morning all, looks another lovely day out there... postie - yeah got the e-mail, just checking dates/logistics/family stuff ale - track definitely further, did 5k warm up the other week on the track, its a lonely place blisters/rfj - no, I swim the worst (as in I don't & can't) My youngest's swimming ability obvioulsy comes from Mrs D (she just gets her good looks and dazzling personality from me.....) what - summat easy why - club night last night and I woke up with wooden legs: 400m fast 400 steady, 300 fast, 300 steady, then 200, 200, 100, 100 x 3 sets with 3mins easy between each 'bondarenko' session which I think I've mentioned before...(one of our coaches favourites) http://running-coaching.co.uk/to-finish-first-you-must-first-finish-rick-mears/
alehouse: why do you find track 10ks harder? I actually prefer them. Not that I've done many (there is very limited choice) ... I did one and thought WOW. No hills or hidden surprises and the bouncy track surface helps with speed which is great if you have none, like me ... and the atmosphere in a stadium adds a whole new dimension to racing. I suddenly felt like a proper athlete even though it was just an open to all race on my old school's Summer Sports Day!
Dustin: sounds a bit your sesh! I think the talked about Bondarenko sessions on Marathon Talk in one episode. Can't remember which one though.
what: 10 miles with strides and 6x600m reps at the end why: see above ... no speed! last hard: today last rest: 25/8 lyrics: no
Last night's club session was a 4.5 m time trial. Blessed with a better handicap and a few people to chase after I improved my previous effort of two weeks a go by just over a minute though I still managed to make a mess of it as the splits show - 7:18, 7:30, 7:45 and 8:30(!) pace for the last 1.5 miles. Despite that overall pace was 7:54, so another sub 8:00 session and a lot of scope for improvement through better pace judgement.
On the back of my efforts over the past four days I was expecting to be very leg weary, but didn't want to turn down the chance of my monthly off road laps of Ferry Meadows. Ran very easily and relaxed at 8:30 pace and really enjoyed it. Think I'm seeing small causes for optimism
Birkmyre - do you run competitively at all these days?
Chick: I've never done a track 10k, and have no great ambition to do so! It was just a group of us talking and the general consenus was that it just seems so much further...its probably the monotony and the relentnessness of it! I understand your view, though!
Tom: softly softly etc etc
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.
Chick: meant to say I have actually done a couple of one hour races on the track, but somehow I had no problem with them...obviously a slower pace and you knew how long you were running for! Everyone had the same aim: run as far as possible...quite a different feeling to a straight race, even though they were! Have done far too many 5ks on the track and that is plenty far enough at "speed".
Yes, some good sessions going on, notably Chick and Dustin. And well done on toughing things out yesterday, OH.
Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.
Comments
Morning.
Not such a nice start here as yesterday but forecast to be dry, bright and reasonably warm through the weekend at least.
OH - that run will make LN seem all the easier.
What: short, easy swim/smt
Why: recovery
Last hard: haven't done hard for a while
Last rest: 29/8
Lyrics - no.
Morning, and a bright sunny one at that!
What: rest
Why: caution
Not a good night with my calf...but having been up for an hour or so there seems to be no problem.
No lyrics today, but off to work for the morning any second!
What: not much
Why: lsr yesterday and on call today
Last hard: yesterday
Last rest: Monday
Lyrics: no
Sorry to hear about poor night caution probably appropriate
LMH: ... but not making walking easier today!
Morning
What 10.34
Why MLR
Lyrics No
Went a bit off course due to traffic stopping me crossing the A40 where I normally would, but nice to run in some new areas.
Pig of a day at work so some respite ahead of the hard graft. May be back later.
morning all, looks another lovely day out there...
postie - yeah got the e-mail, just checking dates/logistics/family stuff
ale - track definitely further, did 5k warm up the other week on the track, its a lonely place
blisters/rfj - no, I swim the worst (as in I don't & can't) My youngest's swimming ability obvioulsy comes from Mrs D (she just gets her good looks and dazzling personality from me.....)
what - summat easy
why - club night last night and I woke up with wooden legs: 400m fast 400 steady, 300 fast, 300 steady, then 200, 200, 100, 100 x 3 sets with 3mins easy between each
'bondarenko' session which I think I've mentioned before...(one of our coaches favourites)
http://running-coaching.co.uk/to-finish-first-you-must-first-finish-rick-mears/
lyric - pondering
afternoon all
what: swim later
why: triathlon in less than two weeks
last hard: monday
last easy: yesterday
have a good day all
OH: well done yesterday getting that 21 miler in!
alehouse: why do you find track 10ks harder? I actually prefer them. Not that I've done many (there is very limited choice) ... I did one and thought WOW. No hills or hidden surprises and the bouncy track surface helps with speed which is great if you have none, like me ... and the atmosphere in a stadium adds a whole new dimension to racing. I suddenly felt like a proper athlete even though it was just an open to all race on my old school's Summer Sports Day!
Dustin: sounds a bit your sesh! I think the talked about Bondarenko sessions on Marathon Talk in one episode. Can't remember which one though.
what: 10 miles with strides and 6x600m reps at the end
why: see above ... no speed!
last hard: today
last rest: 25/8
lyrics: no
Last night's club session was a 4.5 m time trial. Blessed with a better handicap and a few people to chase after I improved my previous effort of two weeks a go by just over a minute though I still managed to make a mess of it as the splits show - 7:18, 7:30, 7:45 and 8:30(!) pace for the last 1.5 miles. Despite that overall pace was 7:54, so another sub 8:00 session and a lot of scope for improvement through better pace judgement.
On the back of my efforts over the past four days I was expecting to be very leg weary, but didn't want to turn down the chance of my monthly off road laps of Ferry Meadows. Ran very easily and relaxed at 8:30 pace and really enjoyed it. Think I'm seeing small causes for optimism
Birkmyre - do you run competitively at all these days?
Chick: I've never done a track 10k, and have no great ambition to do so! It was just a group of us talking and the general consenus was that it just seems so much further...its probably the monotony and the relentnessness of it! I understand your view, though!
Tom: softly softly etc etc
Ouch Dustin that a killer session.... same with Chick 6 x 600 not easy either....
What - 6.5 Steady for me
Why - Club session
Last hard - Yesterday
Last Rest - Fri
Take care
Ah, Ferry Meadows, you're bringing back memories Tom!
chickadeee - that sounds like a tough session.
Dustin - hope you get to use the training in an autumn marathon.
Chick: meant to say I have actually done a couple of one hour races on the track, but somehow I had no problem with them...obviously a slower pace and you knew how long you were running for! Everyone had the same aim: run as far as possible...quite a different feeling to a straight race, even though they were! Have done far too many 5ks on the track and that is plenty far enough at "speed".
Yes, some good sessions going on, notably Chick and Dustin. And well done on toughing things out yesterday, OH.