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Training Log Archive: Leakie

In the 31 days ending Dec 31, 2014:

activity	#	time	miles	km	+m
Running	16	11:33:41	81.1	130.51	920
Spin	8	6:45:00
S&C	7	5:55:00
Orienteering	2	2:18:00	5.78	9.3	75
Gym	2	1:20:00
Swimming	3	1:20:00
Stretching	2	40:00
Total	30	29:51:41	86.87	139.81	995
[1-5]	30	27:56:41

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Tuesday Dec 30, 2014 #

Running 43:41 [2] 8.0 km (5:28 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Feeling really ill today & full of cold. Just an easy jog but I felt so rubbish which explains why I couldn't convince myself to go running last night either. Need to recoop fast!!

Monday Dec 29, 2014 #

9 AM

Gym 1:00:00 [1]

Just some easy x-training whilst sybil was getting her MOT. Not feeling the best.

Sunday Dec 28, 2014 #

11 AM

Running race 57:30 [3] 11.0 km (5:14 / km) +350m 4:31 / km
shoes: X Talon 212

Guisborough Fell Race - love love loved it! What a turn around from last year :-) 6 minutes faster this time & actually loved every second! Snow everywhere - and so much fun running over the moor!!! Really pleased with my attitude to racing at the moment & how much I'm enjoying it.

Running warm up/down 10:00 [1] 1.5 km (6:40 / km)

Just a little warm up, was very icy. Had a nice (freezing) coastal walk in the afternoon which loosened everything off.

Saturday Dec 27, 2014 #

Note
(rest day)

In quite a lot of pain with all my bruises and cuts from the Chevin this morning :( needed a day to be kind to my body really & not push it when it needed to heal. We went for a nice long walk instead which hurt for a while, but then I started to feel better after a few miles. Think this was a good option.

Friday Dec 26, 2014 #

11 AM

Running 51:30 [3] 11.09 km (4:39 / km) +250m 4:10 / km
shoes: X Talon 212

Chevin Chase!! 6 minutes faster than 2012 :) so cool to start just a few rows behind alistair & jonny. Legs felt super rubbish after yesterday so I never got to the point of being out of breath as I just couldn't make myself go that fast! More of a muddy fun run which was just fine with me :-)

Running warm up/down 10:00 [1] 2.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: X Talon 212

No warm down as I fell in the race & had to be whisked away to first aid at the end LOL could only happen to me.

5 PM

Swimming 30:00 [1]

Gotten a badly bruised knee & elbow after this mornings endeavors(!). Needed something to stop them seizing up & this seemed to help ease everything & serve as a warm down/mobility regaining.

Thursday Dec 25, 2014 #

9 AM

Running tempo 19:52 [4] 5.0 km (3:58 / km) +20m 3:54 / km
shoes: X Talon 212

Pontefract parkrun - another new pb!! First time to ever go under 20 minutes too (finally) & I felt really good. Happy happy happy :)

Running warm up/down 20:00 [1] 3.5 km (5:43 / km)
shoes: X Talon 212

Wednesday Dec 24, 2014 #

12 PM

Running 30:00 [2] 6.0 km (5:00 / km)

Mum was doing a 1hr swim, but didn't fancy all of that so ran first & joined for the second half.

Swimming 30:00 [2]

Swimming makes me so tired!

Tuesday Dec 23, 2014 #

10 AM

Running 1:00:00 [3] 11.0 km (5:27 / km) +100m 5:13 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Roundhay Park - slipping everywhere, should have worn trail shoes! Really enjoyed going xc in the woods :)

Monday Dec 22, 2014 #

8 AM

Running 28:00 [2] 5.0 km (5:36 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Easy pre-breakfast to the farm, loosening off after yesterdays long drive. So windy i might as well have been standing still at times!

2 PM

S&C 30:00 [2]

Circuits - short & to the point :-) no faffing around with rests

Swimming 20:00 [2]

A swim to finish. Went walking with dad this morning & my quads were a bit sore. Felt better after this.

Sunday Dec 21, 2014 #

Running race 34:30 [5] 8.05 km (4:17 / km) +100m 4:02 / km
shoes: X Talon 212

TVXC - Crowthorne
Really pleased, easily 60-90secs up on the kind of position I usually finish in.
Paced by Bill today which was brilliant help when I was flagging and wanted to slow down. I think the good position came partly from that but mostly from the easy last 2 days & having fresh legs. Managed to be a team counter too which is getting increasingly hard these days! :) just pipped by Ross on the line though!! Really gave it my all and properly couldn't have eked out even another second. Happy I've finally gotten to a place where I'm able to do this now.

Running warm up/down 24:00 [1] 3.5 km (6:51 / km)
shoes: X Talon 212

Saturday Dec 20, 2014 #

Spin 45:00 [2]

noticed a bit of foot pain the last few days, & wanting to race tvxc tomorrow, so just went to spin today. feels better for the rest already which is great. got quite a few tough races coming up this holiday so staying in one piece is imperative if i'm going to enjoy them!

Friday Dec 19, 2014 #

Running 40:00 [2] 7.15 km (5:36 / km) +50m 5:24 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Easy jog to celebrate being on holiday before this evenings wine time

Thursday Dec 18, 2014 #

S&C (pilates) 1:00:00 [1]

fuuuuun :)

Spin 45:00 [2]

Genuinely thought I might have some kind of heart attack during this! Sweat fest.

Running warm up/down 15:00 [1] 3.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Run to the gym and back

Stretching 10:00 [0]

Good day - definitely on the wind down to Christmas now haha. Training all the way.

Wednesday Dec 17, 2014 #

Running 33:30 [2] 6.6 km (5:05 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Lazy morning :)

6 PM

Running warm up/down 12:44 [1] 2.2 km (5:47 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

3 laps of track + drills

Running (Track) 30:15 [3] 7.22 km (4:11 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

5 x 800m (400m) in appox 3:15ish
5 x 200m
Felt good for having fresh legs!

Running warm up/down 9:00 [1] 0.5 km (18:00 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

The bit of jogging I recorded and some stretching

Tuesday Dec 16, 2014 #

Note

Had the most stressful last two days working into the night to get things finished. Was just awful. Had zero free time on Monday (and was also having a small meltdown ;-)) and then massively crashed on Tuesday evening and went to sleep as soon as I got in. Cannae wait for a holiday!!!

Sunday Dec 14, 2014 #

Event: CompassSport Cup Final

Orienteering race 58:00 [3] 9.3 km (6:14 / km) +75m 6:00 / km
shoes: Oroc

Too average today. Nothing went wrong as such I just didn't feel awesome, was too cautious with my foot, and made way too many tiny direction errors. Not a great ratio when you miss 9 of the controls!! oops.
Needed more compass discipline as I seemed to get pulled off to the right all of the time & then have to double back across which was a massive waste of time (4-5mins I think). Annoyed but actually just way too happy to be running again to really care from a personal perspective, more just that I wanted to do my best performance for the team which this blates was not! All good fun though :)

Orienteering warm up/down 20:00 [1]

Saturday Dec 13, 2014 #

Running warm up/down 38:00 [1] 6.2 km (6:08 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Running tempo (parkrun) 20:09 [4] 5.0 km (4:02 / km)
shoes: X Talon 212

New PB by 19 seconds :) happy to be the fastest I've ever been (even if it's not actually that fast compared to everyone else :P) That 20min barrier is looking breakable! Started slowly today as well with a 4:15 first km. Feeling quite strong which is a nice surprise.

Friday Dec 12, 2014 #

Running 43:00 [3] 8.5 km (5:04 / km) +50m 4:55 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Same loop as Wednesday but at a proper pace - less ankle pain as well. Really got endorphin happy on the way round, love love running :)

Thursday Dec 11, 2014 #

S&C 1:00:00 [1]

This session is so much better than the Tuesday one. It's so much more motivating to have somebody fit/strong taking the session. There's also much more focus on using the correct technique and being controlled in our movements rather than rushing through and feeling like you used all the wrong muscles. Lots of body weight exercises too - arms were burning & no weights in sight! fun :-)

Spin 50:00 [2]

The wrong way round but finishing off with another spin class! sweaty.

Wednesday Dec 10, 2014 #

Running 48:00 [2] 8.5 km (5:39 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Kayano 20 (Pink)

Cleared for an easy run - probably wasn't supposed to run quite so far but I was having too much fun to stop! A few twinges & it feels a bit like there's lots of liquid in my foot, but no pain. Iced it for a while now & there doesn't seem to be any adverse effects. Will monitor and see how things are tomorrow & then decide on a plan of action & what to do about the weekend. Cannot take any more spinning haha.

Tuesday Dec 9, 2014 #

S&C 1:00:00 [1]

Pilates but with weights this week - ooowww my arms hurt :(
Ankle seems to be improving but more slowly than I expected - i did a 5 min run today & it ached a fair bit afterwards. Nothing now though and no pain at all when actually running so not sure what to do now, I don't know if that's making it worse or not. Boooo desperate to run again, I was so enjoying my training, and too many races getting ever closer.

Monday Dec 8, 2014 #

Spin 1:00:00 [2]

Yet another spin class!! I do enjoy them but not every single day!
Forced myself to work hard again but glad when it was done. :-)
On the plus only 9 more days of hard work left until the Christmas fun can begin - happy days

Sunday Dec 7, 2014 #

Spin 50:00 [2]

Pre breakfast spin class. Felt tough - probably from having yesterdays spin still in my legs! Tried to keep the resistance high & really work hard.

Saturday Dec 6, 2014 #

Event: SN - Saturday Series 3

Orienteering 1:00:00 [0]

Helping at the Frith Hill event & it was too nice not to actually do any orienteering. Just walked (on physio orders) but practising terrain visualisation, looking up for vegetation changes & having a good picture of the control circle. Certainly felt beneficial to get some map time in lovely forest. && also just really enjoyed being out on such a frosty day.

Spin 1:00:00 [2]

The gym was so empty this afternoon - had the whole spin studio to myself - so just cranked the tunes & powered out a good session.

Friday Dec 5, 2014 #

Spin 45:00 [2]

spin class

S&C 15:00 [0]

Note

Physio - she did some ankle mobilisation & thinks I should be okay to run in less than a week (phew!). Not too bad at all, just need to let all the swelling go first. The rest of me has also improved so the hours of physio exercises are paying off, even if I counteract them with clumsiness :)

Thursday Dec 4, 2014 #

S&C 1:00:00 [1]

might as well get some muscles if i cannae run :) wish this session was on a Friday evening so I could go every week.

Gym 20:00 [1]

A bit of elliptical trainer - v boring though!

Stretching 30:00 [0]

Wednesday Dec 3, 2014 #

Running 15:00 [1]
(injured)

Tester jog. No pain but definitely some discomfort there. Didn't feel quite right so no track tonight :-( Spinning was fully booked as well and didn't fancy just cross training with no direction/motivation so just used the evening to sort out neglected life things instead. Annoying that training things seem to be going wrong recently.

Tuesday Dec 2, 2014 #

S&C (pilates) 1:10:00 [1]

Fairly sure I'm still just as bad as I was several months ago. I guess some people are just built to never be flexible or strong!

Monday Dec 1, 2014 #

Spin 50:00 [2]

Ankle now a fatty. It doesn't actually hurt too much, and I barely felt anything spinning, but it is not very flexible & I cannot stretch it at all.

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