Miles this week: Via Running 19
Still
to go: £1,118.00
I
want to start this week’s blog by saying a big thank you to Neil and Sally, who
found time this past week to sponsor me so generously.
Now,
aside from this, you can probably guess from the title of this week’s blog that
I have resumed moderate training. Last Friday (17/01) I managed my first run of
the campaign; it was meant to be a 1-2 mile test run, but, to my delight, I
ended up completing a 3-mile run.
It
wasn’t all plain sailing though, the first mile was mainly all up hill and I felt
moderate pain whilst running - it wasn’t until the second mile that the pain
eased up somewhat. I think this may have been the result of two factors: first,
my ankle was not as warmed up as it was later in the run and, second, the
hills! Sadly, where I live I’m surrounded by hills, so whichever route I take I
have to tackle at least one major hill. The third mile of the run was okay though
I was a little tired, but, as I’m sure you’re all aware, it had been nine weeks
since my last run!
I
was so chuffed with my achievement (average pace of 9.42 mins per mile, though
this is slower than I’m use to) that I posted my run on Facebook via my Nike+
app, which I generally don’t do!
To
be on the safe side, Saturday was a rest day (and by ‘rest day’ I mean I did
nothing at all, just sat on the sofa with my legs up). Sunday was a different
story - I was up at stupid o’clock and off to the gym. Special thanks has to go
to my good friend Steve Dalton for sorting out a free pass to one of the
poshest gyms around, he also managed to get me a free pair of Sennheiser PMX
685i sports in-ear neckband headphones…….. GOOD WORK BUDDY!!
Most
of my time at the gym was spent on a cross trainer. This enabled me to work the
right muscle group, but without the impact/pounding on my ankle that running
would result in. I did, however, finish with a ten minute run on a treadmill! To
my delight it felt ok, not perfect, but ok.
So
with a confidence boost from that workout I decided to start marathon training
this week. I didn’t expect to jump in and pick up week five of this program, as
that could result in injury (again!), so I decided I would start at week two. Assuming
everything goes to play I will be back in sync with the training programme at
week eight. So fingers crossed I have only missed 4 weeks out of the 16 week
program.
I just need to remember to
take it easy and not to force myself back, I need to listen to my body more now
than I ever have!
The
evening before my weekly physio I decided to do my long run of the week. My thought being that I wouldn’t have to wait
long to rectify any issues/problems. My third appointment was much the same as
the previous weeks - I had more laser treatment but I have also had some magic
tape put on. It’s not really magic, it’s actually known as K tape or Kinesio
tape. It claims to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, relax muscles, enhance
performance and help with rehabilitation, as well as supporting muscles during
a sporting event. I’m pretty confused as to why I have it on, seeing as my
issue is not muscle related! And there has not actually been conclusive
scientific or medical evidence to confirm the effectiveness of the tape... It
appears my NHS physio is now clutching at straws, but I’ll give it a go! After
all, you never know…
I
have and will continue to list each week’s prescribed training, in case any of
you are actually following this! But, in addition, I will also list what I am
actually doing until I have caught up. In terms of the training schedule, week
five offered two new achievements: the first ten mile run and over twenty miles
(twenty-one to be pedantic!) in a week, but my longest was only six miles. I
say only six miles, but I was chuffed to bits to be able to do that at a
reasonable pace of nine mins per mile.
Week
5’s Schedule
|
My
Schedule (Week 2 of the book )
|
Day
1 = 3 miles
|
Day
1 = 3 miles
|
Day
2 = 5 miles
|
Day
2 = 4 miles
|
Day
3 = 3 miles
|
Day
3 = 3 miles
|
Day
4 = 10 miles
|
Day
4 = 6 miles
|
Total
for the week = 21 miles
|
Total
for the week = 16 miles
|
Now
that I am finally out running, I’m not sure if it’s a new thing or just because
I am running at a slower pace, I have noticed quite a hefty volume of clothing
just lying around the streets, what’s the deal with that!?
It
mainly seems to be single shoes – which begs the question, where are their
partners? I wouldn’t expect to see rows of neatly polished pairs lined up, but
more perhaps half way down the road I’d see the other one! But nope, always the
one solitary shoe. I have never seen people hopping home because one shoe has
gone AWOL on a night out, but there are a multitude of lonesome shoes lying
forlorn in gutters up and down the country.
If you like what you read, or even if
you don’t, please spread the word for me. Also please sponsor me, even if it’s
just £1. Everything helps!http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LeighFleming
Leigh
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