took the canes etc down. Golf at lunchtime - a very solid 88 just pipped John by a point at the end with a par at the last - marvellous!
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