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Over 60's training (Part 2)
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About 44 minutes here which will be this week's long run! Plenty of cross training in the garden before and after cricket.
I'll certainly not mention football . . .
Ran at 8pm today - 5.5 miles steady. I'll probably rest tomorrow, on 31 for the week.
Dave
Graham: Good to hear you too are still keeping active, albeit just short runs. A lot better than none.
WP: All the best for tomorrow. An A for certain!
Ale: 44 mins + 2x cross training in the garden sounds a decent day's effort
TS: HR 126/137 seems OK with 70m climb included
Dave: Tiredness not too surprising given the mileages you have been clocking up. A rest day or two in order?
After only a single outing in almost two weeks, I very hesitantly summed up the courage and did my usual parkrun yesterday. Only decided at the last minute, partly as it was #400 at Millwater & partly as deferring would mean even more time off. And even harder to re-establish a good running habit. Result (25:11) was quite a lot better than I had feared but it was a struggle after the first km or so (HR 155/171). Puts TS's HR figures into perspective! Forgot to stop watch at end so 27:24 showing on Strava does not look so great! Max HR clocked up in a little 'sprint' over the last 30-40 m - well sufficient to hold off a W60-64 athletics club member by 2 secs (still trashed me by AG though!). First M75 ... out of one
With 2.4 km warm up, just 7.4 km for the week! Even worse for the fact that last weeks total was exactly the same
Nice running NZD.
good to her from you and to see that you are still turning out at the Rotorua marathon - your son is catching your overall number up
Well done on second V70 placing as well - these become quite important no matter how few the opposition!
Nice way to celebrate Mother's Day - hope there are some goodies afterwards
WP
nice recycling for race number and good luck for today
alehouse
hope the weather was as anticipated!
Turned out lovely here yesterday as well after a fretty start - a trip to Harlow Carr Gardens yielded some plants chosen my Mrs TS which I now have to find room for in already crowded borders.
Also brought the lawn cut down to summer length which took some doing after all the recent rain.
This morning started bright and warm so ventured out in vest and shorts - a first for this year.
Garmin said 74 min at 12m/m pace and I did 6.68 miles in 74 min (11:08m/m) with 92m of altitude -HR 126/144
Felt ok, if a little stiff after, and now have aforesaid plants to put in garden
Wordle in four after I went for the harder option word.
.... and the Toon aren't going to let it slip are they
Very sad indeed but I will try to dwell on the happy times and use him as motivation.
So, fitness suite this morning followed by 5.56k to bring up 36.5k for the week, the highest since post covid.
TS: Now into one upmanship on Ms Garmin?! Well done on a solid 6.68 mile x 92m effort.
Back to the estuary circuit this morning (8.15km @ 6:03). Light rain off & on throughout. HR 135/147 still on the high side
don't recall you mentioning the Flying Pig before but sad news for you.
Unusual nickname but one also shared with a rugby/football playing friend of mine back in the day. He was a No 8 at rugby and goalkeeper in football and it was in the latter that he earned his nickname, as being of a burly build, his dives around the area earned him that title or "le cochon volant" as we were dead posh
Well done on the mileage for the week - plus fitness suite work!
NZD
my thoughts about "close to home" as well!
It's a shame Garmin doesn't have a voice prompt feature like my satnav - a sultry voice saying "you are going too fast, slow down" or more likely "please increase your pace to match the required performance"
Decent pace for your estuary run - my Garmin gives me all sorts of additional data that I rarely look at, and don't always understand it when I do!
The gardening yesterday extended to 6 hours of heavy digging, weeding, pruning and general tidying up - enough to fill one very large builder's rubble bag - so I felt a little stiff, not to say, knackered, this morning.
However a bright sunny start lured me out and I agreed with Garmin on an easy day - so 4+ miles done in 45 min (11:10m/m) with HR 124/139 getting back to normal. ranges for that sort of pace.
Wordle in five today
I shall be cheering the Foxes on tonight - and at the same time hoping that they are abysmal in a week's time
Race yesterday and the hill is just as bad as I remember it 400ft climbing in first mile and a further 200 feet over the rest of the course.It was hot,hayfever was bad but I made my B goal .53.45 I lost too much time over the first hill.A great day was had lots of laughter and smiles.I was I think 4th from last and I stayed to welcome P over the line in last place who was a spritely 80 years young.
Sadly the pub which last time was HQ and served good food is empty so no cool drinks post race good job I packed a picnic just incase.
What I need to do is run more hills or mountains at least once a week or fortnight as I really felt the hills this time.My route has less elevation than back at old village so I need to make it harder.
Recovery run today and legs were aching big time.
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
A good weekend's work TS: running, gardening and beating Leeds. Hope that your lot are generous in a week's time!
And looks like a decent run, NZD!
Not quite as long here: 7.5k very gently with an average HR of 107 at 6:45 per km, largely off road but pretty flat. Preceded by 2 hours of gardening in my daughter's wilderness.
TS - 74 mins is excellent, as is sporting the singlet! Nice four today too, in view of the extreme gardening!
alehouse - condolences to you.
Decent weekly total, too - building back nicely.
WP - splendid racing - "B" goal achieved is a great result; shame about the pub though!
Did the recovery run actually aid recovery ?
Rested yesterday as planned, and felt much better today with an out and back 7 miles, including a few efforts of varying distance (maybe about 3 miles worth all told). Singlet for me too - although it was hidden beneath a necessary long sleeve top, as the air temp was only 10c, and a cool breeze made the "feels like" temp somewhat cooler. Lovely conditions nonetheless, as the sun was shining in a blue sky at 9am.
Dave
ps - Wordle in three.
wish they had beaten Leeds
a draw was not really enough..
your HR looks back to near normal over that run- scarcely into triple figures!
WP
great run over a very tough course - wot no pub at the end?!!
Dave
I had the best of the weather as it was a lot cooler today - but as you said everything was very bright
7mph does very nicely
Wordle in four.
A further couple of hours of gardening; my own garden this time.
Recovery run always feels good to do but weather it aides recovery is another matter.
I still have aches and pains so PT session is going to be interesting this morning. RHR was elevated yesterday but has dropped this morning to +6 and I have needed a nap on Sunday and Monday!
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
sounds like those hills are still in your legs!
Pubs are closing down at an alarming rate despite the best efforts of the Hash to keep them going - we are off to Kirkby Malzeard in the Dales this evening to help another one out
alehouse
good get into your own garden then!
Memory - what's that?
Probably best to forget last night's result as well...
Brief stroll around in glorious sunshine this morning but with a cool breeze taking the edge off temperatures.
Back home and plants put into prepared bed before breakfast.
Wordle done so quickly in three that I hadn't even had a sup of my (too) hot choccie!!
Dave
Nice week total, TS.
WP: a B makes more sense with all that elevation to content with. OK in training but not so nice in a race.
Ale: Plenty of gardening here for you after have cleaned up yours, your daughters, and TS's!
Run: just over 40 minutes. Gentle. HR ave 106! Preceded by an hour in daughter's wilderness. Long stretch this evening. About to baby sit whilst she goes to Pilates. Can see a lot of baby-sitting coming up: she returns to work on Thursday.
Was there a match yesterday, TS?
I, also, am concerned about the decline of the alehouse. Part of many communities. Should be a major tax change in favour of real ale, in my view.
Going nicely, WP, Birch. Hope to hear of more than zilch, NZD!
6.5 miles mostly flat - where did you find that
NZD
about time too
HR takes a while to get back to "normal" levels after a period off - if it felt comfortable then it probably was - until tomorrow!
alehouse
if you are offering gardening services on a more widespread geographical area....
Looks like you are indeed being lined up for other duties as well
Brutal Hash last evening in lovely countryside and perfect weather - only 4.5 miles but without any of the flat stuff Dave was talking about - it was lumpy, some of them big, all the way and my legs felt off from the start - and worse at the end!
However we probably saved the pub for another week with post run refreshment demands ( I was not driving!).
Reluctant to go out this morning so contented myself with 2+ very easy miles - wuss!!
Wordle in four
Good you got out, NZD.
TS - I was dropped off by my friend and basically followed River Don, on road and trail.
Sounds a rather challenging hash, but very altruistic of you all to support the alehouse . . .
Speed session this morning in warm conditions (short sleeved Tshirt weather). Six in the group today. 7 miles with miles either side of 4.4K worth of efforts.
That will be my last speedwork for a fortnight; I'm away from this Friday until Tuesday 30th. Kit will accompany me, but will just be early runs of 30-40 mins I reckon.
Dave
TS: Sounds like the easy 2+ miles were well earned.
Slower run around estuary this morning - 8.17 km @ 6:20. Pretty breezy. HR (128/138) down a notch but still a good way to go to match where it was at six months ago.
NZD: I am sure you will do it and a nice run this morning.
Yesterday was 42 minute run all easy legs still not my own.
This morning an hours run and legs feeling more like mine which is good to see.A nice breeze before it gets too hot.
Sunday's race was in local paper and my name was there.......only because i was 4th in age group,less impressive there was only 5 of us and 5th was P an over 80 year old.Yes everyone lumped in the over 50 group.Less over 50's this year as in 2019 I was 5th out 10 in same group.
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
enjoy the holiday - hope you have good weather
Well deserved after all your interval sessions
Just heard from a friend in Italy where it has been raining all week!!
NZD
steady is good whilst building back up
WP
oohherr - name in paper
Don't bother about how many - just where you were!
Garmin decided to ignore my enfeebled state and gave me 4 x9min at 10:00m/m pace with 10 min warm up/down either side.
Gave up after 2 intervals at the requisite pace as I had enough - nothing in the legs. I suspect that bug/infection is still lingering
Can't stop yawning now and feel very sleepy = a power nap may be in order.
Wordle in three - after only one letter in two and in the wrong place but most options were closed off
4th in Age Group is a splendid result, WP - I'm with TS on this! Nice that legs are "back", too.
Yours not quite, it seems, TS! Thinking of a nap here, too, as a late night occurred last night, and our flight tomorrow is at 05:50 from East Mids, so a 4am or thereabouts checkin!
Final run in blighty for a while this morning - a 5.5 mile trundle - my legs feeling the efforts from yesterday.
Dave
Last couple of runs have been gentle 40 minutes or so. And Wordle has been four each day.
please can I have your Lottery number picks for this weekend
Dave
hope you made the plane after all that excitement!!
What a way to go through - and now to do it all again.
I only saw the last few minutes of normal time and then the rest as I, understandably, was engrossed in another game until it finished. It too had its epic bits in it as well so a good evening all round.
alehouse
'fraid I can't have divided loyalties on Monday evening's outcome ...
well Garmin does have a heart - recommendation for today was "Rest, or very light workout so as to be rested for more intense activities".
I was still feeling orf so I did just that with 2.1 miles at a very sedate pace indeed in light but pleasant rain.
Wordle in five