HHM Training - Week 10 Day 6

[Dodgylungs]

Indoors: So today I opted to run indoors due to getting up later than I wanted, uncertainty of bank holiday parking rules around Primrose Hill and fear of recurrence of back trouble.

It was a good decision as I completed the distance in just over 2 hours. That’s a very respectable 8K an hour. I’m going to gloss over the fact that the distance on the treadmill was just under 13K because this represents a significant step forward in my training.

I started off mega slowly and my back was absolutely fine. The deep tissue massage did the trick and I’m going to have at least one a week (preferably 2) between now and the race. I even stretched myself yesterday (get me!). I seamlessly restarted the treadmill after an hour by running on the spot and after an hour and a half I felt like I could run the whole half marathon. Then fatigue set in around 1 hour 50mins and I opted to finish as fast as I could instead. Mission accomplished and I don’t think I’ve ever been as fit as I am now in terms of distance. First time I’ve ever run 16K without stopping.

Celebrated with a Gail’s coffee and a custard and berry pastry. Don’t mind if I do!!!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

Go you! I’m seriously impressed that you ran that distance on a treadmill! Your mental stamina must be iron-clad 💪

And such good news that the massage worked so well for you too. Good idea to keep getting them before your race.

I bet that pastry tasted delicious 😋

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thank you! I actually found it quite easy on the treadmill. Listened to music all the way so it wasn’t boring. Evidence of my fitness. I’m going to keep getting them in the lead up to the run. It feels a little sore now but nothing too bad. A massage will help it again so will order another one tomorrow. The pastry was epic 😂

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

It sounds as if you’ve got everything sorted well for the big day!

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Definitely getting there. I didn’t get cramp today either - hopefully that’ll translate to outside too!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

Great news!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Amazing Dodgy. You are a fantastic runner and the fact you were able to keep going that long on a treadmill is unbelievable. Seriously well done! 👊

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Very kind of you to say, thank you. It felt weirdly easy today. My head must be in a good place!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

What fantastic news! Fabulous!

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you!!

[skysue16 Half Marathon]

Wonderful - what a great run, well done for completing 10 miles. You definitely deserved that yummy pastry 👍😀

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to skysue16]

Thank you. I deserved the pastry and the Tiffin Tin chicken biryani I ordered last night 😂

[misswobble Marathon]

Well done Dodge! 👍

I think you’ll find your actual event easier than running on the treadmill. The time will fly by as there’ll be so much to see and hear 🙂

I hope you continue to improve with your back issue and that it’ll be gone by race day.

Take it steady 🙂🏃‍♀️

PS. Your event keeps cropping up on the Nike Run club feed. Have you seen it? 🙂

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Thank you! Yeah, I'm sure the event will keep me going. No I haven't seen it on NRC, I'll check it out...

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Dodgylungs]

Have you done the run with Kipchoge yet? I’m looking forward to it 🙂

[Dodgylungs Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Not yet. Only been doing two a week recently.