27-08-2015, 09:51 AM
Hi TheEd,
Hope you are fine.
I did race 10km on Sunday .. at least part of it - 3,70 km to be more precise with avg pace 3:38 until stop (see attached data). After 3km I felt so exhausted that I just went off truck and after short while decided not to proceed further. Nothing bad happened (injury, colic, etc.) it just my legs were not responding in proper way that day. As to race Iââ¬â¢ve tried to control the pace and relax as it was planned, decided to slow down at first km when noticed that going too fast (as usual) and then forced strong head wind at second and third km ââ¬â because Iââ¬â¢ve tried to stick to sub 3:40 pace so there was no relaxation at all :p After that I felt as tired as on 8km of usual 10km race (and had ~ 6 km to go). When I am thinking about it now - my major mistake was fighting too hard to achieve sub 3:40 pace, whilst I should try to survive bad conditions even with slower speed and look for opportunities during the rest of the race.
Just to summarize ââ¬Åbad hair dayââ¬Â, but I believe when you are running at the edge of your potential it just will happen from time to time so Iââ¬â¢m looking forward to take revenge on this race next year.
Nevertheless I run ease 60m on Monday +
Day1 75m easy
Day2 30m easy
Today is Day3 so I am going to run 5x2kmR90 late evening and Iââ¬â¢m wandering about target pace ââ¬â treat Sundayââ¬â¢s race as accident and repeat 3:35 or cautiously try 3:40 (we could agree it was just poor 4K test (3,7km) :p)? What do you think about it?
I am going to go on with plan so rest tomorrow, long run on Saturday (Day5) .. 6x1kmR60 on Day8 but the problem is I had another 10km race next Saturday (Day 12). Do you think I could do the 30m+ 6x1m f/s on Day10 and rest day before the race? (hope this all make sense too ;D)
Best regards
Kornel
Hope you are fine.
I did race 10km on Sunday .. at least part of it - 3,70 km to be more precise with avg pace 3:38 until stop (see attached data). After 3km I felt so exhausted that I just went off truck and after short while decided not to proceed further. Nothing bad happened (injury, colic, etc.) it just my legs were not responding in proper way that day. As to race Iââ¬â¢ve tried to control the pace and relax as it was planned, decided to slow down at first km when noticed that going too fast (as usual) and then forced strong head wind at second and third km ââ¬â because Iââ¬â¢ve tried to stick to sub 3:40 pace so there was no relaxation at all :p After that I felt as tired as on 8km of usual 10km race (and had ~ 6 km to go). When I am thinking about it now - my major mistake was fighting too hard to achieve sub 3:40 pace, whilst I should try to survive bad conditions even with slower speed and look for opportunities during the rest of the race.
Just to summarize ââ¬Åbad hair dayââ¬Â, but I believe when you are running at the edge of your potential it just will happen from time to time so Iââ¬â¢m looking forward to take revenge on this race next year.
Nevertheless I run ease 60m on Monday +
Day1 75m easy
Day2 30m easy
Today is Day3 so I am going to run 5x2kmR90 late evening and Iââ¬â¢m wandering about target pace ââ¬â treat Sundayââ¬â¢s race as accident and repeat 3:35 or cautiously try 3:40 (we could agree it was just poor 4K test (3,7km) :p)? What do you think about it?
I am going to go on with plan so rest tomorrow, long run on Saturday (Day5) .. 6x1kmR60 on Day8 but the problem is I had another 10km race next Saturday (Day 12). Do you think I could do the 30m+ 6x1m f/s on Day10 and rest day before the race? (hope this all make sense too ;D)
Best regards
Kornel