A recovery day.
Some goals for 2024:
5,000 miles for the year.
reach lifetime miles 74640 [3x round world]
weight down to 11st
successfully complete:
conquer Everest [stairs]
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Goggins 4x4x48
complete challenges:
Londone
pie&mash shops in London
epping forest gates
Ultras:
At least TWO [40miles+] challenge runs
Marathon near 3:30
Mile near 6 minutes
3516 miles (R2256 W1260)
Started with a walk day. Supposed to be the goggins challenge weekend but thought I’d rest up a bit more [even David Goggins is postponing his challenge till later in the month]. I didn’t find it hugely hard at first attempt last year; seems someone has already raised the bar.
Tummy still tender but nice to be able to eat again.
470 miles (R380 W90)
An easy recovery day with 3 miles walk to work and home after. If anyone thinks 4x4x48 is a challenge then the Backyard Ultra format is 4 miles every hour, till no one survives.
[2022] 896miles (R665 W231) BGR 245miles
LeJog challenge completed after the first mile of my midnight 4 mile run [35.22]. Appropriately whilst passing Star Lane DLR station. Quads started to get tired on the ‘bumpiest’ route of the challenge. Still surprised by the pace.
The 4am 4 miler [35.20] started sluggish at over 9 minute pace, but I obviously really wanted the sub 36 minute a run, as I picked up the effort in the last mile. Sleep remained difficult, but a couple of solid hours? A friend came to support during the 8am 4 mile run, which therefore naturally turned into the fastest of the whole 48 hour adventure [32.13].
A nice still pushing noon 4 miles [34.15] brought the total time to just under 7 hours and 4 minutes for my first Goggins 4x4x48, in an average time of 35.17 a run or 8.49 a mile pace.
[2022] 890miles (R665 W225) BGR 239miles
A long day that started at midnight with a 4 miler in [35.31] and another 4 miles [34.33] at 4am before a little nap. Both runs off traffic tarmac and quiet [but drizzly wet], so the pace unexpectedly picked up?
At this point I realised I was not just jogging the efforts but pushing a little; with an aim of completing the whole challenge with all under 40 minute 4 mile runs?
An 8am 4 miles [35.45] to parkrun duties and another 4 miles [35.54] back after a long tea break. Pretty cold morning. Whilst having to try a bit harder towards the end of the midday run, I noted I had finished the first ‘day‘ [six runs] in an average of just under 36 minutes each.
Started the next batch of runs on tired hamstrings with a 4 miler at 4pm [34.53] which I was surprised by [though still working hard] and a final 4 miles [35.54] for Saturday at 8pm, when I consciously went a bit slower to avoid tripping on uneven pavements.
[2022] 873miles (R649 W224) BGR 222miles
Here we go. Started my first Goggins 4x4x48 challenge. First 4 miles [37.46] from work-home at 4pm, second 4 miles [36.12] at 8pm.
Funny how if you are trying to play a Tron light cycle don’t cross the streams course game, you end up boxing yourself in almost immediately. A real spaghetti junction second route.
[2022] 849miles (R625W224) BGR 198miles
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