Well after Sunday I thought Tuesday run should be nice and easy so I went for a 6.3 mile jog around Excel. The idea was to keep my heart rate in my zone 3 (below 148 BPM, which is fairly easy on the flats and down hills, but a little more difficult on the ups. Still it turned out to be a nice run with the Sun shining and the effort nice and light.
The silly thing was that when I checked my performance afterwards I noticed that I had managed to run 7:55 min miles as an average - the time I was aiming for on Sunday!!
Today (Weds 7th), I did the same run again with Bob (Peers), my training partner at work. we ran the same route but up'ed the pace getting round in a total time of 49:17 - an average of 7:30 m/m (average HR 153BPM. We were going to push through and do a 10 mile loop but I decided to wimp out as my legs are still feeling heavy after Sundays run.
Wednesday 7 March 2007
Tuesday 6 March 2007
Well thats the end of a really bad weekend. No training on either Thursday (too tired), or Friday - work training. Saturday witnessed me back in the pool at 8am to do a 2700m swim set which was good. Sunday morning I cycled from mine to the start of the 20 miles race I was in for, a total of 16 miles on the bike.
The run was not good as the weather was cold and the wind got harder as the distance went by. I started to feel out of sorts by mile 6 and from there on it got worse, I had started far to quick doing the first few miles in around 7:30 min miles. By mile 10 the pain had set in and I could feel the lack of energy in my body, by mile 14 the need to walk had started and this kicked in around mile 16. So I started walking for a couple of 1/10's and then running to the next mile marker. Lots of people passed me and this had a really bad effect on me mentally, by the 18th mile I was completely done in with absolutely zero energy. However through sheer stupidity I made it to the finish to collapse in a complete heap, and if it wasn't for my friends around me I would have stayed there and slept for quite a while. Still I managed to run the 20 miles in 2:53:00 which wasn't to bad considering, however it was well outside my expected 2:40:00 that I wanted.
I had to make the decision later in the day to resign as Chairman of Tri-Anglia. I can't justify the time it takes as I have a young family who hardly ever see me, what with work and training committments.
The run was not good as the weather was cold and the wind got harder as the distance went by. I started to feel out of sorts by mile 6 and from there on it got worse, I had started far to quick doing the first few miles in around 7:30 min miles. By mile 10 the pain had set in and I could feel the lack of energy in my body, by mile 14 the need to walk had started and this kicked in around mile 16. So I started walking for a couple of 1/10's and then running to the next mile marker. Lots of people passed me and this had a really bad effect on me mentally, by the 18th mile I was completely done in with absolutely zero energy. However through sheer stupidity I made it to the finish to collapse in a complete heap, and if it wasn't for my friends around me I would have stayed there and slept for quite a while. Still I managed to run the 20 miles in 2:53:00 which wasn't to bad considering, however it was well outside my expected 2:40:00 that I wanted.
I had to make the decision later in the day to resign as Chairman of Tri-Anglia. I can't justify the time it takes as I have a young family who hardly ever see me, what with work and training committments.
Thursday 1 March 2007
Another Day, Another ???
Yesterday was quite a hard day - 9.5 mile run at lunchtime (in 1:14:30), then when I got off the train at 18:40 it was straight off to the Norwich High School for Girls and the weekly Wednesday night swim set. Managed to log 2150m of swimming with drills and set - as instructed by our local coach Kerry. Got home later than normal to be faced with cold pasta which I managed to eat about half of before heading to the snack cupboard.
Today I feel really tired for some reason! So what was going to be a 6.5 mile run at lunchtime is turning into a rest day - still got to recover before Sundays big race, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
Today I feel really tired for some reason! So what was going to be a 6.5 mile run at lunchtime is turning into a rest day - still got to recover before Sundays big race, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
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