Week ending 26th Jan

This week got better as it went. My calves were very sore early in the week, and my left calf felt it during running club on Wednesday evening. Jibbed it near the end and did about 8.5 miles in 1h12. Trails were very slippy but fun. 2 miles in 14 minutes on Thursday as a warm up for circuits. Coped well and enjoyed it. Saturday morning interval session. 5 min w/up, 5x3 mins with 2 mins recovery in 15k/12k, and then a 5 min 15k final interval with 5 min w/down. Not to hard and enjoyable. Did some weights to finish off. 8.6 miles in total. Sunday 12 miles easy/steady on the road. Just over 31 miles for the week. Feeling chipper about running by the end of the week

Week ending 19th Jan

An Ok week. Second run in New York on Wednesday morning. A steady 9 miles into downtown New York and thn around the bottoms of Manhattan. Shame about the very thick fog, and icy paths :( Had the Box hill Fell Race on Saturday. 7.5 miles of hilly South Downs muddy trails. Completed in 1h16, and walked most hills and trotted the flats. Not a good day, and very sore calfs from Sunday.

Week ending 11th Jan

Not a good week. Aborted a 5 mile tempo run on Tuesday with a cold after 2 miles. Had a planned trip to New York for a big business trip and felt tired all week so left things without exercise. Flew to New York on Saturday and felt better so did a 11.8 miles from our hotel in Grammercy, up Broadway, through Time Square, around central park, and then down 5th Avenue and then to the East River before back to the hotel. What a run!

Week ending 4th Jan

Happy New Year to the blog. A solid weeks running. 10 mile steady on the road felt hard in 1h17 14 miles steady on the trail felt hard in 1h52 8 miles easy on the trail. 30 minutes bike and cross trainer with weights. 32 miles for the week.