End of week reflections on my running and general health, but mainly my running.

Last week I planned:

• 5 runs on 5 days, 25km (stretch: 6 runs on 6 days, 30km)
• 1 climbing session
• 1 bike session
• Daily stretches and heel raises
• 3km+ walks on 5 days

I only managed two runs — on Monday and on Friday totalling 10.9km. Climbing: I planned to go on Tuesday and didn’t. Stretches: Did these; It’s easy to do these stood in queues too. Bike: nope. 3km+ walks on 5 days: nope.

Why? Niggles. For a few days I felt a niggle in my right calf (same leg as my bothersome Achilles). My neck and upper back were giving me stiff and sometimes painful movement. So I tried to take it easy, remember it’s about getting fit(ter) for September.

My Achilles was OKish, still a bit of ache here and there. My diet was reasonably decent, although a loaf of bread laying about is definitely middle aged crack.

Plan for this week:

• Sunday is the first day of September, so I need to start ticking off the KMs to hit 100 miles for the month, in aid of Cancer Research.
• Monday: Try a run and see if I can go as far as 6km. It’s a bank holiday so might need to go away from the usual park loops life.
• If that goes OK, for the rest of the week chip away at another 30km (5 x 6km, lazily), try and maintain an overall slow-steady load of 6min/km for 80% of the time.
• Get a bike session in.
• Go for 5 x 3km+ walks.
• A climbing session would be a bonus.