Month: January 2012

#janathon Day 19

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Janathon Day 19 – 70 miles…

19 days down – only 12 to go!

For today’s run I once again joined the club for ‘endurance training’ – sounds bad but actually all we are doing at the moment is running at a slower pace than usual. Pounding the streets for 50min in the drizzle – what a way to spend the evening!

And I don’t want to worry anyone, but……

https://twitter.com/#!/lilbee67/status/160099725239001088

I would just like to count myself out of that idea!

Summary
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Distance: 5.81mi
Time taken: 00:51:36
Average/Max Speed : 6.75/8.27 mph
Average/Min Pace : 00:08:53/00:07:15
Calories: 684

Total janathon mileage after day 19 = 70.73 miles

Finally, my #jokeathon entry…..

Two cannibals were sitting down eating lunch.
One says to the other: “You know, I just can’t stand my mother-in-law.”
The other replies: “Just put her to the side and eat the mash.”

 

#janathon Day 18

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Janathon Day 18

Eighteen days into janathon and still going!

Wednesday is probably the worse day to get out for a run for me: a challenging day at school; a break and lunch duty; an after-school club (although after-school today meant I was baby-sitting the kids in detention); and followed by the late bus duty. Together with Tuesday night’s extra effort put in on club training. All means that tonight was a nice gentle 2-miler.

As I plodded around the estate, food was on my mind: nearly ran into the pizza delivery guy as he exited a house; met the next door neighbour on his way back from the chippy; ran past a house that smelt like they were cooking bacon; and another house smelt like they were about to have a chinese. So I had to abandon run after 2 miles because of dribbling.

Summary
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Distance: 2.26mi
Time taken: 00:19:51
Average/Max Speed : 6.83/9.31 mph
Average/Min Pace : 00:08:47/00:06:26
Calories: 265

Total janathon mileage after day 18 = 65.43 miles

….#jokeathon….

A rubber band pistol was confiscated from an algebra class today because it was a weapon of math disruption.

#janathon Day 17

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Janathon Day 17

Club training night, another hard night pounding the streets:

  • Warm-up
  • 15min 10k pace with 3min recovery
  • 10min 10k pace with 3min recovery
  • 5min 5k pace
  • Cool-down
Now we are over half way through janathon we can start counting down…..14 days to go!
Talking of countdown….small things please small minds….
Summary

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Distance: 5.08mi
Time taken: 00:48:07
Average/Max Speed : 6.34/10.37 mph
Average/Min Pace : 00:09:28/00:05:47
Calories: 588

Total janathon mileage after day 17 = 63.17 miles

…..jokeathon…..

Did you hear about the man who drowned in a bowl of muesli?
A strong current pulled him under.

#janathon Day 16

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Janathon Day 16

Today’s blog is short and to the point…..

Today was definitely a struggle – nice gentle 2-miler. But, believe it or not, we’re more than halfway through janathon. It’s all downhill from here!

Summary
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Distance: 2.10mi
Time taken: 00:17:50
Average/Max Speed : 7.05/8.89 mph
Average/Min Pace : 00:08:30/00:06:44
Calories: 249

Total janathon mileage after day 16 = 58.09 miles

#janathon Day 15

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Janathon Day 15 – Frostbite Race 4

It was a frosty, cold morning as I waited for a lift to March for the 4th race in the Frostbite League….

Today’s race was held by March AC and was a 5-miler around Whitemoor Prison – there were no armed guards, observation towers or beefy prisoners lifting weights in sight (I thing I’ve watched too many movies). But there was a ‘Whitemoor Prison Fishing Club’  – but no prisoners fishing this morning! Probably for two reasons: a dangerous prisoner with a fishing rod can do a lot of damage to a runner and the lake was partly frozen (it was very cold this morning).

I enjoyed the run, my new ‘go faster’ socks did the trick! 5 miles over a variety of terrain: track, road and mud. I worked hard in the race and bagged the four points for fourth club runner home. Although, club turnout was low so I’d imagine we’ll be pretty close to the bottom of the table when team results are published.

Summary
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Distance: 5.00mi
Time taken: 00:35:43
Average/Max Speed : 8.40/10.84 mph
Average/Min Pace : 00:07:08/00:05:31
Calories: 586

Janathon mileage after day 15 = 55.99 miles

And for #jokeathon a bad prison joke……

Q: What do you call a clairvoyant midget who escaped from prison?
A: A small medium at large.

 

#janathon Day 14

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Janathon Day 14 – 50 miles run!

It was freezing this morning…..

Went out early with the dog for a 30 min gentle run this morning. I’m running in a local club organised run in the morning, part of the frostbite league, although I should actually be doing a long run in preparation for next month’s 30k. I’m thinking Monday after school I’ll do a longish run. Today’s run was pretty uneventful, didn’t even have the ipod because the earphones are knackered.

The rest of the day was spent shopping for #janathon related items: new headphones, a long-sleeved running top, gloves and some nice running socks. So I’m now all prepared for some winter running.

Summary
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Distance: 3.51mi
Time taken: 00:32:02
Average/Max Speed : 6.58/7.91 mph
Average/Min Pace : 00:09:07/00:07:35
Calories: 411

Total janathon mileage after day 14 = 50.99 miles

#janathon….

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.