Training Log Archive: Mark3

Not the advertised session since Chris is ill. This is the first time in three years he's missed a session, so I suppose that's allowed.

2x1min(60s),2x2mins(60s),2x4mins(2mins),2x2mins(60s),2x1min(60s)

Mentally I thought of these as 300s,600s and 1200s although I should probably have allowed for the different speeds a bit more than not-at-all.

Paces:
1min: 3:02,2:53,3:19,3:03
2mins: 3:26,3:12,3:27,3:17
4mins: 3:37,3:22

Clearly the temperature is affecting the gps since some of these are clearly way off. Although...it was out and back (on the track, which was weird) so there was significantly more going around people on the way back, which makes the greater distances make sense). I remain skeptical, though. Basically I was getting back pretty much to the start line on each even numbered rep, so they were pretty consistent.

One of the coldest sessions I've ever done. My hands hurt so much as they warmed up afterwards I was getting nauseous. When I came to cycle home, a thin layer of ice had formed over my entire bike.

C • "cold" 2

Free 1-day gym pass:
15mins vario*
15mins crossover*
15mins treadmill
15mins cycling

*i think that's what they were called anyway; never tried either before.the vario was like a cross trainer but the stride length automatically adapted to how fast you went and how much effort you put in.the crossover was similar again but you sort of go up and down and side to side? Hard to explain.it will be interesting to see which muscles hurt tomorrow.

Followed by 15 min sauna and 15 minute steam room :)

Deciding whether to join. Tempting; fancy doing some classes for motivation and improve strength to hopefully reduce injuries...and the walk from my house door-to-door is exactly 2 minutes.

3 x [1k,(300jog),500m(400jog)]

Chris's group as a gentle comeback to track (plus Keith's session had a 2k in it and I hate those).

1ks: 3:30,35,35
500s: 98,101,101

The 500s felt ok; actually the ks felt okay too but should've been a bit faster.

Although not that cold yet (2-3 degrees) I could not feel my fingers the entire time.

EDIT: 7th/36
http://www.quantockorienteers.co.uk/items/Galoppen...
Lost the time mainly where I thought; without mistakes would've been up with Nigel and Pete so running speed isn't too bad. Excellent run from Eddie to be 4mins up on Clive.
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All muscles from waist down have been Blorenged and were not happy today.

Reasonable run and nice area though.

Two annoying mistakes:
8-9 wanted to contour but didn't head steeply enough up the hill and didn't look where I expected the rough open patches to be with the result that I didn't know which one I hit, or really exactly where I was for the rest of the leg.so a couple of minutes lost here. Classic example of oversimplifying - 'SW to path' was too much.
Main issue though was choice of route anyway; straight would've been much better here and would probably have saved another minute.

12-13 terrible choice to take the longer, not-path route rather than the obvious path; no idea what I was thinking.also ignored the option to cut a corner.But worse than that, approach into the control was dire, AP was good but decided to follow a veg boundary 90° in wrong direction rather than the earthbank. I can only put the errors on this leg down to tiredness because they are genuinely bizarre.at least another 2 mins on finding the control and probably another 2 for route choice.

Disappointed to be 45s slower than 5 weeks ago but I guess that's what injury does to you... Conditions were muddier but not significantly so -not 45s worth.

Still my favorite local Parkrun, though.

18th/75
Didn't feel as if this was very quick going up, but 2 mins faster than when I did the Blorenge uphill race?! Not sure how but I'll take it.

But then really tentative on the downhill, especially once we reached the path through the woods which had leaves covering the rocks and was especially dangerous - let the guy I'd been chasing get away and let someone else past; basically they deserved it for being braver than me!

Good to know I can still beat Daryl when there are hills.

Amazing unlimited sandwiches and mince pies afterwards!

Shin still feels fine while running but definitely odd when stretching afterwards.

Still very tight calves which no amount of stretching and rolling seems to affect.