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Sunday Jul 22, 2018 #
9 AM
run 5:00 [2] 1.0 km (5:00 / km)
shoes: Saucony Freedom ISO
Imitation of a warm-up after I spent too long standing around talking.
run race 50:19 12.0 km (4:12 / km) +33m 4:08 / km
ahr:170 max:210 shoes: Saucony Freedom ISO
I'd love to blame this time all on the wind, and km splits how that it had a significant impact, but the fact of the matter is that I am very slow, and this is probably my slowest 12km race since I was about 17.
Had hoped to get a solid hit-out in without 'racing' but for the first time in a very long time at a Harriers run, when I settled into a rhythm at the start, I wasn't in front. Swapped the lead with Damon a couple of times heading to the first turn and was with him at the turn, but on the return journey he gradually eased away out to something like a 75m lead. By the time we hit 6km and headed out in the other direction, I had started to close a little, so that kept me pushing harder than I wanted to, trying to balance chasing him down with not blowing up.
The gap was back to about 20-25m by the 9km turn back into the wind and I managed to close right up on his shoulder before 10km, but every little surge I tried got me nowhere, with him coming back past and me tucking in behind to get a breather before trying again.
It was 4th or 5th time lucky as we hit the slight downhill with about 600m to go. I lifted the pace as much as I thought I could get away with and he finally cracked - enough that I didn't need to find a non-existed sprint finish in the last 150m.
Now feeling very close to dead.
Had hoped to get a solid hit-out in without 'racing' but for the first time in a very long time at a Harriers run, when I settled into a rhythm at the start, I wasn't in front. Swapped the lead with Damon a couple of times heading to the first turn and was with him at the turn, but on the return journey he gradually eased away out to something like a 75m lead. By the time we hit 6km and headed out in the other direction, I had started to close a little, so that kept me pushing harder than I wanted to, trying to balance chasing him down with not blowing up.
The gap was back to about 20-25m by the 9km turn back into the wind and I managed to close right up on his shoulder before 10km, but every little surge I tried got me nowhere, with him coming back past and me tucking in behind to get a breather before trying again.
It was 4th or 5th time lucky as we hit the slight downhill with about 600m to go. I lifted the pace as much as I thought I could get away with and he finally cracked - enough that I didn't need to find a non-existed sprint finish in the last 150m.
Now feeling very close to dead.
Saturday Jul 21, 2018 #
5 PM
run 31:09 6.37 km (4:53 / km) +17m 4:49 / km
ahr:149 max:167 shoes: Hoka Clifton 4
Not exactly a week of inspired training following last weekend. Finally got out the door this evening in the dark and wind and rain and did the bare minimum.
Felt OK. Right calf is still awful at first, but is taking less time to loosen up than it was.
Tried out some new shoes. Said I'd never go back to Hokas after my last pair a few years (5 years?) back, but they're pretty different and more like normal running shoes now. Seemed to do the job pretty well.
Will probably race 12km tomorrow morning. that will be a shock to the system.
Felt OK. Right calf is still awful at first, but is taking less time to loosen up than it was.
Tried out some new shoes. Said I'd never go back to Hokas after my last pair a few years (5 years?) back, but they're pretty different and more like normal running shoes now. Seemed to do the job pretty well.
Will probably race 12km tomorrow morning. that will be a shock to the system.