Backache
15 Aug 2009
Building up the miles and the intensity. I ran at 9 minute pace on the St Annes sand on Tuesday and about five miles in all. It is mind numbingly lung burstingly tough. Running on soft sand is really demanding. Yesterday I ran for about four miles with two miles at 10 minute pace but at slopes ranging from 0% to 5%.
Today I was very tired and slept an hour this afternoon. My back aches. I cross train on an exercise bike for 30 minutes and about 10k. on non running days like today.
I am still working at weight reduction to 10st. 10st 5 today and I spend a lot of my time hungry. I am trying to hold calories at 2000 per day which needs a lot of determination. I have dieted for 6 weeks with zero result trying to persuade myself that my % body fat is going down. Unfortunately the monitor gives results which are all over the place.
I have started the fund raising and am sending emails out to friends. This needs a lot of persistance.
Overall I have had really good health of the last few months and the gradual buildup in miles and intensity is working well. I am currently doing 17 miles running per week.
My blog
25 Jul 2010 Chi Running
23 Jul 2010 Training going well
19 Jul 2010 Four weeks in Cornwall
06 Jul 2010 Hill training
09 Jun 2010 Battle with the weight
02 Jun 2010 Training back in full swing
24 May 2010 Three weeks in the Highlands
14 May 2010 The long and winding road
06 May 2010 Still recovering and starting training for 2011
26 Apr 2010 PS - funny things
25 Apr 2010 I did it!
23 Apr 2010 36 hours to go and panic sets in
17 Apr 2010 Big planning day today
11 Apr 2010 What must it be like to live with starvation?
09 Apr 2010 Thanks to Pat and Paul - things looking up
03 Apr 2010 One last big run and what about water
23 Mar 2010 Getting real now
21 Mar 2010 Two weeks to go
16 Mar 2010 Lumbar spinal stenosis
14 Mar 2010 Pushing the limits
11 Mar 2010 Creaking and groaning now.
03 Mar 2010 Facebook
01 Mar 2010 The sun has got his hat on
27 Feb 2010 Lots of great stuff going on - keep going Paul
21 Feb 2010 New Half Marathon pb!
14 Feb 2010 Knocked about a bit now but cheerful
05 Feb 2010 Excellent blog and not even mine
31 Jan 2010 District 9
25 Jan 2010 8 miles on the High Peak Trail
22 Jan 2010 Family problems and getting back to full fitness
15 Jan 2010 Haiti
13 Jan 2010 Hanging in there
10 Jan 2010 Taking a gamble and running
05 Jan 2010 Oops - I have got a dose of bronchitis
03 Jan 2010 Coughing and sore throats - ploughing on
01 Jan 2010 Pushing on in the bitter winds
29 Dec 2009 Coping in the icy weather
23 Dec 2009 Running in the wind and hail
20 Dec 2009 20 miles wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
18 Dec 2009 Cold winds and Christmas
13 Dec 2009 Swine flu vaccine, tired out but 15 miles today!
04 Dec 2009 Back to 90% after a month's illness
29 Nov 2009 Success in the VLM Project
27 Nov 2009 Keep going Paul Button
22 Nov 2009 Battling back
18 Nov 2009 Down with flu - oh dear!
15 Nov 2009 13 miles and still going
14 Nov 2009 Still sick and injured
13 Nov 2009 Ten gentle miles this week.
11 Nov 2009 Injured and sick - all halt
06 Nov 2009 64 or 94?
03 Nov 2009 3 miles round Stanley Park Blackpool
01 Nov 2009 Up to 16.5 miles
27 Oct 2009 Up to 15 miles
17 Oct 2009 Building up and lots happening
30 Sep 2009 I really wanted to give up on this run
23 Sep 2009 Pushing the boundaries
20 Sep 2009 The Miracle
17 Sep 2009 Aching, weariness and recovery
07 Sep 2009 Destressing and running past cows
30 Aug 2009 70 miles and 70k plus a ramble
26 Aug 2009 Getting stronger and in a bubble
22 Aug 2009 Struggling at 2 miles
15 Aug 2009 Backache
11 Aug 2009 Living in Thailand
01 Aug 2009 The 2010 VLM Campaign
11 Jul 2009 The long hard slog
18 Jun 2009 Feeling pressure but strong
13 Jun 2009 Grafting hard
04 Jun 2009 Oh I feel very weary but there is hope yet
31 May 2009 Starting a new campaign
21 May 2009 Yipee - we have reached the minimum target
20 May 2009 Ps OAP and bandy legs
27 Apr 2009 Elation and pain: 4 hours 39 minutes 8 secs.
22 Apr 2009 4 days to go and panic is setting in
20 Apr 2009 6 Days to go! Physio says OK
18 Apr 2009 Getting tough now - Taper madness
15 Apr 2009 Tuning the engine
10 Apr 2009 First taper week - feeling good
04 Apr 2009 Pushing the boundaries
27 Mar 2009 Excited and determined
15 Mar 2009 Getting oh so close
06 Mar 2009 Going well - and in the last training month
19 Feb 2009 Six weeks of hard training left
15 Feb 2009 Third of the five 20 mile runs
25 Jan 2009 20 miles four hours and hello zombieland
15 Jan 2009 Progress on all fronts
11 Jan 2009 Thanks to Mary and Peter
25 Dec 2008 Christmas day 2008
23 Dec 2008 Churning out the mile repeats
21 Dec 2008 A battling 9 miles
14 Dec 2008 Ridiculous run
09 Dec 2008 16.5 miles and still going
03 Dec 2008 Shock admission - shed turned into gym
29 Nov 2008 Still going strong
16 Nov 2008 Good progress - and all is not lost
10 Nov 2008 Major running problem
06 Nov 2008 Celine Dion - shock admission - I like her music
02 Nov 2008 15 miles in the cold November air
31 Oct 2008 My treadmill has blown up
30 Oct 2008 First donation of the campaign
16 Oct 2008 Flat feet!
06 Oct 2008 Up to 14 miles
01 Oct 2008 Public fear and private suffering
24 Sep 2008 Detective story
21 Sep 2008 Bent legs and collapsing feet
12 Sep 2008 Scary back problem
07 Sep 2008 Five miles of pain
05 Sep 2008 Life and death
17 Aug 2008 Hit by a bug
09 Aug 2008 Cross training and feeling good
03 Aug 2008 Back over 20 miles
01 Aug 2008 Travelling and training
22 Jul 2008 Back on serious training
18 Jul 2008 Start on the fundraising
16 Jul 2008 Back training
24 Jun 2008 Two worlds
15 Jun 2008 Bronchitis strikes again
11 Jun 2008 Starting the training again
16 Apr 2008 PS
14 Apr 2008 28889th! and so many people to thank
07 Apr 2008 Seven days to go
04 Apr 2008 Lynne the physio
02 Apr 2008 Taper stress
31 Mar 2008 Taper Craziness
29 Mar 2008 Please read this
26 Mar 2008 I need to recover now
24 Mar 2008 14 miles and a sore hip
22 Mar 2008 Yes it did snow
21 Mar 2008 Will it snow?
20 Mar 2008 24 days to go
18 Mar 2008 Blog success and feeding your face
16 Mar 2008 28 miles in training - the big one!
14 Mar 2008 29 days to go
14 Mar 2008 Oh no - 10 stone 5!
12 Mar 2008 Two days of blowouts
07 Mar 2008 Eight mile repeats
06 Mar 2008 Progress with weight
05 Mar 2008 Tired legs
02 Mar 2008 Woo hoo 2 hours 17
01 Mar 2008 Pulled both ways
29 Feb 2008 Liverpool Half looms
28 Feb 2008 Mile repeats
27 Feb 2008 What does a a one pound per mile donation buy?
23 Feb 2008 Training building up
22 Feb 2008 One week to the Liverpool Half Marathon
20 Feb 2008 The fund is really motoring now
19 Feb 2008 500 pounds!
18 Feb 2008 A heartbreaking day of contrasts
17 Feb 2008 24 miles
15 Feb 2008 42 emails
13 Feb 2008 Working on the fundraising
12 Feb 2008 A gentle jog in the cold dusk air
11 Feb 2008 Grandad John meets with baby Sam
09 Feb 2008 Right leg shorter than the rest
08 Feb 2008 More dosh
07 Feb 2008 Lots of effort but no dosh yet
06 Feb 2008 Oh wow people are reading my blog
03 Feb 2008 12 miles today
02 Feb 2008 Hill work and feeling like a beaten up old boot
30 Jan 2008 Mile repeats
27 Jan 2008 20 miles and a walking Zombie
26 Jan 2008 Twenty miles in the morning (we hope!)
25 Jan 2008 Pulled muscle and sore back
23 Jan 2008 Back from London
20 Jan 2008 10 miles today and sticking with Galloway
19 Jan 2008 22 miles this week and painful backside
18 Jan 2008 Bad weather and a clothes malfunction
17 Jan 2008 Day off training today
16 Jan 2008 I woke up this morning feeling like poo
15 Jan 2008 Fundraising breakthrough
13 Jan 2008 Kenya
12 Jan 2008 Heh I go to sleep and £72 is donated!
12 Jan 2008 Things are looking up
10 Jan 2008 Dog tired today
09 Jan 2008 17 miles and a sore bottom
06 Jan 2008 I get tired after lunch
05 Jan 2008 On the day I brave the cold and rain
28 Dec 2007 Fighting the flab
27 Dec 2007 New treadmill needed
26 Dec 2007 Boxing day
25 Dec 2007 Christmas day
