First ttime back doing the Sheffield Half Marathon in 6 years. The day felt kinda cathartic. Anyway, I’ll let the VLOG do the talking 🙂
Week Ten: Sheffield Half Marathon 2025 RACE DAY!!
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Week Nine: Time to Taper
Nine weeks ago, when I started this journey, I never thought I’d get here. But I have!
I’m in the final week before the Sheffield Half Marathon on Sunday. The training is all but done – HooRAY! In this penultimate video, I reflect on my progress, discuss tapering, and how I’m looking forward to the main event.
Week Eight: Building Confidence
Two weeks until the Sheffield Half Marathon – jeepers!
The training has flown past. Two months ago, engorged with the aftermath of the Christmas splurge, I decided to do something positive about my health and fitness.
Continue readingWeek Seven: Join me for a tempo run
In three weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly vlog to record my journey and hold myself to account.
Rather than my usual ‘talking head’ update I thought I’d share one of my runs with you. This is a very muddy Chesterfield Canal, filmed on TimeWarp (x10) with the GoPro.
Week Six: Ramble in the Woods
In four weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly vlog to record my journey and hold myself to account.
Here’s my vlog update on week six 🙂
What does a ‘typical’ training week look like?
In six weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly vlog to record my journey and hold myself to account.
Here’s week five’s vlog which provides a spotlight on what a ‘typical’ training week looks like. This is my personal journey as I reach the halfway point in my training.
“Typical” is a questionable word, and you’d be justified by challenging it. Any training programme needs to be tailored to the individual to a certain degree. When I use the term here, I mean for someone over 50, like myself, who has to weigh up the types of activity you include and build yourself up incrementally.
Having said that, though, there are common threads that run through most programmes, such as long runs, gym sessions, and rest days.
Here’s a copy of my full ten-week training programme. I hope you find it useful and it provides you some useful pointers if you intend to do a half marathon yourself 🙂
Week Four: Running motivation with mantras
In seven weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly vlog to record my journey and hold myself to account.
Here’s week four’s vlog where I explore the role of mantras in helping to keep you on track and stay motivated!.
Week Three: Speed Play (Fartleks)
In eight weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly vlog to record my journey and hold myself to account.
Here’s week three’s vlog where I give an update on my training and discuss the importance of listening to your body and introducing hills and speed play (Fartleks) into your training.
Week Two: Upping the Tempo
In nine weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly vlog to record my journey and hold myself to account.
Here’s week two’s vlog where I give an update on my training and discuss the importance of heart rate zones.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me on my journey 🙂
Week One: Getting Started
In ten weeks time, I’m hoping to do the Sheffield Half Marathon. I’ve decided to do a weekly VLOG to record my journey and hold myself to account.
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