Monday 4 July 2016

#AllOrNothing

It's dawned on me that I have 11 weeks to get run fit enough to run 100 miles in 24 hours! I've run a couple of times a week during the 8 weeks or so since Marathon Morph Tour and nothing over 5/6 miles or so.

Stupidly (and true to form) I have gone public with the All Or Nothing plan. The idea is that you pledge a sponsorship amount that you consider worthy in the event I top 100 miles at Equinox in a Morphsuit. If I top 100 miles at Equinox you sponsor me the amount of your pledge. If I fall short then you don't sponsor me. Its #AllOrNothing.

To give you an indication of your risk keep in mind I managed 62 miles in 2014 and 75 in 2015. Those 25 miles shortfall are a massive improvement to make!
Having a plan is a start and something I should have had up and running 8 weeks ago but I've been a little distracted with trying to reverse my unemployment situation. I hoped today would be the day Birmingham Children's Hospital employed me as a Regional Fundraiser however, sadly, it wasn't to be. I am still not considered economically viable.

I am currently leaning heavily on Michelle who inspires me daily. She has just completed a 276 day runstreak which only ended through injury. Her strength to do this is pretty phenomenal. I've attempted a runstreak 3 times. Never got past 27 days!

Thank you to Martin Hookway for the basis of a plan which I have adapted to my needs. My next 11 weeks look something like this:

FIND A JOB!

Week One
Monday: Run 10 However
Tuesday: Run 3 Fast
Wednesday: Bike
Thursday: Run 6 Normal 4 Equinox pace
Friday: Run 3 Equinox pace + Bike
Saturday: Run 6 Normal
Sunday: Run 10 Equinox pace

Week Two
Monday: Run 6 Normal 4 Fast
Tuesday: Run 4 Fast
Wednesday: Bike
Thursday: Run 6 Normal 6 Equinox pace
Friday: Run 3 Normal + Bike
Saturday: Run 6 Normal
Sunday: Run 12 Equinox pace

Week Three
Monday: Run 6 Normal 4 Fast
Tuesday: Run 5 Fast
Wednesday: Bike
Thursday: Run 8 Normal 6 Equinox pace
Friday: Run 5 Normal
Saturday: Run 8 Normal
Sunday: Run 15 Equinox pace

Week Four
Monday: Run 3
Tuesday: Bike
Wednesday: Run 10 Equinox pace
Thursday: Run 5 Normal
Friday: Run 5 Equinox pace
Saturday: Run 7 Normal
Sunday: Bike

Week Five
Monday: Run 8 Normal 4 Fast
Tuesday: Run 5 Normal
Wednesday: Bike
Thursday: Run 10 Equinox pace 6 Normal
Friday: Run 6 Normal
Saturday: Run 10 Normal
Sunday: Run 15 Equinox pace

Week Six
Monday: Run 5 Normal 5 Fast
Tuesday: Run 10 Normal
Wednesday: Run 3 Normal + Bike
Thursday: Run 10 Equinox pace
Friday: Run 4 Normal + Bike
Saturday: Run 15 Normal
Sunday: Run 18 Equinox pace

Week Seven
Monday: Run 3
Tuesday: Bike
Wednesday: Run 10 Equinox pace
Thursday: Run 5 Normal
Friday: Run 5 Equinox pace
Saturday: Run 7 Normal
Sunday: Bike

Week Eight
Monday: Run 5 Normal 5 Fast
Tuesday: Run 10 Normal
Wednesday: Run 3 Normal + Bike
Thursday: Run 10 Equinox pace
Friday: Run 4 Normal + Bike
Saturday: Run 15 Normal
Sunday: Run 18 Equinox pace

Week Nine
Monday: Run 5 Normal 5 Fast
Tuesday: Run 10 Normal
Wednesday: Run 3 Normal + Bike
Thursday: Run 10 Equinox pace
Friday: Run 4 Normal + Bike
Saturday: Run 15 Normal
Sunday: Run 18 Equinox pace

Week Ten
Monday: Run 3
Tuesday: Bike
Wednesday: Run 10 Equinox pace
Thursday: Run 5 Normal
Friday: Run 5 Equinox pace
Saturday: Run 7 Normal
Sunday: Bike

Week Eleven
Monday: Run 6 Normal
Tuesday: Bike
Wednesday: Run 5 Equinox pace
Thursday: Bike
Friday: Run 3 Normal
Saturday: EQUINOX
Sunday: EQUINOX

Thank you for all the support, patience and assistance recently. Please stick with me folks as the only guarantee is that there will be ups and downs, moody swings, current low and hopeful highs.

I will give it my all #EquinoxMorph #100miles #AllOrNothing for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

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