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I go running, this is where, when and how fast. I decided to keep a proper log this year of how I've done so here it is. I've now sent of an entry form for the London Marathon so expect these runs to get longer and my whinging notes to get whingier.
The London Marathon turned me down, but I ran the Manchester 10km in
May against my younger brother the clock.
I've applied again for the London Marathon 2006 - but was turned down again. Now it's the Manchester 10km in May 2006 against my younger brother, both my sisters-in-law and my girlfriend.
| Date | Route | Distance (miles) | Time Taken | Mile Pace | Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-26 | Manchester 10km | 6.2137 | 45:24 | 7:18 | 8.2 |
| I came 1680th out of 25,000 runners! Not as fast as last year but importantly about 90s ahead of my younger brother. | |||||
| 2006-05-14 | Hermitage Run | 3.90 | 27:50 | 7:8 | 8.4 |
| Don't run with a hangover. A top tip! | |||||
| 2006-04-13 | Lunchtime work run | 4.19 | 28:50 | 6:52 | 8.7 |
| 22s slower than my boss. Clearly I need to practise more. | |||||
| 2006-03-16 | Stourbridge Common and Ditton Fields | 1.97 | 13:16 | 6:44 | 8.9 |
| A faster sprint. | |||||
| 2006-03-14 | Stourbridge Common and Ditton Fields | 1.97 | 13:20 | 6:46 | 8.8 |
| A sprint. | |||||
| 2006-01-13 | Lunchtime work run | 4.19 | 29:44 | 7:5 | 8.4 |
| I've started training for the Manchester 10km 2006. | |||||
| 2005-05-22 | Manchester 10km | 6.2137 | 43:22 | 6:58 | 8.5 |
| I came 698th out of 20,000 runners! This is the official timing, and track measurement so it should be very accurate. (update, my certificate is 2s faster than the time they emailled me so I've updated this to match). | |||||
| 2005-05-14 | Hermitage Run | 3.90 | 26:18 | 6:44 | 8.8 |
| This felt faster! It appears my speed training in the last few weeks has paid off. | |||||
| 2005-04-12 | Hermitage Run | 3.90 | 26:48 | 6:52 | 8.7 |
| This felt fast | |||||
| 2005-04-10 | Jims House to Mums house. | 6.59 | 47:19 | 7:10 | 8.3 |
| 2005-03-20 | Hermitage Run | 3.90 | 27:56 | 7:9 | 8.3 |
| 2005-02-09 | Lunchtime work run | 4.19 | - | ||
| 2005-02-06 | Sustrans path to Stow-cum-quy | 7.64 | 59:08 | 7:44 | 7.7 |
| 2005-01-21 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:50 | 7:9 | 8.3 |
| This isn't quite representative because there is building work going on which slightly lengthens the route. | |||||
| 2005-01-16 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 39:53 | 7:2 | 8.5 |
| - | |||||
| 2004-11-8 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-11-6 | Sustrans path to Stow-cum-quy | 7.64 | 61:24 | 8:2 | 7.4 |
| 2004-11-3 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| I did one of those crazy training runs where you alternate between sprinting and jogging, but by the end I was tending to settle at a constant pace. | |||||
| 2004-11-01 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:02 | 6:55 | 8.6 |
| 2004-10-31 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-10-24 | Jims House to Mums house. | 6.59 | 47:58 | 7:16 | 8.2 |
| It threw it down on me for the last mile into Goostrey which made this a damp experience. | |||||
| 2004-10-20 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:24 | 7:1 | 8.5 |
| About the same pace as the 12th at half way [10:52] but I managed to keep it going for longer. | |||||
| 2004-10-19 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-10-16 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 89:26 | 8:8 | 7.3 |
| I was aiming for 88 minutes here or 8 minutes per mile, due to a digital watch failure I'd run a quarter of a mile before I noticed my stopwatch wasn't working so I ran home again and started off. I felt okay most of the way round apart from feeling it being hard going between 3 and 5 miles. Now I'm back I was fine but my knee has since flared up and is hurting like a thing that hurts a great deal. | |||||
| 2004-10-14 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | 33:36 | 7:8 | 8.3 |
| I set off with the intention of running fast. I slowed a bit in the middle but was doing well at the end. | |||||
| 2004-10-12 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:42 | 7:7 | 8.4 |
| I set off fast but half way round [at 11:00] my legs started to wave a little white flag and I slowed down. It appears I'm still not recovering from the 11 mile weekend runs in a couple of days yet. I'd also had almost no sleep because I'd spent the last two nights proof-reading Susans OU course. | |||||
| 2004-10-10 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 100:17 | 9:7 | 6.5 |
| A gentle long run round Bottisham lock and back again. Pleased to report that Roe was still present and full of Lucozade to refuel me as I went. Legs and knee now hurt a little but it's not that suprising. | |||||
| 2004-10-08 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| A short run of fast bits and slow bits. I think the slow bits were the moral victors. | |||||
| 2004-10-06 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 39:26 | 6:57 | 8.6 |
| I was trying to run fast and beat a seven minute mile.Yay! | |||||
| 2004-10-05 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| My legs hurt for this one from the run at the weekend. Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow. | |||||
| 2004-10-03 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 91:38 | 8:20 | 7.1 |
| (estimated time. Assumes 8:20 for the bottisham lock leg) - Due to a digital watch failure I lost track of the time it took me to run from Bottisham lock back to the road bridge. This run is actually the sum of the three that follow - I didn't really run 22 miels today. In the middle of this run I stopped to help Chris and Julian carry a 70kg gearbox from Tom and Helen's boat to take it to the man who fixes boats. I was knackered at the end of this one. This corresponds to a full marathon time of 3:38; I've estimated 3:40 on my entry form | |||||
| 2004-10-03 | Waterbeach Bridge to my house. | 4.46 | 37:58 | 8:30 | 7 |
| 2004-10-03 | Bottisham Lock to Waterbeach Bridge | 1.01 | - | ||
| 2004-10-03 | My house to Bottisham Lock | 5.50 | 45:15 | 8:13 | 7.2 |
| My aim was to do a long run at 8 minutes per mile so I was fairly pleased with this performance for the first half of the run. | |||||
| 2004-10-01 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| I ran home from work. It wasn't very exciting. | |||||
| 2004-09-27 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| 2004-09-25 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 108:00 | 9:50 | 6.1 |
| I stopped half way round for coffee on Tom's boat so the timing is very inaccurate. I'm not sure if stopping was wise becase it hurt running last couple of miles and my knee gave me some stick for the next day. | |||||
| 2004-09-23 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 24:20 | 7:18 | 8.2 |
| I was aiming to run quite fast and this felt it. | |||||
| 2004-09-21 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | - | ||
| 2004-09-19 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 44:24 | 7:49 | 7.6 |
| I thought I'd run really fast on this one but having run the Chariots of Fire race earlier had taken it out of me. | |||||
| 2004-09-19 | Chariots of Fire | 1.70 | 10:50 | 6:22 | 9.4 |
| This was a race and I was quite pleased because I beat my 11:00 time from the previous year. | |||||
| 2004-09-15 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | - | ||
| 2004-09-14 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 42:00 | 7:24 | 8.1 |
| I thought I'd run quite an easy pace here apart from accelerating and running fast for the last half mile. | |||||
| 2004-09-12 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 25:00 | 7:30 | 7.9 |
| 2004-09-08 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-09-08 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-09-05 | Sustrans path to Stow-cum-quy | 7.64 | - | ||
| 2004-09-02 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 25:40 | 7:42 | 7.7 |
| I had a mild cold | |||||
| 2004-08-31 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-08-29 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-08-27 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-08-27 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-08-26 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 24:49 | 7:27 | 8 |
| 2004-08-24 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| 2004-08-22 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-08-21 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| 2004-11-6 | Stourbridge Common and Ditton Fields | 1.97 | 61:24 | 31:10 | 1.9 |
| 2004-11-01 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:02 | 6:55 | 8.6 |
| 2004-10-31 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-10-24 | Jims House to Mums house. | 6.59 | 47:58 | 7:16 | 8.2 |
| It threw it down on me for the last mile into Goostrey which made this a damp experience. | |||||
| 2004-10-20 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:24 | 7:1 | 8.5 |
| About the same pace as the 12th at half way [10:52] but I managed to keep it going for longer. | |||||
| 2004-10-19 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-10-16 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 89:26 | 8:8 | 7.3 |
| I was aiming for 88 minutes here or 8 minutes per mile, due to a digital watch failure I'd run a quarter of a mile before I noticed my stopwatch wasn't working so I ran home again and started off. I felt okay most of the way round apart from feeling it being hard going between 3 and 5 miles. Now I'm back I was fine but my knee has since flared up and is hurting like a thing that hurts a great deal. | |||||
| 2004-10-14 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | 33:36 | 7:8 | 8.3 |
| I set off with the intention of running fast. I slowed a bit in the middle but was doing well at the end. | |||||
| 2004-10-12 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 23:42 | 7:7 | 8.4 |
| I set off fast but half way round [at 11:00] my legs started to wave a little white flag and I slowed down. It appears I'm still not recovering from the 11 mile weekend runs in a couple of days yet. I'd also had almost no sleep because I'd spent the last two nights proof-reading Susans OU course. | |||||
| 2004-10-10 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 100:17 | 9:7 | 6.5 |
| A gentle long run round Bottisham lock and back again. Pleased to report that Roe was still present and full of Lucozade to refuel me as I went. Legs and knee now hurt a little but it's not that suprising. | |||||
| 2004-10-08 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| A short run of fast bits and slow bits. I think the slow bits were the moral victors. | |||||
| 2004-10-06 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 39:26 | 6:57 | 8.6 |
| I was trying to run fast and beat a seven minute mile.Yay! | |||||
| 2004-10-05 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| My legs hurt for this one from the run at the weekend. Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow Ow. | |||||
| 2004-10-03 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 91:38 | 8:20 | 7.1 |
| (estimated time. Assumes 8:20 for the bottisham lock leg) - Due to a digital watch failure I lost track of the time it took me to run from Bottisham lock back to the road bridge. This run is actually the sum of the three that follow - I didn't really run 22 miels today. In the middle of this run I stopped to help Chris and Julian carry a 70kg gearbox from Tom and Helen's boat to take it to the man who fixes boats. I was knackered at the end of this one. This corresponds to a full marathon time of 3:38; I've estimated 3:40 on my entry form | |||||
| 2004-10-03 | Waterbeach Bridge to my house. | 4.46 | 37:58 | 8:30 | 7 |
| 2004-10-03 | Bottisham Lock to Waterbeach Bridge | 1.01 | - | ||
| 2004-10-03 | My house to Bottisham Lock | 5.50 | 45:15 | 8:13 | 7.2 |
| My aim was to do a long run at 8 minutes per mile so I was fairly pleased with this performance for the first half of the run. | |||||
| 2004-10-01 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| I ran home from work. It wasn't very exciting. | |||||
| 2004-09-27 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| 2004-09-25 | Bottisham Lock | 10.98 | 108:00 | 9:50 | 6.1 |
| I stopped half way round for coffee on Tom's boat so the timing is very inaccurate. I'm not sure if stopping was wise becase it hurt running last couple of miles and my knee gave me some stick for the next day. | |||||
| 2004-09-23 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 24:20 | 7:18 | 8.2 |
| I was aiming to run quite fast and this felt it. | |||||
| 2004-09-21 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | - | ||
| 2004-09-19 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 44:24 | 7:49 | 7.6 |
| I thought I'd run really fast on this one but having run the Chariots of Fire race earlier had taken it out of me. | |||||
| 2004-09-19 | Chariots of Fire | 1.70 | 10:50 | 6:22 | 9.4 |
| This was a race and I was quite pleased because I beat my 11:00 time from the previous year. | |||||
| 2004-09-15 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | - | ||
| 2004-09-14 | Baits Bite Lock | 5.67 | 42:00 | 7:24 | 8.1 |
| I thought I'd run quite an easy pace here apart from accelerating and running fast for the last half mile. | |||||
| 2004-09-12 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 25:00 | 7:30 | 7.9 |
| 2004-09-08 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-09-08 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-09-05 | Sustrans path to Stow-cum-quy | 7.64 | - | ||
| 2004-09-02 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 25:40 | 7:42 | 7.7 |
| I had a mild cold | |||||
| 2004-08-31 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-08-29 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-08-27 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-08-27 | Route to work | 2.65 | - | ||
| 2004-08-26 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | 24:49 | 7:27 | 8 |
| 2004-08-24 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||
| 2004-08-22 | Jesus Green to Ditton Fields | 4.70 | - | ||
| 2004-08-21 | Midsummer Common and Jesus Green | 3.33 | - | ||