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Thursday 19th February
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Tonight: 8 miles marathon pace
Why: really need to practice it
Last hard: Tuesday's hills
Last rest: Saturday
Hmmm, this is looking like a pretty boring post... too much work to do to chat sorry!
Have a good day everyone
I had a good 13 miler last night, although because I did it after work (8pm - 9:30pm), and perhaps because I pushed it slightly in the latter stages, I found it very difficult to get to sleep. Does anyone else ever have this problem?
What: Haven't decided - either tempo run (20mins LT, 10min slow, 20mins LT) or 8 miles slow. Whichever I don't do tonight I'll do tomorrow.
Why: Schedule requires both in next two days.
Last hard: Tuesday
Last rest: Friday 6 Feb
Hope everyone has a good day's training.
LizzyB - allergic to beer? *shudder* - the stuff of nightmares!
Jj - if you're having trouble throwing in faster intervals, try throwing in some slower ones instead. Bingo - fartlek!
Me, well, since you ask, I shall be doing what has evolved into a regular Thursday sesh, which is 2 x 20min sets of hard sprint(ish) intervals on the tready (evil gym has a time limit), then do four or five miles outside briskly while still shattered. Good, hard sesh to build up a thirst for the pub.
Have fun.
Off for another lunch-time run down by the river. It makes for a perfect break from the office so is one of my favourite runs. It is a bit longer than my back-to-mileage plan dictates but should be ok.
What: 50 mins or so along the river near Hammersmith, London.
Why: mileage build-up BT type malarkey
Have a good one all,
Mark
Didn't get time to post yesterday.
Managed a 'BR type' track session 3 x 5000m (200rec) last night. HR 150-155bpm (HRmax minus 35-40). Pace slowed by 2 seconds a lap on the last rep - to be expected at this stage....but should improve in the next month or so (then I can move up to 155-160bpm).
What: a couple of easy 10 milers today
Why: aerobic base building
Last hard: 30th Nov
Last rest: 18 days
Have a good one
LizzyB - allergic to bottled beer - OMG! Even the German ones with their famed "purity law" of 1617 (or whenever it was)? Hope you're OK enough to run today.
sunny & chilly again here
feeling a bit less stiff today, but I'm b*gg*r*d if I can get any of these hip stretches to work for me.
what: haven't decided yet. Something short and on the brisk side of moderate is favourite
why: never sure what to do on this day - day after a recovery run, but tend to have key session (whatever form that may take) on Friday, so don't want to take too much out of myself.
last hard day: Tue
last rest day: Mon
Back on track here - managed to get out last night for my planned tempo run and still be back in time for personal training.
What: 10km (6 miles) easy
Why: Two hard sessions yesterday
Last hard: Yesterday
Last rest: Monday
Lots of good training going on today
What: 25 miles cycle am, 10k Club Handicap race pm
Why: XC race this sunday followed by 20 mile race, H/M, H/M, 21 mile race on following weeks so starting to taper and do a bit more cycling
Have a good day everybody
what: 12 miles in cluding 10 mile 'time trial' done
why: schedule says so
Although I'm happy with my overall time I am miffed that I fell into the starting way too fast trap and then suffered throughout the run. Need to make sure this doesn't happen on my HM in April!
Tis a bit chilly yet sunny i parts so wrap up a bit and you wont come home with bright red hands like me:(
Catch you later
tiaxx
What: 9 miles steady
Why: hoping for a plus 30 mile week so I can slack off next week when I come to London!
Chaos, how is the running everday going?
Planned 9 x 40sec hill sprints for last night just didn't happen. Kids late to bed, tea to cook & eat, feeling generally tired, wasted time on the web.
So had an early bed instead.
Today, made up for it in spades.
Decided not to do the hill session, but to try for an all out assault on my 6.5 mile regular circuit pb. Gorgeous day - vest 'n shorts, and just went for it full on from the front door. I'd been grumbling that I hadn't got within a minute of my previous time in 6 months. Today I knocked another minute OFF my pb. Now at 44:10, and under the magic 45 minute mark.
As I don't do many (any) 10k races, I use this as a marker - its about 42:07.
What: rest
Why: injured.
calf is pain free even with pretty deep prodding today, and plenty of rehab work to keep me busy, so not feeling too glum yet.
Keep up the miracles everyone.
What..25 mile bike ride at speed. Angelis..do you know what that is equivalent to in running miles?
Why..trying to stay fit by cross training, left lower leg not happy with itself at present.
Glad to hear you are on the mend FG, hope I am not far behind you.
Well done Blisters, racing on your own takes some self discipline!
Now, I may be a warm blooded male, and I, like the next man, enjoy other hobbies and recreational pastimes apart from running, but what's this about me being labelled as an Orgasm Addict Monique??
(Have we met before?...has the box of Kleenex managed to log in to my PC at home and decided to spill the beans..tremble...)
Why: Absolutely exhausted, otherwise would be doing 11 miles
Last hard: Tuesday
Last rest: Monday
Feeling bad about myself and fishing for pity!
Cycling as cross training certainly helps keep you fit with a lot less strain on knees and calfs.
By Royle Decree....take the day off, but only if you promise to have an early night.
You could even have 2 days off if you want, but you've then got to promise to put in a stormer of a session!
:-)
What: 6 miles gentle done, 55 minutes at average hr of 67.5 per cent.
Why: just putting in some miles.
Have a good one everyone.
I'll bore you with it all at the Social next week!
What: Threshold @ 85% (3 x 10mins + 2 mins recov')
Why: Becasue it's Threshold night and Keith Anderson told me to do it.
What: 10 km gentle with leg still feeling a bit sore so taking it as easy as possible and seeing physio yet again tommorrow. But that is at least 3 days on the tro out without leg seizing up completely.
Simon
What; not sure yet; should be 4x1600m but I need to do my long run (18) tomorrow so I'll see what coach says.
Why; busy weekend ahead (including likely v late night Saturaday) so can't fit long run in.
Last hard; Sunday
Last rest; Monday
Very stiff across upper back today as a result of yesterday's yoga session. Obviously stretched a lot of long dormant muscles.
What: 5 miles easy thru the woods
Why: recovery from 12 miler last night combined with taper for "2 PBs in 3 days" attempt over the weekend
Last hard: Tues
Last rest: 3 days
Keep it up everyone!
why: so I have better chance of finishing ahead of BR & BT and many others at National XC on Sat
(yes - #52 Pig Squadron has just taken off)
Glancing at a couple of the other posts above I am looking forward to catching up on todays posts when I get back
Andy