Fitness

My fitness levels have dropped considerably in the last few months as I haven't carried on running again.
I've decided to start blogging again in an attempt to get fit again. I did 40 minutes on the Wii fit, while alternately laughing and crying like a little girl to the Matilda soundtrack, it's a great soundtrack. Now all I have to do is attempt to get down to London to see the flaming thing! If I start walking now, I might make it by February which would be quite amazing. I'd also be about 2 dress sizes smaller too which would be amazing :D
I want to be a size 10 again, [strike]I'm not bothered about my weight[/strike] I am bothered about my weight... I'm sick to death of getting on the bloody Wii and having it tell me that I'm overweight... Bitch of a thing! It's evil, evil I tell you.

EEEEEEEEEEVVVVVIIILLLLL!!!

Running disappointment

I thought I was up to 7km but it turned out that my ipod was LYING to me!! Grr, bad ipod...

However, I ran for 4 miles on monday which is around 6km, and I intend to run again today. Later though.

i'm hoping to get up to 7 miles just in case the evil pod of the I variety is wrong again, so that I can run the entire thing... 19 days to go... feeling worried now!

A few more..

Genius. Been for another few more runs. Its been fun, but I'm up to a 35 minute run which is actually breaking my legs slightly. . . I have shin splints which can apparantly be caused by stress fractures in the lower leg bones. Ow. I'll be fiiiiiiiine. http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/lyndseystirling2608 Click the link and donate if you want me to carry on having broken legs!

I ran and I ran and I ran

And my nike+ mabob says I ran for 1.44km. I think its broken. I have not uploaded this run to the website... Went for 30 minutes again, which was good and my legs were barely aching which was even better. I'll do a couple more 30 minute go's and then increase my time. Off to Lambing Sunday in a bit, should be good especially as my niece is going too! 3 year old joy is awesome!

oh my sweet mother of aching legs

I have just come back from a 30 minute run which went VERY well, I now have aching legs and a red face, I need a shower like you wouldn't believe, and as I haven't really had anything to eat today I am absolutely starving.

In short - I feel good!

Run number 3

Rightyo all

I've been for another run, which was pretty good, although I need to remember to strap my knee up as it started playing up again, bugger! I took a different route today, I'm going to try to get a videa or pictures of the routes I take,I have managed to get an image off nike+ website but I don't know how to link it to this blog... I guess I'm not as technologically minded as I used to be!! I'll find a way I'm sure!!

Weather's been lovely today, I wished that I had put my t-shirt instead of a longsleeved top on, but I did well. I ran for 30minutes, despite the fact that I was only supposed to run for half an hour, I didn't realise that my nike+ thingy hadn't started until I had been running for 10 minutes! Whoops! I'm now feeling shattered but great! Turns out I ran for just over 3 miles, which is just about half the distance I need to run and that's just fantastic!!

Race for Life 2011!

Right then :

Here it is.

I am going to be running Race for Life again, I'm thinking the 10km run for the second time at York. Any one who wants a good day out and to come and support me I will let every body know the dates when I find them out!

I'm off to bed now, its getting late, but tommorrow I'm going for a run, my third one in the past 2 weeks. Hopefully it will go well - I'll let you know soon

Lyndsey

10km RACE FOR LIFE 2010 - Tick!

Well - its over!

I ran 10km yesterday for Race for Life, raising money for Cancer Research.

Hubby and me set off at 7.30am to drive to York Racecourse, and arrived at 9am. We got out of the car and it was already 20 degrees - not boding well!!

We had a wander around for a while soaking up the atmosphere, and I'll admit to having a bit of an emotional moment looking at people's "I Race for Life for..." signs on their backs, took me a while to be able to speak again.

Then the Nivea male cheerleaders came on - where they found those guys I'm not sure but lets just say it outloud... they were a bit ... hmm.... well there's no other way to say it... they were a bit Gay...

We did a warm up and then they announced that we would be starting - runners to the front, joggers next, then walkers. I debated whether to go in with the walkers for a while but went with joggers instead!


I paced myself throughout the race, but found myself speeding up when people were cheering us on! Unfortunately I had to stop for a pee at 4km, one portoloo on the race track, whats that about?? I was 5 minutes queuing and I lost my stride a bit, had to walk for a while, but by 4.5km I was running again.

By 5km I was pretty wacked, but by this point there were people there cheering us all on, which kept my legs moving! Gareth was there with the camera too - so I definately couldnt stop!

I kept running and got down to an area that said "Second lap - this way", and a race marshall was saying "If your on your second lap, turn left! If your on your first lap, turn right!" I have to admit, I was getting pretty warm at this point and thought about just turning left!!

Anyway, I turned right and went round again, but had to walk again for a while as the heat was really starting to get to me! I walked to the corner, and started again.

I got to roughly 7km and had to walk again as I had a stitch - I couldnt believe it! I haven't had a stitch for about 3 weeks! I must have drunk too much water! Walked past a Race Marshall holding my side and he asked if I was ok, and did I need St Johns Ambuulance? Hehehe, no, its just a stitch! :-)

Started running again, at about 7.5km, and didnt stop again until the finish - oh hang on, no, I needed to walk again for about a minute, but started running again once I had turned left.

From there I kept running, I'm not sure how I did it because by this point I couldn't feel my legs!

I finished in an hour and 22 minutes and 28 seconds, collected my goodybag and my medal which I will take a photograph of with my T-shirt and number etc and post up on here! But I feel very proud that I have completed this, and cant wait for next time - randomly I want to do it again!!


Watch this space!

RACE FOR LIFE

Well, its tomorrow! Cant believe its flown by so fast... will try and update this as soon as pos tomorrow, to let everyone know whether or not I made it round in one piece lol!

See you on the other side!

10 km run

Just been for a 10km run, quite happy with it tbh! felt like was going to die when i hit 8km, but ran through it and made it to just over 10km! Woop Woop! What i need to do now is try and do the same on Sunday!

Aaaaaargh

Owch!

I just ran for approx 15km and I HURT! My legs feel like they are going to drop off at any moment, and I keep having to delete stuff I've typed because my fingers aren't working!

BUT!

I feel GOOOOOOOOOOD!

Hi all!
I'm writing today to beg for your help. Please click on the widget and donate to this excellent cause now! I want to beat cancer and I'm running 10km to try and raise money to do it. I'm doing the hard work - all you have to do is click on the link, pull out your wallet and donate anything you can! Thank you very much, on behalf of every one who is surviving cancer.

Lyndsey

run no:3

Run number 3 after the buggering cough and I'm feeling ok...

Ran = 6km
Legs = numb
Shins = hurting
Emotions = much better

I feel good after todays run although I didn't complete all 7km.... I made it around the block and round the field and ran through a Oil seed rape field and went to run past my house and couldn't quite make myself run past it...

This is how the internal conversation went...

Self : Keep going Lyndsey, you can do it, its only another 1km

Other self : No.

Self : COME ON! I know you can make it!

Other self : No.

Self : Okay.

So, Although I didn't manage the full run I had set myself, I feel proud cos I'm nearly back to the 7km I was at before the buggering cough!!

Yay!

second run

Well, second run after my troublesome little cough - much better than the first!

Ran continuously for 20mins, I did just over 3.5km, so not bad at all! Felt good and confident about it, knees didnt hurt at all, bonus!

Gonna go for a longer run tomorrow, fingers crossed I make it round!

hmmm, interesting colour.....

Just been on my first run for two weeks, I ran for 4.5km at an average pace of 6.1km/hr. I'm knackered, I feel like crap, and I've just coughed up some really interesting coloured stuff!! BUT - I've been, I've pretty much fallen over upright, and I'll get back up to the nearly 8km I was doing two weeks ago in no time!! (I'm sure!)

buggering cough

I havent been for a run since last tuesday, I've had a bloody cough since then, I dont feel well... had to ring in sick today, which never happens!!

I'm hoping that i will be well enough to go out on monday or tuesday for a brief run, to get back into it!! please please please let me be well!! I'm sick of being sick!! :-(

45 minutes of pain

O O O O O W W W W..!

That hurt a lot.

But I ran for 45 minutes, however I went for it and ran the full way. Well almost, I had a 2 minute walk around halfway. I did 7.68km according to my nike+ mabob. Not bad with a cough!

half an hour later....

And I could have kept going! woop woop! I felt G O O D today, legs just kept going!!

Would have kept going too but I needed some tea which should be nearly ready haha. 45 minute run tomorrow, should run for approximately 7km in that case... hopefully!

fingers crossed I feel this good tomorrow!

not feeling great

Went for a 20 min run today, I'm puffed out today. Dont think I left enough time between eating and going out, so I feel a little bit sick. Bleuch!!

Don't stop me now...

Today was great!

I walked a little bit to warm up, then ran for the next half an hour. Managed not to stop this time! I couldn't feel my legs for a couple of minutes when I got back home though - not sure whether to be disturbed by this!! I went for 5.71km roughly, so over half way to my total distance woop woop!