This morning I went for my last run before the weekend's race - 7 miles fartlek. Only a cycling session tomorrow to go now [except stretching, wobble board work, ankle massage and eccentric achilles stretches].
Last minute preparations are underway - mainly regarding nutrition and making sure I have everything I need and also that Fay & Keir are familiar with the plans.
Last night I tried a palatability test: 450ml skimmed milk with 1 teaspoon table salt. Not too bad, not too nice either but definitely drinkable.
William Sichel writes on his website: "A strong field have entered and the race is likely to be the strongest 24hr race in the UK for a long time."
No pressure then ...
Oh yes, I noticed today that the nervous twitch has disappeared - a good omen perhaps.
One more thing ... I found this on the Runner's World website. I've also added it to this page.
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Showing posts with label nervous twitch. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Crash Training (6)
Well ... here we are having finished the penultimate day's crash training, which was:
8:10am - wobble board
11:40am - strength/conditioning exercises
1:10pm - ran almost 17 miles
6:55pm - stretching, ankle massage and wobble board
Today's run felt good (except at the start) and the overall time was about 5 minutes quicker than I would normally expect for a run of this length. The niggles described yesterday were quite bad for the first 15 to 20 minutes but they gradually disappeared and I had no more problems at all.
I still have the nervous twitch though ... but only when running.
Just about managing to keep my hydration in check but it seems that I've always got a drink by my side.
See you all tomorrow morning at the Horsforth 10k ... I'm not expecting a brilliant time though.
8:10am - wobble board
11:40am - strength/conditioning exercises
1:10pm - ran almost 17 miles
6:55pm - stretching, ankle massage and wobble board
Today's run felt good (except at the start) and the overall time was about 5 minutes quicker than I would normally expect for a run of this length. The niggles described yesterday were quite bad for the first 15 to 20 minutes but they gradually disappeared and I had no more problems at all.
I still have the nervous twitch though ... but only when running.
Just about managing to keep my hydration in check but it seems that I've always got a drink by my side.
See you all tomorrow morning at the Horsforth 10k ... I'm not expecting a brilliant time though.
Friday, 26 September 2008
Crash Training (5)
Last night's run was a bit strange ... seemed to be running at a fairly brisk pace but the overall time was quite slow.
Today:
7:00am - wobble board
8:30am - ran just over 15 miles
2:20pm - 50 minutes cycling
6:40pm - almost 8 miles fartlek
8:00pm - stretching, wobble board and ankle massage
This morning's run was quite hard work but this evening's fartlek run was excellent.
Today I found it quite hard to stay hydrated and I've developed the odd niggle - right ankle and left knee. The ankle is definitely not achilles tendinosis or tendinitis. They don't feel serious but I need to be careful for the next couple of days. Ice and anti-inflammatory pills beckon.
During the Hull 24 hr race in 2007 I developed a nervous twitch which took at least 4 months to disappear - well it reappeared again this evening.
Wonderful sunset over Ilkley Moor today.
Today:
7:00am - wobble board
8:30am - ran just over 15 miles
2:20pm - 50 minutes cycling
6:40pm - almost 8 miles fartlek
8:00pm - stretching, wobble board and ankle massage
This morning's run was quite hard work but this evening's fartlek run was excellent.
Today I found it quite hard to stay hydrated and I've developed the odd niggle - right ankle and left knee. The ankle is definitely not achilles tendinosis or tendinitis. They don't feel serious but I need to be careful for the next couple of days. Ice and anti-inflammatory pills beckon.
During the Hull 24 hr race in 2007 I developed a nervous twitch which took at least 4 months to disappear - well it reappeared again this evening.
Wonderful sunset over Ilkley Moor today.
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