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Over 60's training (Part 2)
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I have not given up on the Foxes...unlike the team who appear to have given up! And not a good start for Lancs either unless there is a major turnaround tomorrow. Could have done with Anderson and/or Mahmood who were bowling in the nets but are prevented from playing by the ECB I understand. Surrey look an all round decent team, which as defending champions was always likely.
4k with a few short quicker bits and felt at least reasonable. Will largely continue to rebuild the base though.
Wordle in four.
4k good - cricket not so!
toon results continue🙂
arty photos to follow from my wife’s phone which I had “borrowed”
Realised I had not commented upon John's misfortune and success - truly an apt illustration of Kipling's words
Garmin had said 1hr 40 min at 12:10 pace and I managed the full time doing 8.7 miles at 11:42m/m avHR122 and a max of 139 as I crawled up the final big hill.
More than enough!
Outrage at wordle in five - that is never a word !!!
Great photos of Blackpool as well.
Wordle was indeed a disgrace today, just getting it in six.
Gentle 4+Kms this morning: bright sunshine but a strong breeze into my face the whole way round, seemingly.
Yesterday and today 45 minute runs as fatigued but nice to be out in sunshine my sunglasses got first outing.
Still need naps but the fatigue post CV19 is tough.
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
"reasonable" is good, alehouse!
Volunteered at a junior parkrun this morning (at the location of my Wednesday speed session). 2 miles jog before, then 3 miles after, with 1x400m & 2x900m included. A local baker had donated fresh bread rolls to volunteers, so egg sandwich my reward
40 miles for the week (and 501 for the year)
Dave
alehouse
you had by far the best of the weather over your way - even in Blackpool
good progress for you with another comfy run
WP
good back to back runs though
Dave
I had forgotten you were just a youngster
There are some speedy youngsters at the junior parkruns aren't there?
Good session for you and well rewarded with eggy sandwiches
We were near Whitby at the Guisborough Hall hotel - the ruins are the remains of the abbey there and the sea view is overlooking the beach and cliffs at Sandsend.
Lovely bright weather but chill all the time - nothing that fleeces and Barbours couldn't keep out!
49 minutes 50 seconds off road with my now M78 neighbour. Progress I suppose, not that it felt like it at the time. Longest for over six weeks, and probably indicates that I'm not fully over Covid. Take note WP! The extra half a stone won't help either! Anyway, positive thoughts!
Good to have some to run with and we talked the whole way through...and it stayed dry although rather windy.
Weather was good here Friday and Saturday; much less so on Thursday and Sunday and was well wrapped up at cricket.
Edit: Wordle in five; raining.
10 miles hilly point to point this morning. Weather better than forecast - even removed my gloves halfway! Legs more tired than of late on the Monday run. Nice to have it bagged.
Dave
Ale: May be not fully over it but 50 mins off road is a great improvement. Have to feel positive about that.
WP: Ditto for your back-back 45 min efforts.
TS: Well done on the parkrun. A very good time for a first effort in several years. An avHR of 137 suggests there is still plenty in the tank to work with over the next few months. BTW, nice pics. Clearly no decline in your photography skills.
Dave: Well done on your consistent consistency with yet another 40 mile week.
Ribs still giving a bit of grief but a definite improvement on a week ago. Spent a few hours in the garden today OK and will attempt another cautious run, hopefully tomorrow morning. At least it has given my hamstring more time to recover. Going to take a good few weeks to get back to full speed though. Yup, need to learn to bounce better! Or better still, avoid tripping in the first place (starting by taking heed of my watches recovery time advice).
I am pleased to say longest run post CV19 68 minutes in torrential rain and I loved it.Strange I never saw another runner.
I don't like these waist straps for dogs on my walk, two runners with 2 dogs each and they were all over the place no control at all.
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
And gardening sounds like progress, NZD! Probably harder than gardening!
Yes, happy with 50 minutes...until I look back at a couple of days before I had Covid: then I ran over 14k at 25 seconds a km faster on a similar course with a slightly lower HR! Much work to get back to where I was whilst knowing that I mustn't rush it!
sounded a pleasant outing and chatting helps keep the pace down
I too came back from my time away with some weight "problems" caused by the excellent food on offer!
Dave
that's a good Bank Holiday haul to start the week
Ditto here - weather better than forecast, and a lot better than yesterday, and legs also tired and stiff after the last two days exertions.
Fortunately Garmin recognised this and gave me 42 min at 12:05 pace which I just about complied with covering 3.6 miles with an avHR 120 and a max of 130.
It was enough!!
Wordle in six..
WP: well done on your 68 min run in torrential rain. Enjoyed it? ... !! Must be Welsh
Ale: Agree re not rushing it but hopefully recovery will be quicker now you are managing 50 mins without having to walk intervals.
Managed an out & back 5k over flatter part of the estuary track this morning without needing to stop (& without tripping!). Ribs biting a bit but more comfortable than run 6 days ago. R hamstring not totally happy either -will need more nursing. Probably ran faster than I should have but legs didn't seem to want to go slower! (5.27 km @ 6:01, HR 130)
not sure whether it's confidence building or despondency at how far there is to go - I looked back at what I was doing to run 22 min for 5K and was shocked - the week before a long run of 14 miles at 9m/m easy pace and 4 x 1mile intervals at 7m/m pace - don't think that is coming around again
Good to see you out and about again howbeit with a bit of nursing various bits
Your weather does seem to be going through some extremes - it made the news here again recently!
Re Garmin - good summary of its features over Apple - and there is a review of the new kid on the block!!
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/11/garmin-forerunner-265-review-runners-best-friend-gets-screen-upgrade
expensive
And today's 36 minutes certainly wasn't. Stretches later!
Wordle in five, also.
the past is another world - but there is still experience & knowledge to be gained from it.
Well last night's Hash was an experience - driving rain, some hail, fierce winds all combined to make it one to forget!!
There was not much hanging around by anyone and a brisk 3.5 miles done.
Garmin is still concerned about me
Cold and windy - brrrrr. Inadequate clothing...
Wordle in 6
PT yesterday and we upped the weights so that means my upper body will be a bit sore this week
Today out early as lull in storm for 44 minute run not too bad at all.
Weather warning in place since yesterday 55 mph winds.M4 closed well sections and the severn bridge.
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
Dave
And well toughed out at the Hash, TS.
Picnic, WP?
Just over 20 minutes here. Enough today!
The past: by chance I bumped into a guy that I managed to get back to running after a 25 year lay off; originally used to team manage him when he was a sub four minute miler. He, also, can't break four minutes for a km as yet. Perhaps that should be my aim for the year! Not that I am even thinking of doing anything quick as yet.
Wordle in four: once I had the middle three letters there wasn't much choice!
Consultant re back tomorrow pm.
Good 44 mins WP, and ditto your 4.5 m + 7 m Dave. A bit of churn in your speed session group but I guess always good to see new people turn up.
TS: Becoming intrigued by what Garmin would recommend for me. Except I suspect I would be less diligent at fitting in the recommendations each day. How are injuries, holiday breaks & work commitments factored in? Or is that just a matter of ignoring the recommendations for the duration.
Ale: Four m/km pace target! I'd be ecstatic to knock 1m 40s to knock off PB & get around a parkrun in 22:20 (current NZ M75+ parkrun record being 22:25
Full 8k estuary circuit this morning (8.15 km @ 6:04, HR 135
sub 4 min miling is still a fairly excusive club!
I used to run sub 60sec 400m intervals but that was as close as I got
Hope your appointment goes well - or at lest gets to the cause of the discomfort.
NZD
that's a steady return to the estuary run - and at least the niggles were nicely spread out over your body
Your body will slowly realise you mean business again
Garmin is very good at picking up variables. When I was away last week it let me know that my aerobic training was slipping with a message - "severe lack of aerobic conditioning".
It also monitors other factors such as sleep patterns & quality, stress levels, non -running exercise etc and adjusts accordingly along with recommended rest durations after running.
This morning Garmin had decided I had rested enough and came up with 10 min warm up, 28min at 10:04m/m, 10 min cool down.
It was cold and a blustery wind out there which made pace judgement, along with hills, difficult but I managed 2.86 miles in the 28 min (9:48m/m) with avHR133 and a max of 149.
I was "aided" in my pace judgment, when looking at Garmin at one stage, it said 10:40 and then 10:32. Thinking I was falling off the pace I increased effort and it wasn't until I looked some time later that I realised I had been seeing the count down time to the end of the tempo session not the normal pace alert - doh!!
I was quite pleased given the very strong wind in places and the variations in elevation, up and down - made it feel like hard work, which it was, and accounted for the maxHR recorded!!
I've got no aches and pains though to hold me back
Wordle in three today