Training Log Archive: RobB

Run from the Hostel in MK - legs felt ok.

Run from home out to Beeley and back. Not very exciting - should have headed to Loxley but this run came to mind first.

Long run from the Hostel the family were staying in at Milton Keynes. Basically did a massive loop all the way around town on the cycle paths (there are miles and miles of them). Quite nice run, but pretty flat. Did the first 13 miles at 6.30 pace and then the last 5 at 6 pace (roughly 20% and 10% over mara pace). Legs were tired by the end but not totally cabbaged.

Run to the gym in the morning.

Run from work out through Endcliffe and Bingham parks then basically back on myself ending up at the garage to pick the car up.

Bumped into Jaimie B on the run in Endcliffe.

Standard gym stuff with OJ - very tired. Was just waking up by the end of the session.

Run from work to Hallamshire then to on to Middlewood estate for some hills. Good tough session - 3 lots of hills (about 1 min) in a set and we knocked out 4. There was a good group of lads running together which was good.

C • Good 3

Run to work - it was eventful (for a run to work). Stopped off at the post office to pick up a parcel that was apparently too big for the post box. The reason the parcel was too big was that they had matched me with 2 parcels - 1 of which looked like it was a laptop (or some other kind of computer type thing). The thing is I hadn't ordered a laptop / computer type thing. It was not even addressed to me - no idea how they had matched it with me, it had someone elses name and address on!. Thought about walking out of the sorting office for about 5 seconds but passed the parcel back - the bloke behind the counter was not in the slightest bit bothered - must happen all the time.....and then....outside of ponds ford there was a massive jam of cars - basically a lorry (no where to be seen) had dropped off two/three boxes of crisps and a crate of ribena. Helped clear up some of the mess (good deed for the day) but resisted the box of crisps (they were prawn cocktail). How exciting!

C • You're right. That is excit... 3

Run to the works. Late leaving work so didn't really get to do much climbing.

Early morning run (but not a Shep style early session). Felt stiff from track - which was not surprising since I got in, eat, slept and then went running again.

Ian produced his magic bag tonight. 24 minutes of running - shortest rep was 45 seconds and longest 4 minutes. We pulled out all the shortest reps first so were stuck with the long sessions at the end.

Feeling tired tonight but not too bad.

RTW, RTT, RTH. Run home was lonely - no one wanted to play.

Gym session at lunch time. Normal stuff - couldn't get on the squats bar (group of 8 doing reps together!) so had to use the fixed bar which was a bit rubbish.

C • next time... 2