Training Log Archive: Cjcollins

Very foggy today so stuck to main roads with footpaths on a circular route that I just made up as i went along. Felt quite tired at the outset and it took a few miles to get into a comfortable rhythm. Middle section felt quite good and then I tired again towards the end - the last 3 miles of the route are a gradual drag uphill along a long straight road.

Warm up easy run. Nice night for running - cold, dry and not too much wind. Legs felt springy and fresh after not getting a run in yesterday.
Spent quite a while doing stretches, lunges, calf raises, leg swings and a few other movements before heading out.

5 x 1000m off 4 mins easy. Session went well and kept the 5 efforts at the same pace. Feeling good generally with no aches or pains.

Cool down easy run

Went straight from work to our annual Christmas dinner so didn’t manage to get a run in

Club 10 mile run. Usual route around dark hilly country roads with head torches. Probably a bit faster than moderate pace overall due to the hills but felt fine and fairly strong from start to finish. I was a bit wary running this route as the last time I did it was when I started to feel my calf getting sore! No issues on that front at all though.

Slept a bit better the last couple of nights and really looking forward to finishing up work tomorrow for the Xmas break.

16 easy + 3 x 10 min tempos off 2 mins + short cooldown. Was pushed for time tonight as I had to go to the school carol service so left work a little early and got straight on to the treadmill. I think this one is a good session to do on the treadmill as it allows me to maintain the same pace for each of the tempos. Had the treadmill set at 6:19 pace (& 1% incline as always). First two were ok but had to dig in during the last one and more than likely would have slowed down if I hadn’t been on the treadmill at a set pace. Pleased that I kept going at the same pace to the end during the last one as I was very tempted to slow down.

Freezing cold and windy evening so not the most appealing but once I got wrapped up and out the door I felt really fresh and full of energy.

Did the run at an easy comfortable pace with 8 speed variations every 4 mins, starting after approx 20 mins when I had properly warmed up.

Did 3 sets of single legged calf raises before the run. I’m still not able to do any more than 20 in a single set. Stretched after.

Haven’t been sleeping particularly well the last week or so, waking up a lot during the night. Not sure why as I have been quite good at getting to bed at a decent time. Work is very busy this week ahead of the upcoming 2 week Christmas break although I don’t feel overly stressed out and it’s not affecting my runs. Looking forward to 17 days off though!

Steady spin on the turbo. Legs have been feeling a bit tight in the quad area today after yesterday’s run. This has loosened them up.

Followed by foam rolling. Everything feeling ok.