First up apologies for not posting yesterday,got home from work,eased through a 67 min 10 miler,showered,ate dinner.....and fell asleep in the recliner b4 7.30pm.....my cue to call it a nite. Upside of all this,w/ rain in the forecast today it was crucial to get to the track early and conduct my long overdue 8x1,000m repeats b4 the heavens opened,a la Tuesday so when I woke up at 7.30am I was primed and ready to have at it. One of my problems in recent Saturdays is not getting up at a decent time,or getting up early but not getting going till lunch time,w/ 12 weeks till Worlds{and only 5 weeks of Prem soccer season to go!}now is the time to get my arse in gear. Out the door by 8.30am and over to Temple by 9.20am,next to nobody on the track so maybe that's the trick on Saturdays,get here early and get a jump start on things. 6 lap warm up taken care of now it was time to debut at 8x1,000m,it was suggested I up my 1,000s from 5 to 8 for more strength Like all new repeats there comes a sense of trepidation about doing them for the first time but just like Tuesdays 20x200m were a first and I passed that test I hope for more of the same here.....I skipped the "lightning strikes twice" analogy as the skies were dark and forboding enough to begin w/!!! #1 1,000m 1.26-1.27-40-3.33.9.A lot slower than the 1.20-1.20-35-3.15 target I had perhaps foolishly set for myself,hindsight is like a mulligan for runners! #2 1,000m 1.23-1.28-39-3.30.3.An improvement but still well shy of what I had previously set myself,still w/ 6 more to go I needed to pace myself, #3 1,000m 1.18-1.22-39-3.19.1.Closer to what I was hoping for either I'd gotten my pace right at last or the fact I had to halt my run 300m in as some arsehole starting scooping up my warm up bottoms and backpack and saw yours truly flying across the infield to confront him!!!! #4 1,000m 1.18-1.25-41-3.24.3.Maybe having to check across the infield at 700m that cuz wasn't going to make a second attempt on my gear I may've lost a few seconds on the second lap. #5 1,000m 1.20-1.24-37-3.21.5.The closest repeat to the 1.20-1.20-35-3.15 blueprint I had hoped for. #6 1,000m 1.23-1.26-41-3.30.0.Predictably as I entered uncharted waters a slowing down but still in the realm of respectability. #7 1,000m 1.27-1.30-39-3.36.0.My slowest repeat of the session,I knew I was in trouble when I opened in 1.27. #8 1,000m 1.21-1.24-34-3.19.9.Not a bad finish if I say so myself,good to see 3 extra 1,000s didn't blunt my physical or mental ability to throw everything at the final repeat. All in all I'm pleased to have gotten my maiden 8x1,000m under my belt,plus notch my first 2 repeats in a week for the first time in a while. 6 lap cool down to round me out at 8 miles and leave me w/ a 10 miler tomorrow for 55 miles for the week. Let's hope next week I can improve on what I did today.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Somedays You're The Tiger,Somedays You're The Trainer
First up apologies for not posting yesterday,got home from work,eased through a 67 min 10 miler,showered,ate dinner.....and fell asleep in the recliner b4 7.30pm.....my cue to call it a nite. Upside of all this,w/ rain in the forecast today it was crucial to get to the track early and conduct my long overdue 8x1,000m repeats b4 the heavens opened,a la Tuesday so when I woke up at 7.30am I was primed and ready to have at it. One of my problems in recent Saturdays is not getting up at a decent time,or getting up early but not getting going till lunch time,w/ 12 weeks till Worlds{and only 5 weeks of Prem soccer season to go!}now is the time to get my arse in gear. Out the door by 8.30am and over to Temple by 9.20am,next to nobody on the track so maybe that's the trick on Saturdays,get here early and get a jump start on things. 6 lap warm up taken care of now it was time to debut at 8x1,000m,it was suggested I up my 1,000s from 5 to 8 for more strength Like all new repeats there comes a sense of trepidation about doing them for the first time but just like Tuesdays 20x200m were a first and I passed that test I hope for more of the same here.....I skipped the "lightning strikes twice" analogy as the skies were dark and forboding enough to begin w/!!! #1 1,000m 1.26-1.27-40-3.33.9.A lot slower than the 1.20-1.20-35-3.15 target I had perhaps foolishly set for myself,hindsight is like a mulligan for runners! #2 1,000m 1.23-1.28-39-3.30.3.An improvement but still well shy of what I had previously set myself,still w/ 6 more to go I needed to pace myself, #3 1,000m 1.18-1.22-39-3.19.1.Closer to what I was hoping for either I'd gotten my pace right at last or the fact I had to halt my run 300m in as some arsehole starting scooping up my warm up bottoms and backpack and saw yours truly flying across the infield to confront him!!!! #4 1,000m 1.18-1.25-41-3.24.3.Maybe having to check across the infield at 700m that cuz wasn't going to make a second attempt on my gear I may've lost a few seconds on the second lap. #5 1,000m 1.20-1.24-37-3.21.5.The closest repeat to the 1.20-1.20-35-3.15 blueprint I had hoped for. #6 1,000m 1.23-1.26-41-3.30.0.Predictably as I entered uncharted waters a slowing down but still in the realm of respectability. #7 1,000m 1.27-1.30-39-3.36.0.My slowest repeat of the session,I knew I was in trouble when I opened in 1.27. #8 1,000m 1.21-1.24-34-3.19.9.Not a bad finish if I say so myself,good to see 3 extra 1,000s didn't blunt my physical or mental ability to throw everything at the final repeat. All in all I'm pleased to have gotten my maiden 8x1,000m under my belt,plus notch my first 2 repeats in a week for the first time in a while. 6 lap cool down to round me out at 8 miles and leave me w/ a 10 miler tomorrow for 55 miles for the week. Let's hope next week I can improve on what I did today.
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