GYLCOGEN DEPLETION DIET TEST.
My dad said he used to do this and it worked so last year I thought id give it a go but it didn't work because I think I ate too many carbs. I thought reducing complex carbs would be enough...I didn't eat potatoe, bread , pasta or rice but still had some fruit and various other things like sauces. Anyhow this time I went all out and literally had a minimal amount of carbs for 4 days and have enjoyed overloading or at least eating carbs in the last couple of days. My last day of no carbs I did a couple of miles on treadmill and I felt really weak so I think the gycogen definately depeleted properly this time.
We shall see if it helps on Sunday...........
Positive Mental Attitude
In my line of work I use a little saying- If you fail to plan then you plan to fail.
I have done more training and have more exerience for this race than any other race I have done.
I will have extra energy stores due to the glucogen.
In training I have been doing 9min mile as a warm up pace but this was my last race pace so maybe I could push it to avergae 8.39mile giving me around the 1hr 50 mark? Thats the plan but to be honest i'd be made up with under 2 hours for now as it all depends on the day!!
Weather conditions are looking in my favour.
Just enjoy it and not get nervous or go to fast as thats when I run better.
Friday, 15 June 2012
Thursday, 7 June 2012
SPEED PLAN
Ok so going to do the bleep test tomorrow and some diaganol speed/jog interavals focussing on relaxed posture. Weather forcast to be thundering and lightening- can't wait!!!!!
Next race (race 7-official) is Freckleton Half Marathon on 17th June.
After this race ; plan is to increase my training to 4 nights instead of 3 and 2 of those will consist of speed training instead of one.
Monday, 4 June 2012
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Watch this space for pace......
Race 3 and then some..
Race 4
Great
Me looking really stupid in Blackpool Half. The one of me at the finish line was worse. Threw up when I got through-lovely
Race 5
Race 6
Caldervale 10mile April 2012 1.34.03 (TOOK SOMEONES PLACE)- wasn't sick- result
Race 7
UN official Rubbish 5k : 25.36……..NEED FOR SPEED!!!
Over the next year I am beginning track running and speed
intervals. The aim will be to do a sub 8min mile FOR NOW then increase in order
to do 6 miles at this pace.
WATH THIS SPACE FOR PACE…….
2nd Race (First Half)
2nd Race- First Half
The 2nd race I decided to do was the first half marathon available which was the Garstang Half Marathon 2oth Sep '09. http://www.garstangrc.co.uk/HalfMarathon/HMindex.html .Day or 2 before race day I felt a cold coming on. Dad said "oh you'l be fine i've ran loads with a cold its nothing" Dad drove me there and then said "What the hell have you enterred into here.?"
Dehydrated and ill- my muscles began to spasm- around mile 10 was the biggest hill I ever ran up and then threw up when I got to the top. Turns out the cold was more of a throat infection.... Anyhow, walked the last couple of miles throwing up a long the way and then threw up all the way back from Preston and climbed into bed.I Completed it in an embarrassing 2 hour 35 ( I had erased that out of my memory) 179th out of 184 runners and all I got this time was a green water bottle!!. Enough to put anyone off running......but not me......
I got back on the boring tready- built up to 2 hours once.- It was good for mental strength but I couldn't and wouldn't do it now.
Its only The Beginning
It was about 4 years a go now when I did my first run since 'substance misuse years'! (Before those I had attempted the 1500 in school whilst being a smoker and running was just a chore.).
The first run was on a treadmil at the YMCA gym( by chance as we were too scared to go in the circuit training) and it lasted 5 mins. I was still smoking around this time but determined to keep beating myself ,got up to 20 minutes and it was then when I realised how much of a great runner my dad was.
I decided to enter my first race in May '09. raising £235.50 for Marie Curie It was the Waterloo 15k. http://www.runwaterloo.co.uk/ I was so nervous, my dad came with me and we were late rushing to the start. Wow what a buzz!
There were two Amanda Bradburys in that race! She came 203rd in 73.17. I came 369th in 85.27 (9.14min miles). My first ever medal!!
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