Been a big week again for walking. On Monday we did 6 miles and on Thursday, Clare and I did 12 miles. The same route as last time, from my house to Castle Lane Tesco and back.
Was a lot warmer this time. We did it in 3 hours and 20 minutes, so knocked 5 minutes of the total time taken which is always a big yay. My legs still ached at the end of it, but I think we have acknowledged that if you walk 12 miles, it is going to hurt at the end of it lol
The train tickets arrived on Tuesday, so thats it, no backing out now, not that I would of course.
Then today I did just under four miles by myself. To be exact, 3.73 miles in a time of 1hr 5 mins and 5 seconds, so just under 22 miles in total.
This week we are upping the distance. Tomorrow we go for 14 miles!!!! Omg that sounds a bit scary, but then it did when we went to 12!. We will have walked over half the total distance when we complete tomorrow, so that is a moral booster in itself!
Sunday 26 February 2012
Wednesday 8 February 2012
29 Miles Walked since Saturday 4th February.
God I am surprised my legs aren't yelling out in protest!
Saturday I did four miles
Sunday Clare and I did 7 miles
Monday Clare and I did 6 miles
and today we did.......
12 miles!!!!!
We walked to Bournemouth Tesco on Castle Lane and back in 3 hours 25 mins which I am really chuffed about.
We had one really bad mile at about 6 miles which was a twenty minute mile, but that was a run of one pedestrian crossing after another, but otherwise averaged 16 ish minute miles.
It was a lovely route and nice and flat so no horrible hills, but it was sooo cold. I think it was the equivilent of -5 out there today. My legs were so cold they were hurting without aching. The last mile was really painful, but better than I thought it would be
The thing that surprised me the most is the fact that I do not ache at all! I remember doing the small 5/6 mile walks at the start of this and being in agony at the end of it. I did have a really hot shower, but have no aches or pains at all now. I probably feel fitter than I have done in my life!
The huge milestone is though we are one mile of completing a half marathon, massive achievement!
We are allowing ourselves a week off next week as it is half term then doing another 12 before going for 14 eeekkkkk!
Saturday I did four miles
Sunday Clare and I did 7 miles
Monday Clare and I did 6 miles
and today we did.......
12 miles!!!!!
We walked to Bournemouth Tesco on Castle Lane and back in 3 hours 25 mins which I am really chuffed about.
We had one really bad mile at about 6 miles which was a twenty minute mile, but that was a run of one pedestrian crossing after another, but otherwise averaged 16 ish minute miles.
It was a lovely route and nice and flat so no horrible hills, but it was sooo cold. I think it was the equivilent of -5 out there today. My legs were so cold they were hurting without aching. The last mile was really painful, but better than I thought it would be
The thing that surprised me the most is the fact that I do not ache at all! I remember doing the small 5/6 mile walks at the start of this and being in agony at the end of it. I did have a really hot shower, but have no aches or pains at all now. I probably feel fitter than I have done in my life!
The huge milestone is though we are one mile of completing a half marathon, massive achievement!
We are allowing ourselves a week off next week as it is half term then doing another 12 before going for 14 eeekkkkk!
Saturday 4 February 2012
Another 10 miles done!
We did another 10 miles on Wednesday 1st February! We did it in 2hrs 40 mins, knocking about a minute off of each mile!!!!
Did a gorgeous walk to Sandbanks Peninsula and back. The sun was out and although there was a slight chill in the air, it was beautiful.
It definitely felt easier this time. Maybe because there were not so many hilly sections, but more manageable. 10 miles was always my mental wall, so I am so happy to have got passed there.
We are walking 8 tomorrow (maybe with a stop for a cuppa), 5 on Monday and then Wednesday we are going for 12!!!!
We have worked out that 12 miles is to Castle Lane Tesco and back so should be nice and flat! Think those extra 2 miles are going to be bit of a challenge.
Apparently some people have said to not get so fixated on getting to 20 miles before the walk, but I think the nearer we can get to full distance the better!
Did a gorgeous walk to Sandbanks Peninsula and back. The sun was out and although there was a slight chill in the air, it was beautiful.
It definitely felt easier this time. Maybe because there were not so many hilly sections, but more manageable. 10 miles was always my mental wall, so I am so happy to have got passed there.
We are walking 8 tomorrow (maybe with a stop for a cuppa), 5 on Monday and then Wednesday we are going for 12!!!!
We have worked out that 12 miles is to Castle Lane Tesco and back so should be nice and flat! Think those extra 2 miles are going to be bit of a challenge.
Apparently some people have said to not get so fixated on getting to 20 miles before the walk, but I think the nearer we can get to full distance the better!
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