6x800m with 2 mins recovery last night:
2:58
2:55
2:54
2:50
2:54
2:54
A long way off where I want to be but I can feel myself getting a little quicker.
6x800m with 2 mins recovery last night:
2:58
2:55
2:54
2:50
2:54
2:54
A long way off where I want to be but I can feel myself getting a little quicker.
Did 6.62 miles today in 47:59, so 6:29 faster than I managed on Saturday morning. Probably won't run much over the weekend as I'm having a tooth out tomorrow and I'm a wuss with things like that. Also the missus is watching Take That tomorrow night so I'm left holding the babyOriginally Posted by TheHeathens
Mile splits were:
7:35
7:23 (14:58)
7:02 (22:00)
7:15 (29:15)
7:18 (36:33)
7:12 (43:45)
4:14 (47:59 - 6:51 pace)
Felt really good tonight, felt nice and steady and felt in control. Also, weighed myself when I got back and the scales (weighing in Kg) began with a 7 for the first time in ages
Did 5 miles tonight (well 5.22 miles but jogged the last 0.22 miles):
Average 6:54 min / mile
Mile splits were:
7:24
7:06 (14:30)
6:46 (21:16)
6:52 (28:08)
6:25 (34:33)
Felt quite good but hamstring is a bit tight now.
8x400m tonight with 2 mins recovery - averaged about 77/78 but hamstring very sore after 3/4
Well, only managed a 1.75 mile run since last Tuesday as hamstring is still very sore. Contemplating going to do a session tonight but I'll see how the leg is later on.
Went down to the session and had to drop out fairly early with a tight hamstring. Ran 4 miles tonight, untimed, and just ran at a comfortable pace so the hamstring didn't hurt.
Very very hot so just as well I wasn't going quicker!
Just stumbled across your thread tonight Mr Heathen. Great idea! My own motivation towards training is being completely hammered by the heat at the moment. Seems far more appealing to sit in the back garden and relax in the sun. Went out for 5 mile hill run early evening yesterday and it completely wiped me out. My motivation has completely crashed with just over a week to Lyke Wake Race. Keep posting your training runs, it may be just what I need to pick up the motivation again.
Cheers
Smoggy
Cheers Smoggy - will do!
Did 6x830m (on grass) on Saturday morning:
3:24
3:24
3:20
3:17
3:10
2:59
Felt quite easy and can feel my fitness definitely start to return. Lost 3.5kg (7 3/4lb) since I started training again so it's definitely working.
Did Northern Track league on Sunday to help out with the events and got roped into a Steeplechase. I was the only B runner so jogged round in 13 mins - could probably have taken about 45 seconds off that though.
Did a session in John Leigh Park (Altrincham) last night:
4 sets of:
1x30s hill rep (2 min jog rec)
1x90s effort (2 min jog rec)
1x30s hill rep (2 min jog rec)
1x3:30 effort (4 min jog rec)
Only planned on doing the first two sets but felt really good and was doing well so decided to finish the session. I did the same session a couple of weeks back and I went about 40m further on the 90s efforts and 80m on the 3:30 efforts last night. Fitness is coming back slowly but surely - think I'm going to race the Sale Sizzler 5km on Thursday.
Last edited by TheHeathens; 08-07-2009 at 10:05 AM.
Did 2.75 miles recovery run tonight in 21 mins. I think I'm going to race 5km tomorrow but got what feels like the start of a sore throat so I'll decide tomorrow morning.
If I do race, I'll be happy with anywhere ~ 20 mins
Last edited by TheHeathens; 08-07-2009 at 08:01 PM.
Decided to run tonight and very happy with run. Didn't time it so waiting for official results - I think it was between 19:00 and 19:10 so well chuffed with that.
My housemate from Uni 5 years ago was at the race tonight - runs a fair bit but no structured training, ran 18:54 tonight. I was a 'proper' runner back when I lived with him so was a shock to get beaten by him but definite motivation for the next one!
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