17-07-2018, 08:50 PM
It didn't!
I was feeling 'ok' on the day (poor sleep with the heat/babies and still slight sore throat) but the track was closed so in the end I opted for a fairly 'feel good' session around Battersea Park.
4x2.8k at off 90s rest. Pacing was pretty much bang on 3:30/km for all 4 with HR 140-150 so a decent enough session.
This weekend I did a swim-run specific session ready for next weekend with 2k swim (24:30 feeling smooth) then 15k offroad at 'trail' 21k pace (3:40) feeling really quite good despite heat. Nice easy 25k on Sunday rounding out a 110k week.
Super easy 30mins yesterday (115 HR) and some fartlek today (nothing over 3:30 pace) feeling good. Figured I would now just round out a race week of training with easy tomorrow, light tempo Thurs, 6x1min Fri, rest Sat then race Sunday.
After that I'm in Sweden for 4 weeks with childcare help from family (yay sleep!) and plenty of time to focus on training. Will check in with you after the race and we can plot the course from there to the Marathon!
I was feeling 'ok' on the day (poor sleep with the heat/babies and still slight sore throat) but the track was closed so in the end I opted for a fairly 'feel good' session around Battersea Park.
4x2.8k at off 90s rest. Pacing was pretty much bang on 3:30/km for all 4 with HR 140-150 so a decent enough session.
This weekend I did a swim-run specific session ready for next weekend with 2k swim (24:30 feeling smooth) then 15k offroad at 'trail' 21k pace (3:40) feeling really quite good despite heat. Nice easy 25k on Sunday rounding out a 110k week.
Super easy 30mins yesterday (115 HR) and some fartlek today (nothing over 3:30 pace) feeling good. Figured I would now just round out a race week of training with easy tomorrow, light tempo Thurs, 6x1min Fri, rest Sat then race Sunday.
After that I'm in Sweden for 4 weeks with childcare help from family (yay sleep!) and plenty of time to focus on training. Will check in with you after the race and we can plot the course from there to the Marathon!