Training Log Archive: BecksIn the 7 days ending May 26, 2008:
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Monday May 26, 2008 #
Circuits 31:45 [3]
ahr:118 max:160
Core circuit - 5kg in each hand on everything, -30kg for the assisted pull ups and dips. Ouch!
C • wow 3
Cycling 18:32 [2]
shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
Cycle into work, Edinburgh bizarrely gridlocked again for a lunchtime.
Recovery 46:12 [3] 6.0 mi (7:42 / mi)
ahr:164 max:183 shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
Run from work down the Water of Leith and through Stockbridge and Inverleith Park. Feeling tons better than I did for any of last week, the rest must have done me good. Legs had power, was cruising pretty fast.
Sunday May 25, 2008 #
Note
slept:12.0 (rest day)
Slept for 12 hours until I woke up at lunchtime, then spent the day in the Botanic Gardens with Rob, reading Cosmo in the sunshine. Feeling a lot better now. I need to get my weeks sorted so I rest and sleep properly after these longs runs, as I'm assuming this is what's knocking me out. When I'm back from the States they'll be done routinely on Saturdays so that I can rest and do nothing or very short O on Sunday. Plan!
Saturday May 24, 2008 #
Event: Scottish Championships
Warm up & strides 9:44 [3]
ahr:156 max:173 (rest day) shoes: Integrators
Bugger. Made it as far as that start for the Scottish Champs having slept all the way on the bus and then for an hour before I got ready, but by the time I got there I felt dizzy and out of breath and decided starting would be a rather silly idea, and so walked back. Rubbish. Not feeling exactly ill, just uber uber tired - I never sleep on minibuses, especially not after a full night's sleep. Whacked. Sold lots of cakes instead, which was fun!
Friday May 23, 2008 #
Cycling 13:59 [2]
ahr:118 max:150
Cycle into work - hurting a lot less than I expected after last night!
Cycling 24:53 [2]
ahr:107 max:137
Cycling home. My legs didn't like me much.
Recovery 38:03 [2] 4.35 mi (8:45 / mi)
ahr:139 max:164 shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
Gossip run with Kir - fantastic to run with someone, so much easier, and good to catch up on the gossip - feels like it's been ages. The sun was shining too, and my watch strap mark is getting silly by the day.
Thursday May 22, 2008 #
Cycling 13:20 [2]
ahr:110 max:138
Cycle into work.
Long run 1:59:45 [4] 14.64 mi (8:11 / mi)
ahr:165 max:181 shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
Long run, route at http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-kingdom/edinbur...
Felt rubbish for the first two miles, when I hit the seas started to enjoy myself watching the parachute surfer guys. All good until the hill up to Costorphine where everypart of my legs started to hurt. Fine again on the flat and downhill, then the steps on the loop back through Costorphine pretty much killed me. By the time I got back every fibre in my muscle was screaming at me, but having returned from what I think was probably my longest run ever at any kind of pace, it felt kind of good too.
Felt rubbish for the first two miles, when I hit the seas started to enjoy myself watching the parachute surfer guys. All good until the hill up to Costorphine where everypart of my legs started to hurt. Fine again on the flat and downhill, then the steps on the loop back through Costorphine pretty much killed me. By the time I got back every fibre in my muscle was screaming at me, but having returned from what I think was probably my longest run ever at any kind of pace, it felt kind of good too.
Cycling 18:01 [2]
ahr:137 max:160 shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
No rest for the weekend though, had a quick shower at work (at 7.30pm, how sad), then jumped on the bike and pegged it to Fountainbridge to see Indiana Jones! Luckily I have an ace boyfriend who meets me there with large portions of tasty pasty from the Italian takeaway behind his house. Legend. Indiana Jones is a lot of fun, Cate Blanchett is excellent as a very silly Russian, though it's a shame that to suspend belief these days you have to involve extra terrestrials. Sooo much fun though.
Wednesday May 21, 2008 #
Strength 1:25:47 [4]
ahr:109 max:158 rhr:41
HR back down to normal and feeling fine, so went for the planned heavy gym session with plenty of rest and gossip in between.
Back squat 60kg 4 x 5
Lunge with OH press 22.5kg 4 x 8
Bent over row 42.5kg 4 x 5
BB Roll outs 3 x 10
One handed landmines throw and catch 15kg 3 x 10 (yeouch, ace fun!)
Back squat 60kg 4 x 5
Lunge with OH press 22.5kg 4 x 8
Bent over row 42.5kg 4 x 5
BB Roll outs 3 x 10
One handed landmines throw and catch 15kg 3 x 10 (yeouch, ace fun!)
Cycling 16:05 [2]
ahr:123 max:152
Really irritating cycle in to work, even at 11.15 Edinburgh was virtually gridlocked today. Minging.
Note
When are we going to get elite races sorted in this country? Elite starts at the Scottish champs are spread over 2.5 hours and with no seeding whatsoever, with myself and the top Scottish Junior into the forest a whole two hours before the super vets start. What a joke. What's the point in having an elite course if you don't do it properly? Just have a long and leave it at that.
Recovery 1:00:10 [2] 6.0 mi (10:02 / mi)
ahr:140 max:150 shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
Did a proper recovery run today instead of a marathon style training one, after feeling a bit blah for the past few days and having to squeeze in my long run tomorrow. So did a nice flat/downhill loop from work and kept the heart rate around 70%. Felt nice, but my left knee is a bit twingey.
Cycling 21:57 [2]
ahr:130 max:163 shoes: Blue Saucony Grid
Rushed cycle home to get changed and zoom out to see Caribou.
Tuesday May 20, 2008 #
Note
rhr:54 slept:10.0 (sick) (rest day)
HR up this morning despite huge amounts of sleep and though I don't feel particularly rubbish (slightly scratchy throat and heavy head seems to be the worst of the symptoms), figured a rest was in order - I have absolutely no need to screw my body over right now!