Training Log Archive: AC

Had a quiet day planned on the home front so decided to head out for a terrain run in Fontainebleau. Very foggy morning down there which meant it wasn't as cold as it has been (there is still ice the puddles and marshes in the forest). Forest was quite damp and was quickly soaked. Bumbled around the first few km trying to remember how to orienteer, but eventually things started to click. Ran on my favourite parts of the map - nice clean rocky hilly terrain, with spongy mossy ground cover. Tough running but could really feel the training effect. A bit tired towards the end but got back to the car in one piece. Great run.

Not so cold today - a balmy 8 degrees - and didn't have too many meetings so managed to get out for a decent run. I don't normally run two days in a row, but felt okay for the first half. The legs started to tighten up in the second half and the last couple of km were a bit of a struggle. But a good run overall and dipped under 49 min for the 10km before jogging back to the office.

Still searching for the ideal hill for hill intervals. Have probably fund it now afte rthis run. Down near Radio France and across the road from the Turkish Embassy is a nice 300m hill with only one minor road crossing. Straight run and solid uphill. Warmed up with a jog through Trocadero and past the tourists, then did 4 intervals, trying to maintain form and get faster over the intervals. Not sure about maintaining form, but did succeed in getting faster - 1.21, 24, 19, 19.

Finished up back at work with 10 minutes on the rowing machine. First go at this apparatus and it was good fun and quite tiring. May have to make this a regular thing (although goodness knows how I will find the time)!

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Another very cold day, but overcast and light flurries of "almost snow". Great for running if not for the high pollution alert that is currently in place for Paris. Decided to risk it anyway and didn't really taste the pollution or feel adversely affected during the run (or afterwards). Continued teh resumption of intervals and did 5 x 3 mins H with 1 min E, followed by 3 x 1 min H with 1 min E. Good pace for the most part (4.03, 14, 12, 8, 20 per km for the 3 min intervals - last one was up hill :-) - and faster at 3.58, 50, 43 for the 1 min intervals). Jog back to work. Good session - hard work but felt like progress.