Reading Half Marathon Challenge

Last running for today before tomorrow..

2011-03-19T23:01:00.000Z

Today evening I had done for my last run before tomorrow, and I ran for 20 minutes with relax pace which it very simple running.

Today I felt so ready for tomorrow Half Marathon, but I felt nothing nervous it actually strange as usually I am nervous or else when I was first time to do something..

So wish me luck for tomorrow big day at morning..

Cheers

The last threshold.

2011-03-15T16:11:00.000Z

Today morning I check my training programme and that I have got 5 day to go for Half Marathon which is exciting for me. And I got a last threshold pace run today.

I ran for 3x 5 minutes of threshold pace run with 90 seconds recovery pace, when lately i had been bit injury on my legs due muscel hadn't stretch enough, and this time I get a proper warm up before I start threshold pace. When I done the fmt first 5 minutes threshold my legs was better nothing sore and I had done all runs today and back home have a rest before play badminton match tonight at Windsor.

I will count you down for my Marahon day :D

Sorry..!

2011-03-06T18:07:00.000Z

Hey Guy,

Have you seen all my daily blog had stop for while, because I have busy in my 9-10th week of training and sort out on my organisation for New Year Party.

So today is my last of three weeks to go and looking forward for my next two weeks to go, all my training had good along and lots of work on running sessions. I will try to keeping daily blog from my 11-12th weeks to give you the information.

Thank you for patient.

Cheers.

40 minutes dark run.

2011-02-27T10:37:00.000Z

At Saturday 8pm evening, I decided to go run for 40 minutes for the change.

Outside was dark and quite which is lovely for me to run my own peace, but when I ran into 10 minutes my legs bit hurt as I think came from badminton match last thursday but I felt bit weakness then after 20 minutes I was back normal and ran bit faster same as 10K pace run, after done the 40 minutes I was total felt better and my legs pain is gone. Assume strange as I think the muscle need to get warm up first before the running to avoid the hurt again.

And I had been thinking about Marathon and realised this Monday I will have about 3 weeks to go for Half Marathon, it's scary?? Nah, I am confident to looking forward for running :D..

Friday Rest?

2011-02-27T10:32:00.000Z

On Friday usually I have a rest day, but this time I had to run because my training programme say no run for Thursday instead Friday so I have to run for today.

I got a multi training for run because first I run for 10 minutes threshold pace, 3x 4 minutes 10K pace run, then 10 minutes thresholds pace and get a 90 seconds jogging recovery in each multi running.

When first ten minutes threshold I was fine but bit hard breathe and when I have a 90 second recovery I felt better, I got a 3x 4 minutes 10K pace to go and after this I was bit worn out for next another 10 minutes thresholds. when I done all multi running I was sweating badly because of thresholds at last to give me exhaust and I realised that I will need training well to hold my fitness for longer distance run with high speed.

No run on Thursday :D

2011-02-24T09:44:00.000Z

Today Thursday I check the my table from running programmes there say REST on Thursday which it's lovely for myself to have a rest, but today I will have busy with charity party and as well look after my niece for all day, nice to spend with my niece with sunny outside? (hope not have a rain later)

BUT but, tomorrow Friday to Sunday I will have a heavy training before the Half Marathon coming, I was nervous a bit for have 4 weeks to go it won't be longer.

Again Thresholds for Wednesday..

2011-02-24T09:33:00.000Z

Yesterday Wednesday I got a 45 minute run and in the middle I have a 25 minutes easy pace run then 20 minutes threshold pace run..

When I run for 20 minutes, I felt easy because I was regular run with easy pace but I decided bit more speedy up (steady pace) to see if I could reach fitness enough for long last in 20 minutes then when threshold start I ran very fast and about less 10 minutes I start bit exhaust and run bit slow as steady pace for few minute. Then I fought back for last other 8 minutes, after the threshold I obviously exhaust and lots of sweating come out the my body like as shower!

Looking forward for tomorrow because it's will be no runner, as the my programmed table say no run for THURSDAY.. But I will have run for 3 day from Friday to Sunday :S..

No runner for Tuesday?, Climb & Cycling for Tuesday..

2011-02-23T23:43:00.000Z

On Tuesday I didn't went for running because at morning I off for cycling with my friend and we rode long miles at afternoon so I decided use cycling instead to run.

And later late afternoon I went to Reading climbing centre to practice the climb with friend again (same person as cycling today), seem lots of activity though so I just thought felt better not to run get too much for myself. But tomorrow Wednesday I will have running back as normally.

Work out after the climbing, both my arm very sore from the boulder wall :)

four more weeks to left.

2011-02-23T12:58:00.000Z

When then day is counted down it's scary because timing start coming soon for my half marathon.

So today is my REST DAY as usually every monday have a lovely rest but obviously I was still work on my charity and today I had been went to bank to ask for open new account for charity to give me easy to sort the money apart from my owner account..

Tomorrow will have a 40 minutes run with easy pace to recovery from last sunday..

Long late afternoon distance!

2011-02-23T12:54:00.000Z

On last Sunday late afternoon at 3pm I run for 2 hours long distance.

I ran with my new trainer shoe and did all 2 hours done, my knee was nicely none injury coming up mean I was taken a right pair trainer shoe for my knee.

Long distance run give me boring actually because keep me running for 2 hours and I target to reach 13 miles for 2 hours in half marathon and mean I might need to run bit speed up to get a good time for my achievement.

Miserable Kenyan Hill!

2011-02-19T17:37:00.000Z

Saturday 3pm afternoon after the done work on charity with my volunteers and I head to run for 8 minutes x3 Kenyan Hills and 2 minutes Recovery run each.

When I run up the hill, I was bit tired but kept going will get back as normal. actually in few minutes later I was fine as normal but disappointed because I had change some route due danger CHAV peers stand around on my route as I had to avoid them otherwise I could be at floor from their insults.

So I get different route but still run on the hill, when I was finishes I straight to home and my legs was bit sore because I forgot warm up before run the hill sessions. Other time I will doing wam up to save injury more!

Friday Rest.

2011-02-19T15:15:00.000Z

I had nothing to say because the day is my REST DAY, so I had lovely shopping at town and buy something for my challenge events and carry on work on charity at late afternoon.

I am actually looking forward to promote the New Year party coming soon..

Relax Thursday!

2011-02-19T15:00:00.000Z

On Thursday morning.

I got a 40 minutes easy pace run and outside was bit chilled but it's alway get hottest at end of run because run will help the heat in my body.

I got bit annoyed with my feet hurt a bit while I ran, well not that badly just felt like some one squeeze my feet which literally annoyed me. but in few mins before done all squeeze enemy is gone it's strange??
The overall I felt better to recovery with easy pace run from the day before..

Sunny + Thresholds = Exhaust!

2011-02-18T12:43:00.000Z

Wednesday Morning!

Today I was not surprise because this morning I woke early morning and decided to off run after my breakfast, that not normally of me. Because usually I wake late and felt can be bother to go for run.

Anyway today I have got a 10 minutes x3 Threshold pace run and 2 minute recovery each. I have bit tired to run for thresholds pace because that more challenge and exhaust afterward when finishes, first today I ran 2 minute before I start first 10 minutes threshold pace run.

After the first threshold pace I was but hold my breathe to keep going and not give up but I am still stop for bit because I actually out of breathe hard to get hold to run for 10 minutes.

Then I got a 2 minute recovery run that was finally give me to get breathe back before get another 2 more thresholds pace run and when I got last one threshold run to go, I say OH GOD I got a one more to go then when I finished I was very exhaust because I ran about 30 minutes threshold today.

Easy Tuesday.

2011-02-15T13:57:00.000Z

Today 11am morning when I woke and I felt can't be arse to run today but I know it had to get a run for my marathon training. So I off get a change and run.

I got 40 minutes easy pace run, outside was still same horrible rains and I was still running with bit soaks and when all 40 minutes done and I back home have a hot shower to prevent get a cold.
Hope tomorrow will be good weather for my threshold run.

Work Monday

2011-02-15T13:53:00.002Z

Yesterday all day I was focus work on charity poster designer to ready for New Year party.

Yeah lovely no running, again annoyed because outside was lovely sun and seem like the weather to to avoid me to run with the sun and put me in raining while when I run.

Seventh Weeks Training (BSL Video)

2011-02-14T13:33:00.001Z

The Seventh Weeks Half Marathon Training

Hope you'll enjoy to watch the videoblog!

Andrew

Sunday raining distance

2011-02-13T15:39:00.000Z

Today I got last run for my seventh weeks and today I ran long distance for 60 minutes :S.

So at two afternoon outside was raining badly and I have bring it up for run, also it's was relief because I run with easy pace and given me built up from the yesterday's tired, and I decided to wear rain coat to prevent from the my enemies of raining.

After the two hills run I was felt better as normal and I have got about 10 minutes left to arrived home, I decided to get different route because normally I ran into same routes in all the time, I am so bored with it and seem more extreme when I get a different ways to give me fitness with different of ascent and descent thing.

When all done, I was back home with the soaked because I war all though with raining for 60 minutes (literally annoyed because I am all wetter!!).

SaS Undulated Run.

2011-02-13T13:27:00.000Z

Yesterday afternoon about three O'clock I decided to go for run and I have a 40 minutes undulated run and outside weather was beautiful sunny and warm. I wear lighter clothes to keep me cool, not want to get hot even when I wear thermal clothes.

So I put a SaS stand for Saturday and Sunny, because I ran on Saturday and the outside weather was beautiful with Sunny same time. Anyway I ran in both ascent and descent for 40 minutes all going well as normally but I was bit tired because I had no rest on Friday, usually I rest on Friday for run on Saturday but this time I had no rest.

Not looking forward for tomorrow with long distance run, hope not have a raining outside will annoy me?

Friday Rest?

2011-02-11T13:04:00.000Z

Today it's suppose my REST day but I had to run instead last Wednesday because I went to London for my audition so I ran today for 45minutes and there have a three splits and each have 15 minutes runs, first run is easy pace, then steady pace and last one is threshold pace run.

Outside was bit sun but still have a little shower, 15 minutes easy pace run that give me general easy to settle down and give me a energy for next steady run and when steady run done and I not looked forward for next threshold pace and while I ran for last pace and I was really hot because I worn a raincoat and the rain coat kept the heats inside the sleeves and give me hot. I had to slow down for a bit (1 minute) then go back threshold ran again until arrived home.

I was bit out of breathe and inhale lots, I think should be rest on friday as get a balance of run in progress of week I have. But that will be once off (Hopefully) and try not do this again.

Mr Raining with fabulous NEW shoe

2011-02-11T11:56:00.000Z

Yesterday morning I felt so tired from the London audition and felt bit heavy, and I had to go head for run and I got a 30 minutes easy pace that will be easy for me to settle down run for 30 minutes. But outside was horrible raining all the time as I got all soaked on me when I back to home from ran.

Also I like to inform you all that FINALLY I have got a new training shoe for run, as I brought yesterday and it was very comfortable when I ran and felt like I was run on the cushion floor with very softer feeling.

No Threshold for Wednesday?

2011-02-11T11:52:00.002Z

On Wednesday, I suppose run for 45 minutes with three split into 15 minute each. first have a 15 minute easy pace run, then 15 minutes steady pace run and last one 15 minutes thresholds pace run.

But unfortunate I got a audition at London on Wednesday from the morning to late afternoon and I back home late evening so I had no chance to run. And I was plan this run move to friday instead today.

Best day Tuesday?

2011-02-08T15:55:00.000Z

Today afternoon I got 30 minutes easy pace run. And it's amazing because outside was very sunny and warm, I decided to wear short and t-shirt to given me cool and easy to run rather to wear the thermal clothes.

After the 30 minute easy pace recovery ran, I was bit hot because outside bit heats to give me sweating lots and my knee was bit better from last sunday but still sore a little bit after the done of my run.

Stressed Monday.

2011-02-08T14:57:00.000Z

Monday afternoon I had no run it's my rest day. But I am still working on charity events and while I was doing on graphic for the posters to ready for promote the my blog to announce about the party.

I was stressed out because my laptop was too slow due too many thing in my laptop and I had to sort out lots thing and I was lucky to have my friend who kind help me written the sponsor letter for me to send out for the supports, I am appreciate..

Sixth Weeks Training (BSL Video)

2011-02-08T14:13:00.001Z

The sixth Weeks Half Marathon Training

Hope you'll enjoy to watch the videoblog!

Andrew

Ran away for hundred and twenty miles?

2011-02-07T12:47:00.000Z

It's not 120 miles (Literally no ways)..

Sunday late afternoon I ahead ran for 120 minutes long distance. And first I run for 1 hours and 40 minute with easy pace run and then I got a 20 minute marathon pace, the pace had change the marathon pace to given me get fitness to kept the speed for last long in 20 minutes as possible. Because in the half marathon will need get bit more faster as can to achieve the finish line.

After the two hours ran, my knee injury badly and I felt like I was cripple and hard to walk properly, I think reason to get injury badly because I possible get a wrong trainer shoe as I use old pair of badminton shoe, it's suppose be to get a marathon trainer shoe. This week I will look for the proper pair of shoe for running.

Important I not want to get worse injury in further future.

Give me a recommend which best shoe for me to buy??

Kenyan Saturday Hill

2011-02-07T12:37:00.000Z

Yesterday late afternoon, I ran for 3x seven minute kenyan hill run and 2 minutes recovery run.

I am surprise, because I was so fit for the kenyan hill and I thought will be exhaust because last wednesday I got 12 minute x2 threshold that which given me hell.. I ran around about five times up the hills and now this time I find the other better and harder hills at my area to give me more training.

Friday Rest.

2011-02-07T12:35:00.002Z

Last Friday I was lucky because outside was awful raining and same time my day REST no run.

Lovely break from the run, but I was carry on sort out some my charity work and party.

Useful Information for you.

2011-02-04T10:30:00.000Z

I receive the information from the Reading Half Marathon Facebook yesterday say about 18,000 runner was attention the Half Marathon, that was fantastic to have a lots of people and I got the information whics is very useful for yourself.

The information is about the Half Marathon day e.g. Parking, Fans stand area and route of running.

Here website where you can see it.
http://www.readinghalfmarathon.com/downloads/RHM2011_raceguide.pdf

Enjoy it.

Chase the shadow for 40 minutes.

2011-02-04T00:04:00.000Z

Today at noon, outside was very beautiful brighter sunny.

I got a 40 minutes easy pace run, I decided to wear the short because outside was lovely warmer and when I start ran on the field the sun was behind right me and I was chase the shadow of me in all the my route of ran.

That was lovely day outside and that's actually give me a good time to run with easy pace recovery to put me in settle down because the day before ran I was played badminton match and I got a bad headache also put me in bad performance on my men double matches.

24 Minutes thresholds hell..!

2011-02-02T16:55:00.000Z

This afternoon I ran with twelve minutes x2 of thresholds and two minutes recovery jogging.

When at first of twelve minutes thresholds pace run I was sort of fine as normal but a little bit exhaust in later at end of twelve minutes, then I got a two minutes recovery run and I felt relief as better because I will need a recovery jogging to take a breathe back. Then I got another twelve minutes to go for thresholds pace I was felt so S**T myself but I had to bring it up to kept going.

After the finished, I was very exhaust because I haven't been stay last long on threshold pace before, it's my first time to have a twelve minutes run. But when later at late afternoon I still felt good as better from the last thresholds pace ran.

Steady Tuesday..

2011-02-01T23:09:00.000Z

This morning I woke up early for my first day of sixth weeks run. I got 40 minutes steady pace run.

I ran around today and some hill run too, it help me to improve the good balance fitness. When I finish the steady pace run I felt my body was hot because I worn the thermal trouser to avoid getting cold outside. I realised the thermal trouser was too hot for me to run. it's making more difficult to run while heating.

Next run I will definitely wear just pant for running!

Sunny day no runs!

2011-01-31T12:37:00.001Z

Today is the rest day for me! but I'm gutted to see outside is beautiful sunny day not have the chance to run like this!

I decide to rest today because I ran 105 minutes yesterday so I will need to recovery my energy today.

Later at the evening I will going to badminton for match, hope I'll win!

Andrew

Fifth Week Training (BSL Video)

2011-01-30T20:14:00.003Z

The Fifth Week Half Marathon Training

Hope you'll enjoy to watch the videoblog!

I'll add other videoblog for fifth week!

Andrew

One hundred and five minutes

2011-01-30T19:29:00.002Z

Today is my last day of five weeks training. I have got one hundred and five minutes long distance run.

At afternoon about 2:45pm I start to prepare for my last run, I just started off to run. I decided to run to my local Reading town and use by the A4 Bath Road, then turn back and join the left road to the Southcote lane and carry on toward to Fordfarm passed the Kannet Valley club. My left arm was bit tired because hold the 1L of water bottle, I decided to swap to right arm but I got about twenty five minutes left to finish and I was carry on after I pass the Mill Hill and ran down hill to Beansford Farm Community Centre and carry on toward my local sainsbury. Then I check the time and I got about ten minutes to go and I decided to ran back to Bath road again for five minutes and turn right to the road where direct to my home and the time was done on my 105 Minutes run.

Obviously I was tired after the my 105 minutes run, and I off go to have a good hot shower and rest for while.

Fourteen Percentage Ascents

2011-01-30T19:16:00.001Z

Yesterday morning I decided to run because I will going out and meet some friends

Right first I got a 2x of ten minutes Kenyan hill run and three minutes recovery run, and I choose run on the "LANGLEY HILL" near my home there have fourteen percentage ascent that's possible good for me to runs up the hill and arrive top of hill. I start to ran and finally reach top of the langley hill and took me about nine minutes from my home and to the top of langley hill which is good as I felt so great and then I get recovery run down and when three minutes was done and I got another ten minutes to go and I ran to "CALCOT HILL" which nearest my home there was half length of Langley Hill, My run had done and back to home have a good shower

Threshold really KILLED me!!

2011-01-27T12:54:00.001Z

Today morning I got tough training, I got a 45 minutes run together but there spilt into three runs as first got 15 minutes easy pace run, then run again for 15 minutes with steady pace and when finishes those and I had run another 15 minutes with threshold pace (Ooh No!).

When I ran with easy pace, I felt this give my very simple to built up the warm up then I started to steady pace run and I realised that I am start to exhaust a little bit mean I possible get worse exhaust when I ran with threshold.. the final 15 minutes I had to bring it up for threshold pace run and I did manage well round and back to my home, of course I really exhaust badly while run back to my home. Mean I will need run on threshold mostly to give me to built the faster and continue for long distance.

Run is not pleasing!

2011-01-27T12:47:00.001Z

Yesterday Wednesday at late morning I started run for 40 minutes with steady pace recovery. But while when about 10 minutes left to done on my run then I felt my leg very heavy and bit numb as difficult to continue to run for another 10 minutes and I decided to jogging all through to back home. That which I really disappoint my run had bad day, I am try my best to brave and fight until my Half Marathon day.

No clothes + Disappointed = No running

2011-01-26T11:00:00.001Z

Yesterday I was still at friend house, and didn't realised that I forgot bring the my run clothes and mean no run for tuesday. I am really disappointed because I do like to follow the route on my programmes, so I decided to run today instead yesterday mean I had no rest day on Friday because I had rest day twice.

What a BEAUTIFUL morning..

2011-01-24T14:38:00.000Z

Today is my rest day as had no run to do, but sill have a tired from the party at last weekend but I was a good boy because that night I haven't drinks because I am drive back to friend's house and also I want kept my health goes well.

I have got about eight weeks to go, timing is count down it's scary. And tomorrow I will start to run for 40 minutes but it's steady pace run and not more for easy pace because time to need get more fitness on my training.

Wish me luck for the tomorrow.

Last ran for nine weeks and the eight weeks forthcoming.

2011-01-22T11:58:00.000Z

Today it's my last ran for ninth weeks to go, next week will be eight weeks to go for Reading Half Marathon.

At late morning I ran for 40 minutes with over an undulation route, I had ran on some of hills at my home area but I disappointed because I only got 2 steep hill but one had good route back to home, and other is long steep isn't enough time for my 40 minutes runs.

But over all on my 40 minutes ran is well, and I did ran bit more faster because so far I get bit using to built up on my speed and fitness, all along for 4 weeks been ran I think those programme of training is really useful to training and prepare for marathon.

The long distance had arrived home.

2011-01-21T17:44:00.000Z

This morning I up really late, I get straight to ate my breakfast to get a lot of carbohydrate enough for long distance runner at today late morning.

While I was catch the bus toward to near Reading town and I get off then ahead ran to my home with one way route, that are very simple to useful for running route. If I got a long distance within a 2 hours that I will be running toward to Reading town and turn back to home, it's was even on each hour return indeed good planning ANDREW..

Well the my long distance ran today is okay, only my both knee was bit sore because the outside quite colder, all my legs muscle was bit tighter then later then ran bit longer and started to warm. When the my long distance ran was finished and I straight to have a good HOT bath to relax all my muscle.

Not bad at the morning and not looking forward for tomorrow!

2011-01-20T15:34:00.002Z

In the morning, am out the my bed and to get change with runner clothes and started off head to run for 40 minutes easy pace running around in my local.

When I had finished my ran, I felt not that bad because it's literally simple to ran for 40 minutes with easy pace. But tomorrow it's suppose my REST day but I has to running for the long distance with 60 minutes instead for this sunday because I will have a party on saturday, indeed there will tired at day after the party.

The HELL today.

2011-01-20T00:53:00.000Z

Today at the morning I ran at my local field, and I have got a 6 minutes x4 THRESHOLD RUN. That give me hell to breathe hardly and I only have one minutes to recovery jogging but I rather to have a rest at home with the cup of English tea, Haa ha...

But worthwhile I felt so good as much fitness now by the built up with high speeds runs, that will give me to building up well technical for my BREATHE actually.. And now I have a good day rest and ready for run again at tomorrow morning.

When Reading Marathon on?

2011-01-18T23:27:00.000Z

The Reading Half Marathon, there will be on 20th March Sunday at 8.30am SHARP Morning.

You and all can come watch at 9-10am morning when my running are almost done, but warning you there in the Madejski stadium and Car parking surround will be full by the crowd people.

Announce on my FIRST Challenge.

2011-01-18T23:23:00.000Z

This is first challenge of all the five. And I will run for thirteen miles around in Reading area, the half marathon will be my first time to run [scary!].
Anyway at the start there will be at inside of Madejski Stadium [runner track] and after the few hundred metres run and move to the outside of madejski stadium and continue run around on Reading town area, and until to the finish line will be inside at Madejski stadium. All long thirteen miles run, I am doing this running for to support the cancer research UK charity and any of you all friend and family are welcome to come watch or join run with me? That will be mean lots to me..

Later I will get further information about the Reading Half Marathon and put down the LINKS..
Cheers

Half marathon training..

2011-01-18T13:22:00.000Z

I have about nine weeks to go to reach the day of Half Marathon.

Here I still keep my running training and now this week will be bit of settle as ready for nest week, that will be toughest training I am aware that.
And all along my training had been since three weeks all are not that bad and mostly I hate is threshold and long distance runner for now but I had to bring it up until get a using at later.

Today is will be have a 30 minutes easy pace recovery running.
Cheers