03-02-2016, 02:59 AM
Midweek update.
Monday 1/02
1hr 55min easy - 5:13/km 163bpm
Total distance: 22km
My first half marathon. Pushed the pace a bit faster than ideal to finish within my 2 hours lunch break time, HR crept up to the dreaded mid zone for most of the run, weather was very warm and sunny. Half Marathon PR set at 1:49:46, not sure if I'll ever try to run one at race pace!
Tuesday 2/02
47min easy - 5:33/km 159bpm
Total distance: 8.4km
Went running with a guy from work, he likes trail running so he took me up a hill and then off road into some fairly dense bush, not really my idea of a good run! This was meant to be an easy recovery day, ended up being another run in the dreaded mid zone
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Wednesday 3/02
1hr 10min easy - 6:06/km 141bpm
Total distance: 11.4km
Today was meant to be 5k time trial, however because of the half marathon on Monday compiled with running too fast on hills yesterday my legs were not fully recovered. I decided to go for an easy run with another friend from work on a flat route that I know well. The result was a nice easy recovery run.
I have moved 5k time trial to Friday and will drop the tempo run I had planned for that day. I think the tempo run is the least important of my runs, I like it because it helps me get used to maintaining a decent pace for extended distance, but I don't think the lactate threshold training is so important for the 10k race.
A question for you TheEd, next Wednesday (my main quality day) I have a 10k race pace run planned. Do you think it would be more beneficial to replace this with a set of 10x400m intervals? My second cycle starts the following week.
Monday 1/02
1hr 55min easy - 5:13/km 163bpm
Total distance: 22km
My first half marathon. Pushed the pace a bit faster than ideal to finish within my 2 hours lunch break time, HR crept up to the dreaded mid zone for most of the run, weather was very warm and sunny. Half Marathon PR set at 1:49:46, not sure if I'll ever try to run one at race pace!
Tuesday 2/02
47min easy - 5:33/km 159bpm
Total distance: 8.4km
Went running with a guy from work, he likes trail running so he took me up a hill and then off road into some fairly dense bush, not really my idea of a good run! This was meant to be an easy recovery day, ended up being another run in the dreaded mid zone
.Wednesday 3/02
1hr 10min easy - 6:06/km 141bpm
Total distance: 11.4km
Today was meant to be 5k time trial, however because of the half marathon on Monday compiled with running too fast on hills yesterday my legs were not fully recovered. I decided to go for an easy run with another friend from work on a flat route that I know well. The result was a nice easy recovery run.
I have moved 5k time trial to Friday and will drop the tempo run I had planned for that day. I think the tempo run is the least important of my runs, I like it because it helps me get used to maintaining a decent pace for extended distance, but I don't think the lactate threshold training is so important for the 10k race.
A question for you TheEd, next Wednesday (my main quality day) I have a 10k race pace run planned. Do you think it would be more beneficial to replace this with a set of 10x400m intervals? My second cycle starts the following week.