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Friday session 7 Feb 2002
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........and don't forget those race time predictions you weekend racers!
Went for a slightly painful run last night (knee hurting again) plus is was extremely hazardous underfoot from snow the last two days. Unfortnately our heating at home broke down yesterday so I was glad to go for a run (it was -2 outside) to get warm!
Today: Probably rest - maybe some rowing cross training.
Why: First rest day since return from holiday
Last hard day: N/A
Last rest: Today.
Went for a slightly painful run last night (knee hurting again) plus is was extremely hazardous underfoot from snow the last two days. Unfortnately our heating at home broke down yesterday so I was glad to go for a run (it was -2 outside) to get warm!
Today: Probably rest - maybe some rowing cross training.
Why: First rest day since return from holiday
Last hard day: N/A
Last rest: Today.
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What: hill repeats, 12 x 30 seconds. Oooow.
Last hard: today!
Last rest: yesterday.
Last nights predicted speed session was changed to doing reps on a very steep hill
Today: Rest
Why:See above
Last Hard: Thurs
Last Rest: Sat
No racing for me until NW 1/2 in 2 weeks but good luck to those who are
Why: only run twice this week; schedule
Last hard: Weds speed session
Last easy: yesterday body balance active rest
Guilt-ridden because I'm not spending between 9am and 10am with my two year old daughter! But will take her swimming straight after and will be good mother all day!
what- cross train? spinning&weights
why-because i'm weeeeeeeak
last hard-club race last night
last rest-last friday
have a nice day y'all
What: Rest. Had a blissful lie-in.
Why: Scheduled.
Last Hard: Yesterday
What : probably 3-4 mile recovery run if I get time
Why : Long run yesterday
PB - My circuit yesterday wasn't the same loop from home repeated it was an 8 mile loop and a couple of different 5 mile loops which all join up around my village (if that makes sense). So I don't actually pass the front door at all. Have got a couple of long 15mile + circuits but I find breaking the long run up into smaller chunks makes it less daunting esp. when you run on your own. There is also the fallback of chopping of a section if you're feeling shagged out , believe me I nearly succumbed yesterday....
Laura - Still unfortunately out of work (Banker in the city - no not one of those highly paid ones either .....).
Have been made redundant twice in the past 15mths and have applied for around 100 jobs both city based,abroad and locally but the sad truth is that employers can afford to be fussy.
Local firms after admin/finance people think i'm too highly qualified,city firms want maths grads only now.(Although I do have a 'meeting' in London today - not what you know its who you know...!)
Still started my OU course in social sciences so 6 years from now I'll be a primary school teacher......
and I get to see my kids growing up..
and the house is decorated throughout..
and my running is getting better..
Have a good weekend everyone
What: Early morning 5K-ish run.
Why: Only chance before regretfully allowing Hippo to go home. Don't believe all that stiff about being slow. She can fairly shift up those hills.
Last hard day: Wednesday. Yesterday was mentally a bit hard because I did 6 miles on the treadmill, but not physically tiring.
Last rest day: Today :-D
Good luck with the job hunting Dustin, glad to see your quality of life is sky high in the meantime. About that decorating...
Another forum meet at Vrap's, why didn't you post on Events, 'Surgery Session' or some such?
Anyone racing this weekend? Good luck if you are.
What: attempt the dreaded 2.5k intervals.
Why: see if I'm back on form.
Last hard: Mon
Last rest: yesterday.
Feeling fairly tired from club night last night. Have a day of rest tomorrow and then its the last cross country race of the season. I suppose I'll have to really start marathon training then!
What : longish slow (for those London forumites) thats Southwark bridge to Tower Bridge, round St. Katherine Dock, upto Westminster Bridge and back to Southwark)
Why : Bit pooped but it'd be nice to have a bit longer run
Last Hard : Tuesday
Last Rest : Sunday
Good look racing everyone
abandoning Horwill??!?!?! Surely you jest? Frank will be at your door 6AM Sunday morning demanding answers, be prepared! Seriously though, I'm amazed you stuck with the program as long as you did, I just pick and choose from the FK workouts and sometimes that even seems like too much. Looking forward to your race report, I guess that will be an acid test for what the FK regime has done for your fitness, best of luck.
What: nowt
Why: Friday = rest day
Last hard run: Yesterday
Last rest day: Today
Good luck all weekend racers
what: prob the rest I should have taken yesterday. tried new shoes out on dredtred last night, sock problem causing numb foot at 4k and couldn't restart so I packed in
why: feel under weather and few niggles, think knee basically on track to recovery
last hard day Jan 26
last rest day Mon
Why oh why don't I listen to all that good advice about increasing milage gradually: Lesson if you are injured and X-train you CV system stays way ahead of your running muscles/joints - you still need to rebuild milage gradually
seem to be few racers out this w/e, so enjoy the LSD sessions ;-)
What: Rest! Followed by more rest.
Why: 13 (point two) miles last night - plan was to bring my long run forward to allow more recovery before my 20K on Sunday week. I hurt!
Hard: Let me think....
Rest: Wednesday.
Need coffee but not sure I can stand up. Oh, the dilemma!
Have fun today, all.
Dustin - best of luck with the job hunt.
MM - as you've been saying wisely for ages, you have to work out what's right for you and I've had to admit finally that too many killer Horwill workouts in a week were just breaking me down and making me slower - which wasn't really the idea! so I'm going back to the RW basic plan of: intervals Tues, medium long run Weds, tempo run Thurs, fartlek or short hills Sat, long run Sunday, and recovery Mon and Fri. which actually means you average more quality sessions per week than on the Horwill method, and you can run more weekly mileage and you don't kill yourself in the process. having said that,I've just got hold of a copy of Michael Sandrock's "Running Tough" which lists more "workouts from hell" than you can shake a stick at - so doubtless next week I'll have adopted some other mad plan. ;-)
what: 6 miles recovery run with a few 200m strides to get the legs moving a bit
why: Wokingham 1/2M Sunday
last rest: Monday
last hard day: yesterday
race predicition, er ...
dream time: forget it :-(
goal time: anything under 80 mins.
OK time: under 82 mins.
disaster time: don't want to think about it.
why do I get the feeling I'm not going into this with a positive frame of mind?
good luck anyone else racing this weekend, and to everyone else, enjoy those long runs!
Today:
what: rest
why: Friday's my rest day
Last rest: Wednesday
Last hard: Tuesday club run
race prediction:
dream time: sub 1hr 50
goal time: 1 hr 53
OK time: 1 hr 55
disaster time: over 2 hours
Looking forward to Sunday. Hope to see you there Achilles.
What: Nothing - another rest day!
Why: I'm out tonight and will have to move today's session to tomorrow (decided to try 1K intervals).
Last hard: Wednesday's tempo run.
Last rest: Yesterday.
Obviously whether I do today's session tomorrow will depend on the intensity of my hangover!
mild here at last
what: undecided - want to do something brisk
why: feeling (relatively) fresh
last hard day: 19 days ago
last long day: Sun
last rest day: Thu
Good luck Dustin. May be joining you if they don't get enough VRs out of my group here.
i lied earlier!!
what -steady 35mins
why-didnt want to go to gym
last hard-club 3.5mile race last night(2nd in19.49!)
last rest- last friday
ENJOY!!
What: 5mi easy
Why: should have been 8mi@marathon pace but really didn't think I would be able to that plus long run tomorrow (18mi). May do the remaining 3mi as a recovery jog/walk on Sun
Last hard: Sun
Last rest: yesterday
Well, ok, pool exercises, and pilates classs, which tests my muscles to the limits within minutes, and I end up doing a Modified Routine for the Particularly Feeble (and yes, this is a beginners class I am enrolled in).
Still, I logged four hours asleep middday, I am walking ok again, I am not back on chemicals, and I shall try a run tomorrow, before giving up and returning to the pharmacological solution.
What: Rest day
Why: Last rest was a week last Monday and body sending signals that a day off is due and had to trek out to pick parents up from airport
Good luck to all racing this weekend. We are on first trip with the new born to south of Turkey for the next week when hopefully Mary will get back to some very gentle running week so unless I find internet cafe will be signing off for a week.
Simon
Rubbish day, finished piece of work I've bee glued to the screen working on since Monday, sent off at 16.59.59...Still not feeling brill but so antsy and irritated I did a quick half hour around the block anyway. When I came back my 8yr old says, 'It's really weird Mum, before you went out you were, like, really stressed and now you're like a different person.' Ho hum, better than valium and half a bottle of sherry I guess.
Total miles so far this week: 14, better have a decent weekend.
Good luck Achilles and others racing, I hear Frank is gutted and thinking of abducting you, blindfolding you and taking you down the track for a double Vomiter session.
Well done Laura - I know the feeling.
what: 6 mile in 61mins on undulating route.
why: just because
last hard: Last Sunday
last easy: yesterday
Good luck to all racers and LSD'ers