Month: February 2017
training run #1241
Tuesday 28 February, 06:20
2C, cold, frosty. An 8 mile run including intervals (3x 1600m with 400m recovery). Wrapped up well for this chilly run. Minor heel niggle that quickly wore off. Drank 500ml water. As usual, I enjoyed the intervals, a good test. Fastest km split was 5:06 min/km today.
Distance: 12.81km
Time: 1:09:51
Avg HR: 146bpm
Avg pace: 5:27 min/km
Calories: 819
Trainers: Brooks Glycerin
training run #1240
Monday 27 February, 06:32
6C, cold, windy, cloudy. An easy 6.5 mile run. Wore new Salomon jacket expecting a rain shower, which didn’t happen but it kept the chill wind out. Drank 500ml water.
Distance: 10.55km
Time: 59:11
Avg HR: 145 BPM
Avg pace: 5:36 min/km
Calories: 693
Trainers: Brooks Glycerin
training run #1239
Saturday 25 February, 06:26
7C, cool, cloudy, windy. A 21 mile run. Legs felt OK without being super-strong, so kept it easy. The wind was strong, mostly southerly or southwesterly. Clouds threatened rain but I was lucky, it held off. Had 4 gels and 1 litre of water. No heel niggles of note. New trainers OK at this distance. Though I slowed towards the end I was comfortable. Even thought of going a little bit further as I approached home, but stuck to the plan I had.
Distance: 33.86km
Time: 3:17:40
Avg HR: 148bpm
Avg pace: 5:50 min/km
Calories: 2389
Trainers: Brooks Glycerin
training run #1238
Thursday 23 February, 06:17
9C, rain, strong winds. A 6.5 mile run. Maintained easy effort on this run, as much as is possible in a stiff north westerly wind. Heavy rain set in halfway round the first lap. Drank 500ml water. Might as well have tipped the bottle over me, got soaked.
Distance: 10.63km
Time: 1:00:15
Avg HR: 144bpm
Avg pace: 5:40 min/km
Calories: 705
Trainers: Brooks Glycerin
training run #1237
Wednesday 22 February, 06:15
9C, cool, very windy. An 8 mile run, including 60 minutes of Marathon Pacing Session. Legs felt OK and heels hardly niggled at all. Drank 500ml water. The strong wind made it tough going on the far side of RV. A good workout.
Distance: 12.87km
Time: 1:10:44
Avg HR: 141bpm (seems low)
Avg pace: 5:29 min/km
Calories: 805
Trainers: Brooks Glycerin
training run #1236
Tuesday 21 February, 06:15
8C, cold, clear skies. An 8 mile run including intervals (3x 1200m with 400m recovery). Heels felt fine today. Drank 500ml water. Enjoyed this run and finished feeling good.
Distance: 12.85km
Time: 1:10:20
Avg HR: 143bpm (seems low)
Avg pace: 5:28 min/km
Calories: 798
Brooks Glycerin trainers
training run #1235
Monday 20 February, 06:32
8C, mild, broken cloud. A 6.5 mile run. Legs felt heavy after yesterday’s long run. Both heels were sore too, though they eased off after a few km. Drank 500ml water. Only needed head torch for half a lap.
The main thing about the run was my first run out in new trainers. Could not find a pair of Brooks Ghost 9 in store in my size to try on. Different upper to last years model so needed to put them on. So bought nearest model instead, Brooks Glycerin 14. They seemed OK.
Distance: 10.62km
Time: 1:02:04
Avg HR: 153bpm
Avg pace: 5:50 min/km
Calories: 755
Brooks Glycerin
Wildlife: 4 rabbits
training run #1234
Sunday 19 February, 06:22
8C, mild, dry, mostly overcast. A 20 mile run. The schedule called for 16 miles but I thought about doing 17.5 or 20. Want to push past 20 miles at some point and legs felt well rested so 20 miles was on.
Drank 1 litre of water and had 4 gels. At Todwick roundabout I turned into a cool headwind that stayed with me through Swallownest and along the Beighton bypass.
Went through 13 miles in 2 hours (good for me) and feeling OK. In the last couple of miles kept an OK pace and wasn’t in any real difficulty. At the finish I’d knocked a minute off last week’s time, but its more important to get round in good shape and avoiding injury.
Distance: 32.22km
Time: 3:04:19
Avg HR: 148bpm
Avg pace: 5:43 min/km
Calories: 2156
Brooks Ghost trainers #3
training run #1233
Friday 17 February, 06:19
8C, cool, some cloud. A 6.5 mile run. Niggly heels for the first km, then they eased off. Just chilled out and got round. One full lap and one lap of the main lake.
Distance: 10.58km
Time: 58:28
Avg HR: 156bpm
Avg pace: 5:31 min/km
Calories: 733
Brooks Ghost trainers #3
Wildlife: 1 rabbit
training run #1232
Thursday 16 February, 06:15
5C, cool, clear skies. A 9 mile run with 60 minutes of Marathon Pace Session. The plan called for 50 minutes of MPS but I stretched it to the park exit. Legs were tired and heavy at the beginning but I soon got going and enjoyed this run. Did 2 full laps and 2 extra loops of the northern lake. The dawn sun approached as I did the second lap, nice after a long spell of dank, grey weather.
Distance: 14.35km
Time: 1:19:05
Avg HR: 148bpm
Avg pace: 5:30 min/km
Calories: 939
Brooks Ghost trainers #3
Wildlife: 1 rabbit
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