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Marato de Barcelona 2011
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Tuesday 14.12.10 pm run
11.21km (6.97 miles
) easy(ish)
53:27 mins
Avg Pace 4:46/km (7.64 min/miles)
Avg HR 168bpm
Felt a bit sluggish and tired in the middle of this last night. Usually have my 1st quality session on the Wednesday night of each week but think i will switch to Thursday night and go for an easy run tonight in preparation.0 -
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just found this d2b. Good luck with targets and fair play adding the mliles in too
That 10km time is irrelevant IMO. As you said the two week lay off and longish running at the weekend. Have you targets for a 10m or a half before Barca?
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misty floyd wrote: »just found this d2b. Good luck with targets and fair play adding the mliles in too
That 10km time is irrelevant IMO. As you said the two week lay off and longish running at the weekend. Have you targets for a 10m or a half before Barca?
Keep it up!
Cheers Misty. I suppose a lot of people can relate to the miles in their logs so it will hopefully generate a bit of interest and i may get some feedback based on mileage instead of kilometerage.
No targets yet regards a 10miler or half marathon. Must have a look at the A/R/T events or run ireland and plan something quickly. As said before, the Aware 10k is a race i will target anyway.0 -
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Sunday 20.12.10 am run
Trail run through a couple of inches of snow. Tough going at times and felt like 2 paces forward, 2 paces back and near double the distance as a result. Had to run a lot slower than my easy pace most of the way but good to get the workout all the same. Really feels like you are using muscles not normally strained on a normal run.
Met 3 other runners on my way out so wasn't the only one getting strange looks from passer by's. It's great when you are doing something a bit different and people look at you shaking their heads
16.06km/9.97 miles
1:27:32
Avg pace: 5:27/km (8.76min/miles)
Not a bad week all in all. Will post up weekly summary in due course0 -
Week 13 of the plan
Planned Mileage: 50
Actual Mileage: 44
Missed session/rest day on Thursday meant i missed the planned mileage target but i'd rather be short by 6 miles than miss a quality session like the one i did on Friday.
Next weeks planned mileage is 45 and is more or less a replica of this week apart from the weekends quality run (Christmas day morning??) 0 -
So, Christmas and New Year have come and gone and i'm still hanging in there with the Barca plans. I missed a full week though from the 20.12.10 to 26.12.10 due to hectic in work to get finished up for the holidays, my christmas lunch/drinking binge and Christmas Day itself. It was only on the 27.12.10 that i started to get my act back together again, so i will start my round up from there.
Monday 27.12.10
14.58km/9.06 miles
1:10:19
Avg Pace 4:49km/ 7.75min miles
Tuesday 28.12.10
Mountain trail run in Kilbroney Pk, Rostrevor, Co. Down
11.07km/6.9 miles
1:07:48
Avg Pace 6.07km/9.78min miles
Headed off on my own but was caught by a more experienced hill runner soon into my run. I didn't really want any company at the time probably because i'm used to running on my own but i was actually glad he stuck with me. Very enjoyable run. Legs a bit sore the following day but a great workout and adds a bit of variety to the training.
Wednesday 29.12.10
20.01km/12.43 miles
1:34:28
Avg Pace 4:43km/7.13min miles
Longest run to date i have completed. I wasn't sure how i would fare with this to be honest as the previous days exertions up the mountains had my legs in a bit of a mess. Started off slowly then increased the pace gradually. Stuck with it until about the 16km/10 mile pace when i started to fade, with the last 2km/1.5 miles a real killer. Just thought to myself that you have to do this again kid in 10 weeks time!! Didn't take any water or gels on the run. Good feeling to clock up decent mileage in one run.
Thursday 30.12.10
Rest Day. Knackered after yesterdays session.
Friday 31.12.10
Rest Day. Painted the kitchen so didn't get out for a run betweeen that and build up to the new year celebrations.
Saturday 01.01.11
Rest Day. Hangover from hell. Sick as a dog until my mums dinner brought me round a bit.
Sunday 02.01.11
18.47km/11.47 miles
1:28:42
Avg Pace 4:48km/7.21 miles
New trainers on for this. Adidas Adizero Adios, great shoe, christmas pressie from the wife. Didn't even break these things in and i completed the mileage without a mark on my feet. If these things are good enough for Haile then they are good enough for me. Hopefully they bring me around Barca in under 3:15:00...
Monday 03.01.11
15.41km/9.57 miles
1:12:49
Avg Pace 4:43km/7.13 min miles
Waited until nearly dark until i went out. Took too long to decide on my route (anybody else have that problem??) Took the head torch in case i wanted to do something different and that i did. Country roads in the dead of night, very little cars or anything else. Met and passed a few GAA players out for a jog, they probably wanted me to stay with them to light up their way but i had bigger fish to fry. I would have broke 45mins for 10k easily last night but the run took in a major hill at about 8k mark and so i lost the momentum. About 2k from home started to feel very light headed and sort of dizzy. Maybe not a lot of fluids taken on board during the day was the factor there, must make that a new year resolution - drink more water.
So, thats an update of the log over the last while. I will be back on now on a daily basis to update, really hate typing long logs.
Happy new Year to everybody and here's to a great year of training and racing, hopefully
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your mile times and training certainly look good for 3:15. Just make sure you are varying things enough, many of your runs are of same duration and distance, you don't want to get stale.
See you on the start line in Barca, I'm looking for a similar time to you...
That's very true Christeb. In fact it was running through my mind last night, here i am pushing out another 10/11km during the week when maybe i should/have to be doing more. Although last night was a bit of a struggle round.
Thanks for the advice and it's something i need to work on but one of the problems is that most of the routes i take are the same distance and i don't have that much of a choice on the dark nights only head out into the country roads with the head torch.
The wife reckons i'm gonna kill myself (or get killed some of these evenings)
I hate doing laps of the same route but maybe needs must.
Yeah see you on the start line. Booked our hotel yesterday so that's another less thing to worry about.0 -
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Thursday 06.01.11
The plan called up the following session for last night
2 mile easy
20mins tempo pace
10mins easy
20mins tempo pace
2 mile easy
After reading TBB's log yesterday it seemed to be a little f*?ker of a session but these have to be done. He had done it the previous night and recorded some impressive times. Could i get anywhere close??
Lap 1: 3.32km/2.06 miles
15:50 mins
Avg Pace 4:46km/7.52min mile
HR 165bpm
Lap 2: 4.63km/2.88 miles
20:00 mins
Avg Pace 4:19km/6.95min mile
HR 169bpm
Lap 3: 2.08km/1.3 miles
10:00 mins
Avg Pace 4:49km/7.7min mile
HR 161bpm
Lap 4: 4.63km/2.88 miles
20:00 mins
Avg Pace 4:19km/6.95min mile
HR 169bpm
Lap 5: 3.32km/2.06 miles
16:04 mins
Avg Pace 4:50km/7.8min mile
HR 162bpm
Session Summary
17.97km/11.16 miles
Time: 1:21:54
Avg Pace: 4:33km/7.3min mile
Avg HR 165bpm
Have to say i enjoyed this session. Knackered after it and had to take myself off to bed once i scoffed my dinner. Really felt like i pushed myself over the 5 laps. Love the way the Garmin tells you to 'speed up' until you reach 'desired pace'; its the 1st time i used the workout function on the Garmin although i have a question on it for Krusty in his Megathread section...
I compared my times to that of TBB's and i'm still a way off his times but i always know i would be but it's still a marker as to where i'm at.
I'm going to give this Waterford half a rattle next weekend (pending accommodation!) . Need a few races under my belt and whilst it's a long trip down it may be worth it come early March.
I'm still a bit worried about endurance so plenty more work needed 0 -
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Oisin11178 wrote: »Now were talking. I love the 100 second minutes by the way, had me confused for ages:D
You like Oisin? Have to say i was happy with it when i was on the 2nd 20minute lap. It felt good and felt right. The new shoes are working a treat but my shins are a bit sore. I'm worried that they are not giving me the support i may need but that was only their 2nd outing so i'm giving them a chance.
I'm booked in for Waterford half next weekend. Anybody offer any sound advice for next weeks sessions? Obviously, the race will replace one quality session planned for that weekend but what about the other one during the week?
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You like Oisin? Have to say i was happy with it when i was on the 2nd 20minute lap. It felt good and felt right. The new shoes are working a treat but my shins are a bit sore. I'm worried that they are not giving me the support i may need but that was only their 2nd outing so i'm giving them a chance.
I'm booked in for Waterford half next weekend. Anybody offer any sound advice for next weeks sessions? Obviously, the race will replace one quality session planned for that weekend but what about the other one during the week?
good running dtb - will stand to you.
Just a quick note on your LSRs. Have you been over 14-15 yet? Need to start getting time on your feet IMO, there is time yet but I would concentrate on getting the quality LSRs in - very important. You can be as fast as you like but a marathon is all about being able to prolong the moment when the sugar runs out at a given pace - LSRs (over 17 miles at a minimum, preferably with a few good 20 miles + done before the race) are as important as speed sessions.
Keep it up - looking forward to meeting you in barcelona0 -
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theboyblunder wrote: »Be careful though - if 14 is the max you have done before then 15-16 would be sensible this weekend, then 16-18, then 18+ IMO. A straight jump from 14 to 20 is risking injury IMO.
Yeah well this is it. Daniels has me down for doing 25% of my weekly mileage (50miles this week) which obviously equates to 12.5 miles. I'm sticking to the plan but as yet it isn't giving me the mileage. Suppose thats where i need to tweak it. 50 mpw is not huge mileage but its all i can do giving work & life circumstances as you well know. I'll take it to 16 miles and increase from there accordingly.
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