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What: rest day
Why: Felt I needed a second days rest this week - To the cost of my long run
Last Hard Day: Friday (Bike)
Last Hard Run: Thursday
Last Rest Day: Today
Will
)What: rest day
Why: Felt I needed a second days rest this week - To the cost of my long run
Last Hard Day: Friday (Bike)
Last Hard Run: Thursday
Last Rest Day: Today
Will
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What: 7 mile recovery. Av HR 63%.
Why: time for an easy run. In fact it didn't feel easy, just hot and awkward. Increasingly I'm finding it hard to get my HR above 60% on my recovery runs. Unless I concentrate my easy relaxed pace works out about 52-55%, and this doesn't have many training benefits - or does it? How much does HR matter on recovery runs anyway?
Welcome your thoughts, as to be perfectly honest I'd rather not have to bother with the incessant bleeping of my HRM on my easy days.
Off to walk in Ennerdale for a couple of days now anyway. Rain forecast, naturally.
In my hand is a rather large glass of Greek brandy and coke – the photo was taken while on holiday in Zante
Will
what: (subject to legs feeling OK) 4 x 1 mile off 1/3 mile jog recovery
why: another speed/speed endurance session - 5K race in 10 days time & I want to see how things go without the wind interfering (looks pretty calm here today for once).
last hard day: Fri
last rest (well, non-running) day: Sat
alternatively, may just trot around oon grass for 30 mins or so & do the interval session tomorrow.
Actually did 10m in 96 mins - nothing for you fast people but given that I was doing 5 miles in 50 mins with no walks and I did this run on an 8 run to 2 walk schedule I am delighted.
last rest - yesterday - digging up turf instead
last hard - last Sunday
And Will I thought it was a cigar!
What: Rest day, sort of.
Why: I'm due a rest day and need to do a lot of boring domestic stuff and take Ivor the Engine, Angelmouse and Tinkerbell to the shops to buy school shoes (tricky because Ivor gets overstimulated and irritable in shops and Tinkerbell has wanderlust). However, I got up early this morning and fancied a swim, so I've done a gentle kilometre in the pool.
Last hard day: Wednesday.
Last rest day: Tuesday.
This means I've got to do some serious training tomorrow.
Cheers, V-rap.
I started this topic at about 10.15 but the message never made it to the board.........most odd
Anyway
What: 8.75 miles
Why: Latest day of 1/2m programme
Last Rest: Yesterday
Last Hard: Tuesday (missed both of my sessions prior to today)
Started off pretty well today but got to 3 miles and felt absolutely knackered so turned around to go home. I saw a side road leading to a village which I took, it was mostly uphill, and ended up completing my run. All in all avery nice run
Will, I thought it looked more like a glass of sherry!!!
GFB
Why: that's just what happens on Sundays
Last rest: yesterday, unplanned and a bit frustrating
Last hard: a week ago yesterday.
Really got to try and fit in more running sessions, but hard when now trying to do 3 TKD classes a week - not really fit enough to do a run and a class the same day - have tried before and my body really complains.
Why: Build up to Portsmouth 10 & Bristol 1/2
& my longer goal of a possible spring marathon.
Last rest day 9 days ago.
Last hard yesterday
After my hill session yesterday [which went well] I was really surprised how effortless this felt. Purhaps my H5 drink does work. Now it's time to recover in front of the telly watching athletics.
Why: weekly long run
Days since last rest: Friday
Days since last hard run: Today
Went early-ish (8AM) but still seemed quite warm. Tired from yesterday and a bit sluggish the whole way round.
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Why: Having another rest day, can still feel twinges of pain in the right knee when I get up so I'm staying off the running for the weekend. Might go to the gym this evening.
Last rest day: Yesterday.
Last Hard day: *shrug* not sure - almost everyday last week
Why: Long run day
Days since last hard: Friday
Days since last rest: Thursday
Have still to do my long run, so thought I had better post it to make sure I get out and do it
Gareth
Why: cabin fever
Last hard day: yesterday
Last rest: Friday
I went out at 3pm, and my god it was so humid!!! I knew that waiting would have been better, but the cabin fever just took hold...
Why: Abingdon Marathon Oct 20 (anyone else doing this one?)
Last hard day: Thursday
Last rest: Weds. week (urggh!)
For some reason I'd got it into my head that I was going to do a 70 mile week just to see how it went, and strangely enough it was unbelievably exhausting, especially this morning in the heat - didn't take enough liquids and dehydrated something rotten. I felt like someone marooned in the desert, expecting any moment to see a mirage of an oasis - I can't remember ever wanting a plain glass of cold water more!
Time to take it easy for a bit, I reckon. s.
why: HM Sep 1st
last hard day: yesterday
last rest day: friday
way too hot to be running today, pace was easy but felt more like steady.
Why: doing a recce of my leg of the Test Way Relay (which is on 30th)
Last hard day: yesterday
Last rest day: today
Laurau have a great time in Ennerdale - the Ennerdale horseshoe is one of my favourite walks!
Why: getting ready for next batch of races in Sept.
I had hoped to go further, but I felt absolutely leadfooted because of the humidity; does anyone have suggestions about coping in humid conditions?
Came home and fell into a sodden heap in front of the athletics. Then felt I shouldn't be complaining so much because it was absolutely chucking it down for the meet up there in Glasgow, yet they were still clocking up some decent, if not spectacular, times in the sprints, running through puddles.
So who is going to Crystal Palace on Friday?
Rest day tomorrow.
DC
Anyway to get back
What 10 miles along towpath alongside River Avon in Bristol, passing under Clifton Susp Bridge av HR 113 thats 60%
Why Need to build up so I can let hair down on hols so as not to be totally unfit for Bristol Half.
Last hard day What are those every days a hard day
Last rest day yesterday and last night
Opted for a steady 5 miles at 6:30 pace. HR much higher than it should have been, due to encounter with would-be heckler at 1.5 miles (separate thread)
Why ? Because of work and a dodgy stomach, I haven't run since last week. and the easy 30 mile bike ride this morning didn't get rid of the alcohol from the party that I was at until 3.00 a.m. this morning! And some person stole my bottle of blackcurrant squash that I had previously hidden half way round my route !!!!!
Paul