Tag Archives: Hills

Thursday Thoughts

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

After my run this morning, I had quite few thoughts for Thursday. 1.     It seems that Spring has finally sprung! I haven’t run in the morning for over two weeks (due to my cold and forced rest)… and this morning … Continue reading →

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Wk1 – 17.3M hilly in the wind and rain with ja

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

I had planned on doing about 20 mile this weekend, but when the opportunity to run less distance over hills with Julie Ann came along I thought that would be a good idea. We ended up doing just over 17 … Continue reading →

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Long run plans and excuses excuses

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

 This week didn’t exactly go to plan, but I’m still kind of in holiday mode and don’t want to rush back to training to quickly.   On Tuesday night our washing machine packed in, so with a new one getting … Continue reading →

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Wk1 – 40 minutes of hills then Bodypump Express

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I had a rather optimistic 7 miles of hills planned this morning, but I arranged to run with Jackie before her body pump class, and as it was the first hill session of the year, I decided it would be … Continue reading →

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WK31 – 5M treadmill hills then Insanity Day 14

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Wednesday night and it was pouring so I decided to run on the treadmill. I like running in the rain, but I knew I had to do an Insanity workout after my run, so I didn’t want to do it … Continue reading →

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Wk30 – 5.55k of 3 x 5 hills then Insanity Day 11

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Wednesday night and it was hill reps followed by Insanity Day 11: Cardio Power and Resistance. After the pressure I had put on myself to run a fast 10k on Wednesday, I thought hill reps would be a great idea to … Continue reading →

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Wk21 – 10.25M hilly Pollock Park

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Wednesday night and I had a slightly hilly 10 miles around Pollock Park planned.  I’ve realised I prefer running in the morning – getting it out of the way, so I don’t put it off… but 10 miles (1:20) is … Continue reading →

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Wk18 – 16M Newton Mearns hilly

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Saturday morning before we fly out to Portugal, and I wanted to get a long run with hills in.  Since the marathon the most I’ve run was 11 miles and it was nice and comfortable… I really felt like I … Continue reading →

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Wk18 – 5M Pollock Park with Gill

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Thursday morning and I’d arranged to meet Gill at 630 for a 5 mile run from Bellahouston. A good reason for me to get out of my bed!  If you struggle getting out of bed in the morning for a … Continue reading →

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Wk18 – Double Spinfit with Helen

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Tuesday night and I went straight from work as usual to Spinfit.  Helen had promised us she made a great new CD, and she didn’t disappoint. It’s always good to get a new workout in spinfit.  Helen does the same … Continue reading →

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