I really need to start training properly again there’s only 100 days till my next big race. For those of you that don’t know The Great North Run is in the north of England, it is a half marathon and it is as big as the London Marathon if not bigger! I entered the ballot knowing it was as hard to get a place as is London but to my surprise I got in!
After my run on Wednesday, to read click on the link below:
https://steemit.com/running/@shazza/first-run-for-a-week
I ached really bad! My thighs hurt, my calves hurt, my hamstrings and my back hurt. I don’t normally hurt after running but I think my body is not used to it as much as I was as I haven’t been running much lately. I forced myself to go out in the rain last night for a little 5k just to get my body moving. It was so warm and humid so I was actually glad it was raining. It was an ok run although a little uncomfortable as I’d had a big dinner about 2 hours previous and I do struggle with stomach problems after eating and running!
Here’s the stats off strava. As you can see the third kilometre was slow but that has a long incline.
To help with the training for The Great North Run I need a training plan, the one I had for London worked really well. If I follow a plan I tend to stick to it. I’ve only done 1 half marathon which I did in about 2 hours 7 minutes so it would be nice to improve on that although there will be a lot of runners so it might not happen. I’m not too bothered as I want to enjoy the race and enjoy the atmosphere. Any help on finding a training plan would be greatly appreciated as I’m struggling to find one I like at the moment. I only want to run 3 or 4 times a week.
Thanks for looking
Happy reading peeps 🖤
