19 / 06 / 15 Week 3 - Run 3 Distance - 5 Miles (Tempo) Duration - 40:49 Pace - 9"35' Easy / 7:10 Harder Felt good.. weather was a scorcher so sweating profusely.. ran the faster 3 mile section too fast again.. 7:00-7:10 pace... need to add 30 seconds really, as it is 10k - HM pace, and altho I could hold it for 10k , I…
great to here Karen, yep hills really are a killer.. hills and running in the scorching heat for me changes the outcome so much.. dont worry about it being slow, as you said plenty of inclines to slow you down.. but. its good for training isnt it.. i guess in a way, itd be nice to always run flat courses but we need the…
06 / 07 / 15 Week 5 - Run 4 Distance: 14 Miles LSR Duration: 02:30:17 Pace: 10:35 avg good run. legs ached towards the end and felt heavy. knees tight. but could carry on another few steps over and over. one step at a time. and felt i could continue when i finished. forgot running belt though. so very thirsty for last few…
thanks Karen, the shades training will suit you perfectly as they are based on busy lives, she has two plans.. one with 3 days a week and one with 4 .. im following the 4 day as i do not have commitments how did your 12 miler go? and Hadrians wall half sounds amazing.. do they do a full marathon aswell? 21 / 06 / 15 week 3…
10/06/15 Week 2 - Run 1 Distance - 5 Miles (Tempo) Duration - 40.58 Pace - 7"15' avg Tempo Pace / 9"30' Easy Pace Went off too quick on tempo part of the training run. was overly hot running down the beach, should of slowed down , but too stubborn.. just felt abit tired running. left calf abit sore.. need to slow to 7:30…
Warm up LSR - Sunday 31st may 8 Mile LSR Avg Pace - 11.09 Minute Miles Real Marathon training starts this week. However, ran on Sunday to practice LSR as i've never ran that slow before. Felt difficult to keep at a slow pace, had to consciously not speed up. Over time got into a rhythm. constantly checking Nike watch for…
Hi Karen. Good Luck running Chester. I am following 'Shades' training plan on here: http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/training/shades-marathon-training/72631-3450.html Just send her a message on that thread with your email address, or private message it, and she will send you the plans. 04/06/15 Week 1 - Run 3 Distance -…
08/06/15 Week 1 - Run 4 Distance - 10 Miles Duration - 1:54:17 Pace - 11' 54'' avg Did my LSR today. It should really of been yesterday. I was so tired, had a few too many beers over the weekend, and 15 inch takeaway pizza ect. Not ideal really. Need to sort of diet and lay off the alcohol now until August when I go to a…
16/07/15 Week 7 Run 2 Distance: 8 Miles MWLR Duration: 1:10:17 Pace: 9:00mm LSR pace / 8:20 MP Ran my first Mid-Week-Long-Run today that the training plan implemented. I felt good. I over paced on the first 5 miles I think, closer to the faster side of the MWLR, and because my pacing has upped recently, i think i need to…
Karen... I love trail running, only done it a handful of times.. i live on the coast and just have a beach to run along and a military training ground.. which is trails i guess.. wish i lived out in the sticks, or in the lake district so i could run trails and get lost in the early hours.. hadrians wall half sounds grea…