Staying Motivated With Slow Progress & Injury Worries

Ososlo

Laois_Man wrote: »

So I'll try to find a new pair of the same runners and hope they do the job and try this session again in the middle of next week. At the end of the program, dare I dream of taking the "Slow progress" part out of the title of this thread :eek:

and you'll have to get rid of the 'Injury Worries' bit too:D You'll need a new log title! Going great there Laois-Man.

drquirky

Laois_Man wrote: »

My brand new sparkling Garmin 220 arrived yesterday. I was like a child on Christmas morning with it.....couldn't wait to get out running with it . But, the run didn't go to plan .....

Last year, I must have spent a small fortune on runners. I found it hard to get a pair that I was happy with. Until one day, several months ago, I finally hit on a pair that I was happy with. Fast forward to now where said runners are more than overdue a funeral. They started to hurt my feet in the last few runs and it has all come to a pinnacle now coz my 6x1 mile session has been ruined because of them - the sole of my right foot has a huge blister - all because I have been delaying the inevitable goodbyes to my runners for fear that I'll struggle with new one's again. But alas, it is time to say goodbye and I will wave sorrowfully at the bin collection lorry tomorrow.

As for that ruined session. The plan as I said was the 6x1 mile at 10K pace (7:43). I only ended up completing 4x1 miles with very slow recovery jogs lasting just under 3:45 at around 12:45 pace in between.

I knew early on trouble might be brewing and it gradually got worse - to the point where I had to give up after the 4th rep and even jogging home very slowly (1 mile at 14:20 pace) was quite painful.

Splits: 7:55, 7:45, 7:55, 8:17
- So I never even hit the 7:43 target and with that last rep and the pain I was in, I had to call it a day. But jeez, all 4 of those miles felt very long

Totaled 7 miles overall.

Still, it's an 8 week plan and the target 10K is still 9.5 weeks away so it'll be grand. And it's only a blister - even though it's a bad one, I should be OK to run again by Friday. In the meantime, the wife bought a new exercise bike last weekend and I think I'll have a good go on that tonight (the bike that is, not the wife )

So I'll try to find a new pair of the same runners and hope they do the job and try this session again in the middle of next week. At the end of the program, dare I dream of taking the "Slow progress" part out of the title of this thread :eek:

I also got a heart screening done last Friday - a proper one with a 12 lead electrocardiogram - Something I think we all should do once a year. Fit as a fiddle I am - and a resting hear rate of 42 BPM.

Laoisman- If you are targeting 7:43 don't run your reps there….run your reps at your current 10k pace- not surprised you'd blow up in that session as you're running right at a target time. If you run within yourself and hit the reps at current 10k pace you'll see the fitness really improve!

6x1mile at 7:59 would have been a really good session for ya I reckon but you might have blown yourself up w/ that 7:45 on the second rep.

Laois_Man

drquirky wrote: »

Laoisman- If you are targeting 7:43 don't run your reps there….run your reps at your current 10k pace- not surprised you'd blow up in that session as you're running right at a target time. If you run within yourself and hit the reps at current 10k pace you'll see the fitness really improve!

6x1mile at 7:59 would have been a really good session for ya I reckon but you might have blown yourself up w/ that 7:45 on the second rep.

I don't think it's fair to say I blew up when the issue was a foot blister which began to be a problem even in the warm up. I think without it, I'd have managed the target OK.

Also the particular McMillan plan I am intending to do, specifically instructs you to run the reps at goal 10K pace. I don't think coming down to 47:59 from 49:40 is too outlandish as a target. Not backing out now. Not until I get a fair chance to do the first session on it at least.

adrian522

Good work on the 10K workouts. I was thinking about doing the same plan prior to starting a marathon plan. They look tough but the trick may be to set an achievable target pace.

Maybe step back the target time to 7:50 m/m if the 7:43 is causing too much difficulty?

Laois_Man

adrian522 wrote: »

Good work on the 10K workouts. I was thinking about doing the same plan prior to starting a marathon plan. They look tough but the trick may be to set an achievable target pace.

Maybe step back the target time to 7:50 m/m if the 7:43 is causing too much difficulty?

Yeah once I try the first session next week, I'll deffo consider stepping back the target if 7:43 is proving to be too big a step. That pace certainly wasn't too much in 6x1K reps I did a week or two ago. It'll be interesting to see how I manage it as a 6x1 mile session in comparison....without a painful blister.

It doesn't help that athletics facilities around my way are absolute crap. I'm like a little knacker goin around trying out different places looking for a running home I like to do these reps