Edinburgh results for event #67. Your time was 35:49

Been a bit busy with exams and stuff and haven't run since 26th Feb at the Park Run. It was a really hard run due to the head wind bat here's what the result email said...

Congratulations on completing your 5th parkrun and your 5th at Edinburgh today. You finished in 225th place and were the 139th gent out of a field of 230 parkrunners and you came 19th in your age category SM35-39.

Another lame result but a finish none the less.

Meadows Loop - 7.5km - 57min 32sec

This run was bloody awful this morning. There was a ridiculous headwind in the meadows and I really struggled running up to Bruntsfield. Eventually I had to stop. I only walked for about 30m but that felt like a bit of a failure.

Ran the rest of the way and still beat my last time but now beginning to realise that the marathon is going to be a real daunting task.

Yikes.

Meadows Loop - 7.5km - 57min 56sec - *** NEW SHOES ***

So today was my first run in the new shoes. They were a bit sore to begin with but I think that was more to do with them being new than anything else. As the run went on they got better and there was no numbness this time.

Don't quite know what happened from Brunstfield down to Harrison Park but I seemed to get a second wind and everything suddenly seemed to improve. Posture, stride and speed - all much better and that's probably where I made up the 2 mins this week.

Anyway, another long run out of the way.

Edinburgh results for event #66. Your time was 34:30

So another day at the Park Run with sleet and sore feet. Spent the first 2km training a fat run-walker and that really pissed me off. However over took and thankfully was far from last in comparison to previous events. Here's the feedback...

Congratulations on completing your 4th parkrun and your 4th at Edinburgh today. You finished in 174th place and were the 120th gent out of a field of 184 parkrunners and you came 19th in your age category SM35-39.
Congratulations on setting a new Personal Best by 00:41 seconds at Edinburgh parkrun!

So 4 PBs in a row. Pretty pleased with that. Also my new shoes arrived today so will let them on the street on Monday and see if the sore foot problem is sorted. Fingers (and toes) crossed.

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - 31min 17sec

Stretch Split - 7min 27sec

Overall this run was faster today and that's encouraging however, I was gutted yesterday to find that Simon is now running his 5kms in 25 minutes. Even at my fittest I have never run this fast. And then my feet didn't hurt anywhere near as much as they do now.

Oh well, I decided yesterday to order a new pair of trainers so when those arrive I'll see if it's my shoes... or whether I'm just fat and slow!

Meadows Loop - 7.5km - 1hour 0min 12sec

Ok, so this was slooooooow.

But I figured it's about time that I put up my distance. My new book on marathon running appeared yesterday and put the shits up me a bit so thought I should get back on track. It was ok from the breathing and thigh point of view but my feet were sore again quite early on. Then a weird thing happened... my right foot went numb.

It stayed like that from about Lauriston Place until Bruntsfield which was quite distracting as it was already really icy I was convinced I was going to trip up and do some proper damage. Fortunately I could walk it off at the end but it was all a bit odd.

Edinburgh results for event #65. Your time was 35:11

This weeks results...

Congratulations on completing your 3rd parkrun and your 3rd at Edinburgh today. You finished in 255th place and were the 151st gent out of a field of 259 parkrunners and you came 17th in your age category SM35-39.
Congratulations on setting a new Personal Best by 00:59 seconds at Edinburgh parkrun!

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - 31min 32sec

Stretch split - 7min 24sec

Slow again today but main issue was how sore the soles of my feet were. It's definitely becoming a problem. I'm not out of breath, my legs don't hurt etc. It's all just my feet that's the issue. Had a look at the soles of my shoes and they are looking pretty worn. Perhaps I should think about new ones. Also really need to start going up my distances soon.

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - 31min 52sec

Stretch Split - 7min 24sec

So this started off pretty good. Thought I was on for a record time. However feet started hurting again - a bit later than usual - but by the time I was at the cinema they were really sore. Have dropped 8lb in the previous 2 weeks so surprised they are still hurting. Will continue to lose weight and if they continue to hurt I'll need to get new shoes. Booo.

Edinburgh results for event #64. Your time was 36:10

Did the Park Run today again. Here's my result...

Congratulations on completing your 2nd parkrun and your 2nd at Edinburgh today. You finished in 201st place and were the 128th gent out of a field of 205 parkrunners and you came 17th in your age category SM35-39.
Congratulations on setting a new Personal Best by 01:16 seconds at Edinburgh parkrun!

Bit better than last time but still pish.

Ran back from Karen's - 4.5km - 31min 38sec

Was round at a friends house tonight and since I hadn't run for a while I thought I should take my running stuff and run home. Unfortunately, it was raining on the way home and I was carrying a back pack so it was a bit tough. However, time was ok and I'm glad I did it.

Park run again on Saturday...

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - untimed

This was awful today. I'm glad it wasn't timed as it would have been slow as anything. My feet were agony the whole way round and my left shin started hurting. It's all probably due to the fact that I'm the heaviest I can remember. Need to do something about this... and soon.

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - 30min 11sec

Stretch split - 7min 19sec

So this run was A LOT faster than the last couple of times I've done it. Don't really know why although I did get off to a faster start than normal. Feet weren't as sore although I was feeling a bit spent by the time I reached the cinema. However, I'm pretty pleased that things seem to be improving.

Edinburgh results for event #61. Your time was 37:26

So did my first Park Run. Although the stats say I came last I know I out sprinted a girl at the end of the race so I guess she wasn't registered! Oh well, this is what the email said...

Congratulations on completing your 1st parkrun and your 1st at Edinburgh today. You finished in 183rd place and were the 110th gent out of a field of 183 parkrunners and you came 8th in your age category SM35-39.

Think I can do better next weekend?

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - 33min 42sec

This was a horrible run this morning. I've not run for 6 days for a start but also there was some more snow at the weekend and it made the conditions terrible. As it's all started melting the pavements were super-slidey. Think I probably ran about 1000m more just from my sideways skidding.

That aside my feet were also killing me and I almost stopped near the cinema but managed to make it to the end. Terrible time too.

All in all a bit shit... but at least I ran.

The Great Shoe Debate

So, you're supposed to change your shoes every 500miles or so. My feet become agony on the soles after about 2miles. The soles of the shoes don't look too bad and I've only done 420km in them (about 300miles).

So, should I just get new ones as my feet are sore? Or, should I just continue until I get to 500miles?

Any ideas?

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - 33min 31sec

Very slow this morning. I guess the second run always is. Feet were pretty sore again and I'm thinking I should have a look at the soles and see how their baring up as I might need new shoes.

Alternatively, I might just be too fat and shifting some pounds will make more of a difference than spending more money on shoes!

Also going to start back on the bike again. Simon's back from NZ and I suspect he'll be hankering for some bike action. Will be good for me to be schooled on the saddle for the next few months!

Fountainbridge Loop - 4.2km - untimed

So I've realised that I've not run for about 5 weeks now and with Xmas and New Year in amongst that I'm reckoning that I've also put on about a stone. Fortunately, our scales have stopped working so I've no way of knowing exactly how much I weight right now...

Having said that my feet told me this morning that I need to drop some pounds as they hurt pretty much the whole way round. Other than that it was an ok run. Slow but pretty much pain free and no breathing issues. Then again, this route is short and flat and I ran at a snails pace.

Now that I've started though, I'll need to keep it up as the Marathon is now only 9 months away and I've spent the last few farting about.