Week of Feb. 25 ~ Mar. 3
82.8km / 51.5 mi.
Monday
Rest
Tuesday
12:00 - Gym workout
2:30 - 20k - 10k easy, 3-4' rest, then 10k at MP or thereabouts.
28:07/26:40/22:25/22:17
Last 10k were: 4:23/24/32/36/29/28/26/30/29/23
So not bad - against a wind, too. Felt ok, but not real good.
Weather: 8C/46F, 20%, sunny
Weight: 60.4kg
Wednesday
7:30pm - 10.8k - 5,000m time trial on the track with club.
20:30 3:58/4:08/4:06/4:09/4:08
Wanted to run 20:00, but this was ok. Not much warmup. Felt pretty good from the 2nd k, good effort the whole way.
Weather: 5C/41F ? anyway, cold
Thursday
Rest
Friday
12:30 - gym workout
2:30 - 22k killer hill workout
5k warmup in 27:21, 1.2k hill x 5 up and down.
3 hard effort down, 1 hard up, then last one hard up, hard down and continue on for hard effort 5k, which was 23:54 @ 4:48 (into wind and with heavy shoes). Hard workout!
Weather: 16C/61F but very windy so didn't feel so warm.
Weight: 60.3kg
Saturday
Rest
Sunday
1:00 - 30k in 2:28:55 @4:57/k
27:44/23:58/25:38/25:16/23:24/22:54
@ 5:33/4:48/5:06/5:03/4:42/4:36 last 2k 4:26/26
Tried to run MP (4:30 or less) or at least hard 2nd 5k (to tire my quads), than again last 10k. Didn't run MP, but worked hard and finished well. Knee ok. Left hamstring and butt a bit sore, but not bad.
Weather: 9C/48F, 20%, cloudy, slightly windy (always against me)
Weight: 60.4kg
2 days ago
Good week. Fine 30 Km run.
ReplyDeleteYou've come a long way since your injury, very inspiring. With Boston still a little while off watch you don't peak too early.
ReplyDeletegood week, bob. the numbers for the 30km progression on sunday are encouraging.
ReplyDeleteYes, good week Bob. Impressed with all of those workouts - especially the killer hill workout! Ouch!
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