23-11-2016, 12:55 PM
So after my last post I spent two weeks training for a race. I dropped mileage from 70km peak to @45km for those two weeks & was disappointed that interval pace was still slowing 
But then I scored a surprising 37:44 in the 10k race! HR profile was exactly the same as the race in April (same route) so that's just over 1 minute improvement in 7 months.
I was pleased with the time & was even more pleased that I finally had no trace of injury! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee
So with an injury free knee I decided to see if I can get my running to 5 days a week. I think I need to, to progress to sub 35. I figured to move to the build phase & drop intervals whilst I increase running days. So for the past 1.5 weeks I've been on the build-up phase running 5 days a week. After only a week I could feel the knee grumble ever so slightly very occasionally. But its getting worse after every run. Sooooooooo my plan is to go back to 4 days a week on the build-up phase with an added cycle session. I'm going to try to get to 5 days injury free by say mid Jan. If that doesn't work then I'll admit 4 days is my ceiling and & bring back in the quality work. Sound good?
Thanks
But then I scored a surprising 37:44 in the 10k race! HR profile was exactly the same as the race in April (same route) so that's just over 1 minute improvement in 7 months.I was pleased with the time & was even more pleased that I finally had no trace of injury! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee
So with an injury free knee I decided to see if I can get my running to 5 days a week. I think I need to, to progress to sub 35. I figured to move to the build phase & drop intervals whilst I increase running days. So for the past 1.5 weeks I've been on the build-up phase running 5 days a week. After only a week I could feel the knee grumble ever so slightly very occasionally. But its getting worse after every run. Sooooooooo my plan is to go back to 4 days a week on the build-up phase with an added cycle session. I'm going to try to get to 5 days injury free by say mid Jan. If that doesn't work then I'll admit 4 days is my ceiling and & bring back in the quality work. Sound good?
Thanks