Marathon Blog

Week 4:  25/01/10 - 31/01/10

 

Week 4 and our long run was cut a little short due to injury. I don’t think the fact that we run at 6.45am in -3 degrees helped but we still managed to do 9 miles in around 90 minutes. My weekly training schedule looked as below:

Monday – 6x800 metre runs at 3mins per 800m pace, Leg resistance work.

Tuesday – Gym workout upper body back

Wednesday – 3 Mile run, leg resistance, 2x12 mins run at threshold pace

Thursday – Rest/massage

Friday – Gym workout upper body chest

Saturday – 9 miles (10 min mile pace)

Sunday - Rest

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Club Xtra At Hackney Learning Trust

After the success of the Summer School boxing classes, BoxSmart will be working with the Hackney Learning Trust once again to delivery some (non contact) boxing based fitness classes this half term as part of their Health Lifestyle Week over half term.

To find out more please contact us direct on 02081444634.

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Hertfordshire Youth Connection team and also the National Deaf Children's Society

Really great week for BoxSmart, we have on the verge of working with the Hertfordshire Youth Connection team and also the National Deaf Children's Society - this is really important to us to promote social inclusion through sport. Simon and I are really please to be working with these organisations to help make a difference.

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Week 3 Marathon training

Week 3:  18/01/10 - 24/01/10

 

Week 3 and probably my best week of training so far. Due to work commitments I trained for 4 days in a row and had a sports massage on Friday along with a days rest before doing a half marathon on the Saturday. I have decided to swap the bike for a run to and from work twice a week to help up my mileage.

 

My weeks training was as follows:

Monday – Gym workout upper body back

Tuesday – 4x3 mile runs at 5k pace

Wednesday – 7 Mile run (8.5 min mile pace)

Thursday – Gym Workout upper body chest

Friday – rest/massage

Saturday – 13.1 miles (9.2 min mile pace)

Sunday - Rest

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Marathon Blog Week 2

Week 2:  11/01/10 - 17/01/10

 

Week 2 of training complete and it is nice to be in the warm writing this after running for close to an hour and a half in the driving rain this morning.

 

Monday would normally be the start of my training week but due to work being really busy I had to shift my training diary back a day. So, Tuesday I was on the treadmill doing 5x400m as quick as possible with a 200m jog as rest in between.

 

Wednesday I did a kettle bell circuit followed by upper body back in the gym.

Thursday afternoon I did 3 sets of 15 of step ups, split squats and calf raises followed by a 5 mile run outdoors. I was a bit disappointed with my time for this as I felt good whilst running and it felt a lot quicker than it actually was.

 

Friday was back in the gym for upper body chest before doing a 10 mile run on Saturday. Once again this was a pretty slow run but the driving rain and steep hills around Ware and Hertford didn’t help matters.

 

Tomorrow again is my day of rest but I am looking forward to pushing the mileage up again next week with a view to racing in a half marathon at the end of the month.

Over and out until next week……..

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BoxSmart Ladder Kettle Bell Circuit Part 1

Here is the first in a 3 part series on Ladder Kettle Bell Circuits.

For more information visit http://www.boxing-classes.net or contact us on info@boxing-classes.net +44 (0) 2081444634.

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New Boxing Program Starting 20th January with Mencap Watford - First in the UK! (tag: boxing classes, mencap, aba boxing awards)

We are really please to announce that BoxSmart will be running a series of boxing classes with Mencap Watford. Within these classes the students will be working towardds the Amateur Boxing Association Preliminary Boxing Award.

If the students demonstrate all the required skills they will be the first disabled students to achieve this award.

Both Simon and I are really excited to be working with Ro Linton and her fantastic team again.

I will keep you all posted all the students progression.

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Change To Cheshunt Boxing Class At Grundy Park - Now On Fridays from 05/02/2010

Due to us running extra boxing classes with Mencap, we have had to change our Wednesday Cheshunt Boxing Class at Grundy Park to Fridays.

The Cheshunt Boxing Classes with now be on Fridays between 4pm and 5pm and these will be starting on Friday the 5th February 2010.

Please contact us if you need any more information.

Email: info@boxing-classes.net

Office: 02081444634

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Marathon Blog - Week 1

Week 1:  04/01/10 - 10/01/10

 

My first session of 2010 was at 8am Monday morning and I have got to say it was a real shock to the system. The intake of excess food, drink and chocolate over the Christmas period made the session challenging but the -2 degrees temperature just about topped it off. The session consisted of 8x800 meter runs with a 90 second jog as a rest period.

Tuesday session was in the gym and to be honest I was appreciating the fact that it was indoors. I did 3x progressive Kettle bell circuits and then an upper body back session.

Wednesday morning I did 3x15 reps of Step ups, Split squats and calf jumps. This followed by 2x10 mins at threshold pace (around 5k pace) on the treadmill, NOT for the faint hearted. I tried to convince myself this was because it was my first run in new shoes but I don’t think that was the case!!

 

Thursdays rest day came along and it was very much appreciated.

 

Friday I was back in the gym for another 2x Kettle bell circuits and upper body chest session. Saturday’s are usually when I do my long runs with my running partner who is doing the marathon with me but due to poor weather conditions (it was snowing, we wasn’t being weak minded) we had to do an interval session in the gym on a treadmill.

 

Sunday, as it should be, is a day of rest and when I get to eat the odd chocolate biscuit or such things that I don’t eat during the week. I have got to say that I felt good fitness wise prior to Christmas but this first week back was a real slog. Once the snow clears off the roads though we need to get out there and get some serious mileage under our belts but unfortunately the weather conditions are one part of my training I cant control. Over and out until next week……..

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Men & Women's One To One Boxing Class Videos

Here are two videos of our Men's and Women's one to one boxing classes.

If you are interested in finding out more or getting involved, please contact us on info@boxing-classes.net or call 02081444634

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Boxing Classes Palmers Green, North London Starting Jan/Feb 2010

In addition to the new boxing classes in Cheshunt, we are really please to announce that we will be running boxing classes in Palmers Green North London at Paramount Health and Fitness.

Paramount Health and Fitness is Palmers Green's brand new state of the art health and fitness club, featuring cutting edge equipment, huge range of classes, vibrogym, luxury saunas, mystic tan, beauty, spa & more. BoxSmart are really pleased to be working with them. 

The Palmers Green boxing classes will run on a Saturday, and we are aiming to run an adults and a kids class.

All classes will be non contact, and run by an Amateur Boxing Association certified Boxing Tutor. 

No experience is necessary and we provide all the equipment.

For more information please contact us or Paramount Health and Fitness on the details below.

BoxSmart

Email: info@boxing-classes.net 

Office: 02081444634

Mobile: 07867511803

Paramount Health and Fitness

Email: elena@paramounthealthandfitness.co.uk

Gym: 0208 292 0616

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Boxing Classes Starting February 2010 at Grundy Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

We are please to announce that we will be starting to run boxing classes at Grundy Park, Cheshunt (Hertfordshire).

These classes we initially be aimed for young people and we will be running these boxing classes 4pm-5pm on Wednesday starting from the 3rd February 2010.

These Cheshunt based boxing classes will be non contact and are designed as an introduction to boxing skills, techniques and fitness. Depending on the numbers we will also look to run certified Amateur Boxing Association Awards alongside the classes, so attendees can have fun, get fit learn boxing technique and achieve nationally recognised awards.

For more information, please contact us direct via on the following details:

Email: info@boxing-classes.net

Office: 02081444634

Mobile: 07867511803

We hope to see your all at our Cheshunt boxing classes!

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