25-08-2012, 06:20 PM
Hi TheEd,
Back at home now and getting ready for a new cycle. I'd like to focus on a race on 30th of september, so I wonder whether I should wait with starting untill 3 weeks before the race. Suggestions are very welcome.
I just ran 4k to see where I'm at. It was my 2nd run today (in the morning I ran 5k, including running drills & some repeats on a small hill), so the legs weren't totally fresh. I also feel I could have gone a bit faster, because sometimes I lost my focus (I was running near the football stadium and there was a game, so that area was full of cops with police dogs, which looked like they would love to have some runner's legs as a starter before attacking the main course hooligan dish). Anyway; here the data:
2k warm-up @ 4:55 pace (HR 140)
4k @ 3:50 pace (HR 168, max 177)
(for comparison: during a 10k race my average HR is about 177 and the max above 180).
Curious about your thoughts on where I'm at and what should be my goal time for the 30th of Sept!
Cheers,
Will
Back at home now and getting ready for a new cycle. I'd like to focus on a race on 30th of september, so I wonder whether I should wait with starting untill 3 weeks before the race. Suggestions are very welcome.
I just ran 4k to see where I'm at. It was my 2nd run today (in the morning I ran 5k, including running drills & some repeats on a small hill), so the legs weren't totally fresh. I also feel I could have gone a bit faster, because sometimes I lost my focus (I was running near the football stadium and there was a game, so that area was full of cops with police dogs, which looked like they would love to have some runner's legs as a starter before attacking the main course hooligan dish). Anyway; here the data:
2k warm-up @ 4:55 pace (HR 140)
4k @ 3:50 pace (HR 168, max 177)
(for comparison: during a 10k race my average HR is about 177 and the max above 180).
Curious about your thoughts on where I'm at and what should be my goal time for the 30th of Sept!
Cheers,
Will