Theresas training

Have spent this afternoon a bit frustrated at my pc - had to watch new york marathon on the computer as a live feed from new york as the british tele had to show really important rugby, darts and rally driving.  It was worth it though to see Paula win - think she did a slower time than her previous two wins at new york but managed an impressive negative split (approx 1hour 13 and then 1hour 10).  Last week I saw her win impressively at the Great South run - and that was shown on channel 5.  No wonder nobody gets into running if they only show it on the telly 2 a year outside of olympics/world championships.  Football is on every other day year round!  Anyway was mildly disappointed that Paula missed a world best at the great south run, by about 20 seconds, and a course record by about 10 seconds.  Just a little bit more push...... I s'pose she did at least get a new British record....

So, apart from watching those much faster than myself....what have I been doing? well analysing my fellow club members running styles seems to be one of my favourite past times at the mo.....although for some reason Stuart seems upset with his comparison to Banana man.  I don't know why.  Secretly I think he's pleased someone has likened him to a superhero....and I'm sure he'll eat a lot of bananas too as a runner.  If he doesn't want to be likened to banana man he'll need to stop running with a big puffed out chest.....

And Ian Sills - everyone else knew what I meant when I said he runs like a gorilla!  Big arms swinging as he runs.  I'm not dissing either of their styles - it seems to work for both of them!  Now I just need to figure out the rest.....

Running wise I've been out and about.  Town runs, intervals yawn yawn yawn.  Went out a week ago on Saturday in gail force winds.  Lovely 6 miles into the wind, turn around and the wind turns around with you.  How annoying!  Went out with Sheila M and Val that day.  Head down into the wind.  I had the advantage in the windy bits - they were too light and just got blown backwards.....and then there was more of me to catch the wind when it finally was behind us to get a bit of a push along!  

Last monday we decided to shake up the jog scotland group a bit as they were getting a bit too relaxed and cosy... we did this thing where you run in line with the person at the back running to the front and setting the pace, and then the next person at the back running to the front and setting the pace and so on.  This led to a fast pace though as you had to sprint to get to the front, and once there seemed to keep a faster pace going.  We then did loops of west barns as hill training, with a run up the back road as the final hill.  The best did 5 laps of west barns and the rest of us (me included!) did 4.5 laps of west barns.  No easy feat really!!!!

And then yesterday did a bit of a trek with Sheila K up to Spott, round by the ford and onto pitcox, down through the secret garden and some of the paths near Biel, and back through john muir country park.  Turned into a bit of an epic but needed to up the mileage a bit anyway.

I'm off to figure out who Ian R, Frank and the rest run like....back soon.
T