AndyS

Last on at 10pm, 19th Nov 2024
M60 Greater London
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About Me
Former blob man (150kg , 50 inch waist), now less so (but still fat).
Started Couch-to-5k on July 31st 2015, then went to parkrun in November 2015 - and got hooked. (A2002980)
Started doing longer distances - first 10k, then a half (loved it!), then trained for the 2018 London Marathon ... and the wheels totally came off. I hated the training. 4 months of getting slower and slower, and resenting running. Ran the 2018 VLM (6:04:13) - enjoyed the day immensely, but you won't ever see me training for another one (if I ever get a place, I can walk it in about 7 hours).
So still trying to recapture the enjoyment that running once brought to me, but nothing's working. Marathon training robbed me of all of the pace that I had (and I didn't have much to start with) - but worse, it's also taken away my endurance. Previously, I could go and plod out a half without too much trouble - now, I can't even run 5k without a walk break.
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Recent Blogs
Who Am I? - Solved! Dec 2023
The Big Half 2023. Sep 2023
RideLondon-Essex 100 miles 2023. May 2023
Tubeless Tyres... May 2023
Who am I - Solved!🎉🥳🍾 Dec 2022
My parkrun
Mile End parkrun
Recent Training
19th Nov
Virtual Ride 5.7mi 20:32
19th Nov
wattbike 5mi 20:17
19th Nov
General 1.1mi 19:25
19th Nov
General 0mi 21
19th Nov
General 3.6mi 52:36
Planned Races
Fetch Virtual 5K Challenge 1st Dec
December Virtual Mile 1st Dec
January Virtual Mile 1st Jan
February Virtual Mile 1st Feb
London Marathon 27th Apr
12 Month Benchmarks Run Bike
100m 2 4
200m 8 8
Mile 6:58 1:19
5k 31:46 5:05
5mi 57:52 8:23
10k 1:17:12 10:51
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