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My Log on the Run

jake1970

I have been thinking about starting a training log here for a while now, so here goes.

About me
Im 45, male and Im one of Dubgals DCM 2015 Graduates.
I started running in August 2012 and really enjoyed it from the off. There has been a steady improvement in my running year on year with 2015 been quite a good year, the highlights were a sub 01:30 Half marathon and I ran my first marathon which was an amazing experience.

Current PBs
5k 19:06
10k 40:35
5 mile 33:35
Half Marathon 1:28:56
Marathon 3:18:30

What next
After DCM I picked up an injury and I didnt run at all for the last 5 weeks of the year. I started back running in January and soon realized that the amount of speed and fitness I have lost since DCM is frightening. I done a park run at the start of February in 21:20, its not were I thought I would be after all the marathon training but it is what it is.
Im currently doing Myles's graduate training plan and I do feel that I am starting to regain fitness and speed. Im currently averaging 30+ miles a week.

The goal races for the year will be Dunshauglin 10k, Athlone Half and maybe DCM.

Comments and feedback on any aspect of my training are welcome.

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tang1

Ah for feck sake I was looking for first name by your log, it's 19.43 to by the way. Very well done.

jake1970

tang1 wrote: »

Ah for feck sake I was looking for first name by your log, it's 19.43 to by the way. Very well done.

haha, thanks tang you still found me though. I rounded up the time to 19:44 but if you say to take 19:43 who am I to argue.:)

denis b

Nice run Jake. you sure are getting back in the zone. Be interested in your account of the race.

jake1970

Sunday 20th of march: Clongowes 5k

The plan for this race was to go out hard and hang on for dear life. The target was to get as close to 20 mins as was possible. I met my friend M at the start and she said that she was also targeting 20 mins so we decided to run together even though there was a 20 min pacer. After a 10 min delay we were off, we quickly settled into a nice hard pace that was a bit faster than target pace which left me wondering would I be able to stick this till the end. The first mile ticked off at 6:15, happy with that 10 secs up on target. We turned off the main road and down a side road and M said that the next mile was the flattest part of the course so the plan was to try and keep the pace consistent and try and stay ahead of target pace and we did, second mile was 6:21. At the start of mile 3 things took a turn, all of a sudden I started to feel unwell, I got very hot, my head was pounding and I felt like puking. Thankfully this feeling passed quickly, I had a quick look at the watch and I was happy to see that we were still ahead of target pace. At this stage we were now coming back on to the main road and up to the main gates of Clongowes College, there was a bit of a incline here and the legs were really hurting, M pulled ahead by a few meters and it was a gap that remained till the finish. Once we reached the main gates there was approx 500 meters to go and its a dead straight run to the finish line. M was still the few meters ahead of me and I tried in vain to catch her but the effort I put in to try and catch her kept me honest till the end. The last mile and a bit was 6:18(50 secs).
I was quiet happy with this result, its not exactly were I thought I would be after DCM but it does show that I am slowly getting back to my previous fitness levels.

jake1970

Wednesday
6.2 miles with 6X12 secs hills followed by 6x100m strides.

Thursday
8.0 miles @ 7:59m/m endurance run
pace for endurance runs is from 7:40-8:30m/m

Saturday
7.0 miles with 3x8 mins @ LT pace/ 3 mins recovery
LT pace is 6:40-6:50m/m
pace for splits
6:40
6:35
7:04:(

Sunday
9 miles @ 8:11m/m endurance run

30.2 miles for the week

This week is the first week of 10k training with the target race being Dunshaughlin in June. I am using a plan taken from Pete Pfitzingers book Faster Road Racing. I have used this plan before and I have PB'd from it, same again please:D
Just to give a summary of last weeks training.
The week started very badly, on Sunday evening Mrs jake had an altercation with a flight of stairs and she broke her collarbone:eek:. Unfortunately for her and me:) she is going to be laid up for the foreseeable future which is really going to test my time management skills.
So getting back to the training, I have to say that apart from Wednesdays run it which was grand I found the rest of the runs quite tough. Maybe Sundays 5k race was still in the legs but the training was tougher than I thought it should have been. As for the LT intervals on Saturday, it didnt really go to well. While the first 2 intervals were on target I was really struggling on the 2nd one(it was a bit faster) and that carried on to the 3rd interval where I had nothing left in the legs and I was going to abandon it but I decided to keep going and I was glad I did because if I had given up completely I would have been very disappointed with myself. I am probably running the LT intervals to fast for my current fitness and I will aim for the slower end of the LT pace(6:50) this week and see how that goes.

Neady83

:eek: poor Mrs. Jake, hope she makes a speedy recovery.

Nice training by the way, I'm jealous of the work you're putting into those sessions.

jake1970

Neady83 wrote: »

:eek: poor Mrs. Jake, hope she makes a speedy recovery.

Nice training by the way, I'm jealous of the work you're putting into those sessions.

I hope Mrs jake makes a very speedy recovery too:).

There is some serious training going on in your log Neady, fair play to you. Best of luck with your adventures in the coming year.

jake1970

Tuesday
6.0 miles with 2 sets of 4 x 200m@ 800m - 1 mile pace, 4 mins recovery between sets.
1st set: 44, 46, 42, 43 secs
2nd set:43, 43, 44, 47 secs
By the end of this run both my calves for feeling a bit tight. Even though I have been foam rolling regularly I think its time to reacquaint the calves to the rolling pin again:eek:

Thursday
8.0 miles @ 8:02 m/m endurance run.
splits: 8:11, 8:15, 8:09, 8:05, 8:08, 8:08, 7:41, 7:40
Not much to say about this only that it was a nice enjoyable run on what was a lovely evening for running.

jake1970

Saturday
8 miles with 2x10 mins and 1x8 mins @ LT pace/ 3 mins recovery
pace for splits
6:43
6:44
6:42
I am a lot happier with this LT session when compared to last weeks. While the reps were tough I managed to keep the pace fairly even throughout but I was very grateful of the 3 min recoveries.

Sunday
10 miles @ 8:19 m/m endurance run.
Ideally I would take a rest day after a session day but at the moment I am finding it very hard to get the time to get my runs in so I had no choice but to do this today. The legs were tired after yesterdays session and this run was a bit of a slog. A few little niggles are starting to appear which is probably down to the greater intensity in my training.

Next week I have the K-club 10k so I will probably drop this weeks VO2 max session and run the 10k at LT pace and continue with the plan as normal.

32 miles for the week

spaceylou

Just caught up on this log - best of luck in the 10 k next week

tang1

spaceylou wrote: »

Just caught up on this log - best of luck in the 10 k next week

+1 to that, run well man.

jake1970

Tuesday
9 miles @ 8:08m/m endurance run
After a rest day Monday I am happy to report less niggles today.

Wednesday
7 miles with 6X12 secs hills followed by 6x100m strides.
Really enjoying these type of workouts.

I hope to sneak in a short recovery run on Friday before the 10k on Saturday and its then that I will decide on a plan for the 10k. Initially I was going to run it as at Lt pace but now I think I might race it.

Singer

jake1970 wrote: »

I hope to sneak in a short recovery run on Friday before the 10k on Saturday and its then that I will decide on a plan for the 10k. Initially I was going to run it as at Lt pace but now I think I might race it.

Go for it!

Dubgal72

Best of luck. What sort of shape do you think you're in?

jake1970

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Best of luck. What sort of shape do you think you're in?

After my recent 5k result(19:44) I am actually in better shape than I thought I was and if I race the 10k, which I probably will do, I would be happy with a sub 42.

denis b

Best of luck Jake. The comeback continues.

Kennyg71

Best Luck Saturday Jake, I think you are a racer, so not much chance
of a Tempo:)

The Muppet

Have a great run on Saturday Jake, Enjoy.

Neady83

Wishing you a great race tomorrow Jake, hope it's enjoyable and PB friendly

mbarr

Good luck Jake

Mrs Mc

Best of luck hope race goes well.

jake1970

Thanks for all the good wishes and its not even a target race, I am only running this because of the cake

Friday
3.1 miles @ 9:00 recovery run.
A nice easy run this morning with 4x100m strides thrown in just to keep the legs ticking over.

I had considered running the 10k tomorrow as a tempo run but I will be racing it now. It is a nice fast course and it is ideal for anyone who is training for a PB but I dont think I am in PB shape yet.

There are a lot of boardies racing this weekend so best of luck to one and all.

FBOT01

Have a good one tomorrow. Run hard and let the time take care of itself.....and of course, ENJOY!!!

yaboya1

Good luck tomorrow Jake

jake1970

FBOT01 wrote: »

Have a good one tomorrow. Run hard and let the time take care of itself.....and of course, ENJOY!!!

yaboya1 wrote: »

Good luck tomorrow Jake

Thanks lads.

ThebitterLemon

Best of luck, you've been getting a bit of consistency going.

What's your 10k pb?

TbL

jake1970

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Best of luck, you've been getting a bit of consistency going.

What's your 10k pb?

TbL

Thanks TbL, my PB is 40:35 from July last year.

ThebitterLemon

jake1970 wrote: »

Thanks TbL, my PB is 40:35 from July last year.

Yea I saw that from you're first post but thought you might have lowered it.

You're 5k time would suggest that's soft enough

Although I've a couple of years on you it's good to see another auld lad pushing on for PB's.

I'm trying to learn to embrace the hurt of the shorter stuff

Enjoy it

TbL

Firedance

Best of luck Jake!

Dubgal72

Well??