This LSD may well supply the runner with a high – a runner’s high. In this case the L, S and D stand for Long, Slow and Distance. It’s a training run which is long enough to condition the body to being on the feet. The actual distance varies depending on the distance one is…

NOT MY WATCH !!! After my odd rest day on Monday, where I walked 19 miles, the next three days’ runs were each of three miles. Tuesday was my local circular run to Water Orton, Wednesday was an out and back along the canals from work, Thursday – out and back in the other direction….

As regular readers will know, Sunday (when I’m not working) is Griffin Day. With my HRM strapped on and my watch set to alert me if I went over 130 bpm (see yesterday’s post) I set off for a steady run to said watering hole. The run was uneventful, I even took the direct route…

After a gruelling 12 hour shift (stop giggling at the back!) I donned my running gear and headed for home. Around my chest was my Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) and the plan was to run at a certain effort. The theory is that different heart rates produce different effects. To simplify the situation, heart rates…

Up even earlier, this morning, for another 3 miler, pre-breakfast. A different route, through the fields bordering Parkfields. I was hoping to run according to my Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) which was working fine at home but packed up as I walked through the front door! Amazingly, it started again when I got back!!! The…