Training Update

Well here is my next update.  Okay so its a bit late again :-)

Last Saturday (29th Jan) seen me attend Glasgow Parkrun for the first time in 2011 and it was also the first time I had attended in months!  The course is quite hard and is good for training.  The morning was cold and in fact when the run started, it was hovering around the -1C mark - bbrrrr.  To say it was busy on this occassion would be an understatement.  The Glasgow run broke its attendance record again with 370 people taking part.  It was like a stampeed of cattle taking off at the start!  I actually find it difficult to run early in the morning.  Race days are fine but Parkrun always kills me lol.  Once I was in my stride though I was okay and completed in 33:19.  Not a blistering time and not a PB either but its a start.

I never got out to do my long run on Sunday as part of my training plan, so on Monday I headed to the gym for a workout.  I managed to do a cardio and weights session but my mind wasnt on the ball and I didnt feel the usual high you get from working out. 

Tuesday seen me heading out for my 3.5 mile easy run.  It was a bit chilly and breezy but I felt fab afterwards.  The Garmin is doing the job nicely of keeping me within pace zone and tracking my distance :-)  Wednesday was another gym session and after this one I felt fab.  An hour of cardio and weights again!  

So far this week, Thursday and Friday have been rest days.  I wasnt able to head out for a run as the weather has been truly awful with gale force winds and driving rain.  However on Saturday I will be back up the gym "pumpin' iron" lol.  I will however have to coordinate this with the schedule of housework, watching the 6 nations rugby (2 games) and my Tesco delivery :-)