I can't believe that neither myself nor Dave have managed to Blog for a whole 20 days!!! How lazy is that? Sorry faithful reader.
What have we done then? Um.... Dave and I had a brilliant 11 miler that we were really pleased about a couple of weeks ago. Had a few problems with the water/gel situation on that one as the run took us about 2 hours and we def didn't have enough fluid with us on such a hot day. As a result of moaning about that to my Sis (Samantha) she bought me a lovely bright yellow camelbak for my birthday (25th Sep for all those that missed it) The camelbak holds 1.5 litres and seems to be perfect for Dave and I for any run over 2 hours. We had a good run on Sunday there and didn't even finish it, I think there was still about 500ml left in it. Emma and I had a Thursday morning run and tested it too, getting the feel of the straps right. It felt wierd and sloshed a bit once you'd drunk some water out of it, but it's a brilliantly simple peice of work and I'm well chuffed with it. Any bit of gadget will do for me!!! I had a run with the Wed group, and ended up with a slow 4 miler and spurring on an unwilling reasonably new person. It was ok though, was happy just to do the miles. Was fecking slow though lol!!
Um.. Dave's been to Italy. She even managed a run there through the Italian mountains but we won't talk about that because I'm too jealous. Have a look at her FB photos. Try not to be jealous!!
It's only 4 (and a bit) days until the Great North Run, we've decided to drive there, don't know if it'll be a great drive back. Bit scared actually. Thank God for Garmin, for driving, for running = fab!!
So I think we're probably about as ready as we're going to be, no point worrying about it now. Whatever happens now is whatever happens. We're going to have a great day no matter what!!!
Going now, laters xx Roddersxx
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Bugger!!!
I just wrote a lovely long blog entry about how Dave and I did 8 x 600 m reps last night on the Fallowfield loop. Then I lost the whole bloody lot, I'm not doing it again.
We had a good run. Dave can write more!!
Rodders x
We had a good run. Dave can write more!!
Rodders x
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Great Yorkshire Hell!!
We've enlisted the help of poor old Steve to drive us to Sheffield because I can't be arsed driving there. He woke me at an ungodly hour (6.30am) with porridge and coffee bless him. We're supposed to pick Dave up at 7.15 but as usual I'm running (haha) late. We pick her up at about 25 past which isn't too bad considering how late I can sometimes be!!
Steve's got the sat-nav on to get us there, shame they have to speak. How irritating are they? Ok skip on a bit, we get to the Hallam Arena and park fine, then realise we have to get some shabby tram to the city centre, and unfortunately now Dave and I need a wee (badly - as we've been 'hydrating' all the way there lol) Of course when we finally do get there, the queues for the loos are massive and we end up doing a bit of the warm-up (half-heartedly) while we're waiting - it isn't a good idea to jiggle so much while waiting to wee!!!
So skipping on again. We're at the start. The weather is great, the atmosphere - not so great, bit boring really. Bearing in mind it's quite a small run compared to Manchester though. Anyhow, we start at 9.50am with the realisation that the start is downhill. Hmmmm....
The first 3km takes just over 19 minutes, it felt ok, my legs always feel stiff and tight - especially the right as everyone and thier dog knows by now. The 5km mark is over in 33 Mins (which i'm quite happy about) and the 5 mile mark comes at 54.19 I'm ok with that. In total it takes 1 hour, 7 minutes and 51 seconds!!! The last 400m were 400m's that I'll never ever be able to forget lol, it was like Salford all over again only much worse. After doing the 6 mile part, it was torture to have to do that, what made it worse was the really bad Robbie Williams impersonator that I could still hear when I was half-way up the fecker!!! Didn't help at all!!! Dave and I passed the finish line with just 6 seconds separating us. I know Dave felt she didn't have the best run, I'm sure she'll blog all about it - only she can tell you about her race experience. Personally I felt I did ok, as I said, the last 400m were a killer, and I really felt dizzy after doing the final burst, but felt fine after having my head between my knees lol.
So advice to self - do more hill training. A LOT more.
So that's really about it, nowt much to write home about. After a quick purchase from Nike, we wait in line to get the shabby tram back to the arena - back to the car cafe!! Hurrah for flasks of tea. Dave kindly brought some really lovely cookies and the 3 of us stood around making everyone who didn't have tea and cookies jealous.
Was absolutely knackered on the way home, and I know I didn't mention the dead sheep before, but we never saw it on the way back. Maybe it wasn't dead after all.
um......that's about it really. Hopefully Dave's recollection of experiences is better than mine. I'm sure she'll be a lot more interesting!!!!!
Rodders x
Steve's got the sat-nav on to get us there, shame they have to speak. How irritating are they? Ok skip on a bit, we get to the Hallam Arena and park fine, then realise we have to get some shabby tram to the city centre, and unfortunately now Dave and I need a wee (badly - as we've been 'hydrating' all the way there lol) Of course when we finally do get there, the queues for the loos are massive and we end up doing a bit of the warm-up (half-heartedly) while we're waiting - it isn't a good idea to jiggle so much while waiting to wee!!!
So skipping on again. We're at the start. The weather is great, the atmosphere - not so great, bit boring really. Bearing in mind it's quite a small run compared to Manchester though. Anyhow, we start at 9.50am with the realisation that the start is downhill. Hmmmm....
The first 3km takes just over 19 minutes, it felt ok, my legs always feel stiff and tight - especially the right as everyone and thier dog knows by now. The 5km mark is over in 33 Mins (which i'm quite happy about) and the 5 mile mark comes at 54.19 I'm ok with that. In total it takes 1 hour, 7 minutes and 51 seconds!!! The last 400m were 400m's that I'll never ever be able to forget lol, it was like Salford all over again only much worse. After doing the 6 mile part, it was torture to have to do that, what made it worse was the really bad Robbie Williams impersonator that I could still hear when I was half-way up the fecker!!! Didn't help at all!!! Dave and I passed the finish line with just 6 seconds separating us. I know Dave felt she didn't have the best run, I'm sure she'll blog all about it - only she can tell you about her race experience. Personally I felt I did ok, as I said, the last 400m were a killer, and I really felt dizzy after doing the final burst, but felt fine after having my head between my knees lol.
So advice to self - do more hill training. A LOT more.
So that's really about it, nowt much to write home about. After a quick purchase from Nike, we wait in line to get the shabby tram back to the arena - back to the car cafe!! Hurrah for flasks of tea. Dave kindly brought some really lovely cookies and the 3 of us stood around making everyone who didn't have tea and cookies jealous.
Was absolutely knackered on the way home, and I know I didn't mention the dead sheep before, but we never saw it on the way back. Maybe it wasn't dead after all.
um......that's about it really. Hopefully Dave's recollection of experiences is better than mine. I'm sure she'll be a lot more interesting!!!!!
Rodders x
Friday, August 29, 2008
The Schedule
Was feeling all brave yesterday so went on the Runners World Forum and asked why the next few weeks of the schedule weren't up and the nice kind trainer man posted it for me! Best bit is he appears to have read our diaries before creating it as he's slotted in a nice little 10k race next Sunday - woohoo!
Fri Aug 29 Rest
Sat Aug 30 30 mins easy or rest
Sun Aug 31 100 mins steady (9:45-10:15)
Mon Sep 1 Rest
Tues Sep 2 10 mins warm-up, then 5 x 1000m at 10K pace (in approx 5:30) with 90 sec recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down
Wed Sep 3 60 mins easy (10:00-10:30)
Thurs Sep 4 30 mins easy with middle 10 mins at 10k pace
Fri Sep 5 Rest
Sat Sep 6 Rest
Sun Sep 7 10k race
I'm gonig to try to do the Sunday 100minutes tonight as I'm having the weekend off and hopefully Rodders will be there too subject to the snotometer reading at 2pm today!
Later
Dave x
Fri Aug 29 Rest
Sat Aug 30 30 mins easy or rest
Sun Aug 31 100 mins steady (9:45-10:15)
Mon Sep 1 Rest
Tues Sep 2 10 mins warm-up, then 5 x 1000m at 10K pace (in approx 5:30) with 90 sec recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down
Wed Sep 3 60 mins easy (10:00-10:30)
Thurs Sep 4 30 mins easy with middle 10 mins at 10k pace
Fri Sep 5 Rest
Sat Sep 6 Rest
Sun Sep 7 10k race
I'm gonig to try to do the Sunday 100minutes tonight as I'm having the weekend off and hopefully Rodders will be there too subject to the snotometer reading at 2pm today!
Later
Dave x
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Combined posting...
In a vain attempt to hide my pathetic attempt at speedwork this week I'm doing one combined post for two runs ;o)
Went out on Tuesday evening with the intention of doing the bonkers speedwork mentioned in my last post but was so knacked that I ended up going for a lovely stroll down the canal for about 15 minutes before heading home to the comfort of my sofa - whoops!
Last night was much better though - went out for a run with the club (Northern Sole for our millions of followers who don't already know). Gentle 3.5 mile plod ended up being a bit of a speedwork session when I got a sudden urge to power up a hill and later decided to challenge Welsh whippet Clare to a bit of a race (not communicated verbally just through me speeding up then her speeding up a bit more and so on and so forth). Did this for about 1/2 a mile, jogged back to the group and then thought it would be a good idea to add a little sprint - hmmmmm. Decided to be grown up for about 5 minutes and then decided to have a final sprint finish. All in all I think my average pace was about 10 1/2 minute miles and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Legs felt good, hip only ached slightly and lungs felt like they could go on and on. If only all my runs could be like that.
Just trying to work out when I can fit in a long run over the weekend and hoping that Rodders is back to good health so I can run with my partner in crime.
Laters
Dave
Went out on Tuesday evening with the intention of doing the bonkers speedwork mentioned in my last post but was so knacked that I ended up going for a lovely stroll down the canal for about 15 minutes before heading home to the comfort of my sofa - whoops!
Last night was much better though - went out for a run with the club (Northern Sole for our millions of followers who don't already know). Gentle 3.5 mile plod ended up being a bit of a speedwork session when I got a sudden urge to power up a hill and later decided to challenge Welsh whippet Clare to a bit of a race (not communicated verbally just through me speeding up then her speeding up a bit more and so on and so forth). Did this for about 1/2 a mile, jogged back to the group and then thought it would be a good idea to add a little sprint - hmmmmm. Decided to be grown up for about 5 minutes and then decided to have a final sprint finish. All in all I think my average pace was about 10 1/2 minute miles and have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Legs felt good, hip only ached slightly and lungs felt like they could go on and on. If only all my runs could be like that.
Just trying to work out when I can fit in a long run over the weekend and hoping that Rodders is back to good health so I can run with my partner in crime.
Laters
Dave
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Lumpy Rodders
I really enjoyed the run Dave and I had on Friday, as she said, we did the Fallowfield 'loop' in a straight line and back, the weather was quite hot and humid but we did good. Had a little stretch at about a mile or so and it was sailing until the end. Good times.
Sunday was a different kettle of fish for me, although i reckon Dave got on a hell of a lot better and she certainly seemed to be 'miles' better than me. I always expect to be all tight and rubbish until the first 2 miles are up, then i get into my stride and everything falls into place. This morning though, whether it was the early start or the lack of cuppa tea before I got to Dave's I don't know, but I felt like shite. My legs were really bothering me, especially around the front of my ankles. I actually had lumps on the front of both legs at the ankle. Now that was weird, whether I've had it before and not noticed, or never had it before I'm not sure. Must remember to have a look on Wednesday night when we're out. Anyway, the canal side path was a lovely place to run, and as Dave said, we would have done the world of twitchers proud!! That swan was definitely a fat bugger though Dave!!
So we went off to Salford Quay, round the estates and the Lowry and stuff, nice run, nice and quiet with only some fishermen and old people, except for an overgrown bit where a bloke with no sense of humour scared the shit out of us by running very quietly up behind us, startled the bejeezus out of me anyway!!
The run back was shorter than the run out (or it seemed to be for me) and I recommend running the canal on an earlyish Sunday morning just for the sights, everything from fishermen (natch) a priest with a weird looking but cute dog (i think he was a priest) fat runners (us) and skinny girls that you could knock off a bridge with vibrations (don't ask) I hate that skinny girls in Lycra don't get a sweat on - are they actually running or just pretending and posing? Every other runner I know gets at least a bit sweaty and at least looks a bit out of breath. If you're not red faced and soaking in sweat you're not working hard enough!!!!!!!
I didn't do any running today (sorry Dave) as I feel like poo. Might as well say feel like shite cos I've used the word twice already. I'm at work now and feeling like a right miseryguts - although most of my colleagues would say I'm just the same as I usually am lol!! I'm sure I'll be fine for tomorrow night to go out with the girlies though. Must ask the boss (Dave) how far we're supposed to be doing. Damn you Runners World for not updating your training programmes!!!!
Going now, laters all
xxxRoddersxxx
Sunday was a different kettle of fish for me, although i reckon Dave got on a hell of a lot better and she certainly seemed to be 'miles' better than me. I always expect to be all tight and rubbish until the first 2 miles are up, then i get into my stride and everything falls into place. This morning though, whether it was the early start or the lack of cuppa tea before I got to Dave's I don't know, but I felt like shite. My legs were really bothering me, especially around the front of my ankles. I actually had lumps on the front of both legs at the ankle. Now that was weird, whether I've had it before and not noticed, or never had it before I'm not sure. Must remember to have a look on Wednesday night when we're out. Anyway, the canal side path was a lovely place to run, and as Dave said, we would have done the world of twitchers proud!! That swan was definitely a fat bugger though Dave!!
So we went off to Salford Quay, round the estates and the Lowry and stuff, nice run, nice and quiet with only some fishermen and old people, except for an overgrown bit where a bloke with no sense of humour scared the shit out of us by running very quietly up behind us, startled the bejeezus out of me anyway!!
The run back was shorter than the run out (or it seemed to be for me) and I recommend running the canal on an earlyish Sunday morning just for the sights, everything from fishermen (natch) a priest with a weird looking but cute dog (i think he was a priest) fat runners (us) and skinny girls that you could knock off a bridge with vibrations (don't ask) I hate that skinny girls in Lycra don't get a sweat on - are they actually running or just pretending and posing? Every other runner I know gets at least a bit sweaty and at least looks a bit out of breath. If you're not red faced and soaking in sweat you're not working hard enough!!!!!!!
I didn't do any running today (sorry Dave) as I feel like poo. Might as well say feel like shite cos I've used the word twice already. I'm at work now and feeling like a right miseryguts - although most of my colleagues would say I'm just the same as I usually am lol!! I'm sure I'll be fine for tomorrow night to go out with the girlies though. Must ask the boss (Dave) how far we're supposed to be doing. Damn you Runners World for not updating your training programmes!!!!
Going now, laters all
xxxRoddersxxx
New name
Think we should rename the blog 'Rodders & Dave are rubbish!' as we appear to have lost the ability to blog on a regular basis!
Last week's exploits after the reps from hell included a 60 minute bimble on Friday in which Rodders & I met in the carpark of Sainsburys and then did 30 minutes out 30 minutes back along the fallowfield loop (which isn't actually a loop is more of a straight line really but who cares about semantics!?!?!?!)
Was a good run, couple of stretchy breaks, very achy back and hip for Dave but generally enjoyable.
Sunday was long run - 90 minutes at sub 11 minute pace. Decided to go early due to family commitments for Dave and work commitments for Rod. We ran along the canal up to Salford and bimbled around the Quays. At 1 mile we discovered an odd lump on Rodders' 2 mile leg which freaked us out a bit but we decided to carry on an see if it got worse/better. At 2 miles it was still the same but after that Rod stopped moaning about her achy 2 mile leg meaning we subsequently forgot we needed to check if the potentially life threatening lump was still there (health & safety first - whoops!)
Have to say Bill Oddie would have been proud of us on this run - we were in twitchers heaven! First, we were stalked by a heron for most of the canal route and then encountered a rather cumbersome looking swan on the bridge at the Lowry. Also came across the lesser spotted moaning runner (aka Dave & Rodders) at regular intervals due to the early start/general climate/aches/pains moans that we manage to grumble about every time we go running and even at one point came across the 'everything I put in my mouth gives me stitch' bird (Rodders) at 4 miles when I foolishly gave her an energy gel!
Haven't had chance to download the Gremlin yet (too busy bopping to Bjorn Again and Heather Small for that malarky) but am sure most of the run was sub 11 with the mile before last dipping to sub 10 for the most part (Sorry Rodders, my energy gel must have kicked in big time).
This week we're making it up as we go along as the stupid people at Runners World haven't posted the new programme. I'm doing bonkers speedwork tonight - 1 minute sub 10 minutes with 30 seconds rest x 10 x 2 - don't know about Rodders!
Later
Dave x
Last week's exploits after the reps from hell included a 60 minute bimble on Friday in which Rodders & I met in the carpark of Sainsburys and then did 30 minutes out 30 minutes back along the fallowfield loop (which isn't actually a loop is more of a straight line really but who cares about semantics!?!?!?!)
Was a good run, couple of stretchy breaks, very achy back and hip for Dave but generally enjoyable.
Sunday was long run - 90 minutes at sub 11 minute pace. Decided to go early due to family commitments for Dave and work commitments for Rod. We ran along the canal up to Salford and bimbled around the Quays. At 1 mile we discovered an odd lump on Rodders' 2 mile leg which freaked us out a bit but we decided to carry on an see if it got worse/better. At 2 miles it was still the same but after that Rod stopped moaning about her achy 2 mile leg meaning we subsequently forgot we needed to check if the potentially life threatening lump was still there (health & safety first - whoops!)
Have to say Bill Oddie would have been proud of us on this run - we were in twitchers heaven! First, we were stalked by a heron for most of the canal route and then encountered a rather cumbersome looking swan on the bridge at the Lowry. Also came across the lesser spotted moaning runner (aka Dave & Rodders) at regular intervals due to the early start/general climate/aches/pains moans that we manage to grumble about every time we go running and even at one point came across the 'everything I put in my mouth gives me stitch' bird (Rodders) at 4 miles when I foolishly gave her an energy gel!
Haven't had chance to download the Gremlin yet (too busy bopping to Bjorn Again and Heather Small for that malarky) but am sure most of the run was sub 11 with the mile before last dipping to sub 10 for the most part (Sorry Rodders, my energy gel must have kicked in big time).
This week we're making it up as we go along as the stupid people at Runners World haven't posted the new programme. I'm doing bonkers speedwork tonight - 1 minute sub 10 minutes with 30 seconds rest x 10 x 2 - don't know about Rodders!
Later
Dave x
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