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BrownEyes79 wrote: »Brilliant running in the middle of a training block, great pacing too!
Haha, I wish I was in the middle of a training block C, am only barely three weeks into it!!
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Grads plan - Week 4
Monday 11th March - 30 mins recovery run. 3.17m @9:34
Legs had been feeling a little stiff for most of the day after the efforts of the previous day so was glad of this rainy evening workout.
Tuesday 12th March - 60 min run very easy pace. 6.28m @9:25
Off work for the morning as I had a funeral to go to so squeezed this in after dropping the kids off to school. "I hope we're getting the weather you're hoping for" was said to me on more than one occasion in the schoolyard. In fairness, it was Baltic.
Wednesday 13th March - Warm up, 6 x 2 mins AP (6:35-6:45) w/3 mins rec. cool down. 6.75 m @9.35
Set the alarm early for this one but when I heard the wind outside, I had second thoughts and hit 'snooze'. Used my lunch break in work to get this done and was on my way down to PP when I passed the Croppy Acre park, just on the doorstep of Collins Barracks. A perfect location for the session I was about to do. Wind was still swirling wildly as I started off on the first rep and I knew that this would be an interesting session with the wind at my back on one side and on the other, the wind right in my face.
As I expected, the wind played a big part and at times had to really push hard into the wind to keep up the desired pace. Finished with a light jog back up the quays to O'Connell bridge before the battery on my Garmin ran out. Good timing!
Thursday 14th March - Rest day
Had planned again to set off early this morning but once again, hearing the wind outside put me off so decided to make today a rest day.
Even with the miserable weather, lots of runners and running groups out and about during the evening which I always find hard to watch, especially if I'm having a rest day. I think that I might join my local running group next week. They're well established and they have a really good range of running abilities among them. I spotted a few of them in Bohermeen last week, finishing a couple of minutes after I crossed the line and had a bit of a chat with them about it afterwards. I figure I could slot in my easy midweek runs if I was to join in. Will give it some more thought. I do like running on my own but at he same time, I know I would benefit from running with a group occasionally (how long have I been saying THAT for??)
Ended up doing 15-20 mins core exercises.
Friday 15th March - 60 min run very easy pace. 6.27m @9:43
I don't actually remember doing this, even though it was only two days ago. Losing it big time. :rolleyes:
Saturday 16th March - Warm up, 4 x 6 mins @ threshold (7:11 - 7:21) w/2mins rec, cooldown. 3.76m @8.03
Weather once again was shocking but after checking out the forecast, I knew that if I didn't get out early enough, I'd be sorry. Wind and rain were pretty much relentless throughout and when the wind was against me, it really was against me.
Despite, or perhaps, because of the weather conditions, I really enjoyed this session. Was soaked through at the end but for me, that just adds to the enjoyment of running in the elements, no matter what they might be.
Sunday 17th March - 70 mins easy. 7.75m @9.08
Beautiful morning after yesterday's torrential downpours. Very cold though with icy patches on parts of the ground so had to watch my footing at times. Got to see the most beautiful sunrise from Catherine's Park. Stunning.
Junior Parkrun is back in the picture! His new trainers seemed to do the trick!
Miles for the week - 34
Miles for year to date - 360
Just a side note regarding last week's half marathon. Even though I ran well and was thrilled with my time, a small part of me feels like I cheated or disrespected the plan, just because I had some point to prove. Probably not the wisest decision I've ever made in hindsight but once I'd made up my mind, I wasn't going to be swayed. Need to be more patient from here on in and not constantly feel like I have to keep setting PB's and running impressive times. Lots of time for all that. That said, wouldn't mind taking on a 10k race soon. It was in my mind to run the GIR next month but might hold off for now and just concentrate on the plan.0 -
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Grads 10k-Half marathon plan - Week 6
Monday 25th March - 60 mins very easy run. 3.84m @9:39
Desperately wanted to make up some ground from my limited running last week. Was a perfect morning for running and after about 30 mins, was sorely tempted to do a whole hour but that ain't in the plan!
Tuesday 26th March - 60 mins very easy run. 6.24m @9:40
Decided to stay a little closer to home compared to my usual route for this particular run and was glad of it. Ran mostly on grass.
Wednesday 27th March - 5 x 5 mins CV (6:50:7:00) w/3-4 mins rec.
Back down to Griffeen Park for this and again, stuck to grass, mainly. I always start these sessions thinking that I won't need the full suggested recovery time but I always do! Most of the recoveries were brisk walks and a few light drills, nothing too strenuous.
My pacing, for once, was bang on for each of the reps.
Thursday 28th March - REST
Was planning to do a 20 minute core workout but too much happening!!! There are some days when there's just not a spare minute to do anything!
On the bright side, I had completely forgotten that we were off to Llandudno in Wales with my wife's family next weekend to celebrate her parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Naturally, I will be bringing 'my gear' and I was taking a look at some potential routes, especially for the long Sunday run and I was very excited to see what awaits me. The cliffs of the Great Orme headland that juts into the sea are where I'm headed and I cannot wait. Not just because of the change of scenery but the views will be spectacular.
It might be necessary for me to do something similar to last week by bringing all of my runs back a day so I could potentially be doing this run on the Saturday morning (Saturday night could be messy!).
Friday 29th March - 60 mins easy/very easy run. 6.34m @9:34
As with most rest days, the following day, I am itching to get back out there and this was no different. Again, stuck to mainly grass for this, my feet soaked from the dew but that's quite a nice feeling if you ask me.
Saturday 30th March - 3 x 8 mins @ threshold w/3 mins rec (incl w/u & c/d)
Really enjoyed this, even though I felt that I had to push hard at times (nobody said it was meant to be easy, I guess). Perhaps for sessions like this, I should give my body a chance to wake up a little more before heading out the door on the morning, especially at weekends. Happy again with the pacing side of
things.Ran this on half grass/half tarmac.
Sunday 31st March - 1hr, 50 mins easy run. 11.73m @ 9.23
Woke up the same time as yesterday but this time to darkness outside as a result of the clocks going forward an hour. Running through parts of Catherine's Park in the semi-darkness was a little unnerving if I'm being honest but by the time I got to the upper reaches it was mostly bright and just before I made my descent, the sight of everything in the distance below covered in a shroud of early morning mist was magical. Was unsure at one stage of this run if I'd gotten the mileage for this route all wrong as it seemed like I was miles away with not that long left to go but it turned out that I was only out by about 5 minutes.
Had some doubts about my pacing for the easy/very easy runs I've been doing lately. I think I should make more of an effort to run them at a slightly slower pace over the coming weeks.
Junior Parkrun followed shortly after (23rd out of 140 runners
) but not before much deserved fuss was made over the OH. Mother's Day morning is one of the few times during the year that I am given free reign in the kitchen to do whatever the hell I want.......:) Thankfully the results were well received! :cool:
Miles for the week - 43.6
Miles for the year - 4270 -
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Another side note after this week's log......the unpredictable nature of the last few days left me having a bit of a think about the effect that running is having on my daily routine. I now seem to be revolving pretty much everything else around running and this was one particular week that I felt it was having a detrimental effect. With another busy week approaching, I've had serious thoughts about giving myself a week off.
Although it could be be beneficial in the long run, a part of me is reluctant to apply the brakes halfway through the plan, especially when I'm now beginnning to really see the benefits of the first 7 weeks.
Will take this week as it comes and figure it out but I really don't want this to become 'a thing'.
Following a plan is fine when you're in a good routine with home/family/work life but when the routine goes out the window it does get challenging but none of us elites here, life has to be lived too and a bit of flexibility has to be applied at times. I'd take the pressure off yourself for a few days at least - run when it suits, run easy, enjoy your runs. There's no point getting to the stage where you resent it and hit a wall with it. That's just my tuppence worth
Out of interest can i ask why you didn't record all of the 9 mile commute during the week, it's not clear from your log if it was intentional?
That run in Wales sounds amazing - well done.0 -
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Out of interest can i ask why you didn't record all of the 9 mile commute during the week, it's not clear from your log if it was intentional?
Haha, yes I forgot to mention that! I left my wallet behind that morning so had no other means of getting home!
As for not recording all 9 miles on Strava?.........
Pure and utter guilt. 0 -
Haha, yes I forgot to mention that! I left my wallet behind that morning so had no other means of getting home!
As for not recording all 9 miles on Strava?.........
Pure and utter guilt.
Haha...you'll have to give up on that oul guilt stuff, it's bad for you. Remember that you can't be chained to a plan. Life gets in the way.0 -
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