13-07-2015, 11:16 PM
Hi TheEd,
I've been enjoying my running and taking it very carefully.
The long run was 1:25:40 for 16.24km (5:17/km), probably the slowest average pace I've done in a year. I did stop 4-5 times to massage the calves and make sure they didn't get tight as that probably contributed to the achilles problem but apart from that just cruised along happily.
Did the 30min easy very gently as well. I might have had a GPS failure as it recorded average pace 4:38 for 6.57km which seems much faster than I was running.
Unfortunately I had to skip the 10km easy run, it was blowing a gale and snowing most of the day (unusual for Australia) so I just couldn't get out.
The weather improved but still very nasty this morning for the 5x1km session, below 0 degrees with 30km/h winds and sleety rain. I guess these conditions are fairly normal for some places but a challenge for me! I worked hard and though the times are quite slow I put a lot of that down to the conditions and feel I gained a lot from the session.
Rep1: 4:03
Rep2: 4:13
Rep3: 4:08
Rep4: 4:12
Rep5: 4:04
Rep6: 4:01
Average: 4:07
Looking ahead to the paced run on Saturday, I will be travelling so it may be difficult to find a good route but I'll see if I can find a parkrun in the area I'll be staying. Any suggestions on target pace for that session?
I've been enjoying my running and taking it very carefully.
The long run was 1:25:40 for 16.24km (5:17/km), probably the slowest average pace I've done in a year. I did stop 4-5 times to massage the calves and make sure they didn't get tight as that probably contributed to the achilles problem but apart from that just cruised along happily.
Did the 30min easy very gently as well. I might have had a GPS failure as it recorded average pace 4:38 for 6.57km which seems much faster than I was running.
Unfortunately I had to skip the 10km easy run, it was blowing a gale and snowing most of the day (unusual for Australia) so I just couldn't get out.
The weather improved but still very nasty this morning for the 5x1km session, below 0 degrees with 30km/h winds and sleety rain. I guess these conditions are fairly normal for some places but a challenge for me! I worked hard and though the times are quite slow I put a lot of that down to the conditions and feel I gained a lot from the session.
Rep1: 4:03
Rep2: 4:13
Rep3: 4:08
Rep4: 4:12
Rep5: 4:04
Rep6: 4:01
Average: 4:07
Looking ahead to the paced run on Saturday, I will be travelling so it may be difficult to find a good route but I'll see if I can find a parkrun in the area I'll be staying. Any suggestions on target pace for that session?