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10k done in 51:55 which is a PB and was 80th of about 300 runners.
Pleased with that.
I'm going to try 5 miles again today. If it still feels like a lot then I'll try scaling back to 3 mile runs and possibly get a physical done. There are a couple of hereditary issues I need to check out like low heart rate / murmur and associated blood pressure irregularities.
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Was in the Mumbles at the weekend in Wales, with some friends. One of them is running the Cheltenham Half on Sunday, so a group of us got motivated enough to go out for an early 4 miles on Saturday morning. Was hard work, as it's a bit hilly round there, but thoroughly enjoyable and some great scenery to take in.
If I keep going the way I am then I will achieve my goal 2 months ahead of schedule, which is a pretty nice feeling.
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27th Aug: 1075km + 5km = 1080km.
28th Aug: 1080km + 5km = 1085km.
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=1274miles/2050km
Another colleague has actually started winning ultras, and is heading over to Greece for the Spartathlon any day now! Nuts!
I did 5 miles yesterday around the quarry, and was just happy to complete it. I'm still slower than I was, and my legs seem to get lactic a lot easier, but I'm on the way back I think.
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Good to hear you are on the way back :-)
I simply don't understand how you can do it.
12km and I am wrecked the next day.
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Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
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Me: https://www.jamesrichmond.com
Football is rubbish.
The hardest part of training is recovery and not getting injured. For this run I did lots of long runs. One weekend was a 36 miler on Saturday followed by 39 on the Sunday. All off road. Other weeks I did shorter but faster 18-22 miles and a few 30-35 milers thrown in with lots of elevation. Rest of the week is hills repeats, intervals (400m, 800m, fartleks) and easy runs. A down week was around 40 miles and highest week was 96 miles. I also did strength training too - initially a strength building phase with heavy squats, deadlifts, bench and rows. As the miles grew I reduced down the strength to body weight exercises twice a week to maintain strength.
So as you can see, alot of training and the rest is just dealing with it mentally. The body is quite amazing if you give it a chance and keep going.
I've accepted that I'll not manage 100k this month (as I'm not going to attempt 25k today!)
A couple of months back, I was almost back to decent mileage, for me at least. I think I possibly ramped up too quickly. The test for me and longer distances is whether I can stomach training for a 20-miler in March/April next year. I have the t-shirt from it, but the year I was ready for it was the year that 1 inch of snow fell on Merthyr and turned to ice, hence it was called off as they didn't have time to clear the Taff Trail before the race. Doh. That year I was doing 17-milers in training. If I can get back up to that then I'll be happy that I've taken the "next step". There isn't too much mental struggle in that distance, for me.
I don't think I'm ever going to be the type to take to the gym, although I did 6 months once when Canons first opened in Green Park in Reading. I loved the rowing, and was less keen on the weight machines, but the experience helped me to lose around 10% body weight, so all good. I may look into a gym now though, if I can find a cheap 24-hour job. It'll be quiet at 5:30 hopefully, and it'll still leave me lunchtime to go out for a steady run. I found running with a colleague was much better for me as I had to slow down to conversational pace, which they say the majority of base miles should be run at, if you don't want to get into the HR zone malarkey.
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