27 Nov 2007

Running:
10km - 60:00

Mud bath somewhere near Chorley, Lancashire...

20 Nov 2007

Running:
15.5km - 1:30

Fantastic run in the Lake District. Partly undulating.

17 Nov 2007

Running:
20km - 1:50

First proper run after the marathon. Moderate speed, felt very good.

16 Nov 2007

Swimming: 800m (12, 8, 4, 4, 4)

First swim in a very long time. Arms rather heavy...

15 Nov 2007

Running:
17km - 1:37

Perfect conditions: cold, dry and sunny. Very undulating course - a bit sick afterwards, but no problems.

13 Nov 2007

Running:
11km - 1:03

Easy / moderate run; undulating all the way. First run in winter clothes...

06 Nov 2007

Rowing:
5000m - 22:05

Weights: 120 * 40lbs

100 Situps

A bit of low-impact training since the left knee is causing a little bit of bother.

04 Nov 2007

Running:
12.3km - 1:11

Easy run with the U&R left overs from last week's marathon. Legs seem already back to normal!

02 Nov 2007

Running:
10km - 57:00

Another easy'ish run. Legs feeling much better already.

October Body Composition

Weight
90.6kg (-0.1)
Body Fat
20.6% (-0.3)
Total Body Water
52.7% (+0.2)
Muscle Mass
68.4kg (+0.3)
Physique Rating
2 (0)
Basal Metabolic Rate2107 KJ (+5)
Metabolism Age
36 (-1)
Bone Mass
3.5kg (0)

Another year younger ;-)

28 Oct 2007

Frankfurt Marathon - 3:59:22 [Result] [Videos]

km 1: 5:35
km 2: 5:36
km 3: 5:38
km 4: 5:39
km 5: 5:30 - 0:27:57 (27:56)
km 6: 5:36
km 7: 5:39
km 8: 5:40
km 9: 5:22
km 10: 5:42 - 0:55:57 (28:00)
km 11: 5:38
km 12: 5:29
km 13: 5:35
km 14: 5:50
km 15: 5:37 - 1:24:06 (28:09)
km 16: 5:33
km 17: 5:35
km 18: 5:50
km 19: 5:17
km 20: 5:41 - 1:52:06 (28:00)
km 21: 5:31
HM: 1:58:11
km 22: 5:34
km 23: 5:40
km 24: 5:35
km 25: 5:34 - 2:20:04 (27:58)
km 26: 5:34
km 27: 5:30
km 28: 5:36
km 29: 5:37
km 30: 5:41 - 2:48:03 (27:59)
km 31: 5:42
km 32: 5:38
km 33: 5:38
km 34: 5:37
km 35: 5:59 - 3:16:40 (28:37)
km 36: 5:49
km 37: 5:58
km 38: 6:10
km 39: 5:54
km 40: 6:17 - 3:46:51 (30:11)
km 41: 5:32
km 42: 5:53

Finally cracked the 4 hours!!! First 35 km were like clockwork, the rest was pure agony. Fantastic race, amazing technology and the most spectacular indoor finish.




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26 Oct 2007

Running:
6.5km - 37:00

Last tapering run in Plankstadt. Tummy ok'ish, everything else very good. Let's go for it...

24 Oct 2007

Running:
5km - 30:00

Slow tapering run in Milton Keynes.

Still struggling with tummy virus. Haven't eaten properly for 2 days now and start getting a bit worried...

22 Oct 2007

Running:
8km - 47:00

Easy tapering run, except km 5 which was a quick one (4:30) to get the legs going.

20 Oct 2007

Running: 16km - 1:31:30

Last easy 10 miler in a group. No problems at all.

18 Oct 2007

Running:
10km - 59:00

Another easy tapering run, except km 7 which was a quick one (4:30) to get the legs going.

Pre-Marathon Body Composition

Weight
90.7kg (-2.6)
Body Fat
20.9% (-2.4)
Total Body Water
52.5% (+1.4)
Muscle Mass
68.2kg (+0.1)
Physique Rating
2 (0)
Basal Metabolic Rate2102 KJ (-6)
Metabolism Age
37 (-8!)
Bone Mass
3.5kg (0)

10 days to go and this looks significantly better than 6 weeks ago. Had planned to get below the magic 90kg mark, but this will do nicely. At least I am my own age again...

16 Oct 2007

Running:
8.75km - 54:00

Very easy and slow recovery / tapering run. Almost boring...

14 Oct 2007

Running:
25km - 2:17

Very good run indeed. Last long run before Frankfurt felt very good. Let's hope it stays that way...

11 Oct 2007

Running:
16.3km - 1:32

Relatively easy 10 miles at marathon speed.

09 Oct 2007

Running:
10.8km - 1:03

Easy recovery run. Legs still a bit tired.

Start of tapering!

06 Oct 2007

Running:
31.4km - 3:03

They say that you have one disastrous run prior to a marathon and that one was it. Blew up at 15 miles - completely hit the wall and the last 45 minutes were stop and go. Very scenic route alongside Belfast Lough, but quite tough.

Given the performance in the morning, the dance moves were a bit limited during the Police concert in Croke Park, Dublin in the evening...

04 Oct 2007

Running:
12.5km - 1:08

Moderate / fast run, mostly undulating. Tried to get an atrial flutter during a 24 hour ECG, without success. Reverese psychology, I guess...

02 Oct 2007

Running:
10.1km - 58:30

Another easy run, this time along side the River Dee - on the the Welsh site...

01 Oct 2007

Running:
8.5km - 50mins

Very easy recovery run through the Welsh country side. Legs still quite heavy after then 22 1/2 miles 2 days ago.

29 Sep 2007

Running:
36.1km - 3:29

Wow. After 3 days and half a dozen of pain killers to get the neck sorted, this was tough! Started to rain after 20km which didn't help, but was ok in the end. A nice pint of Guninness tonight!

Sore neck

Woke up with very stiff neck which got worse during the day. Been to the chiro in the evening whose comment was "what a mess...". He improved things slightly and I have since been treating it with ice. Let's see... pain in the neck...