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Training Plans

I usually follow a training plan of sorts, over the years these have taken on different formats Marathon number 1 I followed a plan in Non Runners Guide to Marathon Running- simply the best plan for that first time I … Continue reading

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Juggling

The plan this week said Monday-Metafit Tuesday-1m warm up, 12 x 400m fast, 12 x 200m slow, 1m cool down Wednesday-10 miles Thursday- 1 m warm up, 3 miles 27 mins, 1 mile cool down Friday-Rest Saturday-Parkrun Sunday-13 miles off … Continue reading

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Planning

Last week on a rare free from running evening I spent some time perusing the Internet, sending documents to the printer, high lighting text, counting weeks, annotating, reading and researching.  Usually I find a marathon training plan I like the … Continue reading

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Tweaking and Flexing

Each week I look at my training plan and ‘tweak’ it, this week it seems I have tweaked more than other weeks, my training plan is my flexible friend. This is what the plan called for Mon Rest Tue 1M … Continue reading

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Time to Knuckle down

Yes its time to follow a training plan and chase that GFS (Good For Shaz) 5k time or in other words ‘Chase that Madam’. Running Buffet put me on to a 5k training plan he got it from here and I … Continue reading

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Cross Country times Three

After a morning of cleaning, dusting, sweeping in preparation for new carpet tomorrow Madam and I went for a walk. We took the long (2.2 miles) cross-country route to the post office, the carrot for madam being able to see … Continue reading

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Marathon training-Week 5 completed, week 6 done but not completed, week 7 started

The 11 miles on Saturday was the long run from week 5 that I could not do then, due to the snow. Sunday I did 5 miles with the 3 miles in the middle at a fast pace. Was amazed to … Continue reading

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Let the training begin

…..well tomorrow anyway. I can no longer ignore the passing of time and the ever fast approaching Milton Keynes marathon so the start of the New Year means the start of my training. I have added my training plan to … Continue reading

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