Training Log Archive: rob s

Long warm up in Preston Park, Brighton, mostly on grass and paths. Did a longer than usual cool down along the sea front after the race. Needed to loosen off the legs

Brighton 10k. Planned to head down and race against some top guys to try and get a good PB and possibly a sub 30 time. Went off very fast to hang on with the lead pack and shelter from the breeze. Realised it was two pacemakers plus Nick McCormick and me so I was a bit out my depth, Nick being a London Olympic 5k runner! They pacers dropped out after 3.5k then it was hard to stay with Nick. From 4k to 7k I was on my own in 2nd place and I tried hard to keep the pace high although I lost some valuable time. Got caught at 7k by Adam Hickey so sat behind him and got dragged round until 9k. Tried to up the pace as I knew it would be very tight to break 30. Unfortunately Adam increased the pace far too much for me to handle and I got dropped with 700m to go. The last part was grim. I could see the clock ticking down and I pushed as hard as I could but the legs wouldn't speed up. It was so close but in the end 2 seconds too slow! 3rd place was unexpected but I'd rather have been 10th and done 29.59. 8 seconds down on 2nd and 50s down on 1st. Still a good experience

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Loop round the estate with strides at the end

Morning long loop over Tom's Cairn and up part of Craiglash then back through the forest

Usual warm up route in Finzean. Another misty grey day with light drizzle

8 x 400m, 2min jog. Pretty happy with this mini session, legs accelerating well and feeling good. Short reps means I can use the flattest bit of road with no significant gradients

Recovery jog

Short loop round the estate including some nice bits in the forest

Steady run up along the Feugh with 10 x 35s fast efforts mixed in. Legs still pain free and loose. Did fewer efforts than normal to take less out the legs

Peter Hill run. Started off feeling a wee bit tired but then was fine the rest of the run. Very misty and cold on the top half

On the usual paths. Feeling good today, legs still loose and bouncy

6 x 1200m, 3min jog. Used the Birse road, first three going up, last three coming back. Legs good but struggling to really hammer it for some reason. Finished feeling fresh. Hopefully I can stay feeling good until the weekend

Recovery jog

Tom's Cairn loop plus strides in the park. Legs good after all the rolling

Round the Finzean footpaths