Tuesday 1 April 2014

Week Beginning 31 March 2014

6 wks - 10k
7 wks - 26 mile walk
10 weeks to Snowden Challenge

Monday
Green smoothie
tomato soup and slice bread
beef sandwich
snacks: biscuit bar

run 2.6 mile, cycle to rodneys and climb it.
12 min circuits

Tuesday
green smoothie
roast beef sandwich and homemade coleslaw
turkey meatballs
snacks: fairy cake, biscuit bar

3.7 miles run 12 min miles
Wednesday
green smoothie
40g bowl porridge with sugar at about 10.30am
half a roast beef sandwich at 12.30pm
macaroni/cauli cheese with bacon
snacks: biscuit bar


19.2 mile cycle 1:46, 1,412ft ave speed 10.9mph

Week Beginning 24 March 2014

7 weeks to 10k
8 weeks to 26 mile walk
11 weeks to Snowden Challenge

Monday
Got a bit of a boost today as stood on scales and 7lb down.

Training better too - walked up Rodney's

Wednesday - cycled up Blodwell back non-stop, very pleased with that.

Thursday - run 5 miles - first time in about 12 mths - happy.

Rested for the rest of week apart from BC on Saturday.

Food better - on a roll now, want to lose another half a stone.

Monday 17 March 2014

Week Beginning 17th March 2014

8 weeks to MD10K
9 weeks to 26 mile walk
13 weeks to Snowden Challenge

Monday
porridge
3 egg omelette with banana and blueberries
pork, roast potatoes, cauli and peas
snacks: brunch bar, fairy cake

run 3 miles ave. 13:15 min/miles
cycle to rodneys 7.2 miles 13:6mph
climb up rodneys 2.3miles 24:36  839ft
cycle home 7.3 miles 13.3 mph

Tuesday and onwards
tired with a niggly knee, rested today, Wednesday and then the rest of the week as just didn't get going again!
Also ate lots of sweets and chocolate.

Not good!!

Tuesday 11 March 2014

Week Beginning 10 March 2014

14 weeks to Snowden Challenge
10 weeks to 26 mile walk
9 weeks to 10k

Monday
blueberry and banana omelette
2 jam crumpets
pork, fried potatoes and carrots
snack:banana, hot choc and toast

Nutrition not great today - not enough for lunch before training so tired and ravenous in the afternoon.

Training:
2.5 mile slow run
cycle to Rodneys Pillar
Walk up and cycle back

Tuesday
porridge
cheese and pickle toastie
veg chilli
snacks: 4 little choc bars, yogurt

Rest day - should be running but feeling very tired and legs are heavy so decided to rest.

Wednesday
Green smoothie
chicken and ribs with chips (@ table table)
macaroni cheese (small portion)

Still very tired legs so rest again today.

Thursday
green smoothie
sainsburys chicken sandwich, crisps and coke
homemade burger in a bun with coleslaw and wedges
snacks: 2 small milky bar and strawberry bonbons

4.2 mile run, 11.07 min/mi - very pleased with that

Friday
green smoothie and porridge
half cheese sandwich and brunch bar
4 ryvitas, 2  crackers and cheese
3 pieces toast and honey - trip to a&e with small child sticking a skittle up their nose left no time for a proper tea!

18 mile hilly - 1004ft elevation, 1:29 ave 12.1mph

Saturday
porridge
chicken mayo sandwich
out for tea - goats cheese tart, sea bass with chips, cheese cake, glass wine - yummy!!
snacks: bit of cake

Bootcamp

Sunday
green smoothie
hot pork rolls, cous-cous, coleslaw, fried potatoes
cheese toastie, cake
glass baileys

3.1 mile run  10:53 mi/miles

Monday 3 March 2014

Week Beginning 3rd March 2014

15 weeks to Snowden Challenge
11 weeks to 26 mile walk
10 weeks to 10k

Monday
porridge
soup and cheese toastie
leftover roast chicken, mashed pot, cauli and peas
snacks:banana

Really good start to the week, tired now though!

run 2.8miles 12.49min/miles
cycle out to Rodneys 7.2 miles, climb rodneys 2.5 miles, cycle back.

Tuesday
Rest day - quite tired today.
Porridge
soup and cheese toastie
home-made beefburger and wedges and beans, pancakes (too many!)
snacks: hot chocolate, 2 slices toast with chocolate spread

Wednesday
Porridge
cheese sandwich
Slow cooker beef curry with rice and naan
snacks: banana and 3 ginger biscuits, hot chocolate

cycle 29.4miles 2:28 - really good ride out, tired now though.

Thursday
porridge
scotch egg and onion bhagi (hmm, interesting mix)
bacon sandwich
snacks: banana, crisps, percy pigs !!!! hot chocolate

run 3.4 miles 12.37/mi slow run on tired legs but pleased I managed it.

Friday
porridge
cheese sandwich and bag crisps
bacon, egg and wedges
snacks: finished percy pigs, 2 yogurts and 2 milky bars

Really tired so skipped the exercise today.

Saturday
Bootcamp and then a busy day of kid's parties and ferrying small people around.

Sunday
13 mile cycle to Llanymynech and back - slow and steady.

Monday 24 February 2014

Week Beginning Monday 24 February

Monday

Porridge
Cheese toastie
Salmon and sweet potato Fishcakes and carrots/peas
snack:banana

Walk up Rodneys Pillar and back. 3 miles 56:28 minutes.

Tuesday
Rest day. Food not good, lots of bread, some chocolate and crisps. Tired in the afternoon and once I started on the crap, couldn't stop.

Wednesday
Better day today despite being woken up at 5.30 by youngest child. Went for a cycle even though I didn't feel like it so fairly chuffed now. Very wet and windy but done.

17.5 miles 1.23mins ave speed 12.5mph

Porridge
Cheese toastie
spaghetti bolognaise with peas (no spaghetti)
snacks: banana, hot chocolate

Thursday
Porridge
cheese toastie
toad in the hole
snacks: banana, cheese and crackers, hot chocolate, two small bars of chocolate, 2 slices Frankie's birthday cake.

Managed a 2.8 mile run, very slow, tired legs from yesterday.

Friday
Feeling tired today due to Freya's waking in the night the last few nights so decided to have a rest day (well, fell asleep in the afternoon instead of going out on the bike!).

Porridge
Tomato soup, cheese sandwich

snacks:slice of birthday cake

Monday 17 February 2014

Log of Training

Mon 17th Feb    30 minutes - rower/treadmill  2500m/1 mile
Tues 18th Feb    25 minutes treadmill - 2.2 miles 11:36 min/mile
Wed 19th Feb    30 minutes - rower/treadmill  2500/1mile
Sun 23rd Feb     1.9 mile run  21:46  11:20 min/mile
Mon 24th Feb    3 mile walk Rodney's Pillar 56:28
Wed 26th Feb    17.5 mile cycle  1:23min  ave sp 12.5mph
Thurs 27th Feb   2.8 mile run 33 mins  11:59 min/miles                                                                          
Saturday 1 Mar  45 min bootcamp
Mon 3rd March  2.8 mile run 12.49min/miles
                            14.4 miles cycle out and back to rodneys pillar
                            2.5 mile climb up rodneys pillar
Wed 5th March   29.4 miles cycle 2.28mins ave. sp 11.9mph
Thurs 6 March    3.4mile run  12.37/mi
Sat 8 March         45 min bootcamp
Sun 9 March       13 miles cycle ave sp 11mph
Mon 10 March    2.5 mile run
                            cycle 7.4 miles  ave. 12.2 mph
                            walk up rodneys 2.5miles 26:32/mi
                            cycle 7.3 miles 11.8mph
Thurs 13 Mar     run  4.2 miles  11.07 mi/miles
Fri 14 March     18 mile hilly cycle - 1004ft elevation, 1:29 mins  ave 12.1mph
Sat 15 March    45 min bootcamp
Sun 16 March   3.1 mile run, 10:53 min/miles
Mon 17 March run 3 miles ave. 13:15 min/miles
                          cycle to rodneys 7.2 miles 13:6mph
                          climb up rodneys 2.3miles 24:36/mi  839ft
                           cycle home 7.3 miles 13.3 mph
Mon 24 Mar     walk 4 miles up and around Rodneys pillar 
Wed 26 Mar      cycle 14.2 miles ave speed 10.6mph   1033 ft (BLODWEL BANK)
Thurs 27 Mar    run 5.1 miles 11.36 mi/miles
Sat 29 Mar        45 min Bootcamp
Mon 31 Mar     run 2.6 mil  13:51 mi/miles
                         cycle rodneys and back 14.7  ave speed 12mph
                         walk 2.5 miles 24:56/mi
Tue 1 April       run 3.7 miles  12min/mil
Wed 2 April    cycle 19.2 miles, 1:46 mins ave. speed 10.9mph, 1,412ft