Was ridiculously busy at work again today and I am out Monday. I had a last minute panic in the last 10 minutes before I left. I decide to run and then decide not to run. I to-and-fro a number of times.
In the end I man-up and decide to do the Grove Park to home run. My head is still dizzy from work and I decide to take it easy and try and enjoy it. And I do enjoy it.
I'm squeezing the runs in, they just need to be longer in reality. That blasted work...
4.5km 26:12
Friday, 9 March 2012
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Extreme Running
Still really busy at work, but I decide to run across London to Victoria. This is slightly risky as if I am more than half an hour I miss my train.
I therefore start of very fast. Zipping in and out of people. This is great fun. I keep the pace going to. I suspect I am going to blow soon.
Down by Charing Cross the crowds are dense. So I skip and bob and weave through them even more. This is great fun and it keeps the pace going.
I dig in down the Mall, past Buck House. I get caught at the traffic lights before the final push.
Such fun dancing through the crowds. Didn't even hit a single person. Probably a really good fartlek style workout as well.
4.5km 24:24
I therefore start of very fast. Zipping in and out of people. This is great fun. I keep the pace going to. I suspect I am going to blow soon.
Down by Charing Cross the crowds are dense. So I skip and bob and weave through them even more. This is great fun and it keeps the pace going.
I dig in down the Mall, past Buck House. I get caught at the traffic lights before the final push.
Such fun dancing through the crowds. Didn't even hit a single person. Probably a really good fartlek style workout as well.
4.5km 24:24
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Back from Grove Park Dodging the rain
The plan was a semi-easy run back from Lewisham. I get to Cannon Street and it is a disaster. The trains are all over the place. I jump on a busy train to London Bridge. There I can see the rain streaming down in the far distance. I decide to get a train to Grove Park instead and hope to make it back home before the rain.
Having an unscheduled day off (from running, certainly not work) has left me feeling fresh. I am able to push the pace a little more. One way the sky is dark, dark and yet the other way there is a beautiful sunset. Depending on which way I am heading it is either dark, dark or mood-lifting sunset.
I hardly get caught crossing any roads. I zip over the rail bridge and drive up the hill to the Church.
I think the time is going to be good, and it is. Probably the fastest I have done. Not the run I was planning or expecting but all good the same.
Also I didn't get wet at all.
4.5km 23:29
Having an unscheduled day off (from running, certainly not work) has left me feeling fresh. I am able to push the pace a little more. One way the sky is dark, dark and yet the other way there is a beautiful sunset. Depending on which way I am heading it is either dark, dark or mood-lifting sunset.
I hardly get caught crossing any roads. I zip over the rail bridge and drive up the hill to the Church.
I think the time is going to be good, and it is. Probably the fastest I have done. Not the run I was planning or expecting but all good the same.
Also I didn't get wet at all.
4.5km 23:29
Intervals on a rainy day
I needed to be running yesterday but was too busy at work. Today I decide to ignore all the work piling up and go for a run.
I notice it is a bit rainy. I decide to go and run 3 minute intervals round the covered high walks of the Barbican. It is a couple of minutes run to get there and I get a little bit wet. Because of the rain I run there quicker than I would.
As I start it is a bit slippy and I have to concentrate. I then go on to bang out 5 fairly consistent 3 minute effort with a minutes rest. The rain comes and goes but I am dry undercover even when it is hammering down.
A good session.
5x3minutes with 1 minute recovery
I notice it is a bit rainy. I decide to go and run 3 minute intervals round the covered high walks of the Barbican. It is a couple of minutes run to get there and I get a little bit wet. Because of the rain I run there quicker than I would.
As I start it is a bit slippy and I have to concentrate. I then go on to bang out 5 fairly consistent 3 minute effort with a minutes rest. The rain comes and goes but I am dry undercover even when it is hammering down.
A good session.
5x3minutes with 1 minute recovery
Monday, 5 March 2012
Recovery Run from Grove Park
I need to be disciplined. I took yesterday off as a recovery day. I think about running back from Lewisham but decide a gentle run back from Grove Park would be more appropriate. And that is what I do.
A couple of times I reign myself in from zooming away. Up the hill towards the church I feel the miles in my legs but overall a pleasant evening run.
4.5km 26:52
A couple of times I reign myself in from zooming away. Up the hill towards the church I feel the miles in my legs but overall a pleasant evening run.
4.5km 26:52
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Good Long Run
I've been worried about not running long and when I have run long it has not been good. I have the "magic" training month to get through then a couple of weeks taper into the Brighton Marathon and the sub 3-30 time.
The alarm goes of at 6:30 and I am so tempted to stay in bed. From somewhere I summon up the energy to get going. I run down to Bromley Park (confusingly in Shortlands) Fortunately it is light, if a little chilly. I then spend the next 2"40 running laps of the park. Every half an hour I turn and run the other way. This has the advantage of being totally flat. There are also no roads to cross.
I aim to run at a good slow pace. Initially I am running around 6:00 a km which is a fine long run pace. Then I gradually get faster. The advantage of running laps is that I have a couple of bottles of drink to sustain me. I also can strip of clothes as needed. Running laps also builds mental toughness.
Suddenly I am flying and really enjoying it. A banana feels like the best food ever and is eaten over four laps. In the end I settle to a pace of 5:30/km. Marathon race pace is 5:00/km.
Towards the end it gets tougher but I even manage to throw in a couple of minutes here and there of marathon race pace. With 10 minutes to go until the three hours I grab my discarded kit and run back up the hill to my house.
One mistake I did make was the nipples. In a long race I would always remember to Vaseline them. Today I didn't think to and suffer accordingly, though no blood
This went well. If I can bang out another couple of these long runs, the Marathon is going to go well.
30.10 km 2:55:04
The alarm goes of at 6:30 and I am so tempted to stay in bed. From somewhere I summon up the energy to get going. I run down to Bromley Park (confusingly in Shortlands) Fortunately it is light, if a little chilly. I then spend the next 2"40 running laps of the park. Every half an hour I turn and run the other way. This has the advantage of being totally flat. There are also no roads to cross.
I aim to run at a good slow pace. Initially I am running around 6:00 a km which is a fine long run pace. Then I gradually get faster. The advantage of running laps is that I have a couple of bottles of drink to sustain me. I also can strip of clothes as needed. Running laps also builds mental toughness.
Suddenly I am flying and really enjoying it. A banana feels like the best food ever and is eaten over four laps. In the end I settle to a pace of 5:30/km. Marathon race pace is 5:00/km.
Towards the end it gets tougher but I even manage to throw in a couple of minutes here and there of marathon race pace. With 10 minutes to go until the three hours I grab my discarded kit and run back up the hill to my house.
One mistake I did make was the nipples. In a long race I would always remember to Vaseline them. Today I didn't think to and suffer accordingly, though no blood
This went well. If I can bang out another couple of these long runs, the Marathon is going to go well.
30.10 km 2:55:04
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Definitely a recovery run
I definitely need a recovery run today as I am feeling jaded. I decide to run down Fleet Street. I run up Kingsway and down Holborn to make it into a loop.
The pace is easy and it's quite enjoyable.
4km 25:11
The pace is easy and it's quite enjoyable.
4km 25:11
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