I must be the only early bird this morning. Never been on the forum at this time of the day before. Anyway todays training.
What: 6 miles fartlek
Why: to give my legs a quicker turnover in ready for Sunday's 1/2M.
Last rest day: yesterday
Last hard day: Monday
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I cycled on my 'easy day' yesterday in order to give my knee a rest and consequently I feel absolutely knackered today!
So
Today's session: unsure see how knee feels - aiming for one hour steady but quite prepared to bail.
Why: need to keep some mileage going!
Last rest day: yesterday
Last hard day: tuesday
What: 40 minutes on the treadmill
Why: speed work, give knee a rest from longer distances
Last rest day : Yesterday
Last hard Day : Tuesday
why first week of running 4 times so distance slightly less so weekly total only up one mile
last hard - still not doing hard days as my shoulder still isn't right
last rest - yesterday
Why: Did a 3.5miler last night, after weather enforced rest for 2 days, and it felt Gooooooooooood. Knocked about 3 mins off my previous best for the route, and only walked once (at the top of a particularly nasty little hill that I "sprinted" up).
Days since last hard: 5 (Saturday)
Days since last rest: 2 (Tuesday)
What: 3m, variable speed. Stability exercises in pool and 400m front crawl!! That's all I've got to do for the tri I want to try.
Why: still a bit tentative.
So what? Wonderful to try fast again, over limited distances (20meters to 100 metres). Glue (attaching muscles to pelvis) came unstuck a bit at the very end so I stopped immediately and walked rather than jogged home. I think I escaped without pulling anything seriously loose. Ice again, but felt I'd got away with it. First fast since the episode of chest pains, and not a whimper from that corner. Definitely transient. Whoppee.
I thought you already were serious
So...it really has to be training now.
What I plan to do: Either 3 miles or 6.6 miles, timed, depending on which circuit I feel like doing when I get home this afternoon. Eat half a tub of Haagen-Dazs, wait an hour, then walk to the gym, do an hour of Bodypump and have a swim, and walk home via Pizza Express. Bit of socialising tonight.
What I will probably do: Drive to the gym, do the Bodypump class, have a token dip in the pool and drive home again.
Why: I feel like doing a lot today, but that feeling might evaporate if the rain doesn't stop.
Days since last hard day: 4
Days since last rest day : 1
Cheers, V-rap.
Just a reminder, until a moment ago I was Marjorie. shows zactly how serious I can be.
What: Speedwork - 3*800m with 2 mins rest
Why: First speedwork session for 20 YEARS (started running again in January at 18 stone)
Last Rest day: Tuesday
Last Hard Day: Sunday
I am knackered today, quads and calfs ache, but it felt good to let it rip for once.
anyway for today
what : rest
why : 3 dyas training, bruised left foot on elliptical in gym last night
dyas since hard : 0 yesterday
days since rest : 3 (sun)
will continue to explore this place
Monday: rest day out for dinner, had pasta
Tuesday: 7-8 mile run, all of my runs are slow.
Wednesday: 45mins in gym on weights
Thursday: 7-8 mile slow run.
Friday: Arrive home (work away) open bottle of wine no training.
Saturday/Sunday looking after grandchildren.
Next week will try to do more training.
What: 6 miles tonight
Why: Trying to rehabilitate Mrs RB and I need to do something as I feel I'm getting out of the habit.
Days since hard: about 9 (last Monday)
Days since rest: 0 (Ran on Mon & Tues though)
Need to do more...
What - 4 miles tonight.
Why - Trying to gradually increase my weekly mileage by adding half a mile to one of my weekly runs and increasing my long run by 5 minutes a week.
Last hard - Ummm ... Friday (I blame the hot weather and the fact my right heel's been giving me a bit of jip).
Last rest - Yesterday (curry and beers with a friend ... well, I have recently been accused of planning my life around running rather than vice versa ... nothing wrong with that though, is there?!)
Cheers,
Minkin (the runner formerly known as Debbie)
What: 9.5 mile steady run in 1:06
Why: Following Runners World sub 3 marathon programme for next seven weeks
Last Hard - Fartlek session last night
Last rest - Tuesday (It just didnt stop raining)
What: Track workout, 3x3200m
Why: Cause Frank Horwill said so!!!
Days since last hard run: 2 (tuesday)
Days since last rest: 3 (monday)
Had a good session this evening which was good after the disappointment at the Notts 5 last Friday. With 4 mins rest between sets (a bit more than the 90sec recommended by Horwill!) went like this (for each 1600):
5:57, 5:53
5:53, 5:53
5:54, 5:52
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Why: Day 41 of my half m programme
Last rest: yesterday
Last hard: Tuesday
why: coz this is my first midweek run since i re-started last week
last rest: sunday-today
last hard: they all are.
despite still needing about 5 minutes of walking, in 2 blocks, to get round 4 and a half miles, today felt much better than sunday or last week. feel like if I'm lucky I might actually be able to get ready for that marathon which is now less than 2 months away. Its gonna be hard, but I ain't gonna quit!
Why: I ran out of time to do a longer run
Last rest day: Sunday
Last hard day: Tuesday's speed sesh
(Ironman, are you one of RW's pacers)
What: Threshold run, 2mile jog/7 miles steady with some quick bursts/2 mile jog
Why: Wanted to do a longish threshold run or a tempo run.In the end I couldn't decide what to do, so went out and enjoyed the summer evening instead.
Last Hard session: Tuesday
Last Rest Day : Monday
I wish!
Nope, just following the schedules so that I can get the qualifying time for London next year in the Robin Hood 'thon.
Funny that... I get much more problems with my knees when I run short and fast than when I run long and slow.