Category Archives: traininglog

Conditions: 15°, partly cloudy Time: 18:40 Back on track.  I restarted the programme last Monday and have been following it all week, even though I haven’t been logging my progress.  It seems much harder this time round, but I think … Continue reading →

Conditions: 20°, overcast Time: 19:20 Today I cheated: I incorporated my “walk” into a trip to the grocery store. The pace was not as intense as usual and I experienced no pain of any kind. To compensate, the walking part … Continue reading →

Conditions: 23°, clear skies, a little windy Time: 18:20 BMI: 32.19 Calve muscles really hurt. Badly. Almost had to stop, but I didn’t. Perhaps the problem was that I started out through the newly discovered park path, which has a … Continue reading →

Conditions: 23°, clear skies Time: 19:10 BMI: 31.83 Nothing much to report.  Calves very tight but, once again, no cramping and no shinsplints. Instead, my legs were crying out to start running. I took a slightly different route today. I … Continue reading →

Conditions: 20°, clear skies Time: 18:50 It should have been Week 1 Day 7, but the important thing is not to quit when you fall behind but to get right back on schedule. Calve muscles were really hurting, almost cramping, … Continue reading →

Oops.  I had to miss today.  I was working through the night and up to my appointment with the physio. After that I worked some more, napped, then off to Bellville for more work-ish kind of stuff, and finally back … Continue reading →

Conditions: 16°, clear skies Time: 19:20 Too late and too dark.  Calves tight and almost shinsplinty, but not yet. I forgot to mention on Saturday that I felt a little shinsplints at the start. I’m not feeling as tired today … Continue reading →

Conditions: 28°, clear skies Time: 19:00 It feels silly to walk instead of run, but Noakes is adamant that it is important to strengthen your bones and muscles before starting to jog. At least I don’t have to crawl! Everything … Continue reading →

Conditions: 25°, clear skies Time: 18:30 Well, no problems on day 1! Quite a fast pace at first, a little slower towards the end. Didn’t get very far and I’ll probably need alternatives routes to keep it interesting. Very, very … Continue reading →