Training Log Archive: LeakieIn the 7 days ending Jan 19, 2014:
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Sunday Jan 19, 2014 #
Running race 43:50 [4] 9.07 km (4:50 / km) +95m 4:36 / km
TVXC Bracknell.
Well this was hard. I wasn't really pushing at any point but my legs are so shot from yesterday that they just wouldn't move. Felt a bit like I was trying to lift solid blocks instead of quads.
A bit disappointed not to be a team counter today, but I'm glad I went and raced anyway. More beneficial for my fitness than a jog round Reading anyway!
Well this was hard. I wasn't really pushing at any point but my legs are so shot from yesterday that they just wouldn't move. Felt a bit like I was trying to lift solid blocks instead of quads.
A bit disappointed not to be a team counter today, but I'm glad I went and raced anyway. More beneficial for my fitness than a jog round Reading anyway!
Running warm up/down 20:00 [1] 3.0 km (6:40 / km)
Saturday Jan 18, 2014 #
Event: The 33rd Box Hill Fell Race
Running race 1:12:58 [4] 11.63 km (6:16 / km) +495m 5:10 / km
Fantastic (okay maybe I didn't think so at the time!), but pretty chuffed to have got round in one piece in a fairly respectable time.
The climb straight from the start was awful, had a bit of a panic about 500m in that I would have to walk the whole way and embarrass myself :P
Then I got overtaken by quite a few people on the early descents - 4 knee injuries from falling in the last year has put a stop to any confidence there.
We then went up the big climb from 3km - 4km where I overtook them all again with a pretty rapid powerwalk! Kudos to anyone who ran that.
Loved the next 5km, picked up the pace and felt like I was racing again rather than just hanging on.
Started dying on the last ascent though, but still overtook quite a few men and managed to hold them off to the finish.
Definitely want to try more races like this & get better at the dreaded hills.
Only FU23 so won by default - YASSS! ;-)
The climb straight from the start was awful, had a bit of a panic about 500m in that I would have to walk the whole way and embarrass myself :P
Then I got overtaken by quite a few people on the early descents - 4 knee injuries from falling in the last year has put a stop to any confidence there.
We then went up the big climb from 3km - 4km where I overtook them all again with a pretty rapid powerwalk! Kudos to anyone who ran that.
Loved the next 5km, picked up the pace and felt like I was racing again rather than just hanging on.
Started dying on the last ascent though, but still overtook quite a few men and managed to hold them off to the finish.
Definitely want to try more races like this & get better at the dreaded hills.
Only FU23 so won by default - YASSS! ;-)
Running warm up/down 20:00 [1] 3.4 km (5:53 / km)
Friday Jan 17, 2014 #
Note
(rest day)
Feeling loads better after endless stretching and rolling all day. Super excited for this weekend now :-)
Thursday Jan 16, 2014 #
5 PM
Gym 45:00 [1]
Cross training. Achilles/calf/something in my leg has been really sore since intervals. Could barely walk downstairs this morning?? So just taking it easy and trying to coax my body to the weekend in one piece!
C • rest 1
S&C 15:00 [0]
Wednesday Jan 15, 2014 #
6 PM
Bike 30:00 [1]
Running warm up/down 25:00 [1] 3.4 km (7:21 / km)
Jogging and drills
7 PM
Running tempo (Track) 12:46 [4] 3.2 km (3:59 / km)
Timed 2 miles - eurggh this was not a fun way to start training!
Running intervals 15:45 [4] 3.5 km (4:30 / km)
5 x 500m with 200m recoveries
Tuesday Jan 14, 2014 #
6 PM
Spin 40:00 [2]
Feeling a bit more spritely today so spinning was back on.
Running 25:00 [2] 4.0 km (6:15 / km)
Still keen so went for a wee run after spinning
Monday Jan 13, 2014 #
S&C 30:00 [0]
(rest day)
Had a thumping headache all day so switching my rest days around as I didn't really feel like spinning tonight. Just did rolling and some core bits instead.