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Saturday Aug 2, 2014 #
8 AM
Running warm up/down 5:00 [3] 0.6 mi (8:20 / mi)
9 AM
Running race 18:01 [5] 3.1 mi (5:49 / mi) +65m 5:27 / mi
Pendle parkrun, 1st, 18:01
2014 - race #80 (also parkrun #80)
An improvement on the last two weeks, not that it could get much worse
Always seem to turn up to the fully off road ones on a bad day, would have had the CR if conditions had been as good as last week
As it was, could have gone quicker anyway if I had any confidence, but told myself not to take the lead until halfway, the killer hill at the end of each lap made sure I didn't push too much too soon anyway.
Don't think I'll be doing much in August to be honest, have fallen into the get a head start on winter training too often in the past
2014 - race #80 (also parkrun #80)
An improvement on the last two weeks, not that it could get much worse
Always seem to turn up to the fully off road ones on a bad day, would have had the CR if conditions had been as good as last week
As it was, could have gone quicker anyway if I had any confidence, but told myself not to take the lead until halfway, the killer hill at the end of each lap made sure I didn't push too much too soon anyway.
Don't think I'll be doing much in August to be honest, have fallen into the get a head start on winter training too often in the past
Friday Aug 1, 2014 #
5 PM
Running 32:45 [3] 4.3 mi (7:37 / mi) +100m 7:06 / mi
Pleasant gentle Hawksworth loop. Got quite wet but warm enough so it didn't bother me.
Thursday Jul 31, 2014 #
6 PM
Running warm up/down 6:00 [3] 0.75 mi (8:00 / mi)
Urban Orienteering race 23:42 [4] 3.5 mi (6:46 / mi) +15m 6:41 / mi
CLOK Tees Barrage and Riverside Colleges event - 1st, 23:42 (Duncan Archer n/c 22:36 - planner)
Quite a novel area, which I haven't visited despite their being a parkrun there.
Good urban training too
Took a while for legs to get going but first 4 legs straightforward
Lost some time to #5 as overshot past gap in shrubs
Should have gone back over bridge to #8
Think south quicker on long leg to #13 as didn't spot uncrossable fence to east of control 14, but had set off that way
Shale path slowed me down to #18, not sure how that should have been mapped, and very confused to #19 by unmapped fence, but no other issues.
Quite a novel area, which I haven't visited despite their being a parkrun there.
Good urban training too
Took a while for legs to get going but first 4 legs straightforward
Lost some time to #5 as overshot past gap in shrubs
Should have gone back over bridge to #8
Think south quicker on long leg to #13 as didn't spot uncrossable fence to east of control 14, but had set off that way
Shale path slowed me down to #18, not sure how that should have been mapped, and very confused to #19 by unmapped fence, but no other issues.
7 PM
Running 30:40 [3] 4.0 mi (7:40 / mi) +20m 7:33 / mi
Thornaby-Stockton-Norton-Billingham
Wednesday Jul 30, 2014 #
6 PM
Running warm up/down 8:30 [3] 1.0 mi (8:30 / mi)
7 PM
Running race 33:00 [3] 5.0 mi (6:36 / mi) +65m 6:21 / mi
Flat Cap 5 Race - position unknown, 33.00
Wasn't racing this, but did it as is a nice event and decent off road route, so ran it with Mick who is considerably slower than me at present
Took me a mile to catch him after his exuberant start (all uphill too) then enjoyed the rest of the route, nice not to have to push, reminded me of races when I was 16/17 and times didn't have any relevance.
Mick recovered from a bad middle patch and I towed him down the canal in a decent last mile overtaking a few.
Far better conditions than the rain when I came 2nd last year so was only 3 mins 10 slower despite not pushing at all.
Wasn't racing this, but did it as is a nice event and decent off road route, so ran it with Mick who is considerably slower than me at present
Took me a mile to catch him after his exuberant start (all uphill too) then enjoyed the rest of the route, nice not to have to push, reminded me of races when I was 16/17 and times didn't have any relevance.
Mick recovered from a bad middle patch and I towed him down the canal in a decent last mile overtaking a few.
Far better conditions than the rain when I came 2nd last year so was only 3 mins 10 slower despite not pushing at all.
Tuesday Jul 29, 2014 #
6 PM
Running warm up/down 18:00 [3] 2.5 mi (7:12 / mi)
Running intervals 22:00 [5] 3.5 mi (6:17 / mi)
Track
4 x 600, 4 x 400 all off 200 jog
Bad wind on back straight, felt like January
Solo session as not many down and I had this session in my head to try and improve my 3k time
Worked hard enough, realised after 4 x 200 might have been good at the end, but happy enough with session overall
No idea of times, think was mid 150's and 72 ish, last 400 was 68/69
4 x 600, 4 x 400 all off 200 jog
Bad wind on back straight, felt like January
Solo session as not many down and I had this session in my head to try and improve my 3k time
Worked hard enough, realised after 4 x 200 might have been good at the end, but happy enough with session overall
No idea of times, think was mid 150's and 72 ish, last 400 was 68/69
Monday Jul 28, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
First since June 9th
Watched Hockey, Squash and Boxing
Watched Hockey, Squash and Boxing
Sunday Jul 27, 2014 #
9 AM
Running 1:45:06 [3] 14.8 mi (7:06 / mi) +100m 6:57 / mi
Commenwealth Games Marathon Watching
Met up with Deak, Tom, Steve etc, who all apparently had the intention, or so I was told, of running round the course to some degree, backed up by the fact they were in running kit.
Met in the centre of Glasgow by the river, watched men go past.
I wasn't getting the impression people were keen to run, but didn't want to get cold, so went for a loop of the Clyde in gap between men and women, came back and people had coats on. Once women had gone through just set off on the big loop in reverse on my own
Was quite good fun, saw both men and women twice more on the loop, then added some on to cheer Susan home with 5k to go.
Didn't hang around either, felt a million times better than yesterday.
Was a decent course, imagine quite tough as wasn't flat, just gently rolling so a rhythm would have been tough to attain
Met up with Deak, Tom, Steve etc, who all apparently had the intention, or so I was told, of running round the course to some degree, backed up by the fact they were in running kit.
Met in the centre of Glasgow by the river, watched men go past.
I wasn't getting the impression people were keen to run, but didn't want to get cold, so went for a loop of the Clyde in gap between men and women, came back and people had coats on. Once women had gone through just set off on the big loop in reverse on my own
Was quite good fun, saw both men and women twice more on the loop, then added some on to cheer Susan home with 5k to go.
Didn't hang around either, felt a million times better than yesterday.
Was a decent course, imagine quite tough as wasn't flat, just gently rolling so a rhythm would have been tough to attain