12-08-2017, 08:23 AM
Hi Ed,
Temps were in the 36-39 range for the end of the week, so still hot...
Day 19 today... plan was to do an early hard 5km. After a mediocre sleep where I woke up a couple of times all sweaty, I woke up at 6AM. At around 7AM I went at the race track and ran a 5k. Temp was 22-23deg C but I am not at all comfortable running early in the morning, I felt really stiff...
Anyway, I managed to do a time of 19:58. A bit disappointed actually because I couldn't beat my last year's pb of 19:56... And I feel like I can't beat the 4m/km pace. It might be only in my head, like a psychological barrier, but every time I try a hard 5k I'm really focused on pace...
I am actually thinking of having another go tomorrow if the weather allows it. Garmin watch suggested a 28hr recovery after the 5k today(that's what I usually geat after a 75min easy run). Do you think it might screw up the plan?
2 weeks from now I'll have the 24k trail race(26'th of August). I would need you input for the next 2 weeks of training, considering the following:
* next Saturday I'm going on vacation and I'll have a 12hr drive to the seaside
* I will be returning from the seaside to the race location on 24'th of August(that's approx a 6hr drive)
So I won't be able to run on those days. While at the seaside, I could do some beach running.
Temps were in the 36-39 range for the end of the week, so still hot...
Day 19 today... plan was to do an early hard 5km. After a mediocre sleep where I woke up a couple of times all sweaty, I woke up at 6AM. At around 7AM I went at the race track and ran a 5k. Temp was 22-23deg C but I am not at all comfortable running early in the morning, I felt really stiff...
Anyway, I managed to do a time of 19:58. A bit disappointed actually because I couldn't beat my last year's pb of 19:56... And I feel like I can't beat the 4m/km pace. It might be only in my head, like a psychological barrier, but every time I try a hard 5k I'm really focused on pace...
I am actually thinking of having another go tomorrow if the weather allows it. Garmin watch suggested a 28hr recovery after the 5k today(that's what I usually geat after a 75min easy run). Do you think it might screw up the plan?
2 weeks from now I'll have the 24k trail race(26'th of August). I would need you input for the next 2 weeks of training, considering the following:
* next Saturday I'm going on vacation and I'll have a 12hr drive to the seaside
* I will be returning from the seaside to the race location on 24'th of August(that's approx a 6hr drive)
So I won't be able to run on those days. While at the seaside, I could do some beach running.