March 2012
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Hi everyone. Ok so this week I was due to start week 2 of my training.
On Sunday, after I completed session 4, later on in the day I felt a slight niggle in my left knee muscle. I didn’t think anything about it at first and just thought it was because of my training I had done the whole week. The next day (Monday) getting up and ready for work it was very sore and I could feel it pulling...
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Sunday 25th March
Week1 Session 4
Yeyy I’ve completed my first week. It’s been brilliant. I have really enjoyed it and so glad I have stuck with it. I think that writing this blog has helped to motivate me and keep me training so I can have something to write about.
So the clocks have gone forward so summer is here. And what a perfect day. It is hot, really hot that it is...
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Saturday 24th March
Week 1 Session 3
Today’s session was a 30 minute steady state. For my warm up I mixed my stretches up a bit. I had some interesting advice from a friend on Facebook which was to not do static stretches before my jog. I had a look at a video on YouTube and took this into consideration, as this kind of warm up helps to warm your muscles up more efficiently and get you...
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I have thought bout nutrition a lot since doing some research about it. I had dippy egg and soldiers (toast cut into strips) this morning as eggs and bread are great source of protein to give you energy before a run. As its been a few hours since breakfast I am going to eat a banana and a handful of walnuts and almonds. I have heard that they are great to eat before a run to boost your energy...
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Fundraising
So I thought that it would be a good idea to do the Great North Run not just for challenging myself and self achievement but for a good cause. I thought about raising money for The British Heart Foundation as I have done fundraising for this charity before when I bungee jumped off the Middlesborough Transporter Bridge. :)
So I have set up a JustGiving page. Check it out, your support means a lot...
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Reblogs
I have re-blogged some interesting facts and fitness advice below which are really interesting and a must read for fitness, training and exercise hope they help you too.
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Thursday 22nd March
Week 1 session 2
Yesterday was another rest day so I had my second session to do today.
I did my stretches and 5 minute warm up along to the training audio.
I was feeling very confident and positive about this second session just because how well the last one went. The 5 minute warm ended and up picks the beat and change of tune to a happy, light-hearted tempo of music. I...
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Warm up
The session begins with slow tranquil music to start you off with your warm up stretching muscles properly before your run. The personal trainer’s voice comes on here. He (male) has a soft but direct voice which I find comforting. He talks you through this part, welcoming you to the program and explaining what the main focus of the session today is, which is to start off steady and...
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The Jog Pods training program comes in a disc format. I simply put it into my laptop and everything is there for you from instructions to a personal diary chart to manage your training and sessions to images of stretches to warm up and cool down. Then there the training sessions. Which are split into 12 weeks. In those 12 weeks are 4 sessions. They are the jogging music sessions which are in mp3...
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Okay, so I thought I would start a jog blog as a diary of my journey throughout my training for the Bupa Great North Run 2012. Last month I successfully received a place in the World’s largest half marathon event and couldn’t wait to begin my training.
My desiring interest for taking part in this hugely popular event in Newcastle has always been there. Every year I would watch it on...
“It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop.”
– Wisdom of Confucius 