Running15:36 3.16 km (4:56 / km) +65m4:29 / km ahr:140 max:157 shoes: Adidas Glide Boost: Red/Black
WU with Charl around the XC relay course
Running12:02 2.53 km (4:46 / km) +64m4:13 / km ahr:139 max:166 shoes: Adidas Glide Boost: Red/Black
WU with Olly around the bottom half of the course
Running10:31 [5] 3.28 km (3:13 / km) +63m2:56 / km
Northern XC Relay 1st Leg - 3rd (5th fastest leg)
Myself - Cameron Bell - Josh Taylorbrown - Conner Miles
Team came 4th, great runs from all
HR monitor fell off in the first 30" so had to throw it to someone, so no HR data
I think it went ok today. I started off very steady, didn't do anything silly at the start and was maybe in about 30th after 100m. A huge head wind so hid behind people and worries about going off too fast and popping. People started to slow very quickly so started moving through. I got into maybe 15th after about 1km and then started climbing back up. There was a front pack that had split away and I was too far back to get in the split so I was caught out on my own chasing down the pack, worked hard up the hill, near the top I spotted Joe Willkinson shoot off the front, I knew I was way to far back and hadn't even caught the front pack yet. I was chasing it all the way to the top field. One lap of the top field was v.windy. I worked hard here and the front pack started coming back. By the time I caught them I moved through very easily, then picking off people one at a time. Then about 900m from the finish I was in 5th, passed two more people coming off the top field, then I took the decent through the woods very slowly as this was where I sprained my ankle last year. I came out of the woods and Jamie Rodoen had got an even bigger gap now as I slowed a lot on the decent (cut my pace by about half for 20m or so) chased him down and was closing him towards the end, I didn't have enough field to catch him sadly. Was 3" behind so was close. Joe was miles ahead. I was never in the front pack to challenge the break.
Running1:18:43 20.21 km (3:54 / km) +133m3:46 / km ahr:155 max:191 shoes: Asics J33: Orange/White
10'15'20' progression tempo today on the, quote Steve Bayton, Loops of Legends.
This was probably the worst start to a run I have ever done. I got soaked in 5 mins from leaving my office and nearly jogged to the gym to tempo on the treadmill. Changed my mind and stuck it out. It stopped raining half way through the last 20' maybe
This was a great tempo today. The HR monitor was spiking loads at the start so I had to go off feel for the first 10', think it's because my t-shirt was so wet so was sticking to the HR monitor.
Really pleased with this tempo. I was cruising the last 20' at avHR 170/173 at 3:23min/km for me this was a massive improvement from my first 10'15'18' where I was at 180pbm at around this pace if not slightly slower. Hopefully this is a good indicator that this longer tempo work is starting to show
Normally I finish these tempos and have to stop at the end for 5' to recover, today I managed to just carry straight on with a slow WD
Running27:03 5.86 km (4:37 / km) +51m4:25 / km ahr:145 max:163 shoes: Brooks Aduro 4 - Black/Yellow
GPS has gone crazy...!
I'm liking the Brooks Aduro 4 shoes, similar to my Asics GT 1000 hate the Asics Patriots, they are now gym only shoes - way too hard and bruise my feet.
5 PM
Running17:18 3.85 km (4:29 / km) +15m4:24 / km ahr:139 max:153 shoes: Asics GT1000 5: Black/Yellow
WU to the track
Running29:32 8.3 km (3:33 / km) +2m3:33 / km ahr:169 max:184 shoes: Asics J33: Orange/White
5 x 1 mile going every 6'10"
Splits: 4:54 - 4:50 - 4:45 - 4:43 - 4:43
Running4:55 0.96 km (5:06 / km) ahr:151 max:175 shoes: Asics J33: Orange/White
4x100m
13.27 - 13.25 - 13.16 - 13.26
Running20:26 4.21 km (4:51 / km) +55m4:33 / km ahr:141 max:156 shoes: Asics GT1000 5: Black/Yellow