You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet of late. I’ve found it hard to find the time to write, what with all the actual running. A few months ago I entered the ballot for the Tokyo Marathon. I didn’t have any serious intentions for the race, but after several failed attempts at […]
Archive for the ‘Training Plan’ Category
One Toe in Tokyo
Posted: 4th February 2016 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training Plan, Training RunsTags: Marathon Training, Snow, Tokyo, Treadmill, Weather, Wind, Winter
The Spectre of Mr Achilles
Posted: 6th May 2015 by mockjogger in Medical, Training PlanTags: Achilles, Injury, Not Running, Running Injured
After a few days of professional-grade denial, I’ve decided to come clean with myself and admit I have a sore Achilles’ tendon. This is something of a setback to the reboot, but it is what it is, and now that I’ve come to terms with it I can start working the problem. It first surfaced […]
Share this:
Edinburgh Marathon Countdown – 6 Days
Posted: 19th May 2014 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training PlanTags: Edinburgh, Marathon Bands, Marathon Training, Pace, Training Plan, Weather
Last Friday afternoon we crossed the threshold into long range weather forecast territory for the Edinburgh marathon. Not that there was anything useful to be determined; the weather soothsayers were clearly playing their cards close to their chest at this point by predicting that anything and everything could happen. Since then, the inexorable advance towards […]
Share this:
Paris Marathon Countdown – 13 Days
Posted: 24th March 2014 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training PlanTags: Hal Higdon, Paris, Taper
I will never be the fastest runner out there but I have found that I am pretty adept at tapering. I am quite enjoying not having to get up at 5.30am for a long solo run. I don’t think I am any more irritable than normal. I feel the odd twinge in a joint, but […]
Share this:
This week my Higdon-inspired Paris Marathon training plan hit a peak 43 miles. In theory, taper starts next week giving me a three week wind-down before the race itself. That’s what the plan said. Instead, I have been on a trip to Japan; a different location each day, with a lot of traveling between cities. […]
Share this:
Paris Marathon Countdown – 44 Days
Posted: 20th February 2014 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training PlanTags: Fatigue, Hamstring, Jetlag, Marathon Training, Paris, Vitamins
The first part of my training plan for the Paris Marathon went precisely how Hal Higdon would have liked it to have gone. Bring it on, I thought. A little early, as it turned out, as when embarking the second part of the plan, several life-factors conspired to rob me of energy, making each run […]
Share this:
Paris Marathon Countdown – 66 Days
Posted: 29th January 2014 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training PlanTags: Marathon Training, Paris
I signed up to offer my marathon virginity to Paris four months ago with all the zeal of a turkey in springtime, safe in the knowledge that Christmas is a long, long way away. When I started looking at training plans a few weeks back and found that I should have started yesterday, reality started […]
Share this:
Marathon Training Code
Posted: 4th December 2013 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training PlanTags: Food, Hal Higdon, Paris
I am taking the 2014 Paris Marathon very seriously. On Tuesday evening I found myself daydreaming about a candidate restaurant in which to replenish my expected calorie deficit when I get back to Edinburgh after the event. The restaurant I was thinking about was “Home Taste” a Chinese Hot Pot restaurant. I have been there […]
Share this:
Time to Step it Up
Posted: 20th August 2013 by mockjogger in Equipment, Training PlanTags: Backpack, Highlander, Hydration, Morning Runs, Time Juggling
I started this whole thing off in April this year, when I set myself a goal to run a marathon in under 4 hours. I have been happy with progress so far. Three half marathon races and a couple of 10Ks are now under my belt, and I am clocking around 100 miles per month […]
Share this:
Carb Overloading
Posted: 23rd May 2013 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training PlanTags: Carb Loading
Before running my first race in April this year, I enthusiastically embraced the practice of carb loading. My execution involved a pizza lunch and a pasta dinner the day before the race. I felt good, covered the distance in a time I thought was impossible, and put some of the result down to efficient eating. […]
