Fast 2 miles

Ran 2 miles at a good pace after work today. Time was approximately 17 minutes and 30 seconds, so is a PB. Thanks Prodigy! Now to make dinner :)

4 miles! Yeah!

That's right! 4 miles after work today. Twice round the park and twice along my flat 1 mile route. Feels good!

Wet and windy weekend!

Went running yesterday evening on the seafront with my good friend Bee yesterday, I cycled to her house first in the pouring rain and it was so windy on the seafront at times I could hardly make the bike move forward! The run was great, the wind managed to be on our side most of the way. It's good running with someone else because it makes the pace better - Bee is fitter than I am so I have to work to keep up. We also talk all the way which is a challenge as I'm not used to that! We ran about 2.2 miles in total.

I left my bike at Bee's so today I ran to her house and cycled back. The run down was fine, it's a slope down to the seafront most of the way, and I saw the most amazing sunset, which I just had to stop and take pictures of, even though photos never do it justice. Amazing waves too. I ran a distance of 1.5 miles at a fast jog pace.

The cycle on the way back was crazy - it started raining hard, the wind was driving the rain right into my face and it was very difficult to pedal the bike! By the time I had to cycle up the hill it was a bit better. Think I'm going to have a nice hot bath now to recuperate...

Good 3 miles

Went for another 3 mile run tonight, once round the edge of the park (two upward slopes and one downward slope) and then a flat one mile, then round the park again. Felt strong all the way and finished with a sprint. Total time was about 32 minutes.

The thing is I knew I was going to have a good run today, I worked late but didn't feel too tired, felt full of energy, plus it wasn't too cold. Hoping to have more good days than bad days when I train, but I guess I won't always have a good run, and I should be prepared for that. Just hope the race day turns out to be a 'good day'.

3 real miles!

Went out after work today and ran three miles all in one go, hurrah. Didn't run very fast (total time was 39 minutes), but still happy. It's bloody horrible out there at the moment, so to go out in the dark and the wind is an achievement in itself as far as I'm concerned! Bought a warmer running top with longer sleeves but actually got too warm on the run, although had wind chill on the bits of my arms that were showing, weird combination.

Ran my usual 2 mile route which has some slopes and hills, then my flat 1 mile route. Route here.

Will have to work on running the 3 miles at a faster pace.

3 miles, sort of.

Ok, so this morning I dragged myself out of bed and ran around the small park for a bit. Barely managed a mile, didn't have time for more anyway because of the constant snooze button pushing reducing the time available. Felt so tired! Crossed paths with the same dog walker a few times and felt a bit embarrassed as I was obviously struggling. Somehow forgot to take my mp3 player out with me so was music-less too. Silly me.

Got home from a stressful day at work this evening and decided to go running again, so did 2 miles with a 5 min rest in between, then some jogging and hill work. Felt much better than this morning. Mile 1 = 9.58m, mile 2 = 10.45m. Not very fast really, and it was all flat. Need to pick up the pace!

Should try 3 miles all in one go at the weekend. Need to build up my stamina.

Cheap round, 1 mile

1 mile only today after work, timed it as 10.28 mins, not brilliant! Ah well at least I got out there. Plan is to go out tomorrow before work. Ideal situation would be 3 x 1 mile timed runs with a 5 min rest in between.

Early morning run, 2 miles

Went for my first before work run today. It was cold and rainy but it felt pretty good anyway. Hoping the weather improves soon however. Ran my usual 2 mile route in about 18 minutes, finished around 10 metres early as I was pushing it and felt a bit ill! Didn't see any other runners, just dog walkers. Hardcore.

Autumnal weather, 2 miles

Ran the same 2 mile route today, but it took 18 minutes rather than 20 minutes as yesterday. Better pace, especially on the hills. It was cold and windy, but I managed to avoid the rain. The Chemical Brothers were the soundtrack today.

My mission: to be able to comfortably run a 5 mile route by the end of November (3 weeks time).

Went into town today and bought some more running gear (lightweight half length trousers and a top), will also have to buy some new running shoes soon.

It's serious now

First run for about a week, haven't been feeling great so had a break. Ran about 2 miles and felt quite tired...hmm add 24 miles to that and I would probably collapse. Time to get serious! Using mapmyrun to work out some longer routes...

I got a place!

Managed, with the help of my boyfriend, to get one of the final places for the marathon. Feeling pretty scared now! 5 and a half months to go!