Posted by: tracybliss on: 19/04/2010
I ran the first 10m perfectly, but 13m I was faltering… wondering if I could complete it. It was very hot around 18degrees. The atmosphere was great. Through all my light-headedness and sickness, I was determined to run the last half. Getting my second wind after the sit down and dextrose energy sweets, I hit [...]
Posted by: tracybliss on: 18/04/2010
When I said it was my first and last I meant it and more so now It was a great idea to stay near the start as we could see it all being setup the night before. On the morning, we put our bags in first, went back for the loos, and we were ready. [...]
Posted by: tracybliss on: 14/04/2010
This year, feeling passionate about cancer charities, and even more so for children who don’t necessarily get a chance to live their lives like other children, I thought I’d run for CLIC Sargent. I found a contact in Dan Powell, community fundraising manager. Dan’s support has been brilliant. Although I’m not yet happy with my fundraising current [...]
Posted by: tracybliss on: 12/04/2010
So now I’m in ‘tapering’ mode.. I think I started out with this! So less mileage, just 10m at the weekend, and a couple of 3m this week. Tapering also means you should eat less as your body doesn’t need so much. This bit is hard to grasp Yesterday I attended a Tri Training Day [...]
Posted by: tracybliss on: 05/04/2010
After a few more successful 5milers, I did a bit of a wonky 15 miles this weekend, still adopting the run/walk routine. Suffering from a bad cold/temperature and generally feeling sorry myself for missing last Tuesday’s run, I visited parents (thanks Mum/Dad for sponsoring me!) and found my Dad’s been stalking me on my blog [...]
