Training Log Archive: Mark3

EDIT: 15th/222

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This was really hard:
https://www.strava.com/activities/925470923

Turns out the coast path is pretty hilly. There was some tarmac and stony paths but mostly grass/mud paths.

15th place, pretty pleased with this. The winner was 2:53 which is pretty impressive; 2nd was 3:00 and third was 3:07, and then everyone else. Just managed to beat the first lady...by 20secs. From Mercia Fell Runners. She was destroying me on the hills, but luckily there was a downhill and then 750m of promenade to finish!

These shoes are seriously bad; there was a few places where I had to walk rather than run since the grip couldn't cope with running. Also I fell over once which wouldn't have happened with any other shoe. Must make a mental note to never wear them again for anything that might be even a little bit muddy.

My left hip was aching quite a lot by the end, but other than that, no injury niggles. Maybe the strength regime is working? Will see how it is tomorrow.

Took the Salomon race vest for its first race. Pretty unnecessary on a day like today, but probably 80% of people were carrying bags and I thought it would be good practice. Had 4 gels at about 1hour, 1hour30, 2hours15 and 2hours45. Then a shot blok at 3hours10 ish because I'd carried them round. This was an adequate amount of nutrition. I had a backup SIS energy bar just in case. I had one gulp of water at each of the three waterstops and didn't feel dehydrated (although I was starting to get pins and needles in my hands/arms by near the end; I seem to remember this happened on the road marathon as well. I didn't lose hearing in one ear this time, though).

The only other things in my bag were a credit card and a coat...just in case. Probably wouldn't take a bag for this race in future unless the weather were worse - it was cloudlessly sunny today and at least 15degrees. I wore a Helly on the basis that it would be windy because we were on the coast. It wasn't.

2 laps, mostly gravel/dryish mud/woodchip stuff.
Lovely day for running.
The standard of children here is incredibly high.

Paced very well and quickest 5k I've done for a while despite the underfoot conditions.

Pump #35. Most of the tracks from 101 release.
Preferred 100 :( some of them were ok though.
Can probably up the squats weight to 20kgs next time.hard to believe it wasn't that long ago I was on 5.

Being careful with my body before Sunday.
Still will Parkrun though, because hey, Parkrun.

Strength tomorrow along with a 'health MOT' which I booked because it was free. I hope it's not too invasive.

...or to be more precise, 'slope', 340m with 13m climb.
It's the only off-road hill I have!

1:39,1:36,1:35

With about a mile recovery between. Hamstrings feeling it a bit. It's almost as if two days of strength training might have an adverse effect on my legs...

Pump #34.
Don't normally do 2 days in a row, but not in Aztec-form at the moment and don't fancy a road run.
Squats feeling really hard on consecutive days.

Pump #33