It's not the most picturesque of routes but the one I took last night I have a certain fondness for. OK the traffic noise, fumes and uneven pavements are a nuisance, but when it comes to distractions from aching legs and feet, this route is a winner.I did the shorter 3.5 mile version of my route round south Wimbledon [...]
Don't be confused, I haven't magically run a half-marathon since yesterday. What I've been busy doing is getting myself into the mindset of being a half-marathon runner. I'll explain.In the book 'The non-runner's marathon trainer' it suggests you tell everyone you know that you are going to run a marathon. You should also tell yourself [...]
I've entered a half marathon and this time I WILL complete it. There's just the small matter of training getting in the way. One of the biggest difficulties when it comes to putting in the training (well, after my own procrastination) is the weather. As well as a three-week holiday and a cold that wouldn't [...]
This week I've been resting as conventional running wisdom says that for each mile you run in a race you should take one day off training, and it's been more difficult than you's think. Now, I know it sounds like resting would be the part of training that is most suited to a self-titled 'Lazy Girl' [...]
Having gone to Loughborough University where Sports Science is a valid degree and a purple tracksuit is suitable daywear for a large majority of the campus population, I realise there is a lot of time, money and effort dedicated to the 'science' behind exercise.While you'd expect top athletes to be utilising the latest research to [...]
After a year of loyal membership I've taken the brave decision to quit the gym. But this doesn't mean that I'm giving up on exercise - quite the opposite in fact. I'm going to become a full-time, outdoor runner and say goodbye to the treadmill.There's some snobbery in running circles about running outside versus running [...]
Another 10K and a new PB clocked up at the weekend. I took 40 seconds off my previous time but suffered for it. From half way I had to stop about five times for a 20 second walking break because my legs couldn't keep up with the rest of my body. It wasn't fun and [...]
I've finally found a real use for a training diary other than the triuphant feeling that you get when you proudly write down 'Saturday 3 March - 1 mile, 25 mins' in biro. Next Sunday is my second 10K, so yesterday (when I should have been running a half marathon) I did a 5-mile run, [...]
Lazy Girl has been very lazy when it comes to posting lately, but I'm proud to say less lazy when it comes to running.You'll see from this rather snazzy graph that my training has been 'happening' lets say for sake of a better word.Here's how Far I've run for the past five weeks: 7.57M, 5.85M, [...]
It's with great sadness and disappointment that I write my decision not to take part in the Silverstone Half Marathon. After a bad back around Christmas and then going on holiday for two and a half weeks, it was difficult to get back into running and left only seven weeks of training for the big [...]