Running1:18:00 10.0 km (7:48 / km) +1150m4:57 / km slept:7.0
4xCrookstone reps, same session as a month ago. Felt tired this morning after a gruelling day of flat-pack assembly yesterday, but the session went OK, significantly faster than last time in spite of the lusher grass and bilberry underfoot. 11.22, 11.39. 11.40, 11.53 on the ups (ran every step on the first two, powerwalked the second two). 3.57, 3.52, 3.52, 3.34 on the downs (took a rest at the top before the final descent. Broken by the end of this.
Hallam parkrun, groggy after a late night watching the olympic antics. Thought I would let Mike pull me round, but he was suffering from a sore head, so I had to do my own hard work. Ran a controlled sort of race without expecting much, 16.59, which could be worse given the complete lack of speed work of late. It would be nice to bring this down a bit over the next few months, we will see.
1 PM
Running15:00 [2] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
Dashing back and forth between my house and Rob's trying to both watch the men's road race and get a new washing machine delivered. Gutted for Cav et al.
HFW. Didn't want to overdo things on my first day back at the office...
6 PM
Running1:00:00 12.0 km (5:00 / km) +600m4:00 / km
Up Rivelin for a warm up then 3xlong reps up Den Bank from Rivelin Valley Road then 3xshort reps up the steep field. No watch so no idea how long they took. Felt pretty good on the hills, not killing myself, just trying to learn efficiency.