I have loads of blisters on my feet today, at least one per toe, nasty ones, one is a blood blister! I don’t really know what caused them, I went for a run as normal, I was wearing the same clothes and shoes but something caused the skin on my feet to get abused. I might blame the temperature as it was the hottest day so far yesterday but I’m not convinced by that idea, maybe my feet have gone a bit nesh.
Anyway, standard 3.9 miles, covered in 42 minutes. Average speed of 5.6mph. This is also a concern. When I cycled to my parents my dad had just got back from a run and had managed 8 miles in just under an hour. That is the sort of speed I want to be doing if I am going to get anywhere near my target for the Great North Run. So yesterday I tried to push myself to go faster than I have been and all I managed to do is go slower than the last time I ran that distance. Why could I not go any faster? I thought I was pushing!
I could blame my blisters but they didn’t really hurt until the last half a mile. I could blame the heat I suppose but again, I didn’t really feel too wasted by the heat certainly not until the end. With that sort of speed though I would finish a half marathon in about two and a half hours. 30 minutes slower than I managed before I did any training. How wrong is that!
Actually I could blame the fact that I cycled 60 miles on the weekend. Maybe that’s it. Maybe I could do with a day off to recover. Though that doesn’t account for the blisters.
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Training, Planning and Running the Devizes to Westminster Race
Welcome to my blog where I am documenting all of the training and planning toward competing in the Devizes to Westminster kayak marathon in 2010.
When I started this my one and only goal was to be ready to take part in the DW race but once I begun my training in earnest I started to look around at other endurance events with a desire to take part in those as well.
On the 22nd of March I took part in the Ironbridge half marathon finishing the race in 2h 01m 32s.
The 12th September I will compete in the Great North Swim.
8 days later I will take on the Great North half Marathon.
And then in April 2010 is the reason for all of this, the Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra marathon.
Thank you for your support.
When I started this my one and only goal was to be ready to take part in the DW race but once I begun my training in earnest I started to look around at other endurance events with a desire to take part in those as well.
On the 22nd of March I took part in the Ironbridge half marathon finishing the race in 2h 01m 32s.
The 12th September I will compete in the Great North Swim.
8 days later I will take on the Great North half Marathon.
And then in April 2010 is the reason for all of this, the Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra marathon.
Thank you for your support.
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The Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race is the longest non-stop canoe race in the world. It starts in the quiet market town of Devizes in Wiltshire and finishes 125 miles later at Westminster Bridge, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London.
It is held over the Easter weekend each year and has been a fixture in the British sporting calendar since 1950. But DW is much more than just a canoe race - it’s an adventure! It forces competitors to dig long and deep into their reserves of physical and mental stamina which is why the race is often called “the canoeists’ Everest”.
Having the technical skill to paddle a kayak or canoe is essential but the most important quality needed to complete DW is raw determination. And the reward for making the mighty effort needed to cross the finish line is a sense of satisfaction so profound that many paddlers can’t resist coming back year after year.
It is held over the Easter weekend each year and has been a fixture in the British sporting calendar since 1950. But DW is much more than just a canoe race - it’s an adventure! It forces competitors to dig long and deep into their reserves of physical and mental stamina which is why the race is often called “the canoeists’ Everest”.
Having the technical skill to paddle a kayak or canoe is essential but the most important quality needed to complete DW is raw determination. And the reward for making the mighty effort needed to cross the finish line is a sense of satisfaction so profound that many paddlers can’t resist coming back year after year.
2 comments:
Come over one of the days - we'll have run together?
It sounds as if you need some more variety in your training - you're just running the same route at the same speed, and training yourself to run S-L-O-W-L-Y.
I shall be doing some interval training (very different from just running a route) starting at 7:30 Saturday morning if you'd like to come over and join me.
Dad
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