So with the ride only a day or so away, I've now officially finished my training.
I started my training on the 1st January 2016, which was 150 days before we departed from London and ride the 145 miles to Amsterdam, all for the fantastic Prostate Cancer UK charity.
So how many miles and hours have I trained?
- January - 218 miles 19hrs
- February - 139 miles 15hrs
- March - 145 miles 15hrs
- April - 273 miles 18hrs
- May - 252 miles 17hrs
So a total of 1,027 miles and 84 hours. Across 42 training rides.
Plus I ran the Adidas Silverstone half-marathon and the Hendy Ford Eastleigh 10K events!
Equivalent of riding from my home town of Wimborne to Dundee city centre in Scotland and then back again!
So after a bout of the dreaded flu, I managed to complete my first half marathon on Sunday!
To say I am pleased is an understatement! The Adidas Silverstone half marathon is an amazing event, with 7,000 runners taking on the 13.2 miles around the iconic Silverstone race circuit.
Having missed my last 10 days of training, due to flu, I wasn't feeling that confident as I lined up at the start line on racing circuits starting grid.
But 2 hours and 22 mins later I jubilantly crossed the finish line. Ecstatic that I completed the 13.2 miles in under 2.5 hours (which was my target time).
The support from all the other runners and the large crowds of spectators really helped me.
A great event that I am proud to say that I completed. Plus it all helps with my training for Football to Amsterdam bike ride in June. I'm sure that running 13.2 miles will feel a lot easier than cycling the 145 miles from London to Amsterdam!
Aside from training for the Prostate Cancer UK Football to Amsterdam bike ride in June, I also training for my first half marathon.
Now I'd entered the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon late last year, before I got my place on the London to Amsterdam bike ride. Hence why I have been balancing my training miles both on and off of my bike.
My running training has gone well, with a training plan where I have been increasing my mileage gradually over the last few weeks.
With the event itself taking place on Sunday 13th March, I completed my longest training run so far of 10.2 miles on Saturday.
It was a little tougher than I had imagined, but I completed it at a good pace and within my target time of just under 2 hours.
But the training run came at a cost, as my achilles became a little swollen and very tight throughout that afternoon and evening. So when I awoke on Sunday to go and do a 35 mile training ride on my bike, I had to quickly rethink and sadly cancel my training ride, as I couldn't take the chance of making the injury worse.
I took some advice from a friend, who advised a couple of days rest.
So my training diary looks a little lean this week. But hopefully I should be running tomorrow and then back on my bike at the weekend.
To read more about the Adidas Half Marathon around the famous racing circuit that is Silverstone, click the link below
https://www.adidashalfmarathon.com/
