Frog tastes like....

Don't think I'll be beating these women any time soon!!

I was tired this morning... didn't want to walk. So I rode my bike instead... got just shy of 10 miles in before running out of time (spent long enough pumping the darn tires up!). I did enjoy myself though - think I may alternate as it's a good way to strengthen my knees (yes they're struggling to keep up with me). Ah sweet Trek :D

Good going this week - 4 days of speed, 1 day of endurance, 2 rest days. Total mileage = 30... 30 !!!! That's more than a marathon!!! ... okay it took us a week to do it, but all the same I'm happy with that :D Keep moving forward....

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Yeah... pacing.... I'm not fit enough to be pacing myself yet, but I am trying to go for consistency with my first 3 laps, then seeing if I can pick up the pace on lap 4. My 4th lap time this morning was 11'48" which I am very pleased about. I am hoping to get that sort of time for each lap eventually - this for me is about improving my overall fitness first, then doing the marathon second. The marathon is both for Sam and myself - it's a couple thing :) Anyway, if I beat my time, I'll post it... if I don't, things will get quiet ;) Keep moving forward (pacing yourself) .....

It's been a long time since (now I'm singing Led Zep!!) I blogged about running... busy busy etc. etc. Anyhoo, it's on like Donkey Kong now! We've been walking every Sunday since I last posted, but time is ticking so we're now adding miles during the week. My Dad was here 2 weeks ago and he did 4 (1.2 mile) laps with me - half running, half walking... he's pretty fit for an old fart :) He also reminded us several times how hard the Marathon is going to be, which was probably the kick in the ass we both needed. I am now getting up (in the middle of the night!) at 5 (maybe 5:30) in the morning to get 4 or 5 laps in before the day begins - it's actually a great feeling (not the getting up part) .... my speed is also increasing - best lap this morning was 12 minutes ( I worked out that I need to average 18 minutes per lap to finish in the alloted time ), worst was 15... now it's all about endurance..... Keep moving forward.....