Training Log Archive: JustinMartin

Easy run with hill sprints included, hill sprints added in after 25 mins, at Inver 'middle' hill. Felt quite sharp. Jog recovery.

Combined easy runs. Ran very comfortably after the fartlek session previously. Legs feeling ok, although I do feel some tiredness.

Easy jog to and from coast road area and town park for the fartlek session. Legs definitely not as tender as yesterday. On way back home they were very tired.

This was tough and I was very tired when I finished. Legs just weren't as sharp as I though during the warm up! The first 6x 1min went good, pace was 5.20-5.30 for the minute 'on' and 6.30 or thereabouts on the rolling minute. 5 mins easy, then 10k pace for 10 mins, roughly 5.35-5.40 for 10 mins. Felt like I was working hard, it was only the last 2 mins that it began to hurt. Another 5 mins easy before the last 6x 1 min at 5k pace. On this set I was working a lot harder to maintain the paces from the first set, but I slowed it a little as per instructions i.e pace I'd be running in the middle of a 5k. I couldn't have maintained that pace much more that the minute at this stage. Closer to 5.30s for the last 6, with the rolling minutes around 6.40-6.45. Legs feel tired now. All in all I really liked how this session worked. It was tough, but I enjoyed the variety.

Easy run on roads. Thighs feeling less tired, hamstrings a little tired and tight. Took things easy and then stretched afterwards.

Easy run I pretty much the same route as this morning. Legs started to feel a little bit more normal, not perfect, hamstrings a little stiff from the race, but definitely looser and recovering.

Legs feeling tired from yesterday, mainly thighs and hamstrings. Took this run particularly easy. Felt fine, hopefully fresher tomorrow!

Warm up and cool down at ROTG. Tried to get heart rate up and climbing legs started in WU. Then easy jog and stretching afterwards.

Started race feeling positive, first 0.7 on the road was very slippy so pace was down. Took the first climb easy so that I could run hard off it and for the next few miles. Pushed the descent hard thinking that the climb will definitely be my weakness. The climbing was tough, thighs weren't working, felt like lactate overload and I wasn't going that fast. Lost 2 places on the climb but kept that position off the top. Felt so much better, smoother on the undulating and downhill finish. Thighs and calves are tired now, I predict soreness tomorrow. I tried 100% today, not my best time on the course, but it felt good!

Got a bit of a lay in this morning, ahead of tomorrow's race, so covered the both 45 mins as part of this lunch time road run. Big tail wind on the long coastal section, kept pace higher but still felt easy. Never really out of breath much.