Well, it's taken me almost two weeks to write up this run. Mostly because it's been a pretty miserable time on the training front. The pain that I have mentioned over the previous few weeks really burned to the fore and I found that I was limping constantly and in constant pain with my right shin and calf. I could barely walk afterwards, let alone run. And what started as a few days rest became two weeks of complete inactivity. On the bright side I guess Christmas is as good a time as any to take a break from the training.
The pain has only started to subside in the last day or two (I'm writing this on the 30th December). I finally went to the doctor yesterday and after a (very) painful examination he told me that the bone is fine (I had feared a stress fracture) and that the injury was a torn muscle in my calf. If I'm honest he was a little dismissive and made me feel silly for having gone to the doctor with it at all. So I left without really questioning him about the recovery time.
So I now have to decide how much longer to rest it for. I'm quite indecisive about it. There is a marathon in Liverpool tomorrow and I really really want to go and run it. But I am haunted by the fear that if I do a marathon with an injury like this I may jeopardise my participation in the Marathon des Sables. On the other hand, if I get through it without any major problems it will be a great way to kick-start my training into 2012; and I love marathon running so it will be fun too!!
Anyway, for completeness I should describe the run on the 17th as per the heading to this post.
The run itself was a reasonable one. A lot of pain on the six mile road run to Ellesmere but a more comfortable 9 to follow down the canal to the gym and then in for some sauna and spa time to ease the legs.
I got hit by the rain at about 8 miles but not as bad as the previous time I'd done this route. The split times tell a story of injury and fatigue though. I only got below 10 minute miles once on the whole run and that was mile ten when I was on good canal path ground and was fully warmed up. However the pain in my leg never really went away and with hindsight I probably shouldn't have done this one.
Oh, but I did reach the 300 mile mark in my training. A bittersweet record considering the price I paid but it was nice to breach another round number!
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 15.62 miles
Time 2:50:11
Kcal 2129
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 15 mins
TOTAL
Distance 315.28 miles
Time 54:50:38
Kcal 34,388
Press-ups 400
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 4:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £481.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
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Pity My Feet is a training and fitness blog that chronicles the misadventures of an aging demotivated wanna-be athlete with a penchant for making bad exercise related life choices. Currently in training for Iron Man Wales 2014. Don't ask why.
Friday 30 December 2011
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Tuesday 13th December 2011 - 8 miles slow
After my weekend 20 miler I found I was in no condition to run on Sunday and so I lost another session to injury. Monday was a rest day but I went to the gym and did some core work just to keep some kind of calorie burn going on.
The limping had stopped by this morning so as it was only an 8 miler in the plan I thought I'd risk it. Big mistake really. I was in pain on my right shin and calf from the first step to the last. I actually limped as I ran for the first two miles. Even when I had warmed up I couldn't push my pace any faster then about 10:30 mpm without the pain increasing too much. The fastest mile I did was mile 6 at 10:24.
The whole run felt like a struggle and I had to push it every inch of the way. My form was awful because every time I tried to stretch out my legs the impact on my shin and calf was too great to bear.
I'm writing this on Wednesday and by the time I woke up this morning I once more couldn't put any weight on my right leg without a lot of pain. I had to take some painkillers just to walk to the shop. There is no way I can run today and tomorrow I have work commitments that mean I can't run. Friday is a 'rest day' in my schedule then I'm down for 14 on Saturday and 6 on Sunday.
I think that I will write off this week. Maybe I'll do the 14 and the 6 at the weekend but perhaps I will reverse the order. Test myself on the 6 miles on Saturday and see if I'm up to the 14 on Sunday. One thing is clear though - if I carry on like I am I'll end up missing nearly half of my sessions and the others will hurt a lot!!
I'm going to head to the gym later to do some core work and some sauna and maybe a little swim. I'll do the same on Friday but other than that I will rest and hope for a good strong recovery.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.03 miles
Time 1:25:44
Kcal 888
Press-ups 20
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 20 mins
TOTAL
Distance 299.66 miles
Time 52:00:27
Kcal 32,259
Press-ups 400
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:55 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £481.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
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The limping had stopped by this morning so as it was only an 8 miler in the plan I thought I'd risk it. Big mistake really. I was in pain on my right shin and calf from the first step to the last. I actually limped as I ran for the first two miles. Even when I had warmed up I couldn't push my pace any faster then about 10:30 mpm without the pain increasing too much. The fastest mile I did was mile 6 at 10:24.
The whole run felt like a struggle and I had to push it every inch of the way. My form was awful because every time I tried to stretch out my legs the impact on my shin and calf was too great to bear.
I'm writing this on Wednesday and by the time I woke up this morning I once more couldn't put any weight on my right leg without a lot of pain. I had to take some painkillers just to walk to the shop. There is no way I can run today and tomorrow I have work commitments that mean I can't run. Friday is a 'rest day' in my schedule then I'm down for 14 on Saturday and 6 on Sunday.
I think that I will write off this week. Maybe I'll do the 14 and the 6 at the weekend but perhaps I will reverse the order. Test myself on the 6 miles on Saturday and see if I'm up to the 14 on Sunday. One thing is clear though - if I carry on like I am I'll end up missing nearly half of my sessions and the others will hurt a lot!!
I'm going to head to the gym later to do some core work and some sauna and maybe a little swim. I'll do the same on Friday but other than that I will rest and hope for a good strong recovery.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.03 miles
Time 1:25:44
Kcal 888
Press-ups 20
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 20 mins
TOTAL
Distance 299.66 miles
Time 52:00:27
Kcal 32,259
Press-ups 400
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:55 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £481.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
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Sunday 11 December 2011
Saturday 10th December 2011 - 20 miles
Twenty miles tonight during which I learned a few useful things. Well, one really useful thing actually. About nutrition. I ran with my pack (just 3 Kg tonight) and in it I had NAKD Apple Pie bars and a pack of beef jerky. I've read that beef jerky is a great thing to take with me because it's almost pure protein but also has plenty of salts to help my electrolite balance when I'm drinking so much water. The plan was always to eat the jerky after the end of each stage to help me recover in time for the following day's stage. However for some reason tonight I took the jerky out with me.
My fuelling plan was for one NAKD bar (98 cal) every five miles. Although this is quite low calorifically I was pretty well fuelled at the start and also had 500 ml of Iso Energy Sports Drink (153 cal). So I would take on around 450 cal during the run and would accept the net loss of about 1,700 cal of fat burning to try to reduce my love handles. Of course it doesn't work out like that because I replaced a lot of calories when I finished!! Anyway, I digress.
Up until around 13 miles I was feeling pretty good and was ticking along at just under 11 mpm. A nice steady long run pace for me. However I started to feel really hungry and, more than that, I was craving the taste and saltiness of the beef jerky. I quickly went from a mild desire to an overwhelming longing for it. Being rational and scientific I decided that perhaps my body was low on salts and therefore craving the sodium. So, at my 15 mile turn-around I opened the jerky and ate the whole packet. As well as the NAKD bar and a huge glug of water. Big big mistake.
Almost immediately I began to feel nausea. This built to stomach cramps and then incredible weariness and fatigue. My splits soared beyond 11 mpm and eventually up beyond 12mpm. Mile after cruel mile seemed to extend into infinity and I was running as if through treacle. If you can call it running. I would say "trudging" is more apt.
There was no doubt about it. This was a tough 20 miles. I don't know if it was the jerky that perhaps made it difficult for my stomach to digest the NAKD bar and thus deprive me of a little energy boost. Or if it was just that my body is tired and 20 miles was always going to be tough for me tonight. Instinctively though I think it was the effect of the jerky mid-run. I will stick with it because I love the flavour but from now on I shall only ever eat after I finish training.
The run finished in 3:46 with an average pace of 11:18 mpm. The fatigue and pain meant I had to fight a considerable mental battle to keep going and I am grateful for the training opportunity that gave me.
However the story of this tough run didn't end there. Almost as soon as I was out of the shower I felt sharp pain in my right calf, on the inside edge. This grew worse and worse until by late evening I couldn't put any weight on my right foot at all. This has continued and now (Sunday lunchtime) I realise that there is no way I can do today's 10 miles. So this week will end on a whimper of just 38 miles with two sessions missed through injury. Monday is an official rest day but I will decide later during it whether I should tag Sunday's ten miles to it or continue to rest.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 20.02 miles
Time 3:46:26
Kcal 2185
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 291.63 miles
Time 50:34:17
Kcal 31,371
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:35 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £481.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
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My fuelling plan was for one NAKD bar (98 cal) every five miles. Although this is quite low calorifically I was pretty well fuelled at the start and also had 500 ml of Iso Energy Sports Drink (153 cal). So I would take on around 450 cal during the run and would accept the net loss of about 1,700 cal of fat burning to try to reduce my love handles. Of course it doesn't work out like that because I replaced a lot of calories when I finished!! Anyway, I digress.
Up until around 13 miles I was feeling pretty good and was ticking along at just under 11 mpm. A nice steady long run pace for me. However I started to feel really hungry and, more than that, I was craving the taste and saltiness of the beef jerky. I quickly went from a mild desire to an overwhelming longing for it. Being rational and scientific I decided that perhaps my body was low on salts and therefore craving the sodium. So, at my 15 mile turn-around I opened the jerky and ate the whole packet. As well as the NAKD bar and a huge glug of water. Big big mistake.
Almost immediately I began to feel nausea. This built to stomach cramps and then incredible weariness and fatigue. My splits soared beyond 11 mpm and eventually up beyond 12mpm. Mile after cruel mile seemed to extend into infinity and I was running as if through treacle. If you can call it running. I would say "trudging" is more apt.
There was no doubt about it. This was a tough 20 miles. I don't know if it was the jerky that perhaps made it difficult for my stomach to digest the NAKD bar and thus deprive me of a little energy boost. Or if it was just that my body is tired and 20 miles was always going to be tough for me tonight. Instinctively though I think it was the effect of the jerky mid-run. I will stick with it because I love the flavour but from now on I shall only ever eat after I finish training.
The run finished in 3:46 with an average pace of 11:18 mpm. The fatigue and pain meant I had to fight a considerable mental battle to keep going and I am grateful for the training opportunity that gave me.
However the story of this tough run didn't end there. Almost as soon as I was out of the shower I felt sharp pain in my right calf, on the inside edge. This grew worse and worse until by late evening I couldn't put any weight on my right foot at all. This has continued and now (Sunday lunchtime) I realise that there is no way I can do today's 10 miles. So this week will end on a whimper of just 38 miles with two sessions missed through injury. Monday is an official rest day but I will decide later during it whether I should tag Sunday's ten miles to it or continue to rest.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 20.02 miles
Time 3:46:26
Kcal 2185
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 291.63 miles
Time 50:34:17
Kcal 31,371
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:35 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £481.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Saturday 10 December 2011
Friday 9th December 2011 - 8 miles tempo
After the weekend's exertions and Tuesday morning's 10 miler I started to feel sharp pains in my lower legs. This got worse through Tuesday until by the late evening I was getting stabbing pains through my legs with every step. It was a little better on Wednesday morning but was still painful so I decided to bring forward the Friday rest day. It seemed to work a little but Thursday also was painful. This, coupled with an inconvenient work schedule, made me decide to take a further rest day.
I'm a little sorry to have done it because it won't be easy to make up those miles but I think it's important not to push myself over into an injury that might leave me unable to train for weeks. I fear that I'm flirting with the dreaded shin splints. If I got those now it would knock me out until after Christmas and I definitely can't spare that time!
But tonight I felt a little more confident and decided to do the 8 miler that was in the schedule for Thursday. This way I will end the week just 6 miles down on the schedule and having effectively only missed on training session.
I did the route that I've favoured lately, down the hill to Tallarn Green, on a bit further then turn around and back the way I came. Up the hill. I'd set myself a goal pace of 10 mpm and although normally the Thursday sessions would include some speed work I had decided not to bother with that because of the continuing pain in my shins.
My first mile was 9:45 and felt tough and slow. Also slippy on the ice that was forming on the lanes. I picked up a little in mile two (9:04) and decided that although I wouldn't do any speed work I would run up all the hills. This would a) give me some strength training and b) get me to the pub earlier.
Mile three was 8:45 as I felt some strength come into my legs. I felt like pushing it a little to see how much strength really was there and I got to mile 7 without having dropped over 9 mpm since mile two. With one mile to go I decided to test my determination and my ability to push forward even when tired and I upped the pace once more with a last mile of 7:55 mpm. Which is like lightening for a tortoise like me!!
I've still got a lot of pain in my lower legs. I fear at some point I'll have to take a full week out to let them recover properly. But not yet eh?
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.03 miles
Time 1:10:59
Kcal 919
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 30 mins
TOTAL
Distance 271.61 miles
Time 46:47:51
Kcal 29,186
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:35 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £486.53. Thank you Olly for the generous donation :)
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
I'm a little sorry to have done it because it won't be easy to make up those miles but I think it's important not to push myself over into an injury that might leave me unable to train for weeks. I fear that I'm flirting with the dreaded shin splints. If I got those now it would knock me out until after Christmas and I definitely can't spare that time!
But tonight I felt a little more confident and decided to do the 8 miler that was in the schedule for Thursday. This way I will end the week just 6 miles down on the schedule and having effectively only missed on training session.
I did the route that I've favoured lately, down the hill to Tallarn Green, on a bit further then turn around and back the way I came. Up the hill. I'd set myself a goal pace of 10 mpm and although normally the Thursday sessions would include some speed work I had decided not to bother with that because of the continuing pain in my shins.
My first mile was 9:45 and felt tough and slow. Also slippy on the ice that was forming on the lanes. I picked up a little in mile two (9:04) and decided that although I wouldn't do any speed work I would run up all the hills. This would a) give me some strength training and b) get me to the pub earlier.
Mile three was 8:45 as I felt some strength come into my legs. I felt like pushing it a little to see how much strength really was there and I got to mile 7 without having dropped over 9 mpm since mile two. With one mile to go I decided to test my determination and my ability to push forward even when tired and I upped the pace once more with a last mile of 7:55 mpm. Which is like lightening for a tortoise like me!!
I've still got a lot of pain in my lower legs. I fear at some point I'll have to take a full week out to let them recover properly. But not yet eh?
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.03 miles
Time 1:10:59
Kcal 919
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 30 mins
TOTAL
Distance 271.61 miles
Time 46:47:51
Kcal 29,186
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:35 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £486.53. Thank you Olly for the generous donation :)
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate. I've tested it to make sure it works and it's EASY EASY EASY!!! Try it!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Tuesday 6th December 2011 - 10 mile easy
I got re-tweeted by Robert Pires last night!!!! I'm still buzzing about it. I tweeted him the link to the blog and to say what I'm doing and he re-tweeted it to his 63,000 followers. The hits to the blog went through the roof and I gained a few new twitter followers (never mind my feet - pity THEM because they get to hear me moan on about how sore my legs are!). Hopefully one or two of them will be inspired to sponsore me and help me to my target of £9,500 for Mencap.
Speaking of twitter, I also added a "Follow me" widget to the blog. It should be on there now if I managed to do it right. At Christmas I'll spend some time sorting out the blog and making it look swish and professional. For now though it's a bit like my running. Ugly but functional. Hopefully I can replace "functional" with "effective" soon!
Anyway, this is a running blog so I should say a little bit about that. I did ten miles this morning; leaving shortly after first light. It's a beautiful morning to run, crisp and clear, and the views over to the hills was beautiful. There is snow on the high ground behind the Ceriog valley this morning and it seemed so close I felt I could almost reach out and touch it.
There's a down side to that beauty though. The ground is very slippy underfoot. I nearly fell a number of times and lost several minutes in a nightmare fantasy of running the Marathon des Sables with a broken collar bone. Luckily I didn't fall and made it OK.
Once more my split times prove that as I get older it takes me longer and longer to warm up. My fastest mile was mile ten (9:35). Mostly today I felt sore, stiff and weak after 33 miles at the weekend. I think really I needed an extra recovery day. However with a crammed schedule this week I'll be taking another recovery day tomorrow but then four straight running days until Monday. By which time I'll be a shadow of my present self ;)
Thanks for reading folks - especially anyone reading for the first time. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't really get any better than this but if you're interested in seeing what's involved in preparing for an event like the Marathon des Sables then stick around. You're more than welcome.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 10.04 miles
Time 1:41:53
Kcal 1092
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 263.58 miles
Time 45:36:52
Kcal 28,264
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:05 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
Thank you to Robert Pires for helping me to promote my fundraising. (oooh get me!!)
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Speaking of twitter, I also added a "Follow me" widget to the blog. It should be on there now if I managed to do it right. At Christmas I'll spend some time sorting out the blog and making it look swish and professional. For now though it's a bit like my running. Ugly but functional. Hopefully I can replace "functional" with "effective" soon!
Anyway, this is a running blog so I should say a little bit about that. I did ten miles this morning; leaving shortly after first light. It's a beautiful morning to run, crisp and clear, and the views over to the hills was beautiful. There is snow on the high ground behind the Ceriog valley this morning and it seemed so close I felt I could almost reach out and touch it.
There's a down side to that beauty though. The ground is very slippy underfoot. I nearly fell a number of times and lost several minutes in a nightmare fantasy of running the Marathon des Sables with a broken collar bone. Luckily I didn't fall and made it OK.
Once more my split times prove that as I get older it takes me longer and longer to warm up. My fastest mile was mile ten (9:35). Mostly today I felt sore, stiff and weak after 33 miles at the weekend. I think really I needed an extra recovery day. However with a crammed schedule this week I'll be taking another recovery day tomorrow but then four straight running days until Monday. By which time I'll be a shadow of my present self ;)
Thanks for reading folks - especially anyone reading for the first time. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't really get any better than this but if you're interested in seeing what's involved in preparing for an event like the Marathon des Sables then stick around. You're more than welcome.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 10.04 miles
Time 1:41:53
Kcal 1092
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 263.58 miles
Time 45:36:52
Kcal 28,264
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:05 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
Thank you to Robert Pires for helping me to promote my fundraising. (oooh get me!!)
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Monday 5 December 2011
Sunday 4th December 2011 - 15.5 Miles
I woke up feeling sore and tired. You couldn't really say I was limping; more that I was just walking funny. And making strange noises with every step. Oooh.... ah... eeeh.... etc.
Running with sore and tired legs is something that I must get accustomed to so that when it happens in the desert I'll be able to simply deal with it as a normal part of life. So I forced myself back out. The training plan I'm following said I should be doing 12 miles today. Obviously it would be sensible to mark out a 12 mile route on a map and then run it. Not me! I decided that it would be great to finish my run with a dip in a cool swimming pool and that the gym was "probably" 12 miles away if I ran down the canal to it.
So on that basis I threw my pack on (5.5 Kg today) and headed out on the road. The first stretch was all down back lanes to Ellesmere. Lovely conditions but my legs hurt with every stride. Eventually after about 5 miles things started to ease up a little and I could run more like a person and less like a badly designed robot.
After six miles I reached Ellesmere, grabbed some food, and hit the canal towpath. I love running alonside the canal. It's flat but uneven so it works all the stabilising muscles of your body without putting the extra strain on you that hills do. Of course I can't always do canals because I have to have strength for the hills and dunes of the sahara but I'm going to worry about that in January. For now, flat canal paths are just the ticket.
The food I'd eaten at 6 miles kicked in and I put in a really steady burn for the next five miles with my fastest mile of the day (9:54) being on mile 11. Then I got hit by a nasty rain storm. I was soaked within minutes and became instantly freezing cold. This slowed my pace a bit through mile 12 until I got used to it and then I was able to go steady again but it was a slightly miserable experience being wet, cold, and running on slippy muddy paths. In places the path became quite narrow and with my pack still making me a little unstable (and, I expect, not very bouyant) I feared I might sleep with the fishes!
It was at this point I realised how foolish I'd been not to measure the course. My 12 mile run became a 15.5 mile run and I resented every step of those extra 3.5 miles.
Of course I had my reward at the end. A dip in the cool pool and then a long soak in the jacuzzi and ten minutes in the sauna. The rest of the day was a write off as I was completely exhuasted and flat but all in a good way. I feel as if I have really worked hard this weekend and that I will get the rewards for this effort in the weeks and months to come. And hopefully, most essentially, in the desert in April.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 15.57 miles
Time 2:52:45
Kcal 1,804
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 10 mins
TOTAL
Distance 253.54 miles
Time 44:54:59
Kcal 27,172
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:05 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
Finally for this section, a big thank you to Chris for promoting the blog on his facebook - nice one Bra!
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Running with sore and tired legs is something that I must get accustomed to so that when it happens in the desert I'll be able to simply deal with it as a normal part of life. So I forced myself back out. The training plan I'm following said I should be doing 12 miles today. Obviously it would be sensible to mark out a 12 mile route on a map and then run it. Not me! I decided that it would be great to finish my run with a dip in a cool swimming pool and that the gym was "probably" 12 miles away if I ran down the canal to it.
So on that basis I threw my pack on (5.5 Kg today) and headed out on the road. The first stretch was all down back lanes to Ellesmere. Lovely conditions but my legs hurt with every stride. Eventually after about 5 miles things started to ease up a little and I could run more like a person and less like a badly designed robot.
After six miles I reached Ellesmere, grabbed some food, and hit the canal towpath. I love running alonside the canal. It's flat but uneven so it works all the stabilising muscles of your body without putting the extra strain on you that hills do. Of course I can't always do canals because I have to have strength for the hills and dunes of the sahara but I'm going to worry about that in January. For now, flat canal paths are just the ticket.
The food I'd eaten at 6 miles kicked in and I put in a really steady burn for the next five miles with my fastest mile of the day (9:54) being on mile 11. Then I got hit by a nasty rain storm. I was soaked within minutes and became instantly freezing cold. This slowed my pace a bit through mile 12 until I got used to it and then I was able to go steady again but it was a slightly miserable experience being wet, cold, and running on slippy muddy paths. In places the path became quite narrow and with my pack still making me a little unstable (and, I expect, not very bouyant) I feared I might sleep with the fishes!
It was at this point I realised how foolish I'd been not to measure the course. My 12 mile run became a 15.5 mile run and I resented every step of those extra 3.5 miles.
Of course I had my reward at the end. A dip in the cool pool and then a long soak in the jacuzzi and ten minutes in the sauna. The rest of the day was a write off as I was completely exhuasted and flat but all in a good way. I feel as if I have really worked hard this weekend and that I will get the rewards for this effort in the weeks and months to come. And hopefully, most essentially, in the desert in April.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 15.57 miles
Time 2:52:45
Kcal 1,804
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 10 mins
TOTAL
Distance 253.54 miles
Time 44:54:59
Kcal 27,172
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 3:05 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
Finally for this section, a big thank you to Chris for promoting the blog on his facebook - nice one Bra!
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Sunday 4 December 2011
Saturday 3rd December 2011 - 18 miles long run
Today marked the start of a new phase in my training. Up to now I have built up a mileage base and got my body used to running at a slower pace but for a much longer time. Today was the day when I started to really push it.
At 18 miles distance it wasn't my longest run yet but it was the first long run with a pack. In fact only my second run ever with the pack because I couldn't take it with me to Germany. But it wasn't just the fact that I had the pack that made this one tough. I had some weight in the pack for the first time. Only 5Kg though so I can't be too smug. It's likely to be more than double that weight on the first stage of the Marathon des Sables.
The additional strain on my legs was immediately noticeable and I was feeling fatigued and sore after just three miles. Not very encouraging!! But I persevered and found some rhythm at last after about six miles.
The conditions were nice but I was sweating a lot due to the effort of the pack and then whenever I took a break to eat or to walk up a hill I was quickly chilled. It was all something of a trudge until a sort of miracle happened at about 16 miles in. I walked for a minute or two because my phone had dialled 999 from my bag and I had to apologise and hang up (honestly the keys were locked!!). In the 60 seconds or so that it took to say sorry, hang up, turn phone off, put pack back on, and start running, I suddenly got a second wind. The split times show it clearly. I went frmo a fairly steady 11:30 mpm down to 9:23. Over two minutes per mile faster than the average of the previous sixteen miles.
I kept it up all the way to the finish with mile 17 being the fastest of the day at 9:21. I didn't have much more in the tank when I reached the end of 18 miles but it was a good confidence boost to know that I had enough to carry me to that extra pace despite 16 miles of running with a heavy(ish) pack.
As I write this (Sunday morning) everything below my neck hurts. My shoulders and back from the pack, my waist from the rubbing of the straps, my legs (obviously) and feet (again... pretty obvious!). But I'm heading out now for another 12 miles of punishment. Rest day tomorrow and I'm already excited about it!!
The fundraising has slowed to a stand-still again. I'd love someone else to sponsor me please! Remember the easiest way now is via mobile phone. Just text "MIFF70 £5" to 70070 and the donation will come from your bill. You can change the £5 to any amount, large or small, that you can spare. Thanks folks :)
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 18.22 miles
Time 3:22:21
Kcal 2,124
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 237.97 miles
Time 42:02:14
Kcal 25,368
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:55 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53. If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
At 18 miles distance it wasn't my longest run yet but it was the first long run with a pack. In fact only my second run ever with the pack because I couldn't take it with me to Germany. But it wasn't just the fact that I had the pack that made this one tough. I had some weight in the pack for the first time. Only 5Kg though so I can't be too smug. It's likely to be more than double that weight on the first stage of the Marathon des Sables.
The additional strain on my legs was immediately noticeable and I was feeling fatigued and sore after just three miles. Not very encouraging!! But I persevered and found some rhythm at last after about six miles.
The conditions were nice but I was sweating a lot due to the effort of the pack and then whenever I took a break to eat or to walk up a hill I was quickly chilled. It was all something of a trudge until a sort of miracle happened at about 16 miles in. I walked for a minute or two because my phone had dialled 999 from my bag and I had to apologise and hang up (honestly the keys were locked!!). In the 60 seconds or so that it took to say sorry, hang up, turn phone off, put pack back on, and start running, I suddenly got a second wind. The split times show it clearly. I went frmo a fairly steady 11:30 mpm down to 9:23. Over two minutes per mile faster than the average of the previous sixteen miles.
I kept it up all the way to the finish with mile 17 being the fastest of the day at 9:21. I didn't have much more in the tank when I reached the end of 18 miles but it was a good confidence boost to know that I had enough to carry me to that extra pace despite 16 miles of running with a heavy(ish) pack.
As I write this (Sunday morning) everything below my neck hurts. My shoulders and back from the pack, my waist from the rubbing of the straps, my legs (obviously) and feet (again... pretty obvious!). But I'm heading out now for another 12 miles of punishment. Rest day tomorrow and I'm already excited about it!!
The fundraising has slowed to a stand-still again. I'd love someone else to sponsor me please! Remember the easiest way now is via mobile phone. Just text "MIFF70 £5" to 70070 and the donation will come from your bill. You can change the £5 to any amount, large or small, that you can spare. Thanks folks :)
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 79.6 Kg
TODAY
Distance 18.22 miles
Time 3:22:21
Kcal 2,124
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 237.97 miles
Time 42:02:14
Kcal 25,368
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:55 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53. If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Thursday 1 December 2011
Thursday 1st December 2011 - 8 mile tempo
I really enjoyed my run tonight; especially considering it was a poor start. I had detonated two calorie bombs (snickers bars) in my system during the afternoon and I was just coming down from the second sugar rush as I went out. The lethargy this brought, coupled with some stomach cramps because I'm not as used to chocolate as I once was, meant that I started very slowly, and with much pain in my stomach and legs. The first mile was 12:03 but as I got into my stride I gradually picked it up through just over 10 mpm in miles two and three and then down to 9:43 in mile four.
By this point I was feeling really good and warm and all the pain had gone so I decided to stretch my legs a little and up it to a tempo run for mile 5; which I did in 8:37. I slowed it up for miles 6 and 7 although even they were done at sub 10 mpm so a lot quicker than a normal training run. Finally I stepped on the gas for mile 8, running my fasted of the night, at 8:16 for the mile.
It felt great to put in a little speed work. The schedule I'm following actually recommends speed work each Thursday but thus far I've ignored that element for fear of injury. Tonight though it just felt right to up the ante a little.
I finished by icing my legs under the shower and then relaxing in the sauna and the spa pool for a bit.
Rest day tomorrow (as restful as it can be given that I'm checking out of the hotel at 6am (UK time) and won't be home until midnight.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.10 miles
Time 1:18:33
Kcal 902
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 15 mins
TOTAL
Distance 219.75 miles
Time 38:39:53
Kcal 23244
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:55 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
By this point I was feeling really good and warm and all the pain had gone so I decided to stretch my legs a little and up it to a tempo run for mile 5; which I did in 8:37. I slowed it up for miles 6 and 7 although even they were done at sub 10 mpm so a lot quicker than a normal training run. Finally I stepped on the gas for mile 8, running my fasted of the night, at 8:16 for the mile.
It felt great to put in a little speed work. The schedule I'm following actually recommends speed work each Thursday but thus far I've ignored that element for fear of injury. Tonight though it just felt right to up the ante a little.
I finished by icing my legs under the shower and then relaxing in the sauna and the spa pool for a bit.
Rest day tomorrow (as restful as it can be given that I'm checking out of the hotel at 6am (UK time) and won't be home until midnight.
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.10 miles
Time 1:18:33
Kcal 902
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 15 mins
TOTAL
Distance 219.75 miles
Time 38:39:53
Kcal 23244
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:55 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £431.53.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Remember that you can now donate by sending a text to 70070 saying (without quotes) "MIFF70 £5" but replacing the £5 with any amount you wish to donate.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Text Giving!
Well, after yesterday's rest day I shot out of the blocks for the start of my six miler today. My mantra so far has been "Legs and feet are fine, if you stay above 9" (minutes per mile that is). But I blew that away with a sub-nine first mile and paid for it slightly with some pain in my shins and calves again. But that wasn't really the story of the run. Mostly it was a smooth, cool blast around the park averaging just under 10 minutes per mile.
It was such a beautiful day to run too!! Clear skies and a lovely friendly atmosphere amongst the other people taking some lunchtime air in the woods. I was able to stay off road for almost the whole time too and it was a pleasure to feel spongy grass or bark chip under my feet rather than hard painful asphalt or concrete.
To be honest though the run isn't my big news today. The big news is that I have decided to make a little change to my fundraising and start using Just Giving instead of Virgin Money Giving. The Virgin page will remain active and the money that is there will still go (has gone!) to Mencap. However Just Giving has some extra cool features that I didn't know about when I first signed up for it. Like the swish widget just over there --->
The other AWESOME thing that I can now do is to accept donations via text message! If you don't believe me, try it! :)
Send a text saying "MIFF £5" (without quotes) to 70070 and it will automatically donate £5 and add it to your mobile bill. There are no additional charges levied. You can change the £5 to £1 or £20 or whatever you want to donate. I'm really excited about it as hopefully it will make it much easier now to connect with people and for them to help us all to do something really worthwhile here.
So that's it for today. Back to work for me now. Two blog posts in one day and a really busy day at work too. Who says men can't multi-task?
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 6 miles
Time 59:34
Kcal 693
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 211.65 miles
Time 37:21:20
Kcal 22342
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:40 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £431.53 now (thanks WREXHAM!!).
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
It was such a beautiful day to run too!! Clear skies and a lovely friendly atmosphere amongst the other people taking some lunchtime air in the woods. I was able to stay off road for almost the whole time too and it was a pleasure to feel spongy grass or bark chip under my feet rather than hard painful asphalt or concrete.
To be honest though the run isn't my big news today. The big news is that I have decided to make a little change to my fundraising and start using Just Giving instead of Virgin Money Giving. The Virgin page will remain active and the money that is there will still go (has gone!) to Mencap. However Just Giving has some extra cool features that I didn't know about when I first signed up for it. Like the swish widget just over there --->
The other AWESOME thing that I can now do is to accept donations via text message! If you don't believe me, try it! :)
Send a text saying "MIFF £5" (without quotes) to 70070 and it will automatically donate £5 and add it to your mobile bill. There are no additional charges levied. You can change the £5 to £1 or £20 or whatever you want to donate. I'm really excited about it as hopefully it will make it much easier now to connect with people and for them to help us all to do something really worthwhile here.
So that's it for today. Back to work for me now. Two blog posts in one day and a really busy day at work too. Who says men can't multi-task?
Peace, out.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 6 miles
Time 59:34
Kcal 693
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 211.65 miles
Time 37:21:20
Kcal 22342
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:40 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £431.53 now (thanks WREXHAM!!).
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.justgiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
Tuesday 29th November 2011 - Blood and Nudity
A rest day today; and after 34 miles in 3 days my legs needed it. I was pretty sore across my thighs and calves but nothing too dramatic. I used the rest day to go to the sauna and to the spa to relax and 'bubble massage' my legs.
So without any running to report I thought I'd put down a little of what I've learned about heat adaptation. Actually I'll put down everything I've learned about heat adapation; but it is very little!
Everyone knows that humans are cooled via sweat and that the moisture that comes from our pores carries away heat very effectively from the body and by this we maintain our temperature at the correct level. But how do we 'adapt' to hotter climates? When we talk of 'heat adaptation' what actually happens to our bodies? Firstly we need to understand that our blood is a multi-purpose fluid made up of many things that do many different jobs. A key one is to move oxygen to our muscles. Another to move energy, sugars, to our muscles. A third is to move the white blood cells that fight infection around our bodies to keep us healthy. And also it moves fluid to our skin to allow us to sweat. The part of the blood that carries this coolant is the plasma.
So what happens when we adapt to heat? What happens when I sit time and again in a sauna hoping that this will help me in the desert? Put very simply, when you expose your body repeatedly to high temperatures, and thus trigger a sweat reaction, your body tries to become more efficient at cooling by producing more plasma. I read that a fully adapated person can have as much as 2 litres of additional plasma in their blood but that seems unfeasibly high to me so I'd take it with a pinch of salt. This additional plasma makes the body more efficient at reducing temperature. So as long as I keep hydrated and keep enough salt and electrolytes in my system then all this sauna time will pay off.
Or will it? Well, there's just one more fact to consider. The body can adapt to heat very quickly, in a matter of days or weeks. Sadly it undoes this adaptation very quickly also. In just two or three weeks all the benefit of heat adaptation can be lost. Therefore although taking some sauna time ahead of the marathon can boost the plasma in my blood it will only help me if I do it in the few weeks before I leave. So the time I put in now is really just selfish 'me' time and not helping my efforts to raise money for Mencap one jot. Oh well, on the bright side it's very relaxing to lay on a towel in a hot sauna and just let the world spin away without me.
Oh and one last thing I should say about the sauna. I did 30 minutes yesterday in it. And during that time I had a very graphic illustration of the difference between a German sauna and a British one. The difference is easy to put your finger on. Easy but inappropriate. In a German sauna everyone gets naked! In 30 minutes yesterday I saw more nudity than I did during the whole of my teenage years. Fortunately the Germans don't scare easily and the sight of my hairy belly didn't seem to put anyone off!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 0 miles
Time 0
Kcal 0
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 30 mins
TOTAL
Distance 205.65 miles
Time 36:21:46
Kcal 21649
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:40 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £431.53 now.
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing
charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Monday 28 November 2011
Monday 28th November 2011
Two milestones passed tonight. Firstly I tipped over the 200 mile mark in my training so far. And secondly I ran with my backpack for the first time. I've never run with one before; not even in the RAF. It felt surprisingly natural right from the off. I ran four miles down to Tallarn Green and a little way past it.
I felt really comfortable for the first 5 or 6 miles then as I slogged back up the hill my HR climbed a bit and I had to breath more deeply to keep my muscles firing. This had the effect of puffing out my chest more with each breath and it pushed the straps of my backpack higher until the shoulder straps were rubbing against my neck. I think it's just a matter of getting used to where the straps should be and how tight they should. I also expect it will get better when there's more weight in the bag. To start with I had just 1Kg in there as a tiny amount of ballast. I'll add 1Kg per week until I'm running with something like 13 Kg in there.
I am feeling pretty good now and this was definitely the best run for a while. Certainly since long before my calf injury. After re-hydrating and eating I felt refreshed, fit and strong. I'm pleased with the base fitness I've built up in the month or so since finding out that I had a place in the MDS. My goal for December is to build my base further and to get fully used to running with the bag.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.02 miles
Time 1:24:11
Kcal 856
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 205.65 miles
Time 36:21:46
Kcal 21649
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £431.53 now (thanks WREXHAM!!).
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing
charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
I felt really comfortable for the first 5 or 6 miles then as I slogged back up the hill my HR climbed a bit and I had to breath more deeply to keep my muscles firing. This had the effect of puffing out my chest more with each breath and it pushed the straps of my backpack higher until the shoulder straps were rubbing against my neck. I think it's just a matter of getting used to where the straps should be and how tight they should. I also expect it will get better when there's more weight in the bag. To start with I had just 1Kg in there as a tiny amount of ballast. I'll add 1Kg per week until I'm running with something like 13 Kg in there.
I am feeling pretty good now and this was definitely the best run for a while. Certainly since long before my calf injury. After re-hydrating and eating I felt refreshed, fit and strong. I'm pleased with the base fitness I've built up in the month or so since finding out that I had a place in the MDS. My goal for December is to build my base further and to get fully used to running with the bag.
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.02 miles
Time 1:24:11
Kcal 856
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 205.65 miles
Time 36:21:46
Kcal 21649
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £431.53 now (thanks WREXHAM!!).
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing
charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Sunday 27 November 2011
Sunday 27th November 2011 - 18 Miles!
I set off on my long run just before sunset and the weather was absolutely gorgeous for running. A clear blue sky with only a gentle breeze. I passed a horse and rider and we said a brief greeting about the weather. A cliche but nonetheless I always enjoy friendly words with people on the lanes. It makes me feel that life is good.
I ran down through Tallarn Green again and up the hill the other side. As I travelled towards Holybush the sun disappeared and the sky gradually darkened from the east. I love running through the dawn but I also love running through the dusk. I love the sky when the colours change from one horizon to the other. A beautiful pale red glow in the west and a dark, naval, blue to the east with the early stars appearing as if from nowhere.
I put my head torch on at about 10 miles and had a bit of a kuffuffle with it. This is one area where I prefer running through the dawn. It's so much easier to take a head torch off than to put it on! Eventually I sorted it but had to walk for a while while I faffed with it. The temperature dropped and as I was already soaked in sweat I got cold very quickly.
I also started to tire. I was dehydrated but found it hard to hydrate. For some reason I couldn't stomach my drinks and even after over 3 hours of running I finished with half a bottle undrunk. Another thing that went wrong was that I was trying out a fuelling plan to take in about 300 calories an hour of 'real' food. But with a dodgy tummy from some alcohol last night I found it hard to digest my nut bars. I'm writing this many hours after the run and I still have sharp pains through my abdomen and a feeling of general malaise.
Finally, the last 8 miles were run through quiet empty lanes in the dark and because I'm a big wuss this always makes me up the pace slightly. If you remove the miles with the hills in I was well under 10 minute miles for the last 5 or 6 miles. All this added up to me finishing the run in quite bad shape. Bad stomach, light headed, dehydrated, weak legged, and above all very chilled. It was a cold night and I had lost a lot of fluid to sweat early on so my clothes were all damp. A bad combination on a cold night!
But on the bright side, it's another 18 miles in my legs and another mental battle won. Ever since the run I've been a mess and I think I'll feel like this until I've had a proper sleep. Speaking of which... that's my next plan!
One last thing. I counted the money from yesterday's collection. We got a grand total of £76.33 from the good generous people of Wrexham!! I've added this to my total on the Virgin Money Giving site giving me a grand total of £432.33 raised so far! I'm as pleased as punch about this. Delighted in fact!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 18.72 miles
Time 3:17:29
Kcal 2,210
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 197.63 miles
Time 34:57:35
Kcal 20793
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £423.33 now (thanks WREXHAM!!).
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!! I hope to boost this total on Saturday with a whole heap of small (and large!!) change in my collection tubs. Can't wait!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
I ran down through Tallarn Green again and up the hill the other side. As I travelled towards Holybush the sun disappeared and the sky gradually darkened from the east. I love running through the dawn but I also love running through the dusk. I love the sky when the colours change from one horizon to the other. A beautiful pale red glow in the west and a dark, naval, blue to the east with the early stars appearing as if from nowhere.
I put my head torch on at about 10 miles and had a bit of a kuffuffle with it. This is one area where I prefer running through the dawn. It's so much easier to take a head torch off than to put it on! Eventually I sorted it but had to walk for a while while I faffed with it. The temperature dropped and as I was already soaked in sweat I got cold very quickly.
I also started to tire. I was dehydrated but found it hard to hydrate. For some reason I couldn't stomach my drinks and even after over 3 hours of running I finished with half a bottle undrunk. Another thing that went wrong was that I was trying out a fuelling plan to take in about 300 calories an hour of 'real' food. But with a dodgy tummy from some alcohol last night I found it hard to digest my nut bars. I'm writing this many hours after the run and I still have sharp pains through my abdomen and a feeling of general malaise.
Finally, the last 8 miles were run through quiet empty lanes in the dark and because I'm a big wuss this always makes me up the pace slightly. If you remove the miles with the hills in I was well under 10 minute miles for the last 5 or 6 miles. All this added up to me finishing the run in quite bad shape. Bad stomach, light headed, dehydrated, weak legged, and above all very chilled. It was a cold night and I had lost a lot of fluid to sweat early on so my clothes were all damp. A bad combination on a cold night!
But on the bright side, it's another 18 miles in my legs and another mental battle won. Ever since the run I've been a mess and I think I'll feel like this until I've had a proper sleep. Speaking of which... that's my next plan!
One last thing. I counted the money from yesterday's collection. We got a grand total of £76.33 from the good generous people of Wrexham!! I've added this to my total on the Virgin Money Giving site giving me a grand total of £432.33 raised so far! I'm as pleased as punch about this. Delighted in fact!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
TODAY
Distance 18.72 miles
Time 3:17:29
Kcal 2,210
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 197.63 miles
Time 34:57:35
Kcal 20793
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £423.33 now (thanks WREXHAM!!).
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!! I hope to boost this total on Saturday with a whole heap of small (and large!!) change in my collection tubs. Can't wait!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Saturday 26th November 2011
I am writing this on Sunday 27th November and I heard the tragic news about Gary Speed an hour or so ago. To be honest my running stories seem rather unimportant right now. I think that when something like this happens it makes all our troubles and our fears seem somehow more trivial. Like everyone in Wales and beyond my thoughts are with his family and his friends. May he rest in peace.
I will write down the story of my day yesterday, and later I'll write the story of today. My heart isn't in writing it and I doubt anyone's heart will be in reading it either but when I reach my goal I want to be able to look back and see what it took; and so in that spirit I will write.
I started the day with an 8 mile stretch. Down the hill again to Tallarn Green (and a little further than the last time) and then back up it. It's a nice lane to run on although I wish I could run uphill first and then finish down. To be honest I was a little worried about choosing the route because it's the one where I felt my hamstrings tighten last week. But I got through it easy enough and felt far better for having perservered.
As soon as I was showered it was off to Wrexham to do my collection in the town centre. I was actually a little nervous about it. It's quite daunting to stand there in the middle of town ratting a tin of money. But I soon got used to it and enjoyed the generosity and warmth of so many people. It was a pleasure to talk to everyone who stopped by and I was moved at the trouble some people would go to making sure they had something to put in the tin. All told I stood there for about four and a half hours and I think that in that time I made about £70. I say "think" because I haven't actually opened the tin yet. I need to get an accountant to verify the amount and I don't know if I have to have one there when I count it or just have one that knows me well enough to know I'm not the type of person to pinch any of it! The tubs feel pretty heavy and I saw a lot of pound coins go in!
Many thanks to Kirsty for standing at the top of town while I did the bottom and many thanks to Alex for fetching the coffees without complain dispite having his request for a new book declined by the authorities (me!).
So, that was yesterday. I'm now about to head out for an 18 miler that I'm not looking forward to on account of a slight hangover that I'm nursing today! I'll write today's story later tonight when I get the chance.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 8.09 miles
Time 1:22:33
Kcal 956
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 178.91 miles
Time 31:40:06
Kcal 18583
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £356 now (thanks Shaggy!) not including the money taken yesterday. I hope to count it tonight so tomorrow should look a lot healthier!
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You
can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
I will write down the story of my day yesterday, and later I'll write the story of today. My heart isn't in writing it and I doubt anyone's heart will be in reading it either but when I reach my goal I want to be able to look back and see what it took; and so in that spirit I will write.
I started the day with an 8 mile stretch. Down the hill again to Tallarn Green (and a little further than the last time) and then back up it. It's a nice lane to run on although I wish I could run uphill first and then finish down. To be honest I was a little worried about choosing the route because it's the one where I felt my hamstrings tighten last week. But I got through it easy enough and felt far better for having perservered.
As soon as I was showered it was off to Wrexham to do my collection in the town centre. I was actually a little nervous about it. It's quite daunting to stand there in the middle of town ratting a tin of money. But I soon got used to it and enjoyed the generosity and warmth of so many people. It was a pleasure to talk to everyone who stopped by and I was moved at the trouble some people would go to making sure they had something to put in the tin. All told I stood there for about four and a half hours and I think that in that time I made about £70. I say "think" because I haven't actually opened the tin yet. I need to get an accountant to verify the amount and I don't know if I have to have one there when I count it or just have one that knows me well enough to know I'm not the type of person to pinch any of it! The tubs feel pretty heavy and I saw a lot of pound coins go in!
Many thanks to Kirsty for standing at the top of town while I did the bottom and many thanks to Alex for fetching the coffees without complain dispite having his request for a new book declined by the authorities (me!).
So, that was yesterday. I'm now about to head out for an 18 miler that I'm not looking forward to on account of a slight hangover that I'm nursing today! I'll write today's story later tonight when I get the chance.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 8.09 miles
Time 1:22:33
Kcal 956
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 178.91 miles
Time 31:40:06
Kcal 18583
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is at £356 now (thanks Shaggy!) not including the money taken yesterday. I hope to count it tonight so tomorrow should look a lot healthier!
If you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You
can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Thursday 24 November 2011
Thursday 24th November 2011
Yet another battle with motivation tonight. I'm beginning to realise that while I really love running, I really hate 'starting' to run. Especially after a long stressful day of work and travel. Any how, I made it out. Running down dark lonely lanes with a rapidly fading headlight. Spooked? Moi?
I learned tonight was that there are more cats in the world than we realise. Every few hundred yards I would see a pair of eyes reflecting back out of the hedgerows at me; with that sort of unscrutable disinterested stare that a poker player would kill for. There were cats in places miles from the nearest house. I also startled an animal at one point and I heard a great scrambling around me in the grass but never caught sight of the source. Oh, and I heard a bell ringing somewhere in the dark. Like I said; spooked? Moi?
For now let's forget about my cowardly nature and focus on the running. I kept a good pace up; less than 9:30 minute miles which is at least 30 seconds a mile faster than most of my previous runs. I walked up the hills as usualy but started walking later and started running again earlier to get he HR pumping. Even with that extra effort I kept the average at 145bpm so I'm pretty happy with that!
Some more pain in my left leg. Calf, knee and thigh. Nothing to make me rest again and nothing to make me lose sleep. If I want to lose sleep I'll just think about work but that's another blog (anauditorrippedmyheartfrommychestandateitinfrontofme.blogspot.com).
Oh, one more thing! My permits for the Wrexham collection arrived this week while I was away. So it's all systems go! Do come and see me and put a pound in the pot!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 7.18 miles
Time 1:08:00
Kcal 893
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 170.82 miles
Time 30:17:33
Kcal 17627
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £336 so if you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP.
Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!! I hope to boost this total on Saturday with a whole heap of small (and large!!) change in my collection tubs. Can't wait!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
I learned tonight was that there are more cats in the world than we realise. Every few hundred yards I would see a pair of eyes reflecting back out of the hedgerows at me; with that sort of unscrutable disinterested stare that a poker player would kill for. There were cats in places miles from the nearest house. I also startled an animal at one point and I heard a great scrambling around me in the grass but never caught sight of the source. Oh, and I heard a bell ringing somewhere in the dark. Like I said; spooked? Moi?
For now let's forget about my cowardly nature and focus on the running. I kept a good pace up; less than 9:30 minute miles which is at least 30 seconds a mile faster than most of my previous runs. I walked up the hills as usualy but started walking later and started running again earlier to get he HR pumping. Even with that extra effort I kept the average at 145bpm so I'm pretty happy with that!
Some more pain in my left leg. Calf, knee and thigh. Nothing to make me rest again and nothing to make me lose sleep. If I want to lose sleep I'll just think about work but that's another blog (anauditorrippedmyheartfrommychestandateitinfrontofme.blogspot.com).
Oh, one more thing! My permits for the Wrexham collection arrived this week while I was away. So it's all systems go! Do come and see me and put a pound in the pot!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 7.18 miles
Time 1:08:00
Kcal 893
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 170.82 miles
Time 30:17:33
Kcal 17627
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fund is still at £336 so if you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP.
Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored already. I respect and love you all!!! I hope to boost this total on Saturday with a whole heap of small (and large!!) change in my collection tubs. Can't wait!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Wednesday 23 November 2011
23rd November 2011
Well, it's it just Sod's law that as soon as I write that I should abandon the "charity hurts" section of the blog and just stop moaning I go and hurt myself and have to take almost a week out from running. And also isn't typical that after running all those miles in such a short space of time I should be undone by one drunken night in the mosh pit! Jumping around like someone who's forgotten he's an old git is a dangerous business. I did something to both my calves that left me limping for three days. And even after the limping stopped the tops of my calves (especially the left) were really sore to the touch and also a little swollen. Well, very swollen. I could barely get them in my trousers!
But after five straight days of no running I was getting a bit stir-crazy and so tonight I went out for a little four mile tester. It wasn't too bad on the legs. Worryingly my left thigh hurt in the same place it had hurt last Thursday (my last run). And my calves were tight but not painful. Really tight, I had to stop two or three times to gently stretch them to get them moving again. But I'm not worried. It's bitterly cold and I forgot to bring my Deep Heat to Hannover this week so I knew the first couple of miles would be tricky; and they were.
The run was a straight 2 out, 2 back in the Hospital district of Hannover. Nice and flat except for two gentle low climbs. I went past the new(ish) Telekom Tower and it looks fab at night! I kept up a steady rhythm though for most of it and generally enjoyed it. My confidence has been low since hurting my calves and even this modest four miler felt like a milestone passed. Maybe it is? It's the first injury break I've had to take since I started training and now I have to climb back out of the lull and build my miles back up.
A busy time coming up. On Saturday I'll be collecting in Wrexham Town Centre (assuming I get the permits through). So if you're in Wrexham on Saturday come and see me and put a pound in the pot!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 4.08 miles
Time 0:40:51
Kcal 488
Press-ups 40
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 163.64 miles
Time 29:09:33
Kcal 16734
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fundraising has copied my left calf muscle and stopped moving! So come on folks, if you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored
already. I respect and love you all!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
But after five straight days of no running I was getting a bit stir-crazy and so tonight I went out for a little four mile tester. It wasn't too bad on the legs. Worryingly my left thigh hurt in the same place it had hurt last Thursday (my last run). And my calves were tight but not painful. Really tight, I had to stop two or three times to gently stretch them to get them moving again. But I'm not worried. It's bitterly cold and I forgot to bring my Deep Heat to Hannover this week so I knew the first couple of miles would be tricky; and they were.
The run was a straight 2 out, 2 back in the Hospital district of Hannover. Nice and flat except for two gentle low climbs. I went past the new(ish) Telekom Tower and it looks fab at night! I kept up a steady rhythm though for most of it and generally enjoyed it. My confidence has been low since hurting my calves and even this modest four miler felt like a milestone passed. Maybe it is? It's the first injury break I've had to take since I started training and now I have to climb back out of the lull and build my miles back up.
A busy time coming up. On Saturday I'll be collecting in Wrexham Town Centre (assuming I get the permits through). So if you're in Wrexham on Saturday come and see me and put a pound in the pot!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 4.08 miles
Time 0:40:51
Kcal 488
Press-ups 40
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 163.64 miles
Time 29:09:33
Kcal 16734
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
FUNDRAISING
The fundraising has copied my left calf muscle and stopped moving! So come on folks, if you haven't already donated then take a look at http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet and help the wonderful work of MENCAP. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored
already. I respect and love you all!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at: miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Thursday 17 November 2011
Thursday 17th November 2011
It's fair to say my motivation was low today. I abandoned any thought of going out this morning before I even went to bed last night! And any chance of sneaking out for an early one were scuppered by that little thing called work. Oh well, it pays the bills. Or some of them at least. I finally decided about 17:00 to go out but I think it was a good 30 minutes before I actually went out of the front door.
In the end it was a good run. I set about a target of keeping my HR below 140 bpm no matter how slowly I had to go. Well, it turns out I have to go pretty darned slow! I tried a new route. Not out of curiousity or any noble desire for discovery. Simply because I couldn't think of a route that didn't go past anything spooky in the dark! As it turns out the new route was pretty cool to run but with one BIG flaw. I ran 3.5 miles out and then turned back. Of the 3.5 miles out I reckon about 2.5 of them were down hill. So, easy run, HR low all the way DOWN.... then I turn! HR through the roof, legs knackered, up-hill all the way. I pulled a muscle in left thigh and got a stabbing pain in left hamstring - but that's all you'll hear about that because having watched Children in Need tonight and seen how brave some of those kids are I have decided to retire the "Charity Hurts" section, grow a pair, and stop moaning instead.
It's a beautiful evening out there. Clear skies with stars and one planet shining really brightly (no idea which one - I tried to look it up then Jessie J came on the TV and suddenly I lost interest in astronomy).
On the fundraising front I got some good news. The lady emailed back from the Community Times saying they would feature me in the next issue. So now I just have to write some text for them. Which is what I'll do next. Less positive is that I didn't get a single reply or sponsorship from my emails to the accountants! I'll keep trying though. Not sure what kind of business I'll look at next but I'll go on Yell.com and play for a while. If you work anywhere that gets one of these emails do reply and say "hi" and put in a good word for me!
It feels good now to say that I'm taking a short break from the training for a weekend. I've got a couple of big nights out coming up and I'm not going to try to run when I'm hungover. So from here on my lazy chair I can say that I won't be putting my trainers on for 72 hours!!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 7.00 miles
Time 1:14:39
Kcal 779
Press-ups 40
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 159.56 miles
Time 28:28:42
Kcal 16246
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
I just saw a little boy on Children in Need who lost his arms and his legs to septicemia after having caught meningitis. You know what? Suddenly nothing hurts. What a brave little boy.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is up to £336 (thanks Jo!) on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
In the end it was a good run. I set about a target of keeping my HR below 140 bpm no matter how slowly I had to go. Well, it turns out I have to go pretty darned slow! I tried a new route. Not out of curiousity or any noble desire for discovery. Simply because I couldn't think of a route that didn't go past anything spooky in the dark! As it turns out the new route was pretty cool to run but with one BIG flaw. I ran 3.5 miles out and then turned back. Of the 3.5 miles out I reckon about 2.5 of them were down hill. So, easy run, HR low all the way DOWN.... then I turn! HR through the roof, legs knackered, up-hill all the way. I pulled a muscle in left thigh and got a stabbing pain in left hamstring - but that's all you'll hear about that because having watched Children in Need tonight and seen how brave some of those kids are I have decided to retire the "Charity Hurts" section, grow a pair, and stop moaning instead.
It's a beautiful evening out there. Clear skies with stars and one planet shining really brightly (no idea which one - I tried to look it up then Jessie J came on the TV and suddenly I lost interest in astronomy).
On the fundraising front I got some good news. The lady emailed back from the Community Times saying they would feature me in the next issue. So now I just have to write some text for them. Which is what I'll do next. Less positive is that I didn't get a single reply or sponsorship from my emails to the accountants! I'll keep trying though. Not sure what kind of business I'll look at next but I'll go on Yell.com and play for a while. If you work anywhere that gets one of these emails do reply and say "hi" and put in a good word for me!
It feels good now to say that I'm taking a short break from the training for a weekend. I've got a couple of big nights out coming up and I'm not going to try to run when I'm hungover. So from here on my lazy chair I can say that I won't be putting my trainers on for 72 hours!!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 7.00 miles
Time 1:14:39
Kcal 779
Press-ups 40
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 159.56 miles
Time 28:28:42
Kcal 16246
Press-ups 380
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
I just saw a little boy on Children in Need who lost his arms and his legs to septicemia after having caught meningitis. You know what? Suddenly nothing hurts. What a brave little boy.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is up to £336 (thanks Jo!) on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Wednesday 16th November 2011
I took the new treadmill for a spin today. My first impressions are that it looks like a treadmill in the same way that vodka looks like water. And it's about as much use for running on as vodka is for making a cup of tea out of. Actually no wait, vodka tea might be alright.
Anyway, I eventually worked out that trying to run on it is vexatious to the spirit however walking on it briskly is actually quite rewarding. Indeed at a gentle 4 Kpm I worked up a massive sweat after 20 minutes. I think it'll be a useful addition to the training and if it helps draw some attention (and consequently some donations) then it'll all be worthwhile. It's bloomin' heavy though! Lugging that around the place will get me fit if nothing else does!
So after work I hit the streets for just under six miles and had a decent run. I went without any fluid as I knew I'd only be out for an hour but I was feeling thirsty by the time I got back. I've been starving hungry for two days and yet simultaneously feeling really ill. I've got a 9 miler planned for tomorrow then rest and lots of lager on Friday night!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 6.82 miles
Time 1:19:51
Kcal 753
Press-ups 20
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 152.56 miles
Time 27:06:03
Kcal 16246
Press-ups 340
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
My left thigh was really painful during the run today, enough to make me limp. I put some freeze gel on it after my shower and hopefully it'll be OK for the nine miles tomorrow. The blister on my toe is still sore. Well not that sore but certainly very itchy!!
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is up to £336 (thanks Jo!) on
http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
No wide scale spamming tonight! But I did email the publishers of the Community Times to ask if they'd give me some publicity.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You
can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Anyway, I eventually worked out that trying to run on it is vexatious to the spirit however walking on it briskly is actually quite rewarding. Indeed at a gentle 4 Kpm I worked up a massive sweat after 20 minutes. I think it'll be a useful addition to the training and if it helps draw some attention (and consequently some donations) then it'll all be worthwhile. It's bloomin' heavy though! Lugging that around the place will get me fit if nothing else does!
So after work I hit the streets for just under six miles and had a decent run. I went without any fluid as I knew I'd only be out for an hour but I was feeling thirsty by the time I got back. I've been starving hungry for two days and yet simultaneously feeling really ill. I've got a 9 miler planned for tomorrow then rest and lots of lager on Friday night!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 6.82 miles
Time 1:19:51
Kcal 753
Press-ups 20
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 152.56 miles
Time 27:06:03
Kcal 16246
Press-ups 340
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
My left thigh was really painful during the run today, enough to make me limp. I put some freeze gel on it after my shower and hopefully it'll be OK for the nine miles tomorrow. The blister on my toe is still sore. Well not that sore but certainly very itchy!!
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is up to £336 (thanks Jo!) on
http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
No wide scale spamming tonight! But I did email the publishers of the Community Times to ask if they'd give me some publicity.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You
can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Tuesday 15th November 2011
Blimey - what a day. I'm shattered! But not really because of MDS training. More because of modern life and all it's little stresses and strains! But those are stories from another blog. Maybe I'll start something like whydoIgetstitchedwithalltheaudits.blogspot.com.
On the training front; up at 6am and out of the door just before 7am for a 7 mile run. I felt fantastic first leaving but developed a bad stomach after a mile or so that didn't fade. In fact I felt poorly all the way around. But my HR stayed low while my pace was OK (just over 10 mpm) and almost no leg pain. Although I have developed my first blister! I'm almost pleased :)
And in other developments I am now the proud owner of a Kirsty Gallagher Manual Treadmill! Thank you eBay!! It's quite swish and folds up nice and small (thank goodness - because my flat is tiny!). I intend to take it to events and the like and run on it while collecting money from curious passers by. It's a feminine little thing so it might need a bit of customising before I can be seen in public on it. ;)
On the subject of collections I put in my application for a street collection licence for Wrexham Town Centre on Saturday 26th November. If you are in town on that day come and say "hi" (and put a pound in the tub!)
Also this evening I sent off the first emails to businesses. I started with all the accountants in Wrexham. Who would have thought there would be so many of them!! Hopefully one or two generous souls will come to the blog and then maybe on to the donations site. If there are any accountants reading who got my email then - welcome!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 7.05 miles
Time 1:12:18
Kcal 771
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 145.74 miles
Time 25:46:12
Kcal 15493
Press-ups 320
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
I have a blister! It's on my middle toe on my left foot. It's not too painful but I will need to be careful not to make it deeper. Mostly I have suffered with a bad stomach that hasn't settled all day. Oddly enough a bad stomach and a raging hunger. I've probably eaten twice as many calories as on a normal day. I even ate tomorrow's lunch just before writing this. Eating at 1am is not healthy. But on the bright side it means I should have some energy at 5am when I get up for my run.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is still at £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
On the training front; up at 6am and out of the door just before 7am for a 7 mile run. I felt fantastic first leaving but developed a bad stomach after a mile or so that didn't fade. In fact I felt poorly all the way around. But my HR stayed low while my pace was OK (just over 10 mpm) and almost no leg pain. Although I have developed my first blister! I'm almost pleased :)
And in other developments I am now the proud owner of a Kirsty Gallagher Manual Treadmill! Thank you eBay!! It's quite swish and folds up nice and small (thank goodness - because my flat is tiny!). I intend to take it to events and the like and run on it while collecting money from curious passers by. It's a feminine little thing so it might need a bit of customising before I can be seen in public on it. ;)
On the subject of collections I put in my application for a street collection licence for Wrexham Town Centre on Saturday 26th November. If you are in town on that day come and say "hi" (and put a pound in the tub!)
Also this evening I sent off the first emails to businesses. I started with all the accountants in Wrexham. Who would have thought there would be so many of them!! Hopefully one or two generous souls will come to the blog and then maybe on to the donations site. If there are any accountants reading who got my email then - welcome!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 7.05 miles
Time 1:12:18
Kcal 771
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 145.74 miles
Time 25:46:12
Kcal 15493
Press-ups 320
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
I have a blister! It's on my middle toe on my left foot. It's not too painful but I will need to be careful not to make it deeper. Mostly I have suffered with a bad stomach that hasn't settled all day. Oddly enough a bad stomach and a raging hunger. I've probably eaten twice as many calories as on a normal day. I even ate tomorrow's lunch just before writing this. Eating at 1am is not healthy. But on the bright side it means I should have some energy at 5am when I get up for my run.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is still at £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Monday 14 November 2011
Monday 14th November 2011
A second day off running today. My legs needed it. Much less pain today, just a little soreness below my left knee but nothing I'm going to stress over.
This is an "active" recovery day. Which essentially means that my legs recover while the rest of me stays active. So with that in mind I headed to the gym this evening and swam 60 lengths of the pool before getting out and sitting in the sauna for 20 minutes. It was the longest run I've done in there and being a little dehydrated after the 60 lengths and also being hungry through not having eaten before going I felt a little woozy to be honest. I had a couple of dizzy spells when I got out and unwisely decided to cool down in the swimming pool by doing another ten lengths.
I got through them OK but it was like everything was going in slow motion and a few times my concentration sort of drifted so that I was just floating for a couple of seconds before I snapped out of it and continued my strokes. It was a slightly surreal experience and a bit disconcerting at times. But I'm learning about hyrdration and nutrition all the time and I think I learned a valuable lesson about taking drinks into the pool with me in future so I can stay hydrated in the water and the sauna. It got so bad that I resorted to drinking the shower water. (I know... that's rank).
I had some good news on the fundraising front today. My kit arrived from Mencap and I also got a call from Wrexham Council. I've been provisionally booked for a collection slot in Wrexham Town Centre on Saturday 26th November. Look out for me and drop a pound in my pot if you see me!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 0 miles
Time 0
Kcal 0
Elevation 0 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 1750 m
Sauna 20 mins
Total
Distance 138.69 miles
Time 24:33:54
Kcal 14722
Elevation 4592 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Far less pain today but this evening I am feeling a little light headed from a good effort in the pool and the after effects of dehydration. I'll be sure to drink another couple of glasses of water before bed.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is still at £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
This is an "active" recovery day. Which essentially means that my legs recover while the rest of me stays active. So with that in mind I headed to the gym this evening and swam 60 lengths of the pool before getting out and sitting in the sauna for 20 minutes. It was the longest run I've done in there and being a little dehydrated after the 60 lengths and also being hungry through not having eaten before going I felt a little woozy to be honest. I had a couple of dizzy spells when I got out and unwisely decided to cool down in the swimming pool by doing another ten lengths.
I got through them OK but it was like everything was going in slow motion and a few times my concentration sort of drifted so that I was just floating for a couple of seconds before I snapped out of it and continued my strokes. It was a slightly surreal experience and a bit disconcerting at times. But I'm learning about hyrdration and nutrition all the time and I think I learned a valuable lesson about taking drinks into the pool with me in future so I can stay hydrated in the water and the sauna. It got so bad that I resorted to drinking the shower water. (I know... that's rank).
I had some good news on the fundraising front today. My kit arrived from Mencap and I also got a call from Wrexham Council. I've been provisionally booked for a collection slot in Wrexham Town Centre on Saturday 26th November. Look out for me and drop a pound in my pot if you see me!!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 0 miles
Time 0
Kcal 0
Elevation 0 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 1750 m
Sauna 20 mins
Total
Distance 138.69 miles
Time 24:33:54
Kcal 14722
Elevation 4592 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 8000 m
Sauna 2:10 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Far less pain today but this evening I am feeling a little light headed from a good effort in the pool and the after effects of dehydration. I'll be sure to drink another couple of glasses of water before bed.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is still at £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Sunday 13 November 2011
Sunday 13th November 2011
Oh my poor battered knee!!! Ouch!!! My knee hurts. HURTS! Ow!!!! :(
So anyway. No one ever crossed a desert by whining like a baby about a sore knee. Time to get back at it! Grrrrr! Macho posturing aside I couldn't run today because my left knee was really painful and I didn't want to do anything stupid. So instead I got on an eliptical trainer in the gym for 40 minutes. In some ways that in itself is pretty stupid because your legs go like the billy-oh and you don't get anywhere. Still, it burnt about 400 calories (so that's a quarter of breakfast then) and got me sweating pretty good. I'm sure it was incredibly helpful to my training.
Oh, and before I got on the eliptical I accidentally got on this thing where instead of going forwards and backwards your legs go out to the side. I got off it pretty sharpish because I was worried about falling off it. But I saw someone else using it later and sussed out what you did. I tell you what. I reckon it could give you buttocks that would crack a walnut! I might give it a go some other time but for today I played it safe.
After 40 minutes on the eliptical I did some core work on the space hopper and some stretches on the rack then down the pool. I didn't really swim today but I did spend a good 15 minutes in the sauna.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 0 miles
Time 0
Kcal 0
Elevation 0 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 15 mins
Total
Distance 138.69 miles
Time 24:33:54
Kcal 14722
Elevation 4592 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 6250 m
Sauna 2:05 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Ow - my left knee hurts! I've been limping along for most of the day but have been sensible and not pushed it too far. Tomorrow is a rest day so I won't do much and hopefully by Tuesday it'll be right as rain!
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
I'm getting a manual treadmill on Tuesday (thank you Ebay!). I intend to use it for fundraising somehow. Anyone have any ideas how??
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
So anyway. No one ever crossed a desert by whining like a baby about a sore knee. Time to get back at it! Grrrrr! Macho posturing aside I couldn't run today because my left knee was really painful and I didn't want to do anything stupid. So instead I got on an eliptical trainer in the gym for 40 minutes. In some ways that in itself is pretty stupid because your legs go like the billy-oh and you don't get anywhere. Still, it burnt about 400 calories (so that's a quarter of breakfast then) and got me sweating pretty good. I'm sure it was incredibly helpful to my training.
Oh, and before I got on the eliptical I accidentally got on this thing where instead of going forwards and backwards your legs go out to the side. I got off it pretty sharpish because I was worried about falling off it. But I saw someone else using it later and sussed out what you did. I tell you what. I reckon it could give you buttocks that would crack a walnut! I might give it a go some other time but for today I played it safe.
After 40 minutes on the eliptical I did some core work on the space hopper and some stretches on the rack then down the pool. I didn't really swim today but I did spend a good 15 minutes in the sauna.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.1 Kg
Today
Distance 0 miles
Time 0
Kcal 0
Elevation 0 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 15 mins
Total
Distance 138.69 miles
Time 24:33:54
Kcal 14722
Elevation 4592 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 6250 m
Sauna 2:05 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Ow - my left knee hurts! I've been limping along for most of the day but have been sensible and not pushed it too far. Tomorrow is a rest day so I won't do much and hopefully by Tuesday it'll be right as rain!
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
I'm getting a manual treadmill on Tuesday (thank you Ebay!). I intend to use it for fundraising somehow. Anyone have any ideas how??
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Saturday 12 November 2011
Saturday 12th November 2011 - Long Run 22 miles
Long run day today! Getting up at 5am was a struggle to say the least. I dragged my sorry bum out of bed eventually and was up and at 'em at 6am.
I ran through the dawn along the main road for the first 3 miles. It was surprisingly busy considering the time of day! I got off the main road and headed down some quiet lanes to the canal. It was a beautiful morning! I got to the canal just after dawn and then had a glorious 12 or so miles of soft bouncy canal path to run on until I got to Ellesmere then it was back to the lanes.
I nearly got hit by another car. This one was driven by a young guy (oddly wearing an old man's cap) with his girlfriend in the passenger seat. They were both staring intently into his lap as they bore down on me, oblivious to the fact that the car was veering off the road and directly towards me! I waved my arms like mad and managed to attract their attention in time. The car swerved a bit as the driver corrected his course. I made a hand gesture to indicate how he might better spend his time than delivering death along the back lanes.
I think there must have been a hunt on today as there were many clusters of country folk peering into the fields. I never saw any hounds or horses myself although I did see a fox. It seemed troubled and I suspect it had spotted the same signs I had and knew that it was going to be a tough day.
I tried something new today. I made a video of my run! It's not the most artistic or entertaining thing you'll ever see but if you want a graphic illustration of what 22 miles of running can do to a 41 year old office worker then take a look at the link below.
Video showing physical decline!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.2 Kg
Today
Distance 22.07 miles
Time 4:09:10
Kcal 2505
Elevation 304 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 138.69 miles
Time 24:33:54
Kcal 14722
Elevation 4592 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 6250 m
Sauna 1:50 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Everything hurts below my waist!!! My shins held up OK given the distance but I am still worried by them. The most obvious physical effect of today is complete exhaustion. After the run I fell back to sleep for two and a half hours and right now it's not even 8:30 in the evening and I could cheerfully go to sleep this instant.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
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I ran through the dawn along the main road for the first 3 miles. It was surprisingly busy considering the time of day! I got off the main road and headed down some quiet lanes to the canal. It was a beautiful morning! I got to the canal just after dawn and then had a glorious 12 or so miles of soft bouncy canal path to run on until I got to Ellesmere then it was back to the lanes.
I think there must have been a hunt on today as there were many clusters of country folk peering into the fields. I never saw any hounds or horses myself although I did see a fox. It seemed troubled and I suspect it had spotted the same signs I had and knew that it was going to be a tough day.
I tried something new today. I made a video of my run! It's not the most artistic or entertaining thing you'll ever see but if you want a graphic illustration of what 22 miles of running can do to a 41 year old office worker then take a look at the link below.
Video showing physical decline!
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.2 Kg
Today
Distance 22.07 miles
Time 4:09:10
Kcal 2505
Elevation 304 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
Total
Distance 138.69 miles
Time 24:33:54
Kcal 14722
Elevation 4592 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 6250 m
Sauna 1:50 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Everything hurts below my waist!!! My shins held up OK given the distance but I am still worried by them. The most obvious physical effect of today is complete exhaustion. After the run I fell back to sleep for two and a half hours and right now it's not even 8:30 in the evening and I could cheerfully go to sleep this instant.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Friday 11 November 2011
Friday 11th November 2011
Armistice Day. I think everyone's thoughts are on greater things today. The fallen. They have my respect and my gratitude. May their souls rest in peace.
It seems inadequate to publish a running blog on this day of days but I will maintain my post-a-day record with a description of today's training.
Having woken up in the night with a sore shin I decided to err on the side of caution this morning and go swimming instead of running. So I hit the gym at 6:30 and put in a decent 60 lengths and some spells in the, newly repaired, sauna too. Swimming is lovely exercise and I'd like to do a lot more of it but the book I'm reading now (Relentless Forward Progress - A guide to ultramarathons) talks endlessly about "specificity of training". Which basically means that to train for a running event, I need to run!! Makes sense I guess.
But the swimming was fun and it took my total swimming distance to over 6 Km which is pretty tidy if you ask me :)
I snuck out for a late lunchtime run. Just a trot around the lanes. It was an enjoyable run up until the point that someone nearly ran me down. I was passing a turning down to a farm and behind me I could hear a vehicle. I turned to see a landrover with a trailer some way back. As I carried on I heard it accellerate quite sharply and I thought it a bit reckless because it's quite a narrow lane but with the turning just in front of me I knew I could cut into there to make room for him to pass.
Anyway, the vehicle and I both reached the turning at the same time. It was now going quite fast. Suddenly, to my shock, it swung sharply left and turned into the lane. I had to come to an immediate halt and if I had lost my balance I'd have gone under it's wheels. As it was the body of the trailer missed my head by just a few inches. Unreal. I ran off with imaginative thoughts of revenge but by the time I'd got back to the flat I was pretty calm about it and limited myself to posting a Specsavers advert on Facebook and leaving it at that.
All told a quiet day today. Ready for a long one early tomorrow morning.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.2 Kg
TODAY
Distance 3.06 miles
Time 0:28:10
Kcal 342
Elevation 314 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 1500 m
Sauna 20 mins
TOTAL
Distance 116.62 miles
Time 20:24:44
Kcal 12217
Elevation 4288ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 6250 m
Sauna 1:50 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Oh no!!! My left shin hurts. I'm hoping it's not the dreaded splints. I'll take it easy today and tomorrow's long run will be pitifully slow. I've got plenty of Deep Heat on it now and if I can eek it out until payday I'll have a swish new pair of trail shoes to protect it. :)
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
I heard today that Mencap have dispatched my fundraising pack so I should have posters and other materials soon. I'm slightly dispirited though after phoning Wrexham and Shropshire councils to apply for street collection licenses. I had hoped to get out in the Christmas crowds and liberate a few pennies for a good cause but the process is a lot more time consuming that I anticipated. Certainly
within Shropshire I cannot even apply for a permit for 2011. I have to go into a ballot with all the charities looking to collect in 2012. The lady I need to speak to in Wrexham will not be back until
Monday but I fear the process will be the same. I may need to re-think this element of my fundraising plan.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
It seems inadequate to publish a running blog on this day of days but I will maintain my post-a-day record with a description of today's training.
Having woken up in the night with a sore shin I decided to err on the side of caution this morning and go swimming instead of running. So I hit the gym at 6:30 and put in a decent 60 lengths and some spells in the, newly repaired, sauna too. Swimming is lovely exercise and I'd like to do a lot more of it but the book I'm reading now (Relentless Forward Progress - A guide to ultramarathons) talks endlessly about "specificity of training". Which basically means that to train for a running event, I need to run!! Makes sense I guess.
But the swimming was fun and it took my total swimming distance to over 6 Km which is pretty tidy if you ask me :)
I snuck out for a late lunchtime run. Just a trot around the lanes. It was an enjoyable run up until the point that someone nearly ran me down. I was passing a turning down to a farm and behind me I could hear a vehicle. I turned to see a landrover with a trailer some way back. As I carried on I heard it accellerate quite sharply and I thought it a bit reckless because it's quite a narrow lane but with the turning just in front of me I knew I could cut into there to make room for him to pass.
Anyway, the vehicle and I both reached the turning at the same time. It was now going quite fast. Suddenly, to my shock, it swung sharply left and turned into the lane. I had to come to an immediate halt and if I had lost my balance I'd have gone under it's wheels. As it was the body of the trailer missed my head by just a few inches. Unreal. I ran off with imaginative thoughts of revenge but by the time I'd got back to the flat I was pretty calm about it and limited myself to posting a Specsavers advert on Facebook and leaving it at that.
All told a quiet day today. Ready for a long one early tomorrow morning.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.2 Kg
TODAY
Distance 3.06 miles
Time 0:28:10
Kcal 342
Elevation 314 ft
Press-ups 0
Swimming 1500 m
Sauna 20 mins
TOTAL
Distance 116.62 miles
Time 20:24:44
Kcal 12217
Elevation 4288ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 6250 m
Sauna 1:50 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Oh no!!! My left shin hurts. I'm hoping it's not the dreaded splints. I'll take it easy today and tomorrow's long run will be pitifully slow. I've got plenty of Deep Heat on it now and if I can eek it out until payday I'll have a swish new pair of trail shoes to protect it. :)
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
I heard today that Mencap have dispatched my fundraising pack so I should have posters and other materials soon. I'm slightly dispirited though after phoning Wrexham and Shropshire councils to apply for street collection licenses. I had hoped to get out in the Christmas crowds and liberate a few pennies for a good cause but the process is a lot more time consuming that I anticipated. Certainly
within Shropshire I cannot even apply for a permit for 2011. I have to go into a ballot with all the charities looking to collect in 2012. The lady I need to speak to in Wrexham will not be back until
Monday but I fear the process will be the same. I may need to re-think this element of my fundraising plan.
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
Thursday 10 November 2011
Thursday 10th November 2011
Back to it today after a rest yesterday. I put in a few press-ups during the day, in batches of 20 so nothing too strenuous; although I did reach 100 on the day which is a first for me. Then just before dusk I set out for a decent 8 miler. I felt a bit slow and sluggish to be honest and ran most of the way with stitch and stomach ache. Fortunately gastric discomfort didn't turn into gastric disfunction so nothing too horrible to report.
It's a lovely evening out there though. As it got dark a beautiful red full moon rose and gradually brightened. The kind of moon that makes guys with eyebrows like mine wonder where the hell I'm going to wake up tomorrow. I ran the same route as Tuesday evening (with a tiny bit added to take it over the 8 mile mark). Tonight though I ran it the other way around so that I would go past the creepy woods in the daylight. I know. What a tart.
I'm bowled over though by how beautiful a night it is. I barely needed my head torch even when it got fully dark as the moon reflected off the wet surface of the lanes and made them sparkle. I cast a clear shadow behind me as I ran to the light. At one point I ran under the lee of a small hill and there were some cows on top of the hill, silhouetted perfectly against the full moon. A really stirring site until a moth flew into my teeth - yik yik yik. Oh and I got buzzed by a bat in the same place as one buzzed me a few nights ago. The romantic in me thinks it's the same bat.
I didn't have my camera so I had to download this picture of a full moon to illustrate how pretty it was tonight. I'd love to know where they found this tiny little dog though. When you look at the moon it isn't really very big. You'd think a dog sitting in front would obscure it. But not this tiny bonzai dog!
I kept my average pace at 10:22 and my HR at 140 is satisfactory. I need to keep in this good slow range to avoid injury.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.2 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.05 miles
Time 1:23:30
Kcal 974
Elevation 242 ft
Press-ups 100
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 113.56 miles
Time 19:56:34
Kcal 11875
Elevation 3974 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 4750 m
Sauna 1:30 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Pain in my upper, outer, left thigh. Quite a localised sharp pain so I think I have torn some muscle there. My stomach was a problem through the run but I think I probably ate too much bread today as
that usually makes me poorly.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
I paid over my £500 race fees today and I can expect my fundraising materials to arrive early next week. Then I can plan how to accelerate my fundraising to reach the magic £9,500 I need!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
It's a lovely evening out there though. As it got dark a beautiful red full moon rose and gradually brightened. The kind of moon that makes guys with eyebrows like mine wonder where the hell I'm going to wake up tomorrow. I ran the same route as Tuesday evening (with a tiny bit added to take it over the 8 mile mark). Tonight though I ran it the other way around so that I would go past the creepy woods in the daylight. I know. What a tart.
I'm bowled over though by how beautiful a night it is. I barely needed my head torch even when it got fully dark as the moon reflected off the wet surface of the lanes and made them sparkle. I cast a clear shadow behind me as I ran to the light. At one point I ran under the lee of a small hill and there were some cows on top of the hill, silhouetted perfectly against the full moon. A really stirring site until a moth flew into my teeth - yik yik yik. Oh and I got buzzed by a bat in the same place as one buzzed me a few nights ago. The romantic in me thinks it's the same bat.
I didn't have my camera so I had to download this picture of a full moon to illustrate how pretty it was tonight. I'd love to know where they found this tiny little dog though. When you look at the moon it isn't really very big. You'd think a dog sitting in front would obscure it. But not this tiny bonzai dog!
I kept my average pace at 10:22 and my HR at 140 is satisfactory. I need to keep in this good slow range to avoid injury.
Peace, out!
JUST THE FACTS!!
Weight: 81.2 Kg
TODAY
Distance 8.05 miles
Time 1:23:30
Kcal 974
Elevation 242 ft
Press-ups 100
Swimming 0 m
Sauna 0 mins
TOTAL
Distance 113.56 miles
Time 19:56:34
Kcal 11875
Elevation 3974 ft
Press-ups 320
Swimming 4750 m
Sauna 1:30 mins
CHARITY HURTS!!
Pain in my upper, outer, left thigh. Quite a localised sharp pain so I think I have torn some muscle there. My stomach was a problem through the run but I think I probably ate too much bread today as
that usually makes me poorly.
FUNDRAISING
My sponsorship is now up to £331 on http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet. Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored!!
I paid over my £500 race fees today and I can expect my fundraising materials to arrive early next week. Then I can plan how to accelerate my fundraising to reach the magic £9,500 I need!
Feel free to contact me with any fundraising ideas you have. You can email me at:
miffjacobs@hotmail.com
DONATE
Please remember that I'm inflicting all this pain and misery on myself for a cause greater than just having a good story to tell over a beer. I hope to raise over £9,500 for MENCAP; an amazing charity who help those born with learning difficulties to live a normal life and to enjoy the same opportunities and choices that the rest of us take for granted.
Be an awesome human being today and click on the link below and help make someone's life better.
Thank you. You really ARE awesome.
www.virginmoneygiving.com/pitymyfeet
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