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

Week Beginning 17 February 2014

Monday

After a chat with the hubbie last night regarding my fitness (or lack there-of), my lack of motivation to train and the knowledge that the challenges are looming ever closer, he encourages (nags) me out of bed this morning then tells me I'm doing it wrong (on the rower), rude words are exchanged and he exits to work in a huff.

Training is harder at half-term but after stopping the rower five times in order to break up fights, dispense bran flakes (what do you mean you want breakfast - I'm training!) and sending one child to her bedroom, 30 minute exercise is done. Good, on with the day.

Fell asleep for a couple of hours this afternoon while the small people watched Madagascar. Late night last night plus disturbed sleep, must get to bed earlier tonight.

Rower - 2500m, 14:40
Treadmill - 1 mile, 10:40
Pressups 4 x3
Plank 30 secs x3

Nutrition
3 egg omelette with banana and blueberries
salmon and mixed veg cous-cous
vegetable chilli
snack - fairy cake

Tuesday
25 minutes on the treadmill - 2.2miles

- aiming for 30 minutes but got interrupted by Sainsbury's delivery 15 mins early!

3 egg omelette with banana and blueberries
tomato soup with 1 slice bread and butter
roast pork, sweet potatoes, roast potatoes, cauli, carrots
snacks: 2 small slices cake, hot chocolate (resistance was low due to being tired!)

Wednesday
Rower- 2500m 13:30
Treadmill - 1 mile, 10mins
Pressups 4/plank 30 secs x4

Didn't want to do it this morning but pleased I did. Faster as well. Didn't go to sleep till past 11 last night so really need to get to bed earlier tonight.

Nutrition
3 egg omelette with banana and blueberries
Carrot soup with 1 slice bread and butter
leftover pork with carrots and peas, mashed potato
snacks: 3 small chocolate bars - tired with no will power

Thursday - Sunday
Away from home for four days, lots of food, cake, chocolate and little training. One run 1.9miles - hilly and slow on Sunday.

Back to it tomorrow.

Friday, 14 February 2014

Realisation Dawns!

Got a little distracted with colds, sick children, tiredness, the weather and, well, basically life. Fitness and nutrition goals all over the place. Training stalled.

Woke up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night (actually, trying to get back to sleep after smallest child woke me again!) realising that time is marching on and I'm am still overweight and under-trained.

Timescale

14 weeks to 10K race
15 weeks to 26 mile walk
19 weeks to Snowden Challenge

Time to stop messing about, making excuses and get down to it.....

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

Week Beginning Monday 3rd February

Monday
Ran 2 miles
Tough circuit class

Breakfast - 2 egg omelette, blueberries and banana
Lunch - pea and ham soup
Dinner - toad in the hole, broccoli and carrots
Snacks - apple, hot chocolate, bun

Tuesday
60 min walk

Breakfast - omelette as yesterday
Lunch - tomato soup, 2 cheese toasties, yogurt, 2 slices soreen
Tea - chicken casserole with peas, potatoes
Snacks - hot chocolate and 2 toast and honey (at bedtime)

Tired from children/dogs waking me up in the night. Full of cold so didn't cycle.  Must stop snacking at bedtime!

Wednesday
Breakfast - as yesterday
Lunch - cheese and pickle sandwich, tomato soup
Tea - leftover chicken casserole with broccoli
Snacks -

Tired from waking up in night with cough. Not feeling 100% today so skipping exercise. Must get an early night and sleep through. I will go to the gym tomorrow!

About this Blog

This year I have a few fitness and healthy goals. This blog is my diary/log to keep me on track, inspire myself and track how I am doing.

2013 was a year of injury, weight gain, fitness losses and stress. 2014 is going to be different.

Challenges:
1. 10k run in May
2. 26 mile walk in May
3. Snowden Challenge in June.  40 mile cycle, canoe lake, climb Snowden