A peculiar and hard week but no DOMS really, which is something. Not many pictures taken somehow.
Monday – I did my physio lunges but this time I did just one out-and-back set of each lunge. I took great care with my form (I had done that last time but maybe not so much on the second sets as I was so sore). I did not have terrible DOMS after, though I could feel it.
Tuesday – Running club run with the lovely Tara, a relatively new Sedate Lady who has great knowledge of the local parks and greenways thanks to her dog-walking business. Unfortunately I managed to stop my watch when I got to club and not restart it, so I had to borrow Tara’s stats! Dark but a nice one.
0.7 mi, 12:19 mins per mi / 4.1 mi, 13:19 mins per mi / 0.6 mi, 11:54 mins per mile; 5.4 miles in total.
Wednesday – Another set of lunges the same as on Monday. I couldn’t go to yoga because I was having some cheese delivered, so I set up my timer to prove I did do some yoga at home (15 minutes of it!)
Another bright spot was my February Five medal arriving – thank you Verity! I put it with my other two.
Thursday – I ran up to club to help support the 5k and Beyond group. Ran the long way, ran round but unfortunately the group was all pretty speedy and I had a bit of time when I couldn’t keep up, which was a bit embarrassing as I wasn’t able to do my job properly. Two ladies did drop back a little so I could support them through the end. Ran the long way round to get home and make up some miles, running into a friend who had had some abuse hurled at her from some blokes in a car – so bloody annoying!
1 mi, 12:17 mins per mile / 2 mi, 12:46 mins per mile / 1.1 mi, 12:30 mins per mile, 4.1 mi in total
Friday – went to Claire yoga after spending 2 hours cleaning the house. A good stretch out!
Saturday – Set off at 6.15 with my clubmate and friend Paul to get to Prestwold Hall in Leicestershire (an hour and 15 mins’ drive away) to Sector Marshal at the Intercounties Cross-Country Championships. We spent the first two hours in howling wind and rain trying to set the course back up again.
The tape kept stretching and tearing and this was a feature throughout. Joined by Dave J, the other sector marshal from club and Kings Heathens Karen, Fay, Dave T and Ursula, we found our places and supported our runners. I had a massive field to look after and was kept busy dashing about. It was still windy and terrible and the tape kept getting free; we also had a few fallen runners to look after so a day of concentrating and responsibility. Some great racing and this was my view if I had time to look down the field:
We then all took the course down and left the bits in strategic places then came home. I got home at 5.45, washed the mud out of my hair (!) and had half a pizza, then dashed down to the club AGM to help make up the quorum. Back, other half of the pizza and bed.
Sunday – Due to a domestic crisis I was late starting which pushed my three companions’ runs back, and by a few miles in I knew I was sadly too upset and exhausted to be able to support the one friend through the run she’d planned and had to bail. I struggled back and met up with another friend in the park once I’d checked in at home, who helped me to manage the rest of my planned run distance, very slowly with lots of walks and stops. Not the most fun but I really wanted to get those miles in
16.1 miles, 13:25 mins per mile
Miles this week: 25.7 Miles this year: 208.3 (target miles in March 250)
There’s a new Weekly Run Down run by two wonderful running women and joined by lots of other inspirational women. Kim’s weekly wrap is here and Deborah’s is here.
kaggsysbookishramblings
Mar 10, 2019 @ 20:10:33
Well, still a good week, Liz, despite the ups and downs. As for blokes and abuse, my Middle Child is a runner and gets this kind of stuff and gets made (so do I). Why the hell do they think they have the right????? 😦
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 08:51:53
It’s infuriating running up to scary on occasions.
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Deborah Brooks
Mar 10, 2019 @ 20:55:52
Another busy and fun week for you! Nice mileage for the week. Thanks for linking up!
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 08:52:53
Yes, an up and down week but I got the miles in!
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Cari
Mar 10, 2019 @ 22:22:43
Action Liz!
Glad I knew what domestic crisis was before I read this and that all is now OK
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 08:53:22
Yeah, I don’t like to put lots of details on here about domestic stuff! All good, off for a recovery run this morning!
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Lisa @ TechChick Adventures
Mar 11, 2019 @ 00:00:27
Bargain Booze 🙂 It’s interesting that you have cross country now, as that is our fall sport in Sept/Oct. I do like helping at the kids’ events, especially the cross country meets. Hanging out at the track meets, not as much!
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 08:54:08
I think that was the last event of the season, it runs Oct through March here. We have one more set of road relays I think, which is also a winter thing. Then I have a full track and field outdoor season! Bargain Booze also sells milkshake!
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Kimberly Hatting
Mar 11, 2019 @ 00:44:46
Well, you still got your miles in, so that’s a win. Oh that wind! Thankfully, wind was not much of an issue for my race yesterday, or it would have really been miserable (it was bad enough we had non-stop rain and numerous puddles). With the pics of your stairs, I thought you were gonna mention stair-climbing LOL Thanks so much for joining us on the link-up!
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 08:54:42
I have been taking the stairs two at a time where I can to help my glutes! We had rain and puddles too, and bright sun!
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Coco
Mar 11, 2019 @ 11:31:21
You got a lot of miles in! You are so dedicated to run (literally!) from one thing to another with barely a break in between. Those look like serious lunges. I never go that far down on walking lunges, but I’m not a pro.
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 11:45:11
Getting that far down is HARD but it’s what he told me to do! And thank you, it was pretty taxing on Sat but I had committed to be at both those events!
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kookyrunner
Mar 11, 2019 @ 11:55:11
Great job Liz! You got in a great deal of miles – you’re so dedicated and I really admire that.
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 12:06:53
Thank you so much! I will admit that quite a lot of the second half of my long run was brought to you by “I paid £1.20 for this sachet of Tailwind, I’m going to blooming well use it”!
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Wendy
Mar 11, 2019 @ 12:36:03
Looks like the bad weather did not discriminate this week! We had that rain and wind too. Curious, what kind of cheese did you order?
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 12:38:26
Hail? did you RUN IN HAIL?
It’s Eatlean cheese – it’s low fat, so I can eat it on my low-saturated-fat regime for my (no longer) high cholesterol, and also high protein. https://www.eatleancheese.co.uk
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Chocolaterunsjudy
Mar 11, 2019 @ 17:34:25
I’m sorry it seemed like such a struggle this week. Some weeks are just like that! But you powered through & got it done — go you!
Here’s to better weather & a more “sedate” week.
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 17:35:50
Thank you! I’ve had a very nice recovery run today AND my physio is pleased with me (sneak preview of next week’s post!) so it’s already a good week!
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Chocolaterunsjudy
Mar 11, 2019 @ 18:05:43
And it’s only Monday. 🙂
We, OTOH, seem to be plagued with appliance problems lately. But sometimes that’s just the way it is.
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Liz Dexter
Mar 11, 2019 @ 18:08:42
Oh that’s so annoying, it’s always everything at once.
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Chocolaterunsjudy
Mar 11, 2019 @ 18:16:03
Yup, pretty much. Some of us are more annoyed than others. 🙂 Well, some of us just show it more.
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Shathiso @thegaboronerunner.com
Mar 11, 2019 @ 18:45:44
I love the action photo with you and all that tape! Well done on getting everything done. I always have very wiggly bits on my route close to home especially when I realise I have more kms to cover before I’m done!
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Liz Dexter
Mar 12, 2019 @ 06:32:06
Ha – thank you, Paul was quick off the mark to capture our struggles there! And yes, I often wiggle round a few particular roads at the end but this was half a run of wiggling!
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Zenaida Arroyo
Mar 12, 2019 @ 00:33:45
Those are some pretty medals!
Cheese? Yum! Which one did you get?
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Liz Dexter
Mar 12, 2019 @ 06:32:59
They’re lovely, aren’t they – a really nice initiative, raising money for Mind, and the medals are sponsored so all the money goes to the charity. The cheese is Eatlean cheese – low fat, so I can eat it on my low-saturated-fat regime for my (no longer) high cholesterol, and also high protein. https://www.eatleancheese.co.uk
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Zenaida Arroyo
Mar 12, 2019 @ 10:35:18
I’ve never heard of that cheese. Low fat? Count me in!
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Liz Dexter
Mar 12, 2019 @ 10:37:02
They have info on their stockists on the website. I’m glad I found a cheese I could eat as giving up cheese would be too hard!
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Hannah
Mar 12, 2019 @ 02:53:59
Your Saturday sounds like quite the experience – I bet you were pretty tired even before Sunday’s crisis (hope things are ok now?) Good job getting in 16 miles despite all that!
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Liz Dexter
Mar 12, 2019 @ 06:33:53
Yes, all sorted out, thank you. I was aiming to run tired to get in resilience training for the ultra, but not tired and upset and off schedule!
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Renée
Mar 12, 2019 @ 13:05:10
Glad Wendy asked about the cheese … of course we still have cheese vans drive in the neighborhoods here but not to flats and usually no more door to door selling (like in the good old days), so I thought you were waiting for proper Gouda !
We had horrendous wind this weekend as well- we usually get UK weather with a day delay. Ours was bad enough to cancel races near the coast. Working at an event in those conditions can be quite brutal!
Sorry to hear a domestic crisis put a damper on things. Glad you were still able to finish what you started !
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Liz Dexter
Mar 12, 2019 @ 13:46:28
Oh wow, no cheese vans here! It’s a shame it’s not “proper” cheese but it’s cheese I can eat so I’ll take that! And yes, when I saw about your race I thought, oh, that’s our weather come over to you! Sorry!
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Thomas
Mar 22, 2019 @ 23:59:20
Do you mind if I ask what was the domestic crisis and how you’re feeling/doing about it now? Love this update, sounds like you were able to make progress even if you encountered some obstacles along the way. Also, I appreciate how you write about exercise in such a way that it’s not always a solitary event, like how you run with others and support others. While I enjoy running and use it to get away from others and focus on myself and my thoughts, I like how you write about how you run in a way that shows your connection to others. (:
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Liz Dexter
Mar 26, 2019 @ 06:33:25
I don’t talk about domestic details on this blog, but basically the cat had got into something and I was concerned about him (he was fine). Usually being upset messes up my running, however when you’ve got a marathon and an ultra to prepare for, you just have to get the training in, esp the long runs, or it will be awful on the day! I do like to use running to reflect and let things percolate, and will run on my own every week or so, but it’s nice to have different company and catch up with friends.
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