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A Slow Journey to Faster Times
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Nice report. To be honest I was a bit surprised when I read on your log before about a heavy drinking session a week before a race. For someone who had been taking his training so seriously and seeing great results I just thought this was a bit odd. I know it takes me several days to recover from nights out like that these days. (Getting old!)
I would be fairly certain this had some impact on your performance so with better preparation I'm sure that you can take more off that time.
I'm not Knockin going out for a few drinks either god knows we all need a blow out from time to time but I'd say just be careful on the timing of those. Well done though on a great race. I'd be happy with that pace in a 5k!
You're right, but let me explain. A good friend of mine was having a few drinks to celebrate the recent birth of his twins that night. I've always done my best not to let my running get in the way of my life and there was no way I could miss this for the sake of a race in a weeks time. However, I could have been much more disciplined and left at midnight rather than at 3am with a curry for company on the way home! It definitely takes me a few days to shake out the effects of such a night too, which is why I've done nothing yesterday or today. I'll try my best to control my consumption in the future as I already know that I've got two golf functions the weekend before Fingal and a wedding two weeks before Berlin. I can't do anything about the timing of those events, but I can control how much alcohol I consume.
I appreciate the constructive criticism
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You're right, but let me explain. A good friend of mine was having a few drinks to celebrate the recent birth of his twins that night. I've always done my best not to let my running get in the way of my life and there was no way I could miss this for the sake of a race in a weeks time. However, I could have been much more disciplined and left at midnight rather than at 3am with a curry for company on the way home! It definitely takes me a few days to shake out the effects of such a night too, which is why I've done nothing yesterday or today. I'll try my best to control my consumption in the future as I already know that I've got two golf functions the weekend before Fingal and a wedding two weeks before Berlin. I can't do anything about the timing of those events, but I can control how much alcohol I consume.
I appreciate the constructive criticism
And so you should I suppose. We'll be a long time dead and all that. Didn't want to come across all wagging the finger like, so apols if it looked like that. You're right to try and balance the two and sometimes we've no control over the timing of events so totally accept what you're saying there.
I wouldn't be the most disciplined myself at the best of times!;)0 -
And so you should I suppose. We'll be a long time dead and all that. Didn't want to come across all wagging the finger like, so apols if it looked like that. You're right to try and balance the two and sometimes we've no control over the timing of events so totally accept what you're saying there.
I wouldn't be the most disciplined myself at the best of times!;)
No, I didn't take it that way at all.
I know my preparation in the past week wasn't ideal and I'd prefer to be called on it than people walking on eggshells etc.
TbL told me he packed in the McMillan coach for the same reason. Being told he was super & doing great when he performed below his own expectations. I'm all for congratulations and praise, but sometimes you also need to be told off when you've done something wrong. Learn from your mistakes and all that
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e.g. I'm pretty sure if I'd had a log here when training for Chicago last year that I wouldn't have got injured. I would have been advised/told not to run on my sore achilles and the need to explain myself/answer here for my own stupidity when I did may have been enough to stop me heading out the door at that time. It's kind of the reason I started a log. Keep the advice/criticism coming. It's probably more important than any praise or congratulations (although I do really appreciate the positive feedback too). Thanks all 0 -
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Thursday 19th June - 75 minutes Steady (preceded by 10 x 100m Strides)
10m @ 7:37p/m average (145bpm avg)
Strides: (16:88, 18:13, 17:28, 20:24, 17:14, 17:89, 18:62, 19:76, 18:42, 17:65)
I really struggled with this run in the early stages, moving almost a minute per mile slower than last Saturday which suggests I still haven't fully recovered from that race. It really did knock the stuffing out of me! However I felt stronger towards the end which is encouraging. In the current conditions, I'm more worried about a consistent effort than identical splits and seemed to achieve that. It was beginning to get really warm running along the coast but then Ferris B came hurtling towards me in the opposite direction creating a cooling breeze for a few seconds. Thanks Ferris
Splits:
Mile 1 - 7:28 (143bpm)
Mile 2 - 7:16 (146bpm)
Mile 3 - 7:30 (146bpm)
Mile 4 - 7:21 (146bpm)
Mile 5 - 7:36 (146bpm)
Mile 6 - 7:50 (146bpm)
Mile 7 - 7:43 (145bpm)
Mile 8 - 7:42 (146bpm)
Mile 9 - 7:50 (147bpm)
Mile 10 - 7:50 (146bpm)
Hoping to get some easy miles in tomorrow & Saturday before attempting another Steady session on Sunday. If I still don't feel 100% though, I'll just do a long run instead.0 -
Thursday 19th June - 75 minutes Steady (preceded by 10 x 100m Strides)
10m @ 7:37p/m average (145bpm avg)
Strides: (16:88, 18:13, 17:28, 20:24, 17:14, 17:89, 18:62, 19:76, 18:42, 17:65)
I really struggled with this run in the early stages, moving almost a minute per mile slower than last Saturday which suggests I still haven't fully recovered from that race. It really did knock the stuffing out of me! However I felt stronger towards the end which is encouraging. In the current conditions, I'm more worried about a consistent effort than identical splits and seemed to achieve that. It was beginning to get really warm running along the coast but then Ferris B came hurtling towards me in the opposite direction creating a cooling breeze for a few seconds. Thanks Ferris
The agonised look on my face possibly suggested hurtling....actual pace was a paltry 8:45
. It was a struggle for me at that pace today so savage session by you. Apologies for the delayed hello...aul man eyesight etc. 0 -
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Saturday 21st June - 60 minutes Easy
7m @ 9:02/m average (123bpm avg)
A glorified recovery run that I extended to an hour because I was feeling so fantastic. I expected some stiffness & soreness after yesterday's late evening long run, but none was evident and I'm pretty sure I'm going to give the Steady state session another go tomorrow night. Was in such a good mood towards the end of the run on this beautiful morning that I threw in a few TRR/Claralara style windmills. I may use this celebration if I break three hours in Berlin .
Splits:
Mile 1 - 8:54 (118bpm)
Mile 2 - 8:53 (122bpm)
Mile 3 - 9:02 (123bpm)
Mile 4 - 9:18 (124bpm)
Mile 5 - 9:09 (124bpm)
Mile 6 - 9:02 (127bpm)
Mile 7 - 8:53 (127bpm)0 -
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