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Training for under 40mins in the Eastleigh 10k
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lasts weeks training
mon: rest
tue: 5x1k @ 3.39min avg
wed: 5k easy
thu: 2m easy, 4m @ 6.25min, 2m easy
fri: rest / hungover!
sat: 5k (meant to be 10k but still rough from thursday night)
sun: 9m easy
Going to try and some decent milege in this week with 6m easy on wed, fri and sat and this should take me to my first 40 mile week.
Still not really sure what time to be aiming for in the manchester 10k so think i'll run a 5k race on 3rd May and hopefully this should give me a good idea of what pace to go for in the 10k.
I'm sure that wearing new trainers and running on a cross-country/uneven ground type surface didn't help.
Haven't had any issues with my ITB's yet but listening to you two I think I might start incorporating some stretches into my routine!
Yes if you can afford it. I would have it more often if i could
Muscles generally tighten up when you run so yes you can stretch after but some bits are harder to stretch. Also the physio can tell you if any part is likely to cause you trouble like a few months ago my shins were getting tight so i had to be careful to avoid shin splints
But you need to go to someone who specializes in sport
In the meantime... treadmill today in the hope of lessening the impact.
I went to a physio after developing a mild pain in my left knee after running and they found all sorts of imbalances and weaknesses in my leg muscles.
They gave me a few exercises to do and my knee pain cleared up within 2 weeks.
Just wish I'd gone straight away and not left it a month hoping it would disappear on its own.
I'm quite lucky as a local uni has a sports science department which runs physio sessions for the public for £12 per hour.
I would definately reccomend getting checked out by a physio even if you didn't have any particular ailment, because as they say, prevention is better than cure!
Giving the running a miss today... and maybe tomorrow. I cant' help but feel that 15+ miles of walking on thursday and friday didn't do it any good.
Thanks
Best just taking a few days off it and do some stretching to keep it loose.
That and the fact that for the last 2 weeks I've been averaging around 8 miles a day of walking at work... in a hilly area.
I feel more like running before work than I do after it... but on days when I start at 7-7.30 that would mean getting up pre-5am....
Yifter, are doubles are worth it if you've got the time to do them? I would have thought doubles would slow down recovery? Nearly 35 miles this week.