Training Log Archive: Craig

Claisebrook Cove ParkRun. Aim was to start at about 4min/km and then see what happened. Went through the first km in 3:56 feeling about right for 5k pace. Heart started to play up at 5 minutes but the heart rate didn't seem to be changing so I kept going for another couple of minutes just dropping the effort a little to see if it would settle down. It didn't settle down and when we hit a small hill it jumped to 188 so I started walking. Walked and jogged until Bryan Hardy came past and then ran the rest of the way with him to try to help him get under 25 minutes. The guy who was trying to use me as his pacer for the first 5 minutes ended up doing 20:40 but I like to think I could have gone a bit quicker than that.

Walked and jogged over to the broadwalk and did 3 laps of a 1k loop on the bitumen path to the South and back next to Lovekin Dve. No split on the first lap (~5:10), still considering what to do, then two laps keeping the heart rate below 150 until the final little climb (4:36, 4:33). Feeling much better at the end than I was at the start.

Rosalie run. Pretty easy down to UWA chatting to Nic and Dan but by the time we crossed Mounts Bay Rd the pace had lifted enough that I was starting to drift off the back a little and by the time I got to the top of the steps into KP I couldn't even see the rest of the group. Struggled to maintain a run up the last hills to the regroup at the war memorial and was really looking forward to the rest so I was hoping they wouldn't go as soon as I arrived.
Just before we set off Dan asked who wanted to run 4 minute k's. I said I wanted to but didn't think I could. I set off first and pushed the pace a bit thinking I might be able to run with Dan if I could get to the top of the last hill before he caught up. Alison came with me and we kept the pace pretty solid while chatting the rest of the way. Never saw any sign of Dan.
Very humid out there this morning.

Heart had been bad from lunchtime Monday until going to bed last night but has been good since waking up.

Short loop in KP with a mix of walking, jogging, faster running and drills.