From couch to 10k..........

Munster_Gal · 16-04-2009 05:50PM

I know :eek: It's after coming up so quickly!!!!

Munster_Gal · 17-04-2009 07:54PM

Received my marathon training book in the post today. My training starts tomorrow with a 5 min jog 5 min fast walk for a total of 30mins. (might try and stretch it a bit longer than 30 mins)
Following the pre marathon plan for 4 weeks until I build it up to a 30 min jog.
Can't wait to get started.

:D:D

MoonDancer · 17-04-2009 11:12PM

Munster_Gal wrote: »

Received my marathon training book in the post today. My training starts tomorrow with a 5 min jog 5 min fast walk for a total of 30mins. (might try and stretch it a bit longer than 30 mins)
Following the pre marathon plan for 4 weeks until I build it up to a 30 min jog.
Can't wait to get started. :D:D

Yay thats great news! Good luck

Munster_Gal · 18-04-2009 10:58AM

3 miles done this morning. Took 30 mins (woo hoo) walked most of it but managed to jog for 5 mins and then 3 mins (think thats more than what i have done in the past

)

Going to walk another couple of miles now into the city centre and back again

Woddle · 18-04-2009 11:44AM

Congrats and best of luck.

tantipie · 18-04-2009 12:47PM

well done mg,,wont be long now and we'll be over the finish line;)

Munster_Gal · 18-04-2009 02:30PM

Another 4 miles done walking in and out of the city centre. Poor legs are feeling it a bit but highest mileage done in a day so far

Munster_Gal · 21-04-2009 08:15AM

2 miles walking done in and out of work. I'll be out this evening training again (legs have only just recovered from the 7 miles on Saturday!!!)

Munster_Gal · 21-04-2009 06:15PM

3 miles done. took about 29 mins. jogged about 8 mins of the 29. Legs were feeling a bit rough. Still not used to the hills around the parents house.

Munster_Gal · 23-04-2009 03:00PM

2 miles done again in and out of work. Should be out after work for at least 3 miles again.

MCOS · 23-04-2009 03:07PM

good consistency lately. keep up the good work!

Munster_Gal · 30-04-2009 06:52PM

Well this week has been a total write off. first the constant rain, then the extra hours that I've had to put in at work (12 hours shifts

) and now I have a throat infection. I can't win.
4 Weeks to go to the mini marathon and I haven't been able to do the training I wanted to do. Fingers crossed the the throat infection clears quickly so I can put in the work next week

tantipie · 30-04-2009 09:21PM

well my training gone out the window also,,so we def. going to hobble over the finish:P

Munster_Gal · 05-05-2009 02:10PM

Well work is slowly taking over my life at the moment. Huge contract in work and working all hours to recruit people for it!

One mile done today (just walking though) Only 4 weeks to the Mini Marathon and I've not put in half the work I had hoped (Tantipie you're gonna have to go slow so I can keep up ha ha!) Hoping the I get out of work at a reasonable hour so I can get 3 or 4 miles done!

Munster_Gal · 06-05-2009 08:14PM

Another measly mile today

pouring from the heaven's out there and only just home from work

Munster_Gal · 12-05-2009 08:09AM

I calculated my mileage wrong last week and so I have another 2 miles clocked up. I have another 3 miles so far this week. Work is starting to get quiet again and I seem to be back to full health so I should be back out training tomorrow.

It's less than 3 weeks to the Women's Mini Marathon.... So not where I thought I'd be with my training

Munster_Gal · 14-05-2009 12:30PM

3 more miles done.
Treadmill is on order so should have that within two weeks to start my marathon training properly (no excuses if the treadmill is in the house lol) Just need to sort out my ole diet now so that I can be a nice slim siz 8/10 for my brothers wedding in Poland in September (Bikini's at the ready

and hoping it will be a well deserved week off if when my training for the summer goes to plan!)

Munster_Gal · 16-05-2009 10:22AM

1.5 miles to add. Treadmill is being delivered on Tuesday so I'll defo be clocking up more mileage from then. A little over 2 weeks now to the mini marathon! Still have the goal of 70mins in mind (shhhh don't tell Tantipie.....)

tantipie · 16-05-2009 11:43AM

am hello,,70 mins,,lmao.keep hold of an ambulance for me:D

Munster_Gal · 19-05-2009 07:16PM

Well I finally got my treadmill

I have 2 miles clocked up this week from walking in and out of work as usual and jst took my treadmill for a test run

I pushed it for the first 10 mins cover 1 mile

Delighted with myself.
Over 30 mins I managed 2.7 miles (there was no way I was going to keep up the same pace for the whole lot of it!!!) and I managed to run for about 15 of the 30 mins overall (8 of those being in the first 12mins!!)

Delighted to have the treadmill especially with the weather being as crap as it is!

tantipie · 19-05-2009 07:20PM

:mad::mad::mad::mad::p

Munster_Gal · 19-05-2009 07:22PM

tantipie wrote: »

:mad::mad::mad::mad::p

:D:D:D Jealousy gets you know where misses lol!!!

Munster_Gal · 20-05-2009 08:39PM

2.5 miles covered on the treadmill this evening. 5 mins fast walk 5mins jog x3 - 30 mins total.

Feel great after it. Not as wrecked as I thought I'd be and legs are feeling good. Following the pre marathon training in the non-runner's marathon training book. Need to do this twice more this week to be on target. Felt like I could have kept the jog up for about 7 mins but didn't want to push too far too soon. :rolleyes:

Another 1 mile walked to and from work again today so 3.5 miles done today

Munster_Gal · 21-05-2009 05:51PM

2.7 miles covered in my 30 mins today. 5 min walk and 5 min jog again. Harder than last night

(the ole legs aren't used to doing 3 nights in a row lol

)

1 mile to and from work walking done as well. so 3.7 miles done in total today

Munster_Gal · 23-05-2009 03:04PM

I took yesterday as a rest day. My legs felt ok but a little tired so didn't want to overdo it. Currently waiting for my BLT with Cheese to digest properly before jumping on the treadmill again.

Surprised at how guilty i felt last night for not doing any training ( I could hear the treadmill taunting me from the room next door while I was eating a slice of pizza!!)

9 Days to go now until the Mini Marathon (Tantipie is still fighting the 70min target

) I only have 3 sessions next week going by my training plan but I'll probably try and fit in an extra one or two to make up for lost time :cool:

tantipie · 23-05-2009 03:10PM

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Munster_Gal · 23-05-2009 04:17PM

2.9 miles done in 30 mins and I jogged for 19mins (13 of these were consecutive

)

Recovery time was good again today. Should be well able for week two of my plan. hoping to get in another session tomorrow before I start week two though

Munster_Gal · 24-05-2009 02:49PM

3.1 miles in 30 mins. Ran about 20 mins again. Very happy with todays session (half way to the full 10K

lol)
Recovery time pretty good again today and no aching in my legs so doing pretty well overall

Bally8 · 24-05-2009 04:48PM

Well done Munster Gal you really are coming along very well now.

Munster_Gal · 24-05-2009 04:56PM

Thanks Bally8 - really happy with my progress this week. Hopefully I can keep it going now next week :rolleyes:

From couch to 10k..........

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