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The "what the hell do I call my training log?" training log...
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How come they never made chocolate fig rolls? That could be delicious in a disgusting sort of way.... *Runs to pitch idea to Jacobs*:pac:Chocolate covered may be a bridge too far.....the beauty of fig rolls is the simplicity.
They're of the menu for a good while now. Going through a phase of peanut butter and raspberry jam at the mo. Would never have considered the combo, tried it, can't get enough of it.....feckin love it.
Hey you two - you want to be here.;) :eek:
Meanwhile back at the ranch.:D My Garmin data is here. Reasonably happy with the pacing but it could have been better. Couple of pinch points along the way and the lack of confidence in the exactness of the km markers left us with a few seconds to give back towards the end.
I tell ya one thing though - that's the most stressful run I've had in a long time. Anyone who's paced me before has made it look easy but today was a tough enough introduction, I thought. I know the current spell of warm weather is just about unprecedented in these parts but man it makes for difficult running.
Of course Runchick "I'm not racing - I'll just trot along with the 2 hour pacers" came over to say hello at the start and next time we saw her was before the turn and she was coming back towards us.:P And again at the end where she had the cheek to look as fresh as a daisy. Also thought I saw NCMC just before we met Runchick - suspected a sneaky entry on the QT - but it was probably her twin.
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Job done. 1.59.35 for 21.22km. At least some of the km markers were definitely out of sync with both our watches, which made it hard to judge the pace from km to km. Looks fairly even from looking at the watch - will download when I get home.
Good experience and many thanks to Belcarra for the company & guidance. Anyone who met their target today did particularly well - the heat was very tough, especially the second half when the breeze was behind us.
Well done on the pacing job! At this rate, I'll be out of a job now and all the pacing will go to the younger generation. So much for Equality for the Aged :rolleyes:
How come they never made chocolate fig rolls? That could be delicious in a disgusting sort of way.... *Runs to pitch idea to Jacobs*:pac:
They did do Chocolate Fig Rolls for a while. My Dad worked in Jacobs for years and used to bring home lots of bikkies, even some of the trial ones that never got launched. (which probably partially explains my photo on the the first page of my log.
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12.35km @5.00/km, avg HR 143bpm
Yesterday's half necessitated my juggling around my plan a little - my 6.4km at HMP was to be deferred till today and my LSR was to have had 1/4 HMP as well. Figured I'd make up one of the two, or both in one, whichever way you want to look at it, this evening.
Day started badly insofar as I only got to bed at 4am - this time due to our oldest son having a bunch of his friends over for his 18th birthday :eek: I was to be the responsible adult :eek::eek:. They weren't too bad except from one girl - there's always one - who drank like a fish on an empty stomach and ended up doing the usual. :mad:
So up at 11 to tidy up before Mrs D and the little D's got home. Then off to the woods with the dog and home for dinner. With some Doritos. And dip. And wine. Watched tv for a while till I could put off going out no longer.
Decided on 3k to warm up, 6.4k at HMP and then 3k home to cool down. Cool down my backside - I live on the top of a hill: you don't cool down running home, no matter what your pace.
Anyway to cut to the chase - the splits were:
km|avg pace|avg HR
1|5.47|124
2|5.42|119
3|5.41|118
4|4.15|146
5|4.10|158
6|4.16|159
7|4.12|155
8|4.11|162
9|4.04|164
9.4|3.59|167
10.4|6.25|145
11.4|5.51|145
12.4|5.54|143
Apart from a bio-break that became necessary half way through the HMP section, it was non-stop and I was under pressure. When the HMP section ended I walked for about 30s and considered whether I should lie down and have a snooze
but jogged it off instead. Less than another km up the road I thought I was going to hurl but paused for a minute and managed to hang onto my BBQ chicken. Overall satisfied enough I guess - it's another 12.4km in the legs. This summer thing we're having though is wearing a bit thin - August 18th better be cool and overcast or I'll be very bloody disappointed. Last thing I want to do is a Gavlor in my target HM. 0 -
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And you said you didn't understand metric, you sly old fox...
Hey, all I know is that when doing a mile on the track you have to stand 9 metres back on your first lap (in beer mile parlance, this is known as the 'transition area').
Now if only they would make tracks 1/4 mile (or 402.25m) there would be no need for these calculations 0 -
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Hey, all I know is that when doing a mile on the track you have to stand 9 metres back on your first lap (in beer mile parlance, this is known as the 'transition area').
Now if only they would make tracks 1/4 mile (or 402.25m) there would be no need for these calculations
Yeah, yeah - the peer pressure makes you deny it but you know...
It doesn't help me that the local track is only 300m long.0
as they say, you reap wha 
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