Training Log Archive: AC

Easy warm up for the race.

IDF Club Relay Champs. Pretty forgettable day in the forest. Started in the mass start for teams who were running behind. Thought this was a bit much as only the first team had finished by then - the courses were clearly too long. Thought this would be a fun race to do with the mass start, but managed to stuff up the first one and then the 8th and so was running on my own the rest of the way. Lost a couple of minutes on 1, another 6 mins on 8, then a massive 10+ mins on 19. The last of these was a real bingo control - a cliff on the side of a steep hill in the green. Very frustrating all round. But struggled on to finish for the sake of teh team. Legs felt surprisingly good after yesterday's run and managed to run all the way and up most of the hills.

Too late a night again. But still got out for the weekly long run. This was a bit of a struggle and the km passed very slowly for the first 15km. After the obligatory shuffling first 2 km, managed to hold at around 4.50 for most of the run, with a couple of km over 5/km gong up slight inclines (ave de la Grande Armee for example). Felt okay from 15-25km and was clicking off teh km along Champs Elysee and along the Seine. But then fell apart over last three km and just got slower and slower (5.09, 16, 33). Clocked up to 30km and then decided to stop running and walk the last km home up rue du Ranelagh. Goodness knows how i am going to do another 12km inNew York. I hope the sense of occasion will help things along.

Easy morning run in the Bois afetr a late return last night from Copenhagen. Felt okay after first 10 mins of shuffling, just slow. Looking forward to the long run tomorrow.

In Copenhagen

getting back into bad sleeping habits. Need to fix that.

Good solid run with Justin that was pretty quick at times. Hammies feel pretty tight and so lots more stretching required.

working till 1.30am then up at 6am for an overdue run. Nice way to start the day and felt surprisingly good. Just took it easy in the dark in the Bois.

Work just keeps getting in the way of training. Had intended to do a long-ish run today but just couldn't fit it in at lunchtime and didn't get home till 7.30 and then had to work inthe evening. Will go for a short one tomorrow morning.