strumming, running & drinking

Living on a Prayer

2011-06-15T15:29:00.002+01:00

Yes, that it the irritating song that is going round and round and round in my bloody head all because I thought to myself "Ooh, it's June the 15th, we're half way there".

Anyway, despite annoying Bon Jovi songs dominating my day, I managed a 4 mile run at lunchtime (well, almost - 3.96 - but that's because the Garmin saw a little cloud in the sky and got all scared and stopped concentrating). Did 1.6 yesterday and 1.05 Monday but have had no time to blog them.

Tonight I shall be going skating at Rollerworld in Colchester and pretending I am a teenager again, so fingers crossed I still have the use of both legs tomorrow and am able to do the second half of Juneathon.

Friday's Failure

2011-06-13T13:04:00.002+01:00

Bit cross with myself because I failed to Juneathon on Friday. Long day at the office, and by the time I'd finished work and walked the dog again I decided it was wine o'clock, not Juneathon o'clock. So unless dog walking counts, that was a big fat fail.

As was Saturday, as I didn't go for a run. I did, however, go rollerskating, which I think should pass as exercise rather than a pleasant leisure activity because it made my legs ache a bit.

Sunday I woke up with no hangover, which is - quite frankly - a miracle on a Sunday, and went for a 6 mile run and enjoyed it, so maybe the rest did me good.

Short and sweet

2011-06-09T18:29:00.002+01:00

Busy at work today, then off for a curry, so not much time to run. But might be a good idea to give the legs a little rest so I can hopefully go for some slightly longer runs over the weekend. And at least with no hills I did a sub 10 minute mile...

Distance: 1 mile
Time: 9 minutes something

5 miles

2011-06-08T17:58:00.002+01:00

5 miles done today, but still slower than I've ever been before. Maybe some new running shoes would help. Or a new gadget, like the Nike thingy. Or some new running sunglasses. My attempt to cut down on spending this month isn't really working.

Distance: 5.07 miles
Time: about 55 mins

Day 7

2011-06-07T18:45:00.002+01:00

Exciting title, eh? Inspired.

No alcohol yesterday, fairly early night, and felt in the mood for a run. SO WHY AM I SOOOO SLOOOOOW?

And I wore a top that used to fit me - and I'm hoping will again after Juneathon - but is a little snug around the beer belly at the moment. So, obviously this meant that I bumped into every single dog walker I know. Some women have to put up with men looking at their boobs instead of their eyes. I do not have this problem. I wish I did sometimes.

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 46 mins
Dog walkers staring at my boobs: none
Dog walkers staring at my beer belly: all of them

More effort required

2011-06-06T14:07:00.002+01:00

Well it had to happen, and yesterday the ongoing birthday celebrations finally caught up with me and my Juneathoning suffered. When I finally got up (at around 6pm), I took the dog out (having roped my father into taking her for her morning walk) then ran 1 mile. Pathetic. However, that is 1 mile more than I'd have run were it not for Juneathon.

So now my birthday is well and truly over, hopefully I can put a bit more effort in. Eased myself in gently with a short one, hopefully to be followed by a longer one tomorrow.

Sunday
Distance: 1 little mile
Time: hate to think
Pace: hate to think

Monday
Distance: 2.36 miles
Time: 24.13 minutes
Pace: andante

Day 4

2011-06-04T12:50:00.002+01:00

My friend - having suffered an upset stomach a couple of days ago - understandably didn't feel like the run/bike/run thing today, so we just went for a five miler round the fields and woods near my house. Well it would have been five miles had the Garmin not kept losing satellite signal because there were two teeny weeny clouds in the sky. Am seriously tempted to buy the Nike sat nav running watch thingy instead.

Distance: 4.98 miles
Time: 54 mins (well it was quite hilly, you know)

A day late

2011-06-04T08:56:00.003+01:00

Very busy day yesterday and didn't get round to blogging.

Started with a mini hangover following Thursday night's birthday meal. Then to the vets first thing to deprive my cat of his manhood. Off to the office laden with cakes for everyone, home, vets, walked dog, then actually went for a run. Garmin was nearly flat and hadn't got time to wait for it to charge so did the same route as Thursday.

Today I'm repeating last Saturday's run/cycle/run twice round Alton Water Reservoir, so I'll blog that later before I go off for birthday meal #2.

Distance: c 2miles
Time: 23 mins

A quickie

2011-06-02T10:01:00.002+01:00

Busy day ahead, so went for a quick run this morning. Only two miles, but at least I have beaten last year's pathetic record.

Distance: 2.1 miles
Time: 22 mins
Pace: largo
Juneathons completed: 2
Birthdays: 41

Is there a prize...

2011-06-01T13:30:00.003+01:00

... for the slowest Juneathoner ever? In which case, can I just claim it now and be done with it, please?

So today, after some ~~nagging~~ gentle persuasion from JogBlog I went for my first Juneathon of the year. And the good news is I only have to go ONCE MORE to beat last year's record.

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 49:13
Pace: SLOW

All ready for Juneathon!

2011-06-01T12:06:00.001+01:00

This year I intend to run/blog more than once, so I've got my blog all nice and ready for a new start with a clean sheet.