Training Log Archive: AllyBeaven

Skate marathon. Stuck with Karen in the pissing rain.

Stop start run to Tempelhof, traffic lights and pedestrian weaving. Then a run round the perimeter track moderateish, 6.41k in 28:31, just under 4:30m/k. Felt like faster easy. Then home again the same way. Stride #4 felt ace so I stopped there.

Calves a wee bit tight, legs not particularly zippy but I have been spending a lot of time on my feet so that's no surprise. Marathon day tomorrow!

No running today. A bicycle tour in the morning, then bibs and expo in the afternoon, a workout in itself, before an hour is skating at Tempelhof. Calf s&c in the evening.

30k on rollereblades, in the rain, then an evening run. Mostly easy, moving a little quicker in some bits when the combination of dark and Berlin's odd tarmac/cobbled/dirt/tree root paths would allow. Getting towards moderate the last 20 minutes with no ill effect. More strides on the road, feeling pretty nice.

After a day of dinosaurs and contemporary art, an evening tour of some Berlin canal banks, scuzzy industrial estates, plenty second hand dope smoke. Calves slight tender from the return to running/physio stuff/running on tarmac, but overall moving just fine. 4 strides on the road outside at the end. Felt like leg speed was topping out before I was making much effort. Which is good I think.

Travel day, no running, just a short evening skate at Tempelhof. Good glute burn.

On the road, pissing rain, out and back past my dad's allotment. Starting nice and easy, winding up a little in the second half, getting towards Moderate pace. 4:15 for the fastest km according to the watch. Same spot in my left calf as yesterday but overall feeling good. Skipped strides as I was soaked through, would have got chilly hanging around between them.