Further technical difficulties

No. of km done: 206

No. of km to target: 794

Conditions: Sunny and warm

Starting music: Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow

Finishing music: International Bright Young Thing by Jesus Jones

This is annoying. My walkman is definitely buggered, and the left ear is much too quiet. So new one of those purchased, and until it arrives I'll be running to the soundtrack of my own wheezing (which is horrible, as with no distractions you tend to notice every little ache and twinge). And on top of that my Nike+ sportband decided not to log the run I did on Friday. meaning it now looks like I'm 15 miles behind schedule whereas after I go for a run today I'll actually be 5 miles behind at most (and probably less than that). I've also had to buy some new new trainers, as my old new ones just didn't agree with me and felt dead and lifeless after only a few runs. Bah.

On a more positive note, I have crept over the 200 km done mark, so am now over a fifth of the way there. And of course 250 km will be up soon, which will be a quarter of the distance done. Wahey!

Wonky

No. of km done: 198

No. of km to target: 802

Conditions: Mild but cloudy

Starting music: Club Foot by Kasabian

Finishing music: None, my battery died (again) :(

Well that was a slightly odd experience. My trusty sport walkman thingy may be on its last legs, as not only did the battery die halfway round after a fairly decent charge the other week, but for the while it was working I had the distinct impression one of my ears was blocked as the sound seemed very muffled from the left. My ears are fine though, so I think the headphone bit itself might be damaged (or, quite possibly, clogged with sweat after nearly 2 years of abuse). The effect was really strange though, as it made me want to run to the right a bit. Must be some sort of inner ear thing, but it was really offputting!

Have given it a good clean and another charge, so hopefully that'll be enough to resurrect it for now. Otherwise, it'll be off to the shops for a replacement - and it took me long enough to find this model!

In other news, 2 more km and I pass the 200 mark. Woohoo!

Hardcore!

No. of km done: 190

No. of km to target: 810

Conditions: Spring like!

Starting music: Where's Me Jumper? by Sultans of Ping FC

Finishing music: Galvanize by the Chemical Brothers

Right, after a couple of slack weeks with only one or two runs, it's time to get back on track. A full 10 km today, and 5 miles on Wednesday and Friday should get me pretty much on schedule again and also take me over the 200 km done mark. 

Feeling pretty good considering it's the longest distance I've done in a while AND it was with new trainers too. Think the weather must have helped!

Oh, so *that's* how that works!

No. of km done: 180

No. of km to target: 820

Conditions: Sunny but cold and windy

Starting music: Collapse Into Now (album) by REM

Finishing music: Collapse Into Now (album) by REM

In answer to my own question from my previous post about how I could be good to run with sleep deprivation - I'm not. Went for a run Wednesday and it was absolutely exhausting, not helped by a headwind for the entire uphill section of the run. By the end of it I had the shakes, and needed to eat before I did anything else. Fine now, but I am worried that all this running while so tired might make me prone to injury, so I'm being very careful not to push myself.

Still a wee bit behind schedule - 6 miles, or basically 1 run, which is what I missed on Monday so I'm not concerned yet. Plus I know things will get better as little J sleeps through the night more and wakes us up less. Glad I'm at least getting all the hardest months with regard to weather and tiredness out of the way first - easier to catch up with 9 months to go than with 1 month!

How does that work?

No. of km done: 172

No. of km to target: 828

Conditions: Cloudy and chilly again

Starting music: I can't remember!

Finishing music: I can't remember this either!

Went for a run on Saturday rather than Friday as very tired on Friday after J didn't settle well and consequently not much sleep was had. Still very tired Saturday but forced myself to get out and ran one of the fastest 5 miles I've done!

Fatigue - the new no. 1 energy booster!

Boing!

No. of km done: 164

No. of km to target: 836

Conditions: Sunny and mild

Starting music: Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

Finishing music: I'm Gonna DJ by R.E.M.

Very pleasant out yesterday (I forgot to upload my run, so I'm only writing this up the day after) and incredibly spring like for the second day in March. Though typically, now I'm writing this a day later it's grey and a bit chilly again.

Think it's definitely time to say goodbye to my current pair of trainers - the air cushion in the sole is audibly wheezing now with every step so must have a fairly big leak somewhere and they're starting to make my feet feel a bit numb afterwards too, which is usually a fairly good sign that they've gone past their prime. Which in turn means next time out I get the joys of breaking in my new pair, and all the foot cramp that usually entails. Bah!

For the first time, I'm also actually slightly behind schedule - albeit only by a couple of miles, so should be caught up by next week. Has been a pretty exceptional week or so though, so I'm not too put off. Especially as I've also passed the 100 miles mark, which means I'm more or less a sixth of the way there (there are 621 miles in 1000 km, in case you're wondering). Woohoo!

So. Very. Tired.

No. of km done: 155

No. of km to target: 845

Conditions: Cloudy and cold

Starting music: Sabotage by the Beastie Boys

Finishing music: Party Hard by Andrew W.K.

So, turns out having a baby who likes being awake at night isn't that conducive to getting runs done! However, I have managed to crank out 4 miles this week already and will be getting at least another 10 or so done by the end of the week as things settle down a bit.

That's the plan anyway - if you happen to be in the area though and see a guy in running gear leaning on a wall asleep, give me a nudge!