I took the decision not to run this morning, in order to allow my body some more recovery.
I have not ruled out running those 6 miles tomorrow.
After dropping 4lbs in 4 days, no doubt water related, my weight nipped up a pound and since then settled around being 2lb above the target weight.
I suspect by race day I might lose those final two pounds, providing I remain careful about the food I am eating, particularly as tapering is when classically runners tend to put weight on.
Calories;
Breakfast 252 (Muesli & Milk)
Lunch 317 ( cheese roll)
Dinner 498 (Chicken Jalfrezi and Rice)
Snacks 732 (Banana, Orange, Peach, 2 Apples, Large Nectarine, Cappuccino, Jelly Pot)
Total 1799 - Allowed 1840 + 231 Earned (10000 Steps) = 2071 meaning a 272 calorie deficit.
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Race minus 17 days - Jellied Legs, and Ravenous Appetite
This morning I did my first run since the weekend's exertions, and my legs felt like heavy jelly.
There was no flow to my running, and on a number of occasions I found I had stopped, at which point I kicked off again but in the end 5.5 miles was done.
Clearly energy levels are not back to full so I may need to consider making tomorrow's 6 mile run an easier effort than the planned medium effort.
My hungry levels this morning were off the scale, and it felt like that no matter what I ate, I could not get enough energy into my body.
It did eventually settle down but this was a first during my training.
Calories
Breakfast 694 (Muesli & Milk, Post-Run Milk, Banana, Strawberries, Belvita Crunchy Hazlenut)
Lunch 287 (Same as yesterday, leftover beef marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil, and green salad)
Dinner 498 (Large White Bap with Tuna and Mayonnaise)
Snacks 652 (Orange, Apple, Banana, Ice Cream Wafer, and Eat Natural Cereal Bar)
Total 2131. Allowed 1840 + 937 earned from 17000 steps inc 5.5 mile run = 2777. Calorie deficit is 646.
There was no flow to my running, and on a number of occasions I found I had stopped, at which point I kicked off again but in the end 5.5 miles was done.
Clearly energy levels are not back to full so I may need to consider making tomorrow's 6 mile run an easier effort than the planned medium effort.
My hungry levels this morning were off the scale, and it felt like that no matter what I ate, I could not get enough energy into my body.
It did eventually settle down but this was a first during my training.
Calories
Breakfast 694 (Muesli & Milk, Post-Run Milk, Banana, Strawberries, Belvita Crunchy Hazlenut)
Lunch 287 (Same as yesterday, leftover beef marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil, and green salad)
Dinner 498 (Large White Bap with Tuna and Mayonnaise)
Snacks 652 (Orange, Apple, Banana, Ice Cream Wafer, and Eat Natural Cereal Bar)
Total 2131. Allowed 1840 + 937 earned from 17000 steps inc 5.5 mile run = 2777. Calorie deficit is 646.
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Race minus 18 days - Thighs slightly less sore than yesterday, level 7 coffee, and the cost of double cream
As week 1 of the taper is equivalent to a recovery week, there was no run today.
This is a good thing as my thighs were still making (albeit more minor) complaints when going down stairs.
Tomorrow is 6 miles medium effort but if necessary I will do it at easy pace or a mixture.
Taylors of Harrogate have released a limited edition strength 7 coffee that did not taste horrible but not brilliant either but I had this on top of a normal brewed coffee and whilst I was not buzzing, my body was probably on caffeine overload, making the rest of the afternoon hard work - if anything I would say it had the same effect as Klatchian Coffee from the Terry Pratchett Discworld Books instantly sobers you up which is not good if you were sober to start with.......
My calorie intake today was slightly over my calories expended.on account of having some strawberries with double cream but this is more than offset by calorie deficits of the last few days.
Breakfast 388 - Porridge made with milk and blueberries added, plus a banana.
Lunch 287 - Green Salad with some leftover roast beef that I have marinated in soy sauce and a little sesame oil.
Dinner 624 - Pasta bolognese.
Snacks 750 - Banana, Apple, Orange, 2 Peaches, Ryvita, and Strawberries with double cream.
Total 2049. Allowed 1840 + 123 calories earned from doing 6000 steps, leaving an overconsumption of 86 calories.
This is a good thing as my thighs were still making (albeit more minor) complaints when going down stairs.
Tomorrow is 6 miles medium effort but if necessary I will do it at easy pace or a mixture.
Taylors of Harrogate have released a limited edition strength 7 coffee that did not taste horrible but not brilliant either but I had this on top of a normal brewed coffee and whilst I was not buzzing, my body was probably on caffeine overload, making the rest of the afternoon hard work - if anything I would say it had the same effect as Klatchian Coffee from the Terry Pratchett Discworld Books instantly sobers you up which is not good if you were sober to start with.......
My calorie intake today was slightly over my calories expended.on account of having some strawberries with double cream but this is more than offset by calorie deficits of the last few days.
Breakfast 388 - Porridge made with milk and blueberries added, plus a banana.
Lunch 287 - Green Salad with some leftover roast beef that I have marinated in soy sauce and a little sesame oil.
Dinner 624 - Pasta bolognese.
Snacks 750 - Banana, Apple, Orange, 2 Peaches, Ryvita, and Strawberries with double cream.
Total 2049. Allowed 1840 + 123 calories earned from doing 6000 steps, leaving an overconsumption of 86 calories.
Monday, 22 June 2015
Race minus 19 days - Sore, so sore....., This Week's Training Plan, and Yo! Sushi!
The price of running 29 miles over the weekend when your previous run was 9 days earlier is how sore your thighs are the day after i.e. today.
Walking up stairs was manageable but going down a flight of them results in your upper half moving forward and downward but your lower half staying put......
This week's training (week one of three tapers) does not start until Wednesday when it is 6 miles medium effort, repeated on Thursday, then 8 miles long-run on Saturday, and a 15 mile long-run on Sunday.
For dinner today, I went to Yo! Sushi! and had my first sushi restaurant experience on their Blue Monday (all blue dishes are £2.70).
It is an interesting experience especially as we were on the "bar" section, where I had three dishes, and two cups of green tea, and was full - total calories was just 513.
Calories for today;
Breakfast 373 (Muesli and Milk, and a Banana)
Lunch 228 (Big Salad plus some leftover Tuna with Mayonnaise)
Dinner 513 (Yo! Sushi! 3 plates)
Snacks 772 (2 Peaches, Orange, Pear, 2 Ryvita, banana, leftover ham, and a cappuccino)
Total 1886 consumed. Allowed 1840 + 316 extra (12,500 steps walked) = 2156, leaving a deficit of 270.
Walking up stairs was manageable but going down a flight of them results in your upper half moving forward and downward but your lower half staying put......
This week's training (week one of three tapers) does not start until Wednesday when it is 6 miles medium effort, repeated on Thursday, then 8 miles long-run on Saturday, and a 15 mile long-run on Sunday.
For dinner today, I went to Yo! Sushi! and had my first sushi restaurant experience on their Blue Monday (all blue dishes are £2.70).
It is an interesting experience especially as we were on the "bar" section, where I had three dishes, and two cups of green tea, and was full - total calories was just 513.
Calories for today;
Breakfast 373 (Muesli and Milk, and a Banana)
Lunch 228 (Big Salad plus some leftover Tuna with Mayonnaise)
Dinner 513 (Yo! Sushi! 3 plates)
Snacks 772 (2 Peaches, Orange, Pear, 2 Ryvita, banana, leftover ham, and a cappuccino)
Total 1886 consumed. Allowed 1840 + 316 extra (12,500 steps walked) = 2156, leaving a deficit of 270.
Sunday, 21 June 2015
Race minus 20 days - the last day before three weeks of tapering, plus Achievement Unlocked.....
So today the schedule was 26 miles (plus 6 miles yesterday), which I changed to 32 miles in one go, but all this was thrown out of the window with the virus I had last week, so having done 8 miles yesterday, today was about achieving as much as I could.
Given this was the last opportunity prior tapering occurs, I was determined at least to achieve a personal aim of mine to run from Cantley Sugar Factory along the river all the way to Great Yarmouth - having 2.5 miles to get to Cantley, the section between Cantley and Reedham was 3.5 miles with no nettles of pain this time because they had finally cut it all down on the route!
Another mile got me through Reedham to the Wherryman's route towards Great Yarmouth.
8 miles later, and I am in Great Yarmouth, and once I had bought a bottle of water, I killed some time running around the town centre until it was time to catch the train back to Reedham.
Given this was the last opportunity prior tapering occurs, I was determined at least to achieve a personal aim of mine to run from Cantley Sugar Factory along the river all the way to Great Yarmouth - having 2.5 miles to get to Cantley, the section between Cantley and Reedham was 3.5 miles with no nettles of pain this time because they had finally cut it all down on the route!
Another mile got me through Reedham to the Wherryman's route towards Great Yarmouth.
8 miles later, and I am in Great Yarmouth, and once I had bought a bottle of water, I killed some time running around the town centre until it was time to catch the train back to Reedham.
Nearing Great Yarmouth I had a nice chat with someone who was walking out of Yarmouth along the route, and also had to contend with green plastic "flooring" that when has no grass that slippery under foot.
Having navigated the slippery flooring, I made it to "new" haven bridge and then the end of the route, you find yourself at ASDA, but the big disappointment was finding most of the train station sealed off, no electronic displays as to when the next trains would be departing, no staff - what a way to welcome people to the town.
It was finished off with a 2.5 mile run/shuffle home - more shuffle/walk as the 30 min break made running hard, not to mention I think I had hit my limit as well.
It was finished off with a 2.5 mile run/shuffle home - more shuffle/walk as the 30 min break made running hard, not to mention I think I had hit my limit as well.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Race minus 21 days - First Run In 9 Days, And "The Miraculous" WeightLoss Continues.....
This morning I did my first post-illness run, at a very leisurely pace for nearly 8 miles and it felt very comfortable.
It had rained overnight and the long grass and weeds etc were full of water, so within 30 seconds my shoes were drenched, and shortly after so we're my legs and shorts.
By the time I was done, I was caked in chaff from the long grass as per the photo below.
The weigh-in last night had me 3/4 lb lighter than the day below, taking the three day total to 3 1/4 lbs - either I have some major water retention issues day to day, which to be fair might true given I have had cancer of the bladder twice in the past 11years, or my weighing scales are untrustworthy....
Tomorrow I aim to be out running at 5.30am with a generic let's see what can be done.
It will not be 32 miles as originally planned but if I can manage 15 to 20 miles that would be a good outcome.
Food consumption today has been;
244 calories Breakfast (Post-run milk, and Porridge with milk)
445 calories Lunch (Pasta, chicken&Bacon Sauce, and 20g Cheese)
1044 calories Dinner (Wagamama - Yaki Udon plus half of Edamame Beans, and Chilli Squid)
748 calories Snacks (Pear, Peach, Strawberries, Large Costa Cuppuccino, and a Costa Granola Square)
Total = 2481 calories consumed.
Allowed 3199 calories - 1840 + 1359 calories earned from morning run + walking.
Under target by 719 calories.
244 calories Breakfast (Post-run milk, and Porridge with milk)
445 calories Lunch (Pasta, chicken&Bacon Sauce, and 20g Cheese)
1044 calories Dinner (Wagamama - Yaki Udon plus half of Edamame Beans, and Chilli Squid)
748 calories Snacks (Pear, Peach, Strawberries, Large Costa Cuppuccino, and a Costa Granola Square)
Total = 2481 calories consumed.
Allowed 3199 calories - 1840 + 1359 calories earned from morning run + walking.
Under target by 719 calories.
Friday, 19 June 2015
Day Two Post-Illness Recovery, and Why You Can Never Trust The Weighing Scales.
Today's calories were;
373 calories for breakfast (muesli, milk, and a banana),
280 calories for lunch (Lunchbox full of salad with a very small amount of sundried tomatoes in oil, gherkins and two boiled eggs)
330 calories for dinner (Granola Square - I was not at home, so no main meal)
813 calories for snacks (Peach, Apple, Orange, Banana, 4 Malted Milk Biscuits, Multigrain Breakfast Bar, and a Naked Pecan Pie Bar)
Total is 1798 calories. I allow for 1840 calories, plus I earned 138 calories from the 7000 steps I did today - net deficit is 182 calories for the day.
Last night I weighed myself, and in the space of two days I had lost 2.25 lbs, which makes me think the 4.5lbs increase I mentioned in yesterday's blog was probably higher than reality. I will continue to weigh myself each day to check how it changes over time.
I had an awful night's sleep - it was too warm, and I kept drifting in and out of sleep, so the optional short run this morning was sacrificed to get an extra hour's kip - tomorrow, I will be getting up to hopefully do six to eight miles.
From Tomorrow's blog through to the big day, the blogs will have a 21 days to go countdown style heading.
373 calories for breakfast (muesli, milk, and a banana),
280 calories for lunch (Lunchbox full of salad with a very small amount of sundried tomatoes in oil, gherkins and two boiled eggs)
330 calories for dinner (Granola Square - I was not at home, so no main meal)
813 calories for snacks (Peach, Apple, Orange, Banana, 4 Malted Milk Biscuits, Multigrain Breakfast Bar, and a Naked Pecan Pie Bar)
Total is 1798 calories. I allow for 1840 calories, plus I earned 138 calories from the 7000 steps I did today - net deficit is 182 calories for the day.
Last night I weighed myself, and in the space of two days I had lost 2.25 lbs, which makes me think the 4.5lbs increase I mentioned in yesterday's blog was probably higher than reality. I will continue to weigh myself each day to check how it changes over time.
I had an awful night's sleep - it was too warm, and I kept drifting in and out of sleep, so the optional short run this morning was sacrificed to get an extra hour's kip - tomorrow, I will be getting up to hopefully do six to eight miles.
From Tomorrow's blog through to the big day, the blogs will have a 21 days to go countdown style heading.
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