Training Log Archive: El Chucko

great run after crap week of (lack of) training. beautiful fall day, bearably cool temperatures. nice to still be able to run in daylight. did first 13km at classic LSD pace, then decided to crank it up over the last 8km to take a shot at my PR, however it was too little too late by over 4 min. Still, it was nice to be able to push the pace on a 90+ minute run for a change, and I got stronger rather than weaker as the run progressed. Also, 6 min 45s faster than the last time I did this loop, so I will take this as a step in the right direction.

cool down

very disappointed with my inactivity today. had the day off work, and decided to go to the uni to see my friends and to get a track workout in. even brought all of my stuff. however, due to crappy time management, never got around to doing my run.

8' warmup, 4' strides, 8' cooldown

fartleky intervals. 5*(700-1300m, varying lengths), 30-45s walk recovery. legs a little unresponsive after a week of (intentional) idleness, but not a bad run. Started in the light and ended in the dark. Today is as good a day as any to start taking my training seriously.

originally logged this training yesterday for 2 reasons: 1) I was too lazy/tired to do it, but didn't want my training volume from the last week to drop down to 0. 2) I knew that logging it yesterday would make me do it today

Today is the day I began my winter training program, after a complete week off after my fall training program cumulated with NAOC. As a result I think my ankle has finally had time to completely heal, although time will tell. To set the mood for this fall-winter transition, today was the first snowfall of the year here in Edmonton. I still need to adjust to the demands of the 40 hour work week while finding a way to train at the same time, and I will need to find a new gym as I am used to using my school's facilities as a default, despite the inadequacies and overcrowding that have come to characterise my training at the U of A. I need to do this because I dislike winter running even more than I dislike treadmill running (which I find is actually quite effective in assisting with pace setting and goal setting with regards to speed)