It was raining when I set out this morning, but not too cold. I was doing my usual loop. The training programme wanted 8.5km at a slow pace.
I did get wet feet getting through some of the puddles.
As usual I ran quicker than required. I'm finding just over 6 minutes per km kilometre comfortable. I'd like to get slightly under that, but if I could maintain this pace for the half marathon next month I'll be happy.
Crazy max speed again. Just not possible for me.
The rain lessened as I went on and it's stopped now. I saw a couple of other runners out there and a lady I often see race-walking. I'd love to know what events she does.
I met my target of 3 runs over the bank holiday weekend plus a home workout. I ran about 67km last month, but I missed some runs due to the weather. This month should be nearer 80km. I know some people do that every week, but this feels about right for me. I do need to get new running shoes before the race.
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6min/km is a jolly solid pace Steve! Sounds like that training plan is working well for you.
It seems running more often is key to improvement. Probably applies to other skills too.
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Nice work ;-) That pace is now a comfortable one for me also, but it used to be something I could only cream of. So it is definitely a case of the more you do the better you get :-)
If you get a nice day in the weekend, try going for a 20km run (it's ok to walk bits of it). This should give you a kick start for the next plateau in your training.
I find after each really long run, like an ultra, that my running seems to just kick up another gear.
I know you favour long runs. I'll see if I can manage that
It's not so much that I enjoy the longer runs more, it's just that I see the biggest improvements after a long run. i wish I could get the same result from a short run. It would save me a bunch of time hehehe
It's a big commitment to take a couple of hours for a run, but I don't have too much to do at the weekend. Doing up to 10km does seem to work for me, but I need to face longer distances some time
At least is stopped snowing over there, that amount of snow is rarely seen even in NYC.
We only had a little snow, but it still causes chaos. I could do without it messing up my training.
That's good the news over here was making it out like it was biblical.
Okay so I came here exactly after your plogging post. I commented on that post and mentioned by neighborhood.
Here is the thing, during my jogs I go through some areas where the my situation is something like yours. You mentioned about avoiding the puddles, for me its just about finding a dry effing place for my footing. After a few tries there I just switched to a different route. Running and puddles don't mix well...........high probability of an injury.
By the way, good luck with the half marathon. If possible would like to here more about that event.
I could have run on the path above this cycle track, but it really wasn't too bad. Just got my feet a bit wet. Overall this winter has not been terrible. We had snow for a few days that stopped me running as I was worried about the ice.
Of course I'll be posting about the race :)
Last month 67km thats too hogh mark..
And is this track slippery today how you
Managed to run on it.
This is nothing special. Got to keep running.
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