I like the meteorologists definition of the seasons which puts March in the south of England as the beginning of spring. The astronomers won't celebrate spring until the equinox around the 21st/22nd of March but that is too long to wait for me.
Anyway psychologically I think of February as the last month of winter and I usually celebrate it by growing (at the beginning of the month) and shaving off at the end - a beard. It is good to not have to shave for a while but after a few weeks it starts to irritate me and I am ready for the big shave off. I also get fed up with being told how old I look and having to explain why I am growing it in the first place - sometimes I feel like wearing a placard round my neck but I doubt that it would deflect the questioning.
I always knew that February would be a tough month for BG training.
It is still dark although the evenings lighten a little to make running after work easier and of course still very prone to wet, windy and cold (I am basically a bit of a wuss).
I was planning to go skiing and could not work out whether the exercise involved with that would justify not doing any running that week and I knew I had quite a few work commitments which would make running difficult.
As a result I resolved that I would aim to just keep the hill climbing going - not worry too much about mileage and maybe have a rest week as well. From now on the runs I did would generally be with a 3kg pack as that is what I would be taking on my BG effort and I wanted to be completely used to it.
Week 6 4-10/2/08
Monday 12miles 16x 65m hills 2hrs 18mins 1,125m ascent
Tuesday Rest
Wednesday Rest
Thursday 8miles 4x 240m hills 1hr 28mins 960m ascent
6miles 6x65m hills 64.13 475m ascent
Friday 7 miles trail 49.31 no pack
6 miles 6x 65m hills 62mins 475m ascent
Saturday Rest
Sunday 11miles road no pack 83.23
Total x4 days run, 50 miles, 3,035m 9,940 feet ascent
Week 7 11-17/2/08
Monday 8miles 10x 65m hills 1hr 38mins 735m ascent
Tuesday Rest
Wednesday 7 miles trail no pack 52.00
Thursday 22miles 4x 290m hilly circuits +1x 240m hill 4hr 11mins 1405m ascent
Friday Rest
Saturday Rest
Sunday 4 miles mixed terrain no pack 30mins 200m ascent
Total x4 days run, 41 miles, 2,340m 7,800 feet ascent
Week 8 18-24/2/08
Monday Rest Skiing
Tuesday Skiing
Wednesday Rest Skiing
Thursday Rest Skiing
Friday Rest Skiing
Saturday Rest Skiing
Sunday Walk /jog 32miles South east section of Isle of Wight coastal path Brighstone to Ryde 7hrs 35mins ?610m ascent
Total 1 run, 32miles, 610m, 2000 feet ascent
Week 9 25/2 -2/3/08
REST WEEK - no running
Monday 3 March 2008
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