Friday May 16 |
 | running long (TE 3.6) 1:31:23 [2] 13 km (7:02 / km) +320m 6:16 / km | |
| ahr:155 max:175 shoes: Adidas Supernova Trail |
| After taking a 3 hour nap this afternoon (and leaving work early because I was totally useless anyway) I felt much better. When I started running the first thing I noticed was that my legs feel better again. I felt really good on this run and I feel like that hasn't happen in a while, so it was a nice feeling and kind of a relief. |
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| C • Delayed effect? 2 |
| running drills and plyometrics 35:00 [3] | |
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| Ended my run at the gym and did the usual route, except the running drills. Did all the jumps, including 8 hurdles in a row. It's amazing the progress I have made with jumping hurdles. Fun! |
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| C • hurdles 2 |
| strength 40:00 [2] | |
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| and the strength part as usual as well. |
| running 10:00 [2] | |
| ahr:2 |
| And at last I ran back home. Long training! |
Thursday May 15 |
| running 24:00 [2] 3.7 km (6:29 / km) +80m 5:51 / km | |
| ahr:136 max:161 (rest day) |
| Running with Marc! This was really nice, but otherwise I feel totally wiped out. Don't know why, but decided to make today a rest day. |
Wednesday May 14 |
| running (TE 1.8) 30:08 [2] 5.5 km (5:29 / km) +90m 5:04 / km | |
| ahr:130 max:151 |
| Morning jog at 6:30am. |
| indoor bike (hometrainer) 1:20:00 [1] | |
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| I just couldn't get myself to go running today. I felt tired from work and needed to do something that didn't take too much effort. |
Tuesday May 13 |
| running (TE 2.6) 46:25 [2] 8.5 km (5:28 / km) +210m 4:52 / km | |
| ahr:145 max:171 shoes: Saucony Tangent |
| I feel too good for the fact that I ran a 5km race yesterday... no sore muscles and legs don't really feel heavy. It is also sooo pretty in Switzerland right now. This was a very pleasant run. |
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| C • Pretty right now! 1 |
| stretching 5:00 [0] | |
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Monday May 12 |
| running (TE 1.5) 12:00 [1] 2 km (6:00 / km) | |
| ahr:129 max:149 |
| Morning jog. |
| running warm up/down 49:26 [2] 9 km (5:30 / km) | |
| ahr:146 max:176 |
| Warm up and cool down for the 5km race. It was a hot day and we were all trying to find shade to cool down in. |
| running race 19:10 [5] 5 km (3:50 / km) vdot: 52.3 | |
| ahr:185 max:196 |
| First big challenge of the year is checked off the list. Pfew. So, my goal was to run under 19 minutes, and from my time you could say that I am a little disappointed. Which is true, but I don't feel all too bad about it either. It was a hot day (24°) and everyone was a little slower than they wanted/expected to be. But most importantly, it was a "race" to see where I stand and now I know!
The race started fast and I tried to hold myself back and run comfortably. The first km felt really good, but afterwards it was about how I expected it to feel, hard. I also got a side stitch about 1/2 way through, so that was uncomfortable. It was mentally a little bit tough, because I was running all alone. All the Swiss team members were faster (the fastest ran 18:10, the slowest ran 18:43) so I just had to push myself.
1km splits were:
3'40
3'48
3'53 (3km time = 11'21)
3'59 (yikes!)
3'50
I guess I had a hard time on the 4th kilometer, but I am happy to have been able to pick it up again on the last km.
So, not an amazing time, but not a bad one either. Under 19 minutes would be very realistic in the near future (although I am not doing another 5km on the track in the near future), and 18:45 maybe next year.
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| C • Good stuff 6 |
| aquajogging 50:00 [1] | |
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| The water felt good on my legs. They are getting that tired, heavy feeling from the 5km. |
Sunday May 11 |
| cycling 30:00 [1] | |
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| Biking from Bern to Belp and back to spend some time with Marc's family. |
Biel, Switzerland
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