Week 6. I continue believe here we are at the end of another Quest
What the quest is:-
The quest takes six weeks. You can join any time within that six weeks.
The main aim of the quest is to help you find a focus or goal that you would like to achieve by the end of the Quest period.
I ask that you will be a graduate or about to graduate to join the quest. The main reason I ask this is that while you are doing the program your plan is very structured so I wouldn't want the quest to interfere with that.
Most popular goals are:-
To run three times a week
To slowly increase distance
To train for a specific race
To add In Stretch and strength exercises
As you can see they are personal to yourself and it's totally your own choice.
Every week I will pin a new post where all the members of the quest can talk about how things are going.
So if you wanted to join all you have to do is put
I would like to join the quest, or count me in and then I would like to. ..............
Your name will then be added to the top post and every week your name will be in the quest until the end.
At the end, only for those that would like to, we each put out longest run of the quest and it is then marked on a virtual run we are doing from John O Groats to Lands End.
Then it all starts again for another six week Quest.
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Pulled myself together a bit this week. Started a 9 week walking training plan for my event on October 4th. (I can walk 10km in 1:40 and cut off is 1:45) It's amazing how the having the plan just focuses my mind. Saw the physio this week. It's a way of being able to run yet because we have to release the muscles surrounding the frozen joint then strengthen them to protect it before I can run. Anyway been working on my exercises and I can cross train so I am getting serious about my training again. Happy running and happy healing to all.
That is a really good walking time! I did a charity walk in May which was 8m (approx 12.5km) and it took us 2h 40 min! Your walking should certainly help keep your fitness levels up and get you ready for when you are able to run again. All the best!
I have to say that despite setting what I thought was an achievable goal for this Quest it has proved a challenge too far this time.
I am trying to congratulate myself that I am still getting out there and running (I managed twice last week and each time pushed myself another five minutes beyond my aim of 30 minutes) and I have got back to doing *some* swimming.
Why do post suddenly disappear when I am half way through
First stamina podcast last week followed two days later by 5k race which actually went really well. Had unexpected use of the car on Sat afternoon so went for a run in a different country park nearby (quite small and flat, with a nice 5k loop, no concrete, all woodland or open paths). I thought this would be easier than the race, but it felt quite hard and interestingly my time was pretty much exactly the same as at Thursday's event which was so much more hilly! Might have been due to the heat on Sat afternoon or the fact that my body was still tired from giving its all on Thursday. Ran for the first time with the Lidl water belt (two small bottles at the back) and was pleased with that - comfortable and fairly stable (I hate belts moving up to my stomach) and a great bargain for £4.99!
Slightly shorter run yesteday at 4.3k. Planning on going swimming today and then the plan is to start increasing distance again every week as well as do more speed/stamina podcasts.
This week I am feeling a bit pleased with myself as I managed to get to 10k on Saturday! I had to walk a couple of times, but for less than a minute each time so I am happy. I also signed up for a 10k event in a months time so have a motivation to keep going with the distance. I also managed to go swimming this week by taking my swimming things to work and going at lunchtime. Only thing I did not manage this week was a bike ride as I had a busy weekend and so could not fit it in.
RFC, I am glad you are making progress towards your event, and hope the shoulder starts to free up soon.
I have had a good week. 2 runs - my usual interval run on Wednesday and ParkRun on Saturday. As reported on another post, I finally bagged my 40 minute 5k at Saturday's Parkrun. My aim with the intervals is to use them to build up the stamina for longer running. Whilst I don't want to be running more than 5k per se, I want to be able to run 5K with ease. The plan for Wednesday's interval run is 5 sets of 1k running, 2 minutes walking, with each of the 1k runs faster than the 8 minute per k average pace standard set by the ParkRun. In future weeks I will look at adding in a 6th repetition to take my total activity time to an hour or thereabouts.
For the 3rd week in a row, I was the only attendee at my Monday morning Swimfit class, so I effectively got a personal training session. The instructor has been helping me improve technique on front crawl, which I have only just started to add back into my swimming following my long standing shoulder weakness.
Last week altogether I had the 2 runs, 2 swims, 1 Aqua class, 1 weights session and a few walks. This week is a bit less busy so should get a 3rd swim and 2nd Aqua.
I've achieved the 3 runs including a 10k each week, and done 4 runs some weeks. What I failed at was doing weights. The good news however is that I booked a PT for last friday (1 in 6 isn't that good is it) and had an hour of torture, so the quest worked in that it got me to the gym and lifting iron. I have another hour next thursday (oh thats better 2 in 6!), when I think she will size me up for a wheelchair. I am still aching from Friday and sitting down on the loo is agony (exactly as someone on here predicted).
The week started nicely... 8 k at an easy pace, on Monday, then Thursday 5 k downhill!! While running it felt really great, usually I do the same loop the other way round, so mainly uphill....
But ... The next day my knee (old injury) was sore, so I went for an easy walk on the hill in front of the house - Woke up Saturday ready to go to my second ParkRun and I could hardly go down the steps... Lots of Ice and a rainy Sunday spent mainly on the couch (with some good books) and today the knee starts feeling more normal...
Moral of the story: I will run mainly uphill from now onwards (easy one!!!???)
Didn't get to 8k last week but managed my 10k today. I've signed up for an August Virtual 10k so needed to have at least one done this month to claim my medal!
Wasn't my fastest, didn't expect it to be as I was more concerned to run the entire distance but was very happy to sprint part of the final 1.5k - the last 25 metres were 25 too far and I had to slow down, but still managed a 5.41 final 1k which astounded me!
Only got 2 runs in each week for the first 3 weeks, then 1 the next. All OK, but nothing special. Walked quite a bit on several of them, often due to stopping to take pics of the new scenery.
Last week, finally got through 2 non stop 5ks - faith in my ability restored.
This morning got through my first non-stop 10k in months - and managed a new PB - 56.00. Don't know where that came from😱
Back on the IC I haven't run at all this week, it's not very comfortable and I am worrying about my upcoming 9-hour flight this Friday. I went to the chiropractor who said that things are progressing even if it's too slowly for my liking (grumble grumble) and to persevere with the exercises. I'm not sure if I'll take my kit with me although it would be a shame not to do a shuffle in India - there's a C25K-er I might just possibly meet up with so if I can fit my trainers into my suitcase I might just take them anyway.
Happy running, Questers, and for those on the IC, budge over!
That's not so good Anniemurph I'd say take the trainers but don't push yourself if you are still in pain.
I have had lots of visitors and the remnants of a sore knee so did two runs this last week. Both about 5k. Not been to yoga either. This week I am going for 3 runs again and a yoga dvd a couple of times.
I hammered it a bit last week, a bit too much! a 5K, a 9K with Stamina for the second half, the Speed podcast when I pushed it so hard I thought I would puke, and finishing the week with a mountain climb of 100 MTs. I'm feeling quite knackered now! An easier week for me I think, my Monday run was really hard going. Probably Speed tomorrow, and a longer run on Saturday.
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