Training Log Archive: ba-ba

Dams with Matt and Craig. Some a bit quicker. Last bit solo. Felt alright, legs a bit tired.
Stomach not happy with last night's pasta, pizza and beer. Need to be a bit more careful with food and sleep next couple of weeks.
I think to perform at Edale I'll need a couple of easier weeks compared to this block, a bit below this week maybe. I'm happy with Marathon work so far. Were I all-in for 2.35 or so I'd keep on going (and feel I can) but with my decision to juggle I'm willing to drop the mileage a bit.

Ready to emulate Ralph.

The National, ~290th

Probably about par on last 2 years, but disappointed with this as feel I'm fitter. Been training well but not racing well of late.
Felt good, started well (too well? Maybe but felt OK and settled down fine) but struggled later on, just done by Pete, again!
Putting it down to latent tiredness and just not being great at these lactate-fests, but tell me if I'm taking shit to myself.

1 0:39:35 9690 Adam Hickey Southend On Sea AC
2 0:39:44 8355 Andrew Maud Highgate Harriers
3 0:40:01 8525 John Gilbert Kent AC
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25 0:41:35 8370 Murray Strain Highgate Harriers
47 0:42:19 8896 Greg Jayasuriya Middlesbrough & Cleveland Ha
57 0:42:36 8151 Robert Little Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
65 0:42:44 8149 Bertie Houghton Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
118 0:43:47 8152 Connor Milnes Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
152 0:44:30 8144 John Birch Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
155 0:44:33 7474 Duncan Coombs Cambridge & Coleridge
157 0:44:34 7080 David Norman Altrincham & District AC (passed me end lap1)
191 0:45:11 7596 Peter Bray Chorlton Runners
243 0:46:04 8619 Sean Flanagan Leeds City AC (passed me 2.8km to go)
262 0:46:19 8629 Chris Smith Leeds City AC (101st at Northerns)
278 0:46:29 8148 Peter Hodges Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield (passed me 1.8km to go)
291 0:46:35 8142 Nicholas Barber Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
362 0:47:21 7314 Danny Brewer Blackheath & Bromley Harrier
406 0:47:55 10447 Harold Wyber Woodford Green AC with Esse
456 0:48:33 8620 Leon Foster Leeds City AC
551 0:49:31 9986 Todd Oates Thames Valley Harriers
587 0:49:50 8616 Thomas Edwards Leeds City AC
604 0:50:03 9152 Ed Nicholas Oxford City AC
683 0:50:52 7864 Adam Walker Durham City Harriers & AC
715 0:51:08 9439 Paul Rowley Sale Harriers Manchester
931 0:53:19 8145 Robert Cook Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
1066 0:54:34 10286 Mark Hobbs Waverley Harriers
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2328 1:47:08 9753 James Allen St Albans Striders

Bit of steady tempo and a few strides

Earnt rest day.
Need to be more careful with snacking on days I won't be using the energy mind.

In other news I have made it into the fantasy fell running list at 2 pints, making me twice as valuable as wright, malley, Elkington and Saville, half a rhys and 1/5th a Carl Bell. But who isn't?

Riv with Dan and 2 dying headtorches. A nudge every here and there (mainly on coppice)
6x10s strides outside the pizza place.
Hrm not pairing with watch.

lost an hour's sleep in the middle of the night.
Easy ITW loosening the legs off.

1600 M/T
12x400(1)
1600 M/T

5.42
72, 70, 69, 69, 70, 69, 69, 70, 70, 70, 71, 71
5.37

Felt good.

Easy recovery, forge and bents green, 6x10s strides in Bingham. These feel much more fluid than they used to.