This week didn’t begin with as much zest as previous weeks. As statistics will tell you, moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do, this is something to which I can most definitely attest. So training didn’t start on Monday (it was a rest day anyway), nor did it start on Tuesday, and on Tuesday evening I was beginning to wonder whether this week would be a running write-off.
My 2nd blog is being written at the end of GNR training week 4, and, unlike previous weeks, it didn’t end with a long run. Instead, my aim was to complete a 10k in a target time of 53mins. Although I could have entered the Great North 10k, I was struggling to commensurate the cost of the race with the enjoyment of running it (having prior knowledge of running it in 2011). After a quick head-scratch, I googled the Saltwell 10k road race and found a route which I adapted slightly so that I started on Durham Road, turned left down Bensham Bank, headed straight along the Team Valley then went back up past Joseph Swan School. I’d thought I’d start my first blog with a forewarning, mainly because I’m someone who likes to know what I’m getting into before committing a lot of my precious time (I’ve got a GNR training plan to stick to y’know!): I’m not a member of a running club, I’m not planning on winning any races, but like thousands of others on 16 September 2012, I’m striving to get whatever is left of my legs after training, all the way from Newcastle to what will be the much anticipated coast of South Shields. |
Erin ShawErin has been running for almost 2 years and since her first Newcastle Parkrun experience she has never looked back. A regular competitor and volunteer at the Gateshead Parkrun she is hoping to beat her GNR time from last year. Archives
September 2012
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