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At least it not a cold winter morning ergo LSD...
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Hardly Dave, its just the enthusiasm of a new challenge that gets me going
5 miles this morning in 35 minutes pace 7'/mile. I woke up late so it was a quick session and a superman shower. Isn't it ironic that when you are rushing that you seem to know everyone in the gym, I bumped into 2 good old friends this morning and all they wanted to do was chat :rolleyes:0 -
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--amadeus-- wrote: »Your times have really plunged lately, do you think it's because of or in spite of the cross training?
When you say 'plunged' do you mean improving
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I see! TBH the pbs were only seconds off previous times, not chunks
The cross training is mostly upper body but the core element of it I guess helps running. I think the main difference here though is the bike. Cycling into a stiff wind is harder than running up a hill IMO. I find that cycling into a headwind for 10k is about 25+ mins of work at least. Imagine a 25 minute hill on your run! So I don't think the cycling has made me a faster runner at all, On the contrary I just think that I don't lose as much pace on hills now on my runs.
The rowing ergo just gives you overall strength endurance but more importantly its a good test of your will 0 -
I see! TBH the pbs were only seconds off previous times, not chunks
The cross training is mostly upper body but the core element of it I guess helps running. I think the main difference here though is the bike. Cycling into a stiff wind is harder than running up a hill IMO. I find that cycling into a headwind for 10k is about 25+ mins of work at least. Imagine a 25 minute hill on your run! So I don't think the cycling has made me a faster runner at all, On the contrary I just think that I don't lose as much pace on hills now on my runs.
The rowing ergo just gives you overall strength endurance but more importantly its a good test of your will
Every second counts - a PB is PB! Fair play on the progress you are making. Very impressive.
As for the ergo - it's a pig of a machine. Those guys @ CII are sadists!!! 0 -
Every second counts - a PB is PB! Fair play on the progress you are making. Very impressive.
As for the ergo - it's a pig of a machine. Those guys @ CII are sadists!!!
It sure is Hell of a machine to get you fit from head to toe though, it would put muscles on your gums
So, why is it that I'm not seeing you or Dave_K on the 1000 mile challenge then?!0 -
3.5 miles easy in about 30 mins instead of sitting in the car waiting for the Arena to open.
Swim with the Club
16*50m wu easy focus on stroke length
900m @ about 1'47/100m pace
8*50m max effort off 1'30
(200m mod/50m hard)*2
2,600m total. Very good session Had to leave early again for work would have loved to complete the session. 0 -
So, why is it that I'm not seeing you or Dave_K on the 1000 mile challenge then?!
Personally, I only ever do 2 runs a week, maybe 3 the odd week. That and the fact that I do Karate, swimming, trying to increase my miles on the bike & trying to play golf once a week - doesn't leave a whole lot of time for a 1000 mile challenge!!! If I did this then my wife would have me out on the street! 
Oh, and I work too......for the time being anyway. Hard to know what's around the corner in the current climate!
Last year I ran around 350 miles, with a 33minute 8k being my longest and best race. Currently looking at doing longer runs but still don't think I would get anywhere near 1000 miles. I have done 2 longer runs this year -8.5 miles @ 7:45 pace & 7.1 mile @ 7:30 pace. Planning 7 miles at lunch time today.
Man I'm rambling....better do a bit here! Hope that answers WHY NOT! 0 -
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Busy life going on there pgibbo! Your running pace is good, nothing wrong with 33mins for 8k at all I bet if you took the challenge you would get more than 350 miles on 2 runs a week! You could always lob in a sneaky mile here and there for chasing after that little dimpled white ball, I know I did a lot of running after it when I attempted to play that infuriating game Actually come to think of it, I also did lots of digging, climbing and weed whacking on a round. Great cross training it was! 0
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Pressed for time today so 9 miles easy at about 8'12"/mile pace (except for mile 7 in 5'43" where I just decided to stretch the legs and open the lungs).
Felt great after 11 hours sleep last night! Took my iPod with me for the first time in months and was even singing out loud in parts. Felt as though I could have gone out and done it again afterwards 0 -
Felt great after 11 hours sleep last night! Took my iPod with me for the first time in months and was even singing out loud in parts. Felt as though I could have gone out and done it again afterwards
Thats a lovely feeling indeed, well done MCOS, you're doing savage. Think Im going to to go to that track session out at the arena on tue night, might see you there.0 -
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8 miles this morning at 7'21"/mile pace. The first 4 miles flew as I was concentrating on form as of HMs post in the main forum (Hips at deepest point of penetration, floating, shoulders relaxed etc...). I was able to pull off the half asleep part easily as I was actually half asleep Next 4 miles, I increased the pace and it became hard work. Finished with a heart rate of 172 which was unusual but I was also hungry and slowly filling the gym up with poisonous gas 0
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14.5 miles lsr over the local hilly route. V slow, v laboured, v miserable conditions. Easily my worst and least enjoyable run of the year so far. I passed my door after an hour or so and just stood there looking at it for a minute listing the excuses to go back to bed
I convinced myself to get on with it and did another loop. The second hour saw brighter and better conditions but the running ... ahem jogging was even slower and still laboured. I probably could have walked faster over the hills! Overall pace was about 9'/mile but that matters little. I somehow felt as if I earned my breakfast! Tried porridge and nutella but I overdid it on the nutella and basically had a bowl of oatey nutella! it wasn't great to be honest 
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8 miles this morning over the local hilly route in 55'43". Overall pace for the run was 6'58"/mile and it was a training pb over the route also. I planned to get stuck into this and build it up over the middle miles until I was hanging on at the end. It was an out and back. The pace averaged 7'06 out and I wanted to get closer to 7' so I covered the next 4 at 6'50 pace. I had to work very hard and pump the arms on the last 2 hills. Overall I am quite happy with this as I was up until the wee hours writing a college assignment. It was good for the confidence as I believe now with a decent sleep on Saturday night I can get a pb at Dungarvan 0
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