11-10-2015, 10:58 AM
Just finished my first 3 week cycle, minus the 3 hard sessions. (The 2k session I only managed until halfway, the 1k session was even worse and the 5k paced session I had to skip because of other plans.)
That, coupled with not the best shape in the world, made me have quite low expectations of today's 10k race.
Actually, I ran 35:47. Far better than I had expected and even that wasn't all I had (there was a lot of wind) so yeah, I'm really happy!
I am doing a lot of things at the same time. I am trying to go to a midfoot-forefoot strike (I run all the 30/40-minute sessions barefoot on grass). I am stretching my hamstring muscles (because of lower-back issues) and adding core to the mix (same back issues) and that didn't combine well with the harder sessions because I was putting my body through, perhaps, too much at the same time.
Now that my body is getting used to it, I can seemingly run quite a lot better. Today was hopefully an example of that. 35:47 (and 3rd place) is a very good start! I might have to rename the title of this thread to "Sub 33 10k training" after the next cycle
So, onwards with the next 3 weeks. I have already chosen my next 10k race and it has more competition than this one (and a fast course) so a good chance that I'l hit that sub 35 if the next 3 weeks of training go well.
Yippie!~
ps: no splits because I didn't run with a watch, however fairly confident my second half was faster.
That, coupled with not the best shape in the world, made me have quite low expectations of today's 10k race.
Actually, I ran 35:47. Far better than I had expected and even that wasn't all I had (there was a lot of wind) so yeah, I'm really happy!
I am doing a lot of things at the same time. I am trying to go to a midfoot-forefoot strike (I run all the 30/40-minute sessions barefoot on grass). I am stretching my hamstring muscles (because of lower-back issues) and adding core to the mix (same back issues) and that didn't combine well with the harder sessions because I was putting my body through, perhaps, too much at the same time.
Now that my body is getting used to it, I can seemingly run quite a lot better. Today was hopefully an example of that. 35:47 (and 3rd place) is a very good start! I might have to rename the title of this thread to "Sub 33 10k training" after the next cycle
So, onwards with the next 3 weeks. I have already chosen my next 10k race and it has more competition than this one (and a fast course) so a good chance that I'l hit that sub 35 if the next 3 weeks of training go well.
Yippie!~
ps: no splits because I didn't run with a watch, however fairly confident my second half was faster.