Friday 4th March
It was the last time on this route today and a perfect sunny but cool day to get some good times in!
Greg had a great run, pacing himself to perfection on the 5.6mile route. He managed to take off a massive 22seconds per mile from last week and finished very strong, well done Greg. Sue and Jo were a little slower than last time, however they caught up on the gossip and got Sue round even with a sore hip! Well done ladies. Charlotte also had a fantastic run today, not quite her fastest ever, but certainly her course PB! 30seconds per mile quicker than last week and no buses or taxi’s involved, well done Charlotte.
We also had another Charlotte today, complete with buggy she joined Gemma on the run. They decided to go a little off-piste and nearly ended up in the Hamble. A jog along the shore was very pleasant however in the sunny weather and they all enjoyed themselves.
New routes next week team!
| Name | 04/03/2016 | Speed | |
| Sue | 5.20 | 00:49:30 | 00:09:31 |
| Jo F | 5.50 | 0:52:02 | 0:09:28 |
| Greg | 5.60 | 0:53:20 | 0:09:31 |
| Charlotte | 4.90 | 0:54:46 | 0:11:11 |
| Charlotte 2 | 5.00 | 0:59:59 | 0:12:00 |
| Gemma | 5.00 | 0:59:59 | 0:12:00 |
Monday 7th March
There were some jokes banded about on Facebook after the routes were posted in advance of this evenings run. We have had the “Willy” run now we have the “Hilly” run, soon to be followed by the “Silly” run apparently!! It was true though this evenings routes were purposefully hilly. I am not sure if that put a few people off but it was a lot quieter this evening for the run. The hills have been put in to the routes to aid peoples fitness. The objective to sprint the hills as fast as possible, get the heart rate high and then use the down or flat areas to recover by jogging slowly. This is interval training and will raise the fitness levels for running significantly. Allowing the runners to run faster and further in just a matter of weeks. Those who participated actually reported afterwards that they enjoyed it, however, we will see if they turn up again next week!
Poor Charles had no Mandy to chase this evening, instead he had to settle for a Greg to chase. This was made all the more difficult by Sharon, who used this evenings run to chop and change routes in order to motivate and encourage as many of the runners as possible. She met Greg climbing the hill on Peters Road and gave him a little boost to get to the top, Charles had been catching him at this point and was sure to pass him on the hill until Sharon intervened. We done and thank you to Sharon for motivating people round again this evening and well done to Greg on another great run. I’m sure you will catch him next week Charles!
Carl didn’t have Leyon to compete with today, so the next episode of that battle will have to wait. He did get some good training in though, pairing up with Pete, they flew round the hilly course in just 9m 08s per mile, I think this will prove very fast on this course. We will see what Leyon has to offer next week!
Mike took on the long route this evening, just under 10k of hills!!! And what a time he did it in! Averaging 7m 32s per mile, it seems Mike is back to full fitness! Well done!
Same routes next week I’m afraid!!
| Name | 07/03/2016 | Speed | |
| Pete | 4.80 | 0:43:50 | 0:09:08 |
| Mike Y | 6.20 | 0:46:40 | 0:07:32 |
| Charles | 4.80 | 0:47:25 | 0:09:53 |
| Greg | 4.80 | 0:46:31 | 0:09:41 |
| Carl | 4.80 | 0:43:50 | 0:09:08 |
| Sharon | 4.80 | 0:46:31 | 0:09:41 |
