Quiz night....

Play the games, win the prizes and let the fun begin...

The SIA pub Quiz, as run by Abbs and Grumps... so much more than a quiz!

Date: 25th March 2009
Time: Quiz starts at 8pm
Quiz Prize: Cash…
Location: The Alma pub, Wandsworth Town
Price: £5!!!

If the thought of firing up your grey matter on a Wednesday evening is too much to handle then there’s also a raffle full of fantastic prizes as well as a short but very sweet auction to be held.

Raffle Prizes include:
A Gucci handbag
Canapes for 20 by Abigail’s Catering
A timeless selection of hardback coffee table books
A piece of bespoke jewellery by LEBANNA designs
Quel que chose from Pringle of Scotland
£50 of Prime Angus beef
And more…


As for the auction…you’ll just have to wait and see!

All that excitement and all for a fiver!

Proceeds are going to the Spinal Injuries Association as part of our fundraising efforts for the marathon, to check out more about our chosen charity please go to www.spinal.co.uk.

Tickets are available now; please let us know if you’re coming so that we can get an idea of numbers. If you pay in advance you will receive 2 complimentary raffle tickets.

Please make payments via internet banking to my bank, you can email me for details at abby@wavescarwash.co.uk.

Thanks and we hope to see lots of you there!!

A half marathon was bad enough...

While Grumple was running around Arthur's seat in the Burgh this weekend, our coach extraordinaire, Roro, ran with me around the slightly less dramatic scenery of Battersea Park. The aim was a half marathon (13.1 miles) in sub-2 hours. And we did it! 1 hour 57 so only just under 2 hours but still, a big acheivement.

At the end the feeling of elation was quickly diminshed when I thought about having to run the same length again on top, 13.1 was bad enough!!

I have also been told that there is a blue line one must follow when doing the marathon and if you don't then you end up running further. I am also worried about the huge numbers of people we are going to be surrounded by; apparently there is the chance of actually being run over by everybody else and trampled! The whole thing sounds frankly terrifying to me and now I am not worried about not making the distance, I am worried about not surviving full stop!!

Week 10 - another fun week...

Training programme this week:

Monday Rest
Tuesday 1m jog then 3 x 1.5m quicker (14 mins) with 3 min slower jog inbetween, 1m jog home
Wednesday 7 miles slow (82 mins)
Thursday 1m jog, 3m steady (30 mins), 1m jog
Friday Rest
Saturday Half-marathon in sub-2 hours
Sunday Rugby and lots of cider - last Sunday session until after the marathon...

How strange that a half marathon seems like an 'easier' run - 13 miles easier? What has happened to me???

Team Effort.

Grumps and I were seperated this weekend and Grumps ran around London whilst I ran on the Isle of Wight. Luckily we have back up team support (thanks guys!) and on Saturday Grumps met up with Roro (Rosie Donaldson; coach extraordinaire) and they went for a 16 mile trot around the streets of London.

I was supported by Jamie (brother-in-law and runner bean) and we pootled around West Wight, 16 miles in about 2hrs 40 mins. There were a LOT of hills but the scenery helped to distract us, it was a stunning route - for those how know the area; we ran onto Headon, almost to the Needles, up and over Tennyson and round the River Yar. Then back along the coast and past Colwell Bay. That was only about 12 miles so then we trotted back up Headon. The route is below:

It was exhausting and the depressing thing was getting to the end and realising that on the day we will have to keep going for another 10 miles...

We are now pinning a lot of hope on the adrenaline rush that everyone keeps talking about for the actual day although we are not sure we are supposed to rely on it for 10 whole miles???

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our cause so far; we are now more than half way to our target which is phenomenally generous of you all. We feel that it is such a worthy cause and the money you have all given really will make a difference to the lives of others...

Hopefully lots of you will be there to see us cross the line and now, thanks to all of you, we really have to do it. No dropping out now - the pressure is on!!

Thank you xxx

A strange revelation.

That is two runs in the space of two days that I have actually enjoyed. Seriously, you have understood correctly; I actually enjoyed running. Simply extraordinary.

Of course it does put it all into perspective when you get to the end of 6 miles and think what a nice distance the run was, only to realise that if that was the marathon we would need to keep going for another 20...

Oh well, it probably won't last but still... Small steps...

Week 9 - following a slight blip in training!

Unfortunately, my training went a little awry this weekend and for the first time in ages I did not run; ALL WEEKEND... So much for my good run with the Wallace pace to keep me going. I am quite disturbed by the fact that I actually felt bad for not running and I felt guilty - a bizarre emotion and one I never thought I would be possible of in a running context! Don't get too excited though, still don't have the "bug" or "addiction" that all runners assure us we will get...

Week 9 of the training programme and the distance is hotting up:

Monday Rest
Tuesday 1m jog, then 10 x 1min (200mtr) fast with 1min (100mtr) slow in between, then 1m jog
Wednesday 6m jog (70 mins slow)
Thursday 8m jog (82 mins steady)
Friday Rest
Saturday Rest or 3m jog slow (35 mins)
Sunday 16m jog/walk (approx. 3 hours)

Anyone want to join in???? The runners are to be seperated again this weekend as I am heading to the IOW and Grumple is in London but we should be back together again soon...

Less than two months to go to the big day...

We are planning on leaving the country.