Official training - day 3. Hills, hills, hills today. Well, eight short fast hill reps but writing 'hills' eight times felt a bit excessive. Hills sessions are a bit like marmite, you either love them or hate them. The thought of doing them fills me with a mild sense of dread but once I'm out… Continue reading The run with the short and fast hill reps
Month: January 2021
Strength and conditioning training- take 1
First strength and conditioning training session done! I was a bit worried as I can still feel Sunday's run in my legs. But they seemed to be ok. I'm not sure I'm confident in what I'm doing but it's a start. The idea was to do 30 seconds work, then 30 seconds rest for each… Continue reading Strength and conditioning training- take 1
Fighting my fear of the energy gel
I've always been a bit wary of energy gels. The nightmare stories of bad tummies and, horror of all horrors, needing a wild poo because you can't get to the loo quickly enough ... or even worse doing a Paula Radcliffe, have left me avoiding them at all costs. It's ridiculous really, lots of people… Continue reading Fighting my fear of the energy gel
Ready, set, let the training commence!
Did I mention I'm running an ultra marathon this year? Maybe just the once or twice? The first rule of training for an ultra is to tell everyone about it. All of the time... Or maybe not. Day two into January and my other half is starting to get bored of the training plan chatter… Continue reading Ready, set, let the training commence!
The Running Mumma 