The Joys of Being a New Boy

Morning all

Well that was an interesting morning run....  I planned out a 4 mile run on google maps this morning.  Being a new boy in a new area I am not yet up to speed on the best routes to run.  Anyway I set out and a mile or so in I had to turn right down a footpath... only problem is that there was a jock off padlocked gate across it!  Never mind I will press on I thought, a few hundred yards later I realised that I was effectively running through Woburn Safari Park!  Now of course whilst I was not exactly in with the lions etc I still got a few odd looks and waves from various people heading to work there!

I then realised where I was and cracked on and headed for an exit that I knew would get me back towards Woburn village.  Then I came across another locked gate and had to turn around.  Readers of this blog from last year know how much I HATE out and backs, they do my head in.  In fact the the 10K later in the month I am doing is 4 laps of 2.5k which if anything is worse... I will have to sort my head out for that one.  Anyway I trudged back a little slower than I had headed out but most importantly I had no pain in the groin which is great.  Also despite it being quite warm I felt fairly fresh when I got back.  It is amazing how quickly you lose fitness.  Earlier this year I was running this kind of run at least 4 minutes faster.  However I know that I need to be patient and get back into the swing of things slowly.

Slowly slowly catchy monkey, this morning that was literally about right.

Have a good un all.

FUTURE RACES
10k		Virgin Team Triathlon	22nd September 2012
Marathon		Brighton Marathon	14th April 2013
Marathon		London Marathon (Ballot)	21st April 2013
PERSONAL BESTS
Distance	Time	Race	Date
1m	00:06:49	Magic Mile	31st January 2012
5k	00:24:30	Training	10th February 2012
10k	00:50:26	Training	5th February 2012
HM	01:52:00	Wycombe Half Marathon	July 1989!!!
16m	02:26:12	Kingston Breakfast Run	27th March 2011
Marathon	04:32:12	London Marathon	17th April 2011
2012 ACTIVITY
Today	4.4 Miles	Elevation: 178ft	08:59 mm Pace
Total	205.4 Miles

The Return of Lard

It's funny you know.  I have spent the best part of 5 months now injured or feeling injured, and as I reflect on what I wanted to achieve this year all I have done is go backwards.  To demonstrate how this has affected my mindset on things, this is my first blog for nearly 6 months!  Hooray I hear you say, well LB is back!

Much has changed this year with the family relocating from West London to rural Bedfordshire.  The blog could focus on just how shit the whole process was and how stressful it all was but it would bore the arse off you!  Suffice it to say this along with other reasons (none of which are good enough) has meant that this year so far has been one of immense frustration fitness wise.  Whilst I have run a bit in the past few months I have not broken more than 3 miles at any time!  Pathetic.

However here we are in September and I have decided to set myself some goals to take me through to the end of 2012.  I found the blog a useful way to make myself deliver on promises so here's hoping that this is what happens!  The goal for 2012 is to hit 500 miles for the year (given last year's 1,020 this is piss poor!), and also to lose 1 stone in weight pre Christmas.  Simple in everything bar delivery....  In addition I am off the booze Sunday - Friday... if I don't type it, then there is a chance I might decide to not be committed to it!

After this morning's 2.8 miles with Mrs LB (lots of hills in Bedfordshire!), I am over 200 miles this year with most of these miles done before my injury.  The injury is still affecting me, it was diagnosed as Gilmore's Groin...  Painful I can assure you.

I still want to focus on running although I might look at some duathlons next year.  In the coming weeks I will use this blog to incentivise myself to keep going, and it will also refocus back on the Magic Mile at some point although I might just focus on being selfish for now!

FUTURE RACES
10k		Virgin Team Triathlon	22nd September 2012
Marathon		Brighton Marathon	14th April 2013
Marathon		London Marathon (Ballot)	21st April 2013
PERSONAL BESTS
Distance	Time	Race	Date
1m	00:06:49	Magic Mile	31st January 2012
5k	00:24:30	Training	10th February 2012
10k	00:50:26	Training	5th February 2012
HM	01:52:00	Wycombe Half Marathon	July 1989!!!
16m	02:26:12	Kingston Breakfast Run	27th March 2011
Marathon	04:32:12	London Marathon	17th April 2011
2012 ACTIVITY
Today	2.8 Miles
Total	201 Miles

Magic Mile - Day 65

Morning all


Apologies for the recent silence but rest assured that this will be changing!  Starting with today and the publishing of the latest Magic Mile leaderboard....  The table below is the leaderboard ranked by mile time improvement...  the overall full list is at the bottom of the blog. 


Our current leader is an old friend of mine and I must admit I was 'surprised' by his January time being relatively slow so I think he should now be considered a 'bandit'...!  Well done Winnie on your ascent to the top of the leaderboard mate!


As always if you have a better mile time than shown below please tweet me @LBMagicMile or email me at magicmile@hotmail.co.uk and I will happily make the change.  I do try to keep up to date with it all but it can prove rather difficult!


As for me I have not run for over 2 weeks.  I have lost the running mojo but will have to rediscover it soon as I have the Reading Half Marathon in 4 weeks time!  I am planning on being back out there tomorrow.  I also have no improvement in my Magic Mile time....  Lazy bugger that I am!


MAGIC MILE LEADER BOARD

Magic Mile Place	Overall Place	Twitter User	Current Magic Mile	Month Joined	Jan-12	Improvment
1	24	croxie04	06:30	J	07:50	-17.0%
2	67	TIS_SI_Chav (*)	07:44	J	09:10	-15.6%
3	77	Liesel Botes (*)	08:03	J	09:24	-14.4%
4	33	dunsrunner	06:48	J	07:55	-14.1%
5	29	dav3c	06:37	J	07:42	-14.1%
6	65	Dr_Putter	07:42	J	08:28	-9.1%
7	19	danrunning	06:12	J	06:44	-7.9%
8	66	sidowski	07:42	J	08:20	-7.6%
9	55	joel_t34	07:20	J	07:54	-7.2%
10	41	mikew30jnr2 (*)	06:59	J	07:30	-6.9%
11	57	mrsbedders	07:24	J	07:56	-6.7%
12	102	plumduff2	09:35	J	10:16	-6.7%
13	80	jevon_76	08:08	J	08:38	-5.8%
14	86	InzaghePR	08:39	J	09:09	-5.5%
15	84	rhianonruns	08:29	J	08:57	-5.2%
16	4	marvinleeryan	05:32	J	05:50	-5.1%
17	108	futuretracy	09:55	J	10:26	-5.0%
18	75	orsii	07:56	J	08:20	-4.8%
19	69	chickendansak	07:46	J	08:05	-3.9%
20	37	richardbrooks73	06:52	J	07:08	-3.7%
21	91	TIS_SI_Citeh (*)	08:54	J	09:10	-2.9%
22	99	MellieMelC	09:29	J	09:46	-2.9%
23	53	mikew30jnr (*)	07:16	J	07:29	-2.9%
24	63	madebyelves	07:32	J	07:45	-2.8%
25	27	m8dkn	06:32	J	06:43	-2.7%
26	42	nelsonsnose	06:59	J	07:10	-2.6%
27	22	robantonycope	06:22	J	06:32	-2.6%
28	28	Stoerminator	06:33	J	06:40	-1.8%
29	119	theramblingduck	12:58	J	13:09	-1.4%
30	104	rogersgeotech	09:36	J	09:44	-1.4%
31	12	rob_k	06:03	J	06:08	-1.4%
32	78	runningdiary	08:03	J	08:09	-1.2%
33	40	EnigmaGirl81	06:55	F	07:00	-1.2%
34	6	SamMarsh78	05:46	J	05:49	-0.9%
35	109	summergurl	09:55	J	09:59	-0.7%
36	16	nickmahoney	06:10	J	06:11	-0.3%
37	47	cmmercer	07:05	J	07:06	-0.2%

LB's SUMMARY - 2012
Running - 100.6 miles 
Run Streak - 0
Magic Mile Best - 6mins 49secs
Football Sessions - 8





MAGIC MILE OVERALL

Place	Twitter User	Current Magic Mile	Month Joined	Jan-12	Improvment
1	bazzajog	04:55	J	04:55	0.0%
2	sunbed16	04:58	J	04:58	0.0%
3	hannamator	05:15	J	05:15	0.0%
4	marvinleeryan	05:32	J	05:50	-5.1%
5	runner786	05:38	J	05:38	0.0%
6	SamMarsh78	05:46	J	05:49	-0.9%
7	mikew30	05:47	J	05:47	0.0%
8	mike_uobhc	05:48	J	05:48	0.0%
9	TheBeerRunner	05:48	J	05:48	0.0%
10	bones_145	05:50	J	05:50	0.0%
11	neil_mitchell	06:03	J	06:03	0.0%
12	rob_k	06:03	J	06:08	-1.4%
13	sleepworkrun	06:04	J	06:04	0.0%
14	MrFatChance	06:07	J	06:07	0.0%
15	mrafletch	06:10	J	06:10	0.0%
16	nickmahoney	06:10	J	06:11	-0.3%
17	mazymixer	06:11	J	06:11	0.0%
18	DanMoby	06:12	J	06:12	0.0%
19	danrunning	06:12	J	06:44	-7.9%
20	runrforlife	06:14	J	06:14	0.0%
21	rossrunslondon	06:19	J	06:19	0.0%
22	robantonycope	06:22	J	06:32	-2.6%
23	chrismarritt	06:28	J	06:28	0.0%
24	croxie04	06:30	J	07:50	-17.0%
25	marathonman217	06:30	J	06:30	0.0%
26	truckingrunner	06:31	J	06:31	0.0%
27	m8dkn	06:32	J	06:43	-2.7%
28	Stoerminator	06:33	J	06:40	-1.8%
29	dav3c	06:37	J	07:42	-14.1%
30	realmattcanning	06:38	J	06:38	0.0%
31	liamconway	06:44	J	06:44	0.0%
32	martinbown	06:45	J	06:45	0.0%
33	dunsrunner	06:48	J	07:55	-14.1%
34	jedirider	06:49	J	06:49	0.0%
35	LardyBoy2011	06:49	J	06:49	0.0%
36	phillengthorn	06:50	J	06:50	0.0%
37	richardbrooks73	06:52	J	07:08	-3.7%
38	Twiterlander	06:53	J	06:53	0.0%
39	charlie2486	06:54	J	06:54	0.0%
40	EnigmaGirl81	06:55	F	07:00	-1.2%
41	mikew30jnr2 (*)	06:59	J	07:30	-6.9%
42	nelsonsnose	06:59	J	07:10	-2.6%
43	gordonmaw	07:02	J	07:02	0.0%
44	naominf	07:02	J	07:02	0.0%
45	marktownson	07:04	J	07:04	0.0%
46	rosessions	07:04	J	07:04	0.0%
47	cmmercer	07:05	J	07:06	-0.2%
48	barbell_benny	07:10	F	07:10	0.0%
49	neilwhite1971	07:11	F	07:11	0.0%
50	TIS_SI	07:12	J	07:12	0.0%
51	treesausage	07:13	J	07:13	0.0%
52	brook_grove	07:15	J	07:15	0.0%
53	mikew30jnr (*)	07:16	J	07:29	-2.9%
54	benny_big_guns	07:19	F	07:19	0.0%
55	joel_t34	07:20	J	07:54	-7.2%
56	shellmoby	07:22	J	07:22	0.0%
57	mrsbedders	07:24	J	07:56	-6.7%
58	RuggedRadnage	07:25	J	07:25	0.0%
59	gotmethere	07:28	J	07:28	0.0%
60	ColinThird1969	07:29	F	07:29	0.0%
61	_martyn_fisher	07:30	J	07:30	0.0%
62	hongkongpauly	07:32	J	07:32	0.0%
63	madebyelves	07:32	J	07:45	-2.8%
64	JamesTurton	07:39	J	07:39	0.0%
65	Dr_Putter	07:42	J	08:28	-9.1%
66	sidowski	07:42	J	08:20	-7.6%
67	TIS_SI_Chav (*)	07:44	J	09:10	-15.6%
68	chanters11	07:45	J	07:45	0.0%
69	chickendansak	07:46	J	08:05	-3.9%
70	Neal O'Keefe	07:49	J	07:49	0.0%
71	Ma7R1chardson	07:51	J	07:51	0.0%
72	hollycall01	07:52	J	07:52	0.0%
73	hayleybryon	07:54	J	07:54	0.0%
74	kelcart1	07:55	J	07:55	0.0%
75	orsii	07:56	J	08:20	-4.8%
76	ajbrickner	08:01	J	08:01	0.0%
77	Liesel Botes (*)	08:03	J	09:24	-14.4%
78	runningdiary	08:03	J	08:09	-1.2%
79	Michael Hawkesford (*)	08:05	J	08:05	0.0%
80	jevon_76	08:08	J	08:38	-5.8%
81	JulieHawkesford	08:15	J	08:15	0.0%
82	mel_bucks	08:18	J	08:18	0.0%
83	JoDavies (*)	08:22	J	08:22	0.0%
84	rhianonruns	08:29	J	08:57	-5.2%
85	olisloman	08:33	J	08:33	0.0%
86	InzaghePR	08:39	J	09:09	-5.5%
87	malvernrunner	08:42	J	08:42	0.0%
88	Lisa_Run	08:48	J	08:48	0.0%
89	misshudson14	08:50	J	08:50	0.0%
90	mazymixerjnr (*)	08:52	J	08:52	0.0%
91	TIS_SI_Citeh (*)	08:54	J	09:10	-2.9%
92	Jo Turner (*)	08:55	J	08:55	0.0%
93	kbbookkeeping	08:55	J	08:55	0.0%
94	natrasopheJane	09:01	J	09:01	0.0%
95	nylonruns	09:08	J	09:08	0.0%
96	clairemcmullen	09:21	F	09:21	0.0%
97	longjogroz	09:24	J	09:24	0.0%
98	miniLB	09:25	F	09:25	0.0%
99	MellieMelC	09:29	J	09:46	-2.9%
100	SidneyHarber72	09:29	J	09:29	0.0%
101	sarahw30	09:34	F	09:34	0.0%
102	plumduff2	09:35	J	10:16	-6.7%
103	splodz	09:35	J	09:35	0.0%
104	rogersgeotech	09:36	J	09:44	-1.4%
105	magskev01	09:40	J	09:40	0.0%
106	CRUKWalton	09:49	J	09:49	0.0%
107	pdjmachin	09:52	J	09:52	0.0%
108	futuretracy	09:55	J	10:26	-5.0%
109	summergurl	09:55	J	09:59	-0.7%
110	CathMarie	09:59	J	09:59	0.0%
111	Jools Gala (*)	10:00	J	10:00	0.0%
112	Elly_Tatum	10:05	J	10:05	0.0%
113	alexmitchell (*)	10:07	J	10:07	0.0%
114	helenstothard	10:09	J	10:09	0.0%
115	npbown	10:17	J	10:17	0.0%
116	darthbeeharbugs	10:23	J	10:23	0.0%
117	lozzatron12	10:46	J	10:46	0.0%
118	Andy Bell (*)	12:00	J	12:00	0.0%
119	theramblingduck	12:58	J	13:09	-1.4%
120	ruth_stoker	13:26	J	13:26	0.0%
121	Jeannerobo	13:30	J	13:30	0.0%
122	crammy76	inj	J	inj
123	josmith	inj	J	inj
124	MrsJackabnory	inj	J	inj