Sunday Jun 29 |
 | Running race 5:10:00 [4]28.0 mi (11:04 / mi) +700m 6:23 / km | |
| shoes: Asics Gel Mojave |
| Lairig Ghru Race. Started very nicely up the road and along the first section of trail. Started to tire after the river crossing but kept a reasonable pass on the rough flat section on the way towards Pools of Dee. When the gradient steepened I eased back to a walk for several miles. Made quicker progress over the boulders this year with relatively good weather. Long section after that was tough - difficult to get into a settled pace. Struggled through the forest but once into Rothiemurchas I stuck at it with a slow but steady pace. Made good progress on the last section of road. Very pleased to have run the last 6 or 7 miles of such a long race without stopping. Shaved 5 minutes off last years time which I was very pleased with. |
Thursday Jun 26 |
| Running 33:00 [2]3.57 mi (9:15 / mi) | |
| ahr:143 max:157 shoes: Asics Gel Mojave |
| Gentle run through streets. Started late and also starting to ease into the long Lairig Ghru on Sunday. |
Wednesday Jun 25 |
| Running race 13:59 [5]2.0 mi (7:00 / mi) vdot: 43.8 | |
| shoes: Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 |
| Meadows 2 Mile Race - achieved target for June of running 2 miles in 14 minutes. Pace felt very slow in first mile and was embarrassingly near the back of field. 7.08 at 1 mile. Picked up pace thereafter and starting passing a few. Real push at the end to just come under 14. Should really be able to do around 20 secs faster. |