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2 more marathons under my belt From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(149 days old)
April and May were busy months. After completing the last ever Flora London Marathon on 26.4.2009 (it will be renamed Virgin London Marathon as of next year) in April, I completed the Edinburgh Marath… more
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Forest of Dean Half Marathon, Sunday 15/3/2009 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(240 days old)
A beautiful but challenging course: 1953m of ascent and 1956m of descent made for very tired quads yesterday. HR: 156 avg (174max) 22.22km in 3hrs 36min 17sec K1-7.38 K2-9.31 (17.09) K3-8.59 (26… more
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Llanelli Waterside Half Marathon, Sunday 8/3/2009 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(247 days old)
The tough weekend weather did not put Hogweeds off their stride! Tania & I travelled to Llanelli for the scenic waterside half marathon. 1500 entrants this year were treated to the most testing of… more
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Castle Combe 10K results, 1/3/2009 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(247 days old)
a warm day that made us run slower to conserve energy. K1-7:15 K2-7:44 K3-8:15 K4-8:14 K5-8:30 K6-9:21 K7-8:49 K8-9:08 K9-8:19 K10-10:07 total: 10km in 1hr 25min 42sec average HR 160 (max … more
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Training since 2006-the stats From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(302 days old)
attached as a picture: must do betetr this year,as last year I did less than 2007 and the results were all the worse for it!… more
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BUPA Great North Run-Sunday 5/10/2008 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(400 days old)
Another glorious, sunny day on the Tyneside. 52000 runners, live music, plenty of support along the way. I managed it in 3hrs 17min 32sec (for 21.75km), which is almost 5 min faster than I did the … more
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Hogweed Trot 10K-Monday 21/5/2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(904 days old)
A scenic run through Yate's countryside with a rolling, mildly undulating terrain and forgiving weather (not as warm as the 20C predicted, and with a slight breeze to cool us down). Well marshalled an… more
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Updated PB list From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(909 days old)
New PBs in bold type: 1K 5:38 4/2/2007 2K 11:58 16/5/2007 3K 18:29 16/5/2007 4K 25:18 16/5/2007 5K 31:22 8/8/2007 6K 40:46 4/2/2007 7K 47:30 4/2/2007 8K 54:34 4/2/2007… more
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Bitton Easy Runner 5K series, race 1, wednesday 16may2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(909 days old)
I did the 5K on the back of a VO2 maximum cycling test in the morning at Brunel University: a 30-minute cycle test to exhaustion, where the incline and difficulty increases every 2 minutes until you c… more
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2007 week 19 stats From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(912 days old)
Another relatively quiet week. Mostly cycling and cross training rather than running. The stats: 10.08 km running 52km cycling (RTE: 14.72km) 2783 calories burned 53-week running stats: 1969,36 … more
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Team Strides Lochaber Marathon: the full facts From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(931 days old)
43.14km in 6 hours 30mins 08 seconds 9:08 min/km, or 6.6 km/hr average top speed: 15.2 km/hr (the sprint finish) average heart rate 148 (max 172) 4941 calories ascent/descent: 2160/2168 metres, r… more
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Week 47 statistics (2007 week 13 statistics) From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(955 days old)
37,03 km (22.28km running and 14.85km RTE from 57.04km stationary cycling) 4186 calories burned 1hr 48min 29 seconds cycling 2hrs 50min 23seconds running 47-week running average: 38.23km 2007 1… more
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What if...how weight influences running From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(955 days old)
It is a simple equation: speed is affected by weight in a linear fashion: more weight, less speed. Current best times: 5K-30 minutes 10K-69 minutes 1/2M-2hrs 36 minutes Projected 5K best time… more
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Sunday morning long run, 1apr2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(955 days old)
Lack of sleep and an injured left hamstring meant I had to cut the 32-36km run short after 16.5km today, rather than risk making the injury worse and missing out on the marathon which is 3 weeks away.… more
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The long term plan... From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(956 days old)
If I seriously wish to improve then losing weight and getting close to my target weight is a must. This is a long term plan (it will take me at least 2 years 4 months to get there) but it is a goal wo… more
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HT interval session, 30mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(956 days old)
This was a hard session with 16 x 400 metre repeats at lactate threshold pace. I only managed to do 11 repeats as my slower speed than the others and a niggling left hamstring injury meant I wanted to… more
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HT interval session, 30mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(956 days old)
This was a hard session with 16 x 400 metre repeats at lactate threshold pace. I only managed to do 11 repeats as my slower speed than the others and a niggling left hamstring injury meant I wanted to… more
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HT club interval session warmup, 30mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(956 days old)
This was the second time I managed to train with the Hogweeds; the warmup consisted of 800m (2 track laps) plus 3 hill repetitions. The stats: 1.06km in 6mins 44 seconds (6:22/km, or 9.4 km/hr aver… more
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Thursday night cycling session, 29mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(958 days old)
Same routine as lunchtime; the stats: 8.88 km in 16 minutes 18 seconds and 90/100 average cycling speed: 32.66km/hr (max speed: 44.9km/hr) heart rate: 129 average (150 maximum) calories burned: … more
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Thursday afternoon cycling session, 29mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(958 days old)
I did the same hill routine again, only for 16minutes this time. The stats: 8.71km in 16mins 06seconds and 10/100 average cycling speed 32.46km/hr (max speed 42.3 km/hr) heart rate 124 average (1… more
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Thursday morning cycling session, 29mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(958 days old)
I did not manage to do sessions 2 & 3 of cycling last night due to work; at least I started betetr this morning: 8 min stationary cycling (hill repeats); RTE 1.15km 4.9km covered; 100 calories … more
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Wednesday morning cycling, 28mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(959 days old)
I am aiming for 3 cycling sessions today in a bid to boost the metabolism. Morning session stats: 15 minutes-8km (RTE: 2km) 200 calories burned average cycling speed: 32.33 km/hr heart rate 115 … more
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Tuesday evening cycling session, 27mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(959 days old)
I did a 30 minute session after work last night. The stats: 15.39km in 30mins 5 seconds (RTE: 4.1km) 413 calories burned heart rate 115 average (130 maximum) … more
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Offical Bath 1/2 Marathon results From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(961 days old)
These give my real (chip) time as 2hrs 36min 44 seconds and the splits as follows: first half split: 1hr 19mins 55 seconds second half split: 1hr 16mins 49 seconds This is the first time I man… more
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Monday evening cycling session From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(961 days old)
With the legs not fully recovered from yesterday's efforts as yet, I opted for a 23-minuted cycling session with hill repeats. The stats: 12km in 23 minutes 312calories burned; heart rate 114 ave… more
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A new PB list From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(961 days old)
All my personal bests from 10K upwards to 1/2 marathon were bettered again yesterday; the latest list of PBs follows: Personal Best times-Harry 1K 5:38 53/100 (4/2/2007, Longleat 10K) 2K 12:33 … more
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2007 week 12 stats From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(961 days old)
48.17km run/cycled; 6237 calories burned; 5hrs 54min 41sec total exercise time 46-week running average (counting from when I started running): 1759,96km/42= 38.26km/week 2007 12-week running average… more
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Nationwide Bath Half Marathon, 25 March 2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(961 days old)
Overcast skies and a light breeze made for ideal running conditions yesterday, even if the overcrowded start (from 10.000 runners) and the undulating early nature of the course were not made for attem… more
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Evening cycling session, 23mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(963 days old)
This was the last session before the half marathon, a warm down session before the rest tomorrow. The stats: 15 mins-7km-hill session heart rate 109 average (122 max) calories burned: 170 These … more
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Friday morning tempo run 3K, 23mar2007 From
cpminas
in Life, running and medicine
(964 days old)
I did this at faster than half marathon race pace as a preparation for the rigours of the weekend. This being the last session before the race I needed a reality check to see whether I would cope. On … more
