Week 6 (11 - 17 Feb)
Another week and only 14 weeks to go until the Edinburgh Half
marathon and four weeks until the Edinburgh Kilomathon! This week I decided to start following the BUPA Half Marathon Training Programme for beginners, not sure if it is a good one or not but it looks
ok? I did three runs of about 5km each this week. On Tuesday I
ventured into the gym and had a go on the treadmill for the first time which was great. It was so much easier than running outside but the fact that I never changed
the incline probably helped! I managed to run 5km in 28 mins on the treadmill which is a
new record! On my rest day I went along to a Krav Maga class which was
really good however at the end the instructor decided to do a fitness test
which was not recommended as part of my rest day and left me exhausted after 15 minutes of
shuttle runs and burpees as well as bruised from the first part of the class!
Next week I must remember not to do this on a rest day!!
Lots of the other team members have been out and about
training. Eva Jamieson was out running this week in gale force wind and
was struggling to stay on the road but she kept on going and managed 3
miles. All good for the training. Dave McGregor managed 7km on the
treadmill in 45 mins he is gradually beginning to build up his distance.
Dave has ran half marathons in the past but hasn't run since he completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon last year. Alison Hanlon ran 7.78 miles
after work this week which is more than her 7.5miles that she needs to run in
the relay. I think I will swap with her! I think we are all looking
forward to the lighter nights coming so that we can get running outside in the
evening. Alex McDonald is feeling the strain and is wondering “why did I
agree to do this?”
In response to thepuffindiaries.com comment on last weeks blog and the question in relation to my breathing - I
start off breathing in for four steps and out for four steps then as I get
faster it changes to 3 steps in and 3 steps out and then when I am exhausted it
changes to 2 steps in and three steps out. It appears to be working for
me and counting takes my mind of the torture of running!
It is always good to remember why we are all running this year’s Edinburgh Marathon and that is to raise funds for various projects and
activities that are part of Scottish Adoption's children’s work. As well as keeping our
current groups running, we would like to run some transition groups for
children entering P1 and S1 and to take our teenage group away for a
residential weekend.
Thank you for answering my question about breathing, I will be giving that a go. I must admit I really don't like running on the treadmill but with all the recent snow I've had to just get on with it. Even with all the hills around me in the peak District I much prefer running outside.
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As a fellow runner (although not for adoption!) I am interested in the counting breaths comment. I've never counted them! Does it help performance? Good luck for your training and the race.
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