The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner

eclectichoney

4km run - 24:45

eclectichoney

This morning 4k - 24:15

eclectichoney

2/6/08

Bench press
11.5kg x 10 warm up
26kg X8 X7 X7
28.5kg X5 X3 (pb!)

DB flyes 6kg 3 X 8

French press 11.5kg X4 X4 X4 X3

Lateral raises 5kg X4 (lol) 4kg X8 X8

Military press 6kg DBs 3 X 8 (hadn't done MPs in aaages. I remember 5kg used to be a real struggle by the end. these sets with 6kg felt easy tbh)

SL Deadlifts 36kg X6 X5 X5 - 28.5kg X6 X6

A few (about 20 in total) assisted pull ups throughout

hanging leg raises - legs straight x15 x12 x12

Bike 5 X 30 second intervals. Absolutely fcuked after it even though it only took 5 mins

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6k 38 mins (it nearly killed me lol!)

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squats 18.5kg X9 x9 x9
lunges 6kg dbs x 8 x8 x8 each leg
leg press 210 x9 215 x8 220 x8 225x8
random negative dips and assisted dips throughout
so ass. pull-ups in between
hanging leg raises X15 X12
bike hiit 5 mins

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4k 25mins

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bench press
18.5kg X 10
28.5kg X5 X5 X5 X3

Close grip bench 18.5kg X10 X8

Db Flyes 8kg X6 X5 X5

French press 11.5kg X5 X5 X5

SLDL 28.5kg X7 X7 X7 X6

Assisted pull ups
3 sets of:
1 x cw=15, 2 x cw=20, 3 x cw=25 4 x cw=30

Bike 5 mins HIIT (30 sec intervals)

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4k 25 mins

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4k 23:30 - the cooler weather definitely helped the time

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4k 23:18

Fast_Mover

Great to see you back running eclectic!:)

Odysseus

Welcome back electichoney, it great to see your back running. Sorry it took so long to notice I've just been busy with other stuff. You be be delighted with yourself, and fair play to you even though you couldn't run you adapted and kept training.

eclectichoney

Thanks a mill' guys for the kind words 'Tis great to be back at it alright, a little frustrating that my fitness has evaporated but i'm not gonna complain! i did have some pain for 2 days after my slog at 6k last week, so I'm just gonna get comfortable with the 4k for another week maybe and then try and lengthen things. Not sure if this is the best approach, but my main priority now is not to get injured again even if it takes a little longer to progress for a while.

14/6

Squats
8.5kg X10
18.5kg X8 X8

Lunges, 6kg X 8 X8 X8 each leg

Bulgarian split squats 4kg DBs X 5 X5 X5 each leg (ouch )

Leg press
210lbs X 10
215lbs X9
220lbs X9

Assisted pull ups 2 set of:
2 X cw=15, 3 X cw=20, 4 X cw=25, 5 X cw=30

Tricep Dips - negatives only (me can't do full ones) X4 X4 X4 X4 x4 interspersed throughout the workout

lying leg raises 2 X 8
hanging leg raises 2 x 10

Bike HIIT 5 mins

Racing Flat

Glad to see you're over the injury. Keep the running up!

eclectichoney

4k 23:30 mins

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4.75k this morning in 26:45 mins

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bench
18.5kg X10
28.5kg X7 X5 X4

narrow grip
18.5kg X8 X8

french press 11.5kg X5 X5 X5

Military press 6kg DBs 3 X 8

SLDL 31kg 3 X 8

Lateral raises 4kg 3 X 8

2 sets of leg raises
1 set of pullups; 3 X cw=15, 4 X cw=20, 5 X cw=25, 6Xcw=30

Bike HIIT 5 mins

eclectichoney

4k 24 mins - calf didn't feel great the last couple of days so took it handy and got round in one piece!

eclectichoney

7k 46 mins - but it was on the treadmilll so it doesn't count!
Seriously all my running has been outdoors exclusively the past few weeks and the treadmill feels so easy compared to the slopes and wind and everything. It's like cheating!

I did feel really dizzy afterwards which may be a function of the fact that I've been low-carbing the past couple of weeks. Will see how it goes.

Was supposed to do weights after but i figured if I picked up anything heavy I'd probably drop it on myself lol.

hanging leg raises X15 X12 X12
pull ups assisted cw=10 X2 cw=15X3 cw=20x4 cw=25X5 cw=30X6 cw=35X7

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6.3k 42 mins

just some light benching afterwards
8kg DBs X20
10kg DBs X 10 X8

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6k 38:30

Hmmm was thinking I'm going to have to re-evaluate my strength training programme as I imagine I'm not going to be doing it any more than once or twice a week if I steer clear of running injuries. I might opt for a something TBT and aim for once a week and then see how it goes. Though there doesn't seem much point in doing it only the once - sure i might as well not be doing it at all! Will have a think about it....

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6.1k in 37 mins.

Serious negative split today - why oh why do I find it so hard to pace myself running outdoors?? Did the first half in 19:30 mins and the second half in 17:30, and that's even taking into account i was running against quite a strong wind coming back up the pier. Felt good though. I think the few longer runs I did on the treadmill recently prepared me, maybe it gave me the confidence as I *knew* i could cover the distance handily enough??

Racing Flat

eclectichoney wrote: »

6.1k in 37 mins.

Serious negative split today - why oh why do I find it so hard to pace myself running outdoors??

Probably because you warm up? I might average 8min pace for a run, but the first 20mins might be slowly working it's way down from 8.50 pace, so I'm probably going close to 7.10 pace towards the end. Naturally happens. We do 5-6 laps of a field and the laps get successively faster each one, even when we are not trying and just chatting away.
Quite a good way to train anyway, negative splits I think.
That's nearly 4 miles at about 9minute mile pace. You're flying now, big improvement. I can't remember your running goal - was it a 10k?

eclectichoney

thanks for that racing Flat - it makes sense (as you can tell I don't know a lot about these things! )

Tbh I don't really have an immediate goal - I just want to keep running and hopefully increase the distance so I guess 10k is the next milestone. I'm going to dig out a training plan on the net later and start off on it now that I have got my fitness up a bit.

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5k in 32:00 today, then went to the gym and did some upper body stuff to ease myself into it. didn't do any lower body work as the calf isn't feeling too hot and ddin't want to push it.

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8.5k in 56ish minutes. Talk about a long *SLOW* run!

Could have kept going only my left glute and leg were hurting a lot from about 4k onwards.

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Hauled myself out in the rain this afternoon even though I wasn't in the mood and said, well I don't care if it takes me an hour and I've to crawl around I'm gonna do this 7k run today. So believe it or not, I got my best time yet and more importantly it felt great, could have continued only I was at my front door and was soaked so fancied a hot shower!

7k - 41:10 (ftw!)

Normally I do my runs n the morning on an empty stomach so maybe the afternoon time slot and some food from brekkie / lunch helped a bit?? or maybe it was just one of those good days to savour!

Tiriel

eclectichoney wrote: »

Hauled myself out in the rain this afternoon even though I wasn't in the mood and said, well I don't care if it takes me an hour and I've to crawl around I'm gonna do this 7k run today. So believe it or not, I got my best time yet and more importantly it felt great, could have continued only I was at my front door and was soaked so fancied a hot shower!

7k - 41:10 (ftw!)

Normally I do my runs n the morning on an empty stomach so maybe the afternoon time slot and some food from brekkie / lunch helped a bit?? or maybe it was just one of those good days to savour!

Well done It's great seeing progress, you've done really well. I can't imagine running on an empty stomach - I definitely need to have had a banana or something before I go to the gym any evening.

Green Athene

eclectichoney wrote: »

Hauled myself out in the rain this afternoon even though I wasn't in the mood and said, well I don't care if it takes me an hour and I've to crawl around I'm gonna do this 7k run today. So believe it or not, I got my best time yet and more importantly it felt great, could have continued only I was at my front door and was soaked so fancied a hot shower!

7k - 41:10 (ftw!)

Well done Electichoney

eclectichoney

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Today 7k in .... 38:10

I have had a very tender pain in my left arch since the start of Tuesday's run which is annoying. It hurts when I press it, like a bruise would but it's not swollen or red or anything (it hurts when I walk as well). Thought taking yesterday off would give it a chance to heal but it was still in full force today Icing it atm so hopefully it'll be good for a run on Saturday.