21 Weeks togo, training summary

Hmm, I thought it was all going too well!
Starting suffering Cramp like pains in my legs on Tuesday when running home.. I put it down to the Freezing weather, and rain and the fact that I only had shorts on... It dissapeared in the evening, but came back Thursday on the way home from work..
Since then it's been of and on... getting dull pain in my right knee also.. Ibuprofen is helping, and i have started taken Glucosamine Sulphate, and will start soon taking extra Vitamin 'D'. both good for bones at joints. I eat a lot of fish and Omega 3 rich foods also..

Speaking to the Personnel Trainer who takes the Circuit training sessions I goto, he suggested the overtraining, and looking back, I think hes right.... to many miles, too quickly.... before starting this training blog I was only averaging 20 - 30 miles a week, so hitting nearly 70 only 2 weeks later! lol. Any sugguestions or thoughts on this would be welcome..?? I know I should stick to the 10% rule... but it's so hard. I'd have little trouble doing 100+ miles a week if i knew I could get away with it!

So, last week looked like this

Mon    -  10 miles to work and back
Tues    -  18 miles to work and back, and 4 x 1km efforts down fairy lane with SHM in the evening
Weds   -  0 mile running,
Thurs   -  10 miles work.
Fri       -  0 miles
Sat      -  5 miles along the canal, checking some Fell shoes i bought that day! INV8 Talon 212, Brilliant!!
Sun     -  16 miles hilly back over at my folks, round Brighouse, Liversedge, Heckmondwike.. road.

Total for the week  - 59

Cross training was again Circuits on Monday, and cycling to work when I didn't run. all mileage was on roads (bar Sat) so the next thing i need is new running shoes..

I was planning to Reccie a Fell run on Sunday, Tanky's Trog from Marsden to Edale. but looking at the 'route' i thought it not wise to do on my own. 22 miles over Bleaklow and Kinder Scout is not taken lightly!

Will definately take a more relaxing week this week, and see how things go.. Should still hit 50 miles, but i'll plan a few full days with no training at all, although having no car, means cycling still takes place of running, and when i get on a bike, there is only 1 mode.... fast and HARD. Perhaps the bus...

Have a meeting with a lady who teaches Yoga Sport Science on Tuesday, she wants to use me as a case study (see previous post) so that sounds very promising, and seeing a potential personnal training Weds. I need somebody to bounce ideas from, and help me sort a proper training schedule out..

Anyway, enough for now.

Carl.

P.S Website should start to take shape soon, watch this space! :-)