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A couple of months of practice? Don't think i've kept anything going that long, something gets in the way, normally injury. It's nice to get back to flat speed training though, my hamstring didn't give me any hassle so i can start dropping this session back in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
I did three 3000mtr track races over the space of about 6-8 weeks last summer...
Without really getting any fitter, i went from about 10:50 down to about 10:30, and it felt just a case of getting sharper at the distance.
Saturday, Coledale race, 9m/3000'; faded on the way up and off Barrow, but i'd gone quite hard up until then. Managed to keep overtaking once the climb was out of the way.
Sunday, 50m on the bike up to the craven arms and back. Dined on beef dripping chips this time, which left plenty of room for 3 pints of beer. The legs were suffering a bit after coledale. I may just rest all week this week ready for WNTTAC, i don't really want to carry this sore back into that.
Decided not to run this week and to let some niggles heal up, so 250 consecutive good form squats in the gym this morning. I remember when i could only manage 216 of these, i can do well over 300 now.
We need to talk about Chevin. 9m/2150' race done today, 1.17.10 so new pb and 22s faster than last year. Got a free pint of craven pale ale in the rubbardy after, it wasnt very pale and very strong to boot, but didnt taste too bad. Got my shopping done after and made a soup whilst listening to speed garage on LDC Radio.
7.5m with Horsforth harriers last night, a bit of light trail with a 1ml effort around Golden Acre park. Began the effort at 400m pace which was daft and had faded by the last 1/4ml. These steady outings always make my calves ache the next day.
Things have been interrupted by a nasty cold, but i managed to get bramley parkrun in yesterday before i fell too ill. 20.30 was the time, a standard post pandemic time. I decided to stay in today and sleep as much as i could. I tuned in for a 5h biblical marathon classic movie called, 'The Ten Commandments'. It starred Charlton Heston, upon whom the Simpsons character Troy Mclure is certainly based, and Jule Brynner. It was not without drama and the visual effects were very good for the era. There was the odd continuity error.
50m up to the craven arms yesterday, a wretched ride back in heavy rain, my chain will be stiff as a board by now.
Steady 5.5m with horsforth harriers last night, a bit wet and windy. Didnt sleep very well last night, the roof is off the house and it felt like spending the night on a tea clipper in the southern ocean. The builders said the storm was lifting the ridge beam off and dropping it back down again.
5k fartlek tonight, it was one of those sessions where you feel slow and where everything is 10% harder work. I don't know what the issue was, but it wasn't a good session. I'm still pretty bunged up from my cold, though.