Charity Drive: Latest: Buster Broon

[MisterBubbles]

Keep up the good work Charles, and it's for a great cause, plus you must be feeling healthier but more pained, will you keep running after the marathon?

[MisterBubbles]

Oh im while your here everybody if your reading this, come on readers of bordersdown, stick your hand in your pocket, have one less pint tonight and give Charles a fiver or anything, the guy is putting his blood sweat and tears into it, get giving NOW!

[Colin]

I ran about 200m to catch a train on Monday and was puddled, I wish I was joking..........

[charlesr]

Keep up the good work Charles, and it's for a great cause, plus you must be feeling healthier but more pained, will you keep running after the marathon?

I'm now getting seriously fit - finding it hard to eat enough to keep up so, getting (even) leaner too. i.e. actual six pack starting to appear. But that's an excellent question - do I carry on?

I'm addicted to running now, but it's not as much fun as MTB, so I'll probably go back to that. However, I think I'll try and get down to 6min/mi for a 6mile/10k race, because training for that isn't so time consuming and shattering.

[charlesr]

Big shout to Ikobo who donated AGAIN!

[charlesr]

Half way through my training: today a half marathon training jog.

How is it possible for the wind to drive the rain into my face the whole way around? It felt like I was constantly running into the wind. Anyway, very pleased with the time of 1:40:37 considering my avHR was 159bpm

IF I can keep up 165bpm for double the distance (which I'm convinced I can), I'm home free (famous last words).

[charlesr]

Just back from my run, so a bit dishevelled. But still smiling

[charlesr]

8 miles in 57:03

av7:07min/mi
av165bpm

Mostly off-road/mud/grass/dirt/pebble beach with high winds.

This would bring me in at 3:06. I'm really beginning to wonder if 2hXXm is attainable. That would be so awesome. I have to remember that 26.2miles is rather longer than this though

[charlesr]

Big shout to Golgo! Thanks very much.

Now up to ?215 plus ?60 promised on completion of marathon.

[charlesr]

Big up ItsThere! Much appreciated.

[charlesr]

Well, I've pulled a muscle in my calf in the 17 mile run I did at the weekend - I wasn't going fast, but some of the hills were punishing and I'm more used to running on the flat

I've only managed to fit in 5 experimental miles this week - it didn't make it any worse, but I've taken a couple of extra days to aid recovery. I'm not sure how I should approach catching up though. Tough. I'm itching to get back out.

[MisterBubbles]

Good to see the total building up, so looks like you got the running bug Charles

[charlesr]

Did my 18 mile run on Tuesday! Took it fairly steady and had a break after 5 miles to change clothes (was getting quite hot). 8:08min/mi
The good news is that my calf is fine and I could still walk yesterday and even did some mild cross training on the exercise bike. This made me so happy

A rest day today.

[charlesr]

Big thankyou to Kieran76!

We've almost covered off the cost of the ticket (?250 for charities) now, so anything extra now is profit for the charity

[charlesr]

Just got back from a race pace 8 miles. I thought it felt horribly slow and my legs are super weary now after the frankly daft amount of miles this training programme involves. By race pace I mean 165bpm which I'm hoping not to exceed in the race. 7:26min/mi (got round in 59:39. So a full marathon in ~3:15)

I'm hoping that after the couple of weeks of much easier training before the event I can keep that pace up at a lower bpm. I was worried after this injury I'd have to readjust my target, but I'm desperate to make that 3:15 now.

Also, someone just sponsored enough for a homepage link