Barnton FC v Witton Albion Reserves FC

Saturday 29th April 2006, 14:30 Kickoff

Barnton FC 1 - 2 Witton Albion Reserves FC
Mid-Cheshire Association Football League, President's Cup Quarter-Final


Cautions:

Liam McDonald for Barnton (C1: reckless tackle);
Shaun Came for Barnton (C2: dissent by word);


Referee: myself.
Asistant Referees: Roger Andrew and Mark Andrew.
Assessor: To follow.


Weather: Very warm and sunny.


First Half: 48:11, HRmax 162, HRavg 144, 486kcals.
Second Half: 50:00, HRmax 162, HRavg 135, 600kcals.
Totals: 1:38:11, HRmax 162, HRavg 140, 1086kcals.

3.72km Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (Steady)

Top of the Oak Walkway [looking backwards] (900mtrs into the run)















I had planned a rest day today due to my refereeing semi-final match tomorrow and also due to the intensity of the training etc. this week. However, I instead decided to go for a short steady jog around the Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (3.72km). It was very sunny and very warm too!


The Stats

3.72km (2.31m) in a time of 17:38, giving an average speed of 12.658kmh (7.865mph) and an average pace of 4:44 per km (7:38 per mile). HRavg 155, HRmax 163, and 247kcals.

4.45km Park Loop Anticlockwise

The Janus Statue (3.65km stage)















On a sunny and very warm day, I ran the Park Loop Anticlockwise (4.45km). I felt alright considering I had ran the Wirral Seaside Run last night - that was until I reached the 2km mark and then I began to feel it!


The Stats

4.45km (2.77m) in a time of 20:51, giving an average speed of 12.806kmh (7.957mph) and an average pace of 4:41 per km (7:32 per mile). HRavg 159, HRmax 166, and 308kcals.

4.92km Wirral Seaside Run

At 7:00pm, the hooter was sounded and John and I amongst 170 runners started the 2nd Wirral Seaside Run of the season. It was nice to meet up with my running buddy once again. We both achieved new personal bests.



See map.


John's Stats

4.92km (3.06m) in a time of 20:16 (a new personal best for John by 30 seconds), giving an average speed of 14.566kmh (9.051mph) and an average pace of 4:07 per km (6:38 per mile). HRavg > 168, HRmax 181, and approximately 439kcals.


My Stats

4.92km (3.06m) in a time of 20:06 (a new personal best by 7 seconds), giving an average speed of 14.687kmh (9.126mph) and an average pace of 4:05 per km (6:34 per mile). HRavg 171, HRmax 176, and 344kcals.


Our Recorded Times:

1. 20:06 Mike on Wed 26 Apr 2006 at 07:00pm
2. 20:13 Mike on Sun 25 Sep 2005 at 11:00am
3. 20:16 John on Wed 26 Apr 2006 at 07:00pm
4. 20:17 Mike on Wed 24 Aug 2005 at 07:00pm
5. 20:38 Mike on Sun 23 Oct 2006 at 11:00am
6. 20:46 John on Wed 24 Aug 2005 at 07:00pm
7. 21:17 John on Wed 20 Jul 2005 at 07:00pm

Poolside

As planned in preparation for this evening's Wirral Seaside Run, I went Poolside at the Park Royal Hotel Leisure Club (Warrington) today. 10 minutes in the steamroom, 10 minutes in the sauna, and then finally 10 minutes in the jacuzzi.

Styal FC v Rylands FC

Tuesday 25th April 2006, 18:30 Kickoff

Styal FC 5 - 1 Rylands FC
The Coors Brewers/WPRC Mid-Cheshire Association Football League, Division One

Cautions:

Mike Filson for Styal (C1: reckless tackle);
Scott Taylor for Rylands (C1: reckless tackle);
Wesley Legg for Rylands (C2: Dissent by action); and
Mike Hickman for Rylands (C1: reckless tackle).

Referee: myself.
Asistant Referees: Terry Paul and Nigel Newlove.
Assessor: P S Platt.


Weather: Dry and warm.

First Half: Not recorded due to time contraints due to goalkeeper shirt colour clash, shirt number issue, goal-post metal hooks etc.
Second Half: 49:11, HRmax 162, HRavg 138, 582kcals.

3.72km Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (Steady)

Oak Walkway (Just 400mtrs into the run)
















On a dry, windy, and warmish day, as planned, I ran steadily around the Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (3.72km). This is due to the fact that I will be refereeing this evening and also running in the Seaside Run on tomorrow evening at 7pm. See yesterday's blog.


The Stats

3.72km (2.31m) in a time of 17:17, giving a average speed of 12.914kmh (8.024mph) and an average pace of 4:39 per km (7:29 per mile). HRavg 154, HRmax 162, and 241kcals.

3.72km Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (Jog)

King Street Line Roman Road (3.3km into the run)
















On a dry and warm day, as planned, I jogged the Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (3.72km). This is due to the fact that I will be refereeing tomorrow evening and also running in the Seaside Run on Wednesday evening at 7pm. The Seaside Run course is a total distance of 4.92km. See map.


The Stats

3.72km (2.31m) in a time of 17:53, giving a steady average speed of 12.481kmh (7.755mph) and an average pace of 4:48 per km (7:44 per mile). HRavg 153, HRmax 159, and 246kcals.

Atherton LR FC v Curzon Ashton FC

Atherton LR FC 2 - 4 Curzon Ashton FC
North West Counties League, Division 1
No cautions or sending offs

Referee: David Enright.
Assistant Referees: Darren Strain (replacing an injured Allan Brown) and myself.
Assessor: John Davies.


First Half: 47:33, HRmax 154, HRavg 120, 445kcals.
Second Half: 48:26, HRmax 154, HRavg 115, 416kcals.
Totals: 1:35:59, HRmax 154, HRavg 118, 861kcals.

5.66km Park Loop Extra Anticlockwise

Villiage Green (Approximately 4.5km into the run)
















On a dry-ish and cloudy day I ran the Park Loop Extra Anticlockwise (5.66km) with my old running buddy John, which was a refreshing change.

I felt physically much better than yesterday. The shorter distance at jogging pace definitely allowed me to recover.


See John's corresponding blog.


Stats

5.66km (3.52m) in a time of 24:47 (a personal best taking 1 minute and 10 seconds off my previous best time), giving an average speed of 13.703kmh (8.514mph) and an average pace of 4:23 per km (7:03 per mile). HRavg 166, HRmax 176, and 401kcals.

3.72km Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (Jog)

Oak Walkway Stretton Road (Just 250mtrs into the run)















On a dry, sunny, and warm day, I jogged (as I was still extremely tired from last night's refereeing) the Park Loop Medium Anticlockwise (3.72km).


The Stats

3.72km (2.31m) in a time of 17:54, giving a steady average speed of 12.469kmh (7.748mph) and an average pace of 4:49 per km (7:44 per mile). HRavg 154, HRmax 162, and 249kcals.

Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds FC v Garswood United FC

Tuesday 18th April 2006, 18:30 Kickoff

Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds FC v Garswood United FC
The Coors Brewers/WPRC Mid-Cheshire Association Football League, Division One


Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds FC 1 - 2 Garswood United FC
Rob Hanley of Greenalls (Caution C2: Dissent by word)

Referee: myself.
Asistant Referees: Graham Lawless and Scott Clarke.


Weather: Dry and cloudy.

First Half: 47:32, HRavg 146, HRmax 163, 610kcals.
Second Half: 48:41, HRavg 141, HRmax 191, 597kcals.
Totals: 1:36:13, HRavg: 143, HRmax 191, 1,207kcals.

Tranmere Rovers FC (U18) v Shrewsbury Town FC (U18)

Tranmere Rovers FC (U18) v Shrewsbury Town FC (U18)
Football Association Youth Alliance North & Midland West League

Tranmere Rovers FC (U18) 1 - 0 Shrewsbury Town FC (U18)
No cautions or sending offs.

Referee: myself.
Asistant Referees: Ron Matthews and Danny Mitchell.
Assessor: Not Applicable.


Dry and cloudy to start with the clouds clearing during the first half when it began to get very warm.

First Half: 47:51, HRavg 137, HRmax 168, 520kcals.
Second Half: 49:26, HRavg 136, HRmax 168, 542kcals.
Totals: 1:37:17, HRavg: 136, HRmax 168, 1,062kcals.

Bank Holiday Good Friday (Rest Day)

Bank Holiday Good Friday meant that I had a rest day today.

Tomorrow morning at 11:00am will definitely be very different, as I will be refereeing Tranmere Rovers FC (U18) v Shrewsbury Town FC (U18) in the Football Association Youth Alliance North and Midland West League.

4.45km Park Loop Anticlockwise (Jog)

King Street Roman Road [Looking backwards] (4.0km into the run)















On a dry, slightly windy, but sunny day, I jogged (for a change) the Park Loop Anticlockwise (4.45km).


The Stats

4.45km (2.77m) in a time of 21:19, giving an average speed of 12.525kmh (7.783mph) and an average pace of 4:47 per km (7:43 per mile). HRavg 156, HRmax 163, and 303kcals.


Extra!

Earned one additional gold token in the locker next to mine! ;-)

4.45km Park Loop Anticlockwise

King Street Roman Road Columns [looking backwards] (4.1km into the run)















On a dry, slightly windy, but sunny day, I ran the Park Loop Anticlockwise (4.45km).


The Stats

4.45km (2.77m) in a time of 19:35, giving an average speed of 13.634kmh (8.472mph) and an average pace of 4:24 per km (7:05 per mile). HRavg 162, HRmax 171, and 302kcals.

5.83km Thorn/Pewterspear Combination Anticlockwise Loop

Cricket Ground, London Road, Stretton (5.3km into the run)
















Preamble:

Basically it rained heavily all morning, then at 1:30pm just as I was about to begin my run it stopped raining for the first time that day, some clouds moved aside revealing some blue sky and the sun shone down. Timing is everything! It was quite windy in places but it was now very pleasant indeed. There were plenty of very large ankle deep puddles along the way.


Thorn/Pewterspear Combination Anticlockwise Loop (5.83km):

I ran the Thorn/Pewterspear Combination Anticlockwise Loop. This is basically the Thorn Loop whereby where the Park Loop route merges, you continue along the remaining Park Loop - that is until you exit the Old Pewterspear Garden track where you instead run along London Road, turning left at the Cat & Lion lights along Stretton Road finishing at the bus stop immediately before the School. Total distance as recorded by my NavMan was 5.83km.

See Photo Gallery: http://www.pewterspeargreentrust.org.uk/gallery/index.php


The Stats:

5.83km (3.62m) in a time of 25:40, giving an average speed of 13.629kmh (8.468mph) and an average pace of 4:24 per km (7:05 per mile). HRavg 164, HRmax 169, and 402kcals.

5.66km Park Loop Extra (Anticlockwise)

On a dry and cloudy day I ran the Park Loop Extra (Anticlockwise) again.

5.66km (3.52m) in a time of 25:57, giving an average speed of 13.087kmh (8.132mph) and an average pace of 4:35 per km (7:23 per mile). HRavg 160, HRmax 165, and 390kcals.

Totals for Week Ending Sunday 9th April 2006

Six very different exercise sessions this week, burning 2,921kcals (plus an unmeasured brisk 25 minute walk).


Total combined training run distance of 23.32km (14.49m), HRmax 176, burning 1,661kcals.


Summary

Not too bad considering that I was unable to do any exercise on Monday and only the brisk walk on Tuesday. Made up for these two lost days with longer runs on both Wednesday and Thursday. The Friday run was also longer than the usual 4.45km too.

Bridgewater Canal Walk

Bridgewater Canal (Runcorn)














Went for a walk with my wife along the Bridgewater Canal feeding a few hungry ducks enroute.

Just over a one hour amble over a distance of 3.64km (2.26m). HRavg 75, HRmax 99, and 188kcals.

Leek Town FC v Farsley Celtic FC

Northern Premier League, Premier Divison:
Leek Town FC 1 - 1 Farsley Celtic FC

Referee: Andrew Hutchinson.
Asistant Referees: Terence Fox and myself.
Assessor: Nick Broad.


One hour and twenty-five minutes before the match it began to rain very heavily. The pitch went from being very firm to very wet, muddy, and slippy. The pitch also began to retain water.

The showers stopped for five minutes, allowing for a pitch inspecection. It was wet and muddy but playable. We went back in. It rained heavily again with some hail mixed in. The game went ahead in the same weather conditions all through the first half of the match.


Warm up: 10:38, HRavg 122, HRmax 167, 101kcals.
First Half: 45:00, HRavg 141, HRmax 153, 451kcals.
Second Half: 48:00, HRavg 145, HRmax 155, 520kcals.
Totals: 1:43:10, HRavg: 143, HRmax 167, 1,072kcals.

5.66km Park Loop Extra (Anticlockwise)

On a dry and slightly windy day with tight leg muscles and generally feeling tired from the previous two days effort, I ran the Park Loop Extra (Anticlockwise).

5.66km (3.52m) in a time of 26:42, giving an average speed of 12.719kmh (7.903mph) and an average pace of 4:43 per km (7:36 per mile). HRavg 162, HRmax 169, and 401kcals.


Route Start: Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School, Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire.

Park Loop, but instead of continuing on towards the Roman Statue and the Church, turn right towards the top of the Park path near to the Pewterspear Road and then back down the Park path where you began your run (but in the opposite direction). At the metal swing gate, turn right onto Stretton Road, continuing until you reach Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School once again.

8.83km Thorn/Pewterspear/Park Loop Combination (Again)

Top of Oak Walkway (8.0km into the run)















Today, on a wet and very windy day, I again ran the Thorn Loop/Pewterspear Combination plus the Park Loop Medium (Variation) Clockwise totalling a distance of 8.83km.

8.83km (5.49m) in a time of 40:43 (1 second better than yesterday), giving an average speed of 13.012kmh (8.085mph) and an average pace of 4:37 per km (7:25 per mile). HRavg 164, HRmax 170, and 630kcals.

Route Start: Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School, Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire.

The route was exactly the same as posted yesterday.

8.83km Thorn/Pewterspear/Park Loop Combination

Cat & Lion Stretton (5.5km into the run)















Today, on a nice sunny day, I ran the Thorn Loop/Pewterspear Combination plus the Park Loop Medium (Variation) Clockwise totalling a distance of 8.83km (as recorded by my NavMan R300).

8.83km (5.49m) in a time of 40:44, giving an average speed of 13.007kmh (8.082mph) and an average pace of 4:37 per km (7:25 per mile). HRavg 162, HRmax 176, and 630kcals.


Route Start: Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School, Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire.

Head along Stretton Road toward Appleton Thorn for 2.0km, turning left into Lumbrook Road just before the Thorn Public House. Turn immediately left again into Green Lane that will convert to a track then a footpath at the gate, before finally converting back to a track once again.

After approximately 1.3km at the intersection with Mentmore Gardens, turn left towards Longwood Road. At the T-Junction with Longwood Road turn left, and then at the following Roadabout turn right and continue along Longwood Road.

Continue along Longwood Road until you reach the Pewterspear Gardens Path on your right. You should have covered approximately an additional 0.5km since exiting Green Lane.

Head down the Pewterspear Garden Path for approximately 0.8km. At its exit, take the left fork that will bring you out at the London Road roundabout where Longwood Road joins it.

At the roundabout turn left onto London Road and continue until you reach the Cat & Lion traffic lights, turning left into Stretton Road. Just before the Church turn left heading along a Park path. At this point you would have covered 5.7km in total.

Continue along this Park path passing a Roman statue where the path branches right then quickly left again. Continue again along this Park path, crossing the minor Pewterspear Green Road and continuing ahead along this Park path until its end where you meet up with Longwood Road again where it meets the London Road roundabout.

At this point, turn right along Longwood Road heading away from the London Road. Head straight on at the first roundabout, then left at the next roundabout continuing along Longwood Road.

At the Pewterspear Garden Path, turn right away from it across the road and down the small (usually muddy) path opposite. At the end of the small path, turn right down Cann Lane.

Just around the first bend, there is a Park path to your right. Take this path. Go over the small wooden bridge that brings you out at Stoneacre Gardens, turn left then immediately right, then almost immediately left again to rejoin the Park Path. Go through the wooden swing gate, across the Pewterspear Green road and through the other wooden swing gate. Turn immediately left after this swing gate following this Park path around the right-hand bend and virtually straight on afterwards to its conclusion (approximately a distance of 1.2km).

At the end of this Park Path, there is a smaller metal swing gate that you must go through. Turn right back onto Stretton Road. Continue for another 250 metres until you reach Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School where you originally started the run. At this point the run is complete. You will have covered a total distance of 8.83km (5.49m).

I suppose a brisk walk is better than doing nothing at all...

As predicted, today's seminar prevented me going for yet another run!

We were only allowed 30 minutes instead of the usual 60 minutes lunchbreak - not long enough for a run that. So, I went for a brisk 25 minute walk instead around the local park near to where I work.

I suppose a brisk walk is better than doing nothing at all...

Opening Blog

This blog is intended to record my personal daily fitness records.

The data recorded will be distances that I have run (with route name wherever applicable), recorded time, average speed, average pace, HRavg (Average Heart Rate), HRmax (Maximum Heart Rate), and kcals burned etc.

Other fitness activities other than running shall be recorded as appropriate.

I shall also record my Assistant Referee and Referee appointments (the reason why I train - other than to maintain my own personal fitness of course!), along with time on the field of play, HRavg, HRmax, and kcals burned.


Supply League: Mid-Cheshire Football League (Division One) - Referee
Contributory League: The Football Association - Assistant Referee

My training buddy (John) also has a training blog of his own: http://easyrun.blogspot.com