A very temperate minus 9.0 degrees this morning and its only a brave man who ventures outside in such conditions......so,
Today: Treadmill session, probably a relatively easy 30 minutes.
Why: Maintenance training, knee playing up again over the last two days
Last rest day: 30 Dec (Didn't manage to rest yesterday, couldn't resist a session on the rower).
Last Hard day: N/A
Maybe its the fact that I've only returned to work this week after three weeks vacation or maybe its the cold weather but I have been feeling exceptionally weary this week.
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decided to test sore heel yesterday with a gentle 3mile treadmill session. it's certainly no worse so i may have another light session tonight but this time on grass, so.
what : maybe a slow 20min run around the fields.
why : trying to be gentle on heel
last hard : sunday
last rest : tuesday
What: key speed session if the paths look safe after work
Why: schedule
Last hard: Sat
Last rest: Mon
what - club speed session tonight
what -feeling good
last hard-tues mile reps
last running rest -fri
Have a nice day y'all
Why: Need it.
Last hard: Yesterday - hilly run in the snow
Last rest: Sunday
Hope I have got the right thread today - haven't spotted another one yet...
Why: Recovery from last nights speed session
Last Hard: Wednesday
Last Rest: Monday
Later everyone
Why: ran outside last night and I was cr*p.
preparing for vVO2 max test on Friday.
Last Hard: Last Saturday really, unless you count the fact tat my legs wouldn't work properly last night.
Tea calls.
What : 6 miles , middle 4 at long run pace (8mph)
Why : Not in FLM but have two 20 mile races in Feb so am following first 10 weeks of marathon plan to top up the endurance.
Should be ok as I've kept a long run of 13-18 miles each week going since the summer.
Rested : Tuesday
Hard : Yesterday
What-5 miles speed session(30.43)
why-seriously need to get some quality speed work done.
Very crisp morning, paths icy, but manageable. wind chill made it vey cold.
last hard, today
last rest, Mon
Have a good day y'all
Eight or nine degrees here and really, really windy. no snow, no ice.
What: nowt. Might go to the climbing wall tonight
Why: Decided i was better yesterday, so swam 1000 metres and did a brisk 5 miler. Wasn't very well last night, and feel s*** today. Realise tht I'm really good at giving the 'don't run if you're recovering from illness' advice but can't put it into action myself!!
Happy training, everyone
Can anyone give any advice on Morton's Neuroma, I have been getting pain in my 3rd and 4th toes after around an 1hrs running, can't see or feel anything, have read the article in RW.
Lizzy - runners are rubbish at taking their own sensible advice! take care.
What: 1hr50 xcountry.
Why: Time on my feet and managed to engineer 2 hr slot this am. Have been doing more miles on the road and feeling it, so decided to do this week's long run off road. Hard to get the balance as the tempo runs, marathon pace runs and at least half the long runs probably need to be on the road .
Last hard: Mon. But my legs are farily slow and stiff at the moment, probably running on icy conditions doesn't help as you tense your muscles more (sulkily admits for the 2nd day running that treadmills may have some benefit...
Last rest: Tues
Have a good day everybody and take care with injuries WW, Martin and others.
What: Oh, maybe a full-throttle 5K on the treadmill, plus some gentler trots and some other gymmy things. Or I might just do a 10K road run.
Why: None of your business!
Hard: Saturday (Tuesday?)
Rest: Yesterday.
TTFN.
What: 3 miles on the treadmill, how do you relieve bordom on those things?
Why: Yet again Hal and his shedules
Hard: Sunday
Rest: Yesterday, not well and off work so moved yesterdays session to friday and fridays rest to yesterday.
I hate being sick and missing training especially after getting in to a 6 days a week habit. But that extra day off can do wonders, I've had a couple of great results immediatly after an illness. I'd put this down to the time recoving was the same as rest days? Any other ideas on this?
Anyway, it's a retail theray day for me today - buying a snowboard over the internet - anyone know any good sites ...?
Well like most of the UK snow has fallen and now turning to slush and ice, so went to the treadmill as I dont really want to get any injury b4 my marathon.
What: 10km =
4k @ 14kph in 17.11
4k @ 15kph 1n 16.00
1k @ 17kph in 3.32
1k @ 12kph in 4.57 (cool down) = 41.43
Is it me or do you find that gyms are just so damn hot, your sweating b4 you've even started.
Then some resistance work =
Dumbell crurls 3 sets
Kickbacks 3 sets
Shoulder Raise 3 sets
Shoulder Press 3 sets
Lat pull down 3 sets
Seated row 3 sets
Leg Extention 3 sets
Leg Curl 3 sets
Ab crunches 3 sets
Back extention 3 sets
Now off to bed as in work tonight.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I don't know how you folks manage it running outside in this stuff - I can barely manage to walk a mile without shattering a hip or pulling a muscle. anybody know how much Zimmer frames cost? I quite fancy one of those.
LizzyB - sorry to hear the come-back is taking it's time, but I'm sure as you say you'll be stronger afterwards.
Laura - I'm not sure you need to be running as many miles on the road as you think. if you can avoid it, it's got to be a good thing. they don't train much on roads in Kenya and they seem to do OK.
what: 10 miles marathon pace tempo run, 7M @ 6:15, 3M @ 6:11
why: the Horwill method, which seems like it's finally starting to pay off
last rest: goodness knows
last hard day: Tuesday
What: Nothing - have been invited to a work meal which I can't really get out of.
Why: I'm asking myself that exact question!
Last hard: Tuesday - upping the training again after a slightly more relaxed two weeks over Christmas (need to get back into my 4 runs a week instead of the 3 I've been doing since Christmas!)
Last rest: Yesterday - too icy and slippery to run, and no (safe) off-road options.
what: 5 mile threshold run
why: schedule says to
last hard: Tuesday
last rest: Monday
Have a good one and may all your injuries heal soon.
What : short steady run
Why : First training session in over 5 wks
Will
what: nothing
why: felt knackered last night; also bit of a calf niggle (just to the side)
last hard day: Tue
last rest day: Mon
last long day: Sun
the wit and wisdom of Frank Horwill can be accessed here if I've done this right
it's basically good old-fashioned "no pain-no gain" stuff which has gone out of favour these days. the essence is on lots of quality training (less on overall mileage) with quite a bit of focus on race pace as well as VO2max, and the science/logic of it seems pretty good to me. if you fancy a quality session every other day, then go for it. you need to be more than a little masochistic as well. it hurts but it works. I hope.
I am not a stranger to post-run sickness and am trying to maintain "quality" running as best I can (i.e. hard intervals, tempo runs, hill sprints etc.). Hope I don't have to do a VO2 max test though.....
I'll try the site now.
Wild Will, nice to see you posting here again, welcome back.
Witch, see how your plans go re family. I'm advocating for mine to stay home, it's not a great deal of fun for the kids to hang around Helsby for half a day. In which case there's plenty of room in my car if you want a lift. If you can run 9 miles now you'll be fine on the day, go for it!
Mike, I'm knackered too - let's not tell Nick or he'll say we committed training suicide with our tempo runs last week!
What: 4 x 6 mins hard, 3min recovery, warm up, cool down, on hard packed snow, still -7 out there.
Why: scheduled
Last hard: tonight!
Last easy: yesterday's 10km
Rest day: tomorrow (swimming)