Chester 2019 diary blog - how not to finish off a training plan 
11:42am, 14th Jun 2019 | Chester Marathon
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Week 1 - 46.5m run, 8.6m bike
Tempo to start, 4m all sub 6:30, probably too hard, properly rinsed. fetcheveryone.com/t-16327941
Added extra 4 to Tuesday up to Kingsley and back fetcheveryone.com/t-16331432
Wednesday work meeting, Thursday Sarah at book club, so Friday was early doors 9 with some good LR heart rates fetcheveryone.com/t-16341617
Saturday ran easy-ish parkrun with Gareth B, 7:15s fetcheveryone.com/t-16344481
Sunday nice weather, 20m along Greenway with some effort miles in the middle. 7:40s felt a bit hard, but kept average under 8min/mile fetcheveryone.com/t-16347377
Easy bike in the afternoon with Joseph and Charlie
Work busy, usual stresses
Week 2 - 46.8m run
8 easy on Monday, up round the hills in the rain. Postponed strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16353607
5 bonus on Tuesday, some with Joseph, in tipping down rain. Strides felt good fetcheveryone.com/t-16356657 fetcheveryone.com/t-16356659
Wednesday evening off, Thursday aimed for 10 but picked wrong route so it was 11.7 easy. fetcheveryone.com/t-16362564
Friday pm easy 5 around Delamere waiting for Scouts, HR was a bit higher than I'd expected for the effort level. fetcheveryone.com/t-16364894
Saturday cruisy parkrun with Sarah then off to Wakefield / pick up CPL at Newcastle. fetcheveryone.com/t-16365904
Sunday was 13 incl 8 at MP. Parked up at Helsby, 2.5 easy then 8 ended up as 6:53 average, only getting hard in the last mile or so. Back to the car also felt like plodding but pace was in the 7:50s fetcheveryone.com/t-16369234
Work a bit calmer, weather a bit more settled
Week 3 - 49m run
Monday 10 became 11.7 on the Dutton Lock look. Pace a bit faster than planned, HR a bit higher fetcheveryone.com/t-16374726
Easy 4 on Tuesday around training for boys fetcheveryone.com/t-16377588
Day off Wednesday (Governors) Left hamstring niggly?
Tempo Thursday, went too hard and threw up at the end, though pace was marginally quicker than last time fetcheveryone.com/t-16384315
Progressive parkrun at Birkenhead on Saturday fetcheveryone.com/t-16387502
21 miles done on Sunday, when the watch died after 7m so had to resort tostrava so had to guess pace. Worked out ok fetcheveryone.com/t-16390680
Term ending at work, winding down
Week 4 - 54m run
Drove to Buzz Club, cancelled, so 8m in warm air and good HR. Ditched strides for Tuesday instead fetcheveryone.com/t-16397195
Another easy 5 with good HR stats Tuesday, then good strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16401074 fetcheveryone.com/t-16401076
Early morning 11 round the harder way in lovely weather Thursday fetcheveryone.com/t-16404714
Added bonus 5m Friday evening, sticky and hot in the forest, incl up Old Pale fetcheveryone.com/t-16409880
More bonus miles on way up to another progressive parkrun fetcheveryone.com/t-16411064 fetcheveryone.com/t-16411066
Ditched plans to do 20 and stuck to plan, with LR pace slightly faster than easy pace for the rest of the week. Felt fresh in the 24 hours afterwards too fetcheveryone.com/t-16414286
Another quiet week stress wise
Week 5 - 45.2 run
Monday 5m tempo, went for progressive increases to avoid going off to quickly, still had a dry heave around Neumann's Flash, 6m43 average pace for 5m fetcheveryone.com/t-16418720
5m super easy Tuesday, lovely low HR, proper recovery fetcheveryone.com/t-16422085
Intended to run Wednesday pm, but District Sports got in the way, and I flaked out by 9:45pm anyway
Early run Thursday am, 10m. HR very good, esp on climbs, but legs still and lifeless. Wild dump needed fetcheveryone.com/t-16426160
Friday pm excellent MLR at 7:40s, warm too, really satisfying fetcheveryone.com/t-16431326
Saturday Cheshire T&F 3000m and 1500m with family, not quite as quick as I had hoped fetcheveryone.com/t-16433375 fetcheveryone.com/t-16434154
Sunday Downhill Run and then a few easy miles in the evening to get over 45 for the week fetcheveryone.com/t-16436194
Warm weather, legs feeling a bit stiff at the ankles, but really enjoying most of the training
Week 6 - 42
Monday nice flat route around Lostock, very still but pace and HR good. Deferred strides to later in the week (again) fetcheveryone.com/t-16441153
Tuesday rest, Wednesday early 5m, very good HR, strides a bit less pacey but headwind and early morning fetcheveryone.com/t-16445369 fetcheveryone.com/t-16445371
Thursday concert, Friday easy around QCW, hilly fetcheveryone.com/t-16453511
Saturday Delamere parkrun, wasn't up for it but still ran 19:15, took first mile easier fetcheveryone.com/t-16454525
Sunday 16 incl 10 MP, HR a bit high, met cows on the road, but used 3m splitting to keep pace consistent fetcheveryone.com/t-16462139
All felt good, left achilles niggling a tiny amount but only sporadically
Overally busy week with Tues / Weds / Thurs nights all out with boys stuff, work quiet, weather coolish
Week 7 - 50.7 run
Monday night at Lostock, warm but really controlled and positive 11 miles run fetcheveryone.com/t-16465384
Tuesday proper recovery, sub 130s HR fetcheveryone.com/t-16468961
Wednesday tempo time, set watch to 5m lap interval and hit 6:38avg after 6:49 first mile, more in control than the last two tempos fetcheveryone.com/t-16472328
Thursday last St Nicks governors, Friday run was a chore, baulked at hills so ran flatter than I'd planned, also strides 8x100 into headwind fetcheveryone.com/t-16478017
Saturday at Bluedot on feet all day, Sunday Bluedot pickup meant 18m long run around Jodrell Bank. 1-10 easy, then HR picked up about 5 beats for last 8, though finished stronger than I felt in miles 13-16 fetcheveryone.com/t-16484651
Nothing painful, work steady, unremarkable week.
Week 8 - 51.0 run
Extended Catton Hall loop in sticky conditions, felt quite tired and fatigued, HR higher due to heat, but did 6x100m strides on schedule - fetcheveryone.com/t-16488029
12m MLR cut down to 9 due to 29deg heat, HR maxed out despite low pace fetcheveryone.com/t-16491156
Wednesday birthday rest day!
Thursday early rise to add the 3 missing from Tuesday in new Zoom Fly shoes - bouncy! fetcheveryone.com/t-16494515
Friday another early option, 4 easy, 1 fast in Zoom Fly to get ready for Heckington fetcheveryone.com/t-16497360
Heckington 10 Saturday, but idiot forgot shoes. Slept v badly, not expecting much but controlled race excellently, wet and blustery conditions, 1:04:24 PB, very pleased fetcheveryone.com/t-16500467
Flatlands run, just 15 (plan said 20), pretty good pace considering race the day before fetcheveryone.com/t-16503978
Good week overall, first time making substantial alterations to plan. Weather all over the place!!
Week 9 - 45.5 run
Monday night off after Heckington trip
Early morning recovery 6m Tuesday fetcheveryone.com/t-16508686
Wednesday 14m MLR felt super easy going out, negative split return. Baz and WW disagreed on common sense fetcheveryone.com/t-16514801
Thursday crammed 5m in at lunch near work, hot and HR a bit high. Last day before hols fetcheveryone.com/t-16516082
Friday off, travelling on holiday
Saturday Woolacombe Dunes parkrun, easy first half, dropped Charlie for effort second fetcheveryone.com/t-16521160
Sunday really good MP+ run along Tarka Trail, 6:48 average in Zoom Fly shoes fetcheveryone.com/t-16524558
Glad to get through end of working year, weather pleasant for running and MP+ run was a real highlight
Week 10 - 31.6 run - first week of holiday
Monday Big Sheep
Tuesday rode to Woolacombe for pitch and putt
Wednesday finally got running again, lumpy run around Croyde villages, easy pace but HR high fetcheveryone.com/t-16536524
Thursday beach intervals with CPL - hard work, slow pace, but as expected with strong winds fetcheveryone.com/t-16539518
Friday just holidaying
Saturday effort put in on stormy Woolacombe parkrun fetcheveryone.com/t-16542414
Sunday 14m MLR as per plan, very lumpy route with CPL, resorted to walking one steep road, but overall pace was good fetcheveryone.com/t-16545563
Relaxed holiday vibe, weather not brilliant and eating loads so down on mileage.
Week 11 - 40.4 run - second week of holiday
Monday barefoot recovery run from Putborough to Woolacombe and back fetcheveryone.com/t-16549590
Tuesday holidaying
Wednesday easy bike ride to Crow Point, put in a few minutes effort on the way back
Thursday Tarka Trail tempo, had to split 7m tempo into 4.6, 1.4 and 1.0 chunks due to wind and over-stretching the pace a bit, but final 1.0m tempo was strong fetcheveryone.com/t-16558185
Friday travel back home, 8 hours in the car
Saturday back up to Delamere for progressive parkrun with record final mile fetcheveryone.com/t-16563992
Sunday progressive 20m LR on Greenway, weather kind and hit paces well, used 5m laps fetcheveryone.com/t-16567416
Still in holiday mode, wonder what working week will bring back?
Week 12 - 56.1m run
Monday rest day, legs a bit beaten up after 20m on Sunday
Tuesday intervals, 5x600m. Wasn't really feeling up for it, proper rain soaked, but OK overall, decent HR fetcheveryone.com/t-16577334
Wednesday 12m MLR, 4m laps aiming for 7:55, 7:50, 7:45 achieved. Good HR, avg 137 fetcheveryone.com/t-16580731
Thursday rest, five ploddy recovery on Friday with low, but not quite low enough, HR. Starting to get warm though. 6x100m strides too fetcheveryone.com/t-16586972
Saturday, ran up to parkrun, 19:12 PB at Delamere, ran back. Hot work for a wedding anniversary. Paced parkrun well fetcheveryone.com/t-16588646
Sunday 17 miles, up to Cisse's then round 4VHM backwards. HR OTT towards the end, sun getting hot fetcheveryone.com/t-16591065
Weekend was hot, work heating up too
Week 13 - 54.4m run
Monday BH, so watched fell racing at Cilcain and didn't run myself
Tuesday 8m GA, felt peculiarly hard so pace was slow but HR well controlled I suppose fetcheveryone.com/t-16599252
Wednesday intervals, 5x1km, very solid effort in good conditions, 3:40, then 3:35s fetcheveryone.com/t-16602324
Thursday spectating at Mid Cheshire 5k, Friday 12 MLR round Dutton Locks HR low but legs tired fetcheveryone.com/t-16608158
Saturday Phoenix parkrun slow plus extra two, then pump track action fetcheveryone.com/t-16609525
Sunday SC20 with CPL, went too hard up the climb but on reflection good as recovery seemed OK fetcheveryone.com/t-16613359
Work enrolment time, getting busier. Weather mixed, sometimes warm, sometimes cooler.
Week 14 - 52.9m run
Monday rest after SC 20m, Tuesday recovery easy enough from Harriers, plus car park strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16621003
Wednesday 4x1200m, good pace, bit blustery but felt good in Ravennas fetcheveryone.com/t-16624685
Thursday rest, Sarah bookclub, Friday 11m MLR kept all in right ballpark, HR a touch high fetcheveryone.com/t-16631562
Saturday easy parkrun with Sarah then Llandegla with family fetcheveryone.com/t-16632880
Sunday 20 in glorious conditions along the canal, progressed pace well but legs tired at 17m onwards fetcheveryone.com/t-16635395
Glad to be left with just two weeks of proper trainnig left, next week will be busy!
Week 15 - 39.6m run
Monday 5x600m intervals, lots of lethargy but pace OK after LR Sunday fetcheveryone.com/t-16641065
Added 3 extra recovery miles on Tuesday, dropping off Charlie and round to the park fetcheveryone.com/t-16643498
Wednesday at work, Thursday 11 MLR round switchback route, nice and comfortable fetcheveryone.com/t-16650902
Friday easy recovery around Delamere whilst on scouts pick up duty, HR surprisingly low for off road, plus strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16653620
Saturday run free with taking up to Newcastle
Sunday Guilden Sutton 10k, parked at Mickle Trafford, amazed at 37:58 PB fetcheveryone.com/t-16658355
Week 16 - 61.0m run
Monday LR on tired legs due to Sunday's race, but HR excellent fetcheveryone.com/t-16662981
Intervals Tuesday, bad idea really so ran on grass track. Not as quick as I'd like, but done fetcheveryone.com/t-16666039
Wednesday rest, Thursday am recovery run with Sarah's watch, HR excellent fetcheveryone.com/t-16669815
Friday another easy 4, HRM battery had died so no data fetcheveryone.com/t-16674701
Saturday double races at St Nicks, went a bit fast compared to plan but felt OK doing it, and nice to get a win fetcheveryone.com/t-16675439 and fetcheveryone.com/t-16676244
Sunday another watch near disaster so wore two just in case, pacing never really had a plan so a bit messy and worked a bit too hard at the end, but largely down to tiredness and humidity fetcheveryone.com/t-16679607
Work about to get busy with accounts / year end. Time for taper weeks
Week 17 - 27.5m run
Monday rest, Tuesday just 7m easy whilst Charlie at Harriers, plus 8x strides in car park. Calf a little tight fetcheveryone.com/t-16686775
Wednesday rest
Thursday 3x1600m intervals - boom! - apprehensive in advance, but all sub 5:40 pace fetcheveryone.com/t-16692814
Friday rested again
Saturday parkrun, 19:27 and first finisher. Planned to run 9m home, but put it off... fetcheveryone.com/t-16695872
Saturday pm 9m supposed to be easy, but calf got tighter and tighter and ended up strained. Marathon in jeopardy fetcheveryone.com/t-16697622
Sunday enforced rest
Why did I do that Saturday pm run??!?!? Time to rest up, fingers crossed it'll all come good next week. Dropped 1x5m run compared to plan.
Week 18 - 3.1m run plus race day
Race week. But no running Monday or Tuesday due to calf. And Wednesday. And Thursday. And probably Friday.
Saturday parkrun with a little speed indicated no real problems fetcheveryone.com/t-16716530
But then, sadly, race day went nowwhere fetcheveryone.com/t-16719355
Very disappointing end to what was a great build up.
Week 1 - 46.5m run, 8.6m bike
Tempo to start, 4m all sub 6:30, probably too hard, properly rinsed. fetcheveryone.com/t-16327941
Added extra 4 to Tuesday up to Kingsley and back fetcheveryone.com/t-16331432
Wednesday work meeting, Thursday Sarah at book club, so Friday was early doors 9 with some good LR heart rates fetcheveryone.com/t-16341617
Saturday ran easy-ish parkrun with Gareth B, 7:15s fetcheveryone.com/t-16344481
Sunday nice weather, 20m along Greenway with some effort miles in the middle. 7:40s felt a bit hard, but kept average under 8min/mile fetcheveryone.com/t-16347377
Easy bike in the afternoon with Joseph and Charlie
Work busy, usual stresses
Week 2 - 46.8m run
8 easy on Monday, up round the hills in the rain. Postponed strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16353607
5 bonus on Tuesday, some with Joseph, in tipping down rain. Strides felt good fetcheveryone.com/t-16356657 fetcheveryone.com/t-16356659
Wednesday evening off, Thursday aimed for 10 but picked wrong route so it was 11.7 easy. fetcheveryone.com/t-16362564
Friday pm easy 5 around Delamere waiting for Scouts, HR was a bit higher than I'd expected for the effort level. fetcheveryone.com/t-16364894
Saturday cruisy parkrun with Sarah then off to Wakefield / pick up CPL at Newcastle. fetcheveryone.com/t-16365904
Sunday was 13 incl 8 at MP. Parked up at Helsby, 2.5 easy then 8 ended up as 6:53 average, only getting hard in the last mile or so. Back to the car also felt like plodding but pace was in the 7:50s fetcheveryone.com/t-16369234
Work a bit calmer, weather a bit more settled
Week 3 - 49m run
Monday 10 became 11.7 on the Dutton Lock look. Pace a bit faster than planned, HR a bit higher fetcheveryone.com/t-16374726
Easy 4 on Tuesday around training for boys fetcheveryone.com/t-16377588
Day off Wednesday (Governors) Left hamstring niggly?
Tempo Thursday, went too hard and threw up at the end, though pace was marginally quicker than last time fetcheveryone.com/t-16384315
Progressive parkrun at Birkenhead on Saturday fetcheveryone.com/t-16387502
21 miles done on Sunday, when the watch died after 7m so had to resort to
Term ending at work, winding down
Week 4 - 54m run
Drove to Buzz Club, cancelled, so 8m in warm air and good HR. Ditched strides for Tuesday instead fetcheveryone.com/t-16397195
Another easy 5 with good HR stats Tuesday, then good strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16401074 fetcheveryone.com/t-16401076
Early morning 11 round the harder way in lovely weather Thursday fetcheveryone.com/t-16404714
Added bonus 5m Friday evening, sticky and hot in the forest, incl up Old Pale fetcheveryone.com/t-16409880
More bonus miles on way up to another progressive parkrun fetcheveryone.com/t-16411064 fetcheveryone.com/t-16411066
Ditched plans to do 20 and stuck to plan, with LR pace slightly faster than easy pace for the rest of the week. Felt fresh in the 24 hours afterwards too fetcheveryone.com/t-16414286
Another quiet week stress wise
Week 5 - 45.2 run
Monday 5m tempo, went for progressive increases to avoid going off to quickly, still had a dry heave around Neumann's Flash, 6m43 average pace for 5m fetcheveryone.com/t-16418720
5m super easy Tuesday, lovely low HR, proper recovery fetcheveryone.com/t-16422085
Intended to run Wednesday pm, but District Sports got in the way, and I flaked out by 9:45pm anyway
Early run Thursday am, 10m. HR very good, esp on climbs, but legs still and lifeless. Wild dump needed fetcheveryone.com/t-16426160
Friday pm excellent MLR at 7:40s, warm too, really satisfying fetcheveryone.com/t-16431326
Saturday Cheshire T&F 3000m and 1500m with family, not quite as quick as I had hoped fetcheveryone.com/t-16433375 fetcheveryone.com/t-16434154
Sunday Downhill Run
and then a few easy miles in the evening to get over 45 for the week fetcheveryone.com/t-16436194 Warm weather, legs feeling a bit stiff at the ankles, but really enjoying most of the training
Week 6 - 42
Monday nice flat route around Lostock, very still but pace and HR good. Deferred strides to later in the week (again) fetcheveryone.com/t-16441153
Tuesday rest, Wednesday early 5m, very good HR, strides a bit less pacey but headwind and early morning fetcheveryone.com/t-16445369 fetcheveryone.com/t-16445371
Thursday concert, Friday easy around QCW, hilly fetcheveryone.com/t-16453511
Saturday Delamere parkrun, wasn't up for it but still ran 19:15, took first mile easier fetcheveryone.com/t-16454525
Sunday 16 incl 10 MP, HR a bit high, met cows on the road, but used 3m splitting to keep pace consistent fetcheveryone.com/t-16462139
All felt good, left achilles niggling a tiny amount but only sporadically
Overally busy week with Tues / Weds / Thurs nights all out with boys stuff, work quiet, weather coolish
Week 7 - 50.7 run
Monday night at Lostock, warm but really controlled and positive 11 miles run fetcheveryone.com/t-16465384
Tuesday proper recovery, sub 130s HR fetcheveryone.com/t-16468961
Wednesday tempo time, set watch to 5m lap interval and hit 6:38avg after 6:49 first mile, more in control than the last two tempos fetcheveryone.com/t-16472328
Thursday last St Nicks governors, Friday run was a chore, baulked at hills so ran flatter than I'd planned, also strides 8x100 into headwind fetcheveryone.com/t-16478017
Saturday at Bluedot on feet all day, Sunday Bluedot pickup meant 18m long run around Jodrell Bank. 1-10 easy, then HR picked up about 5 beats for last 8, though finished stronger than I felt in miles 13-16 fetcheveryone.com/t-16484651
Nothing painful, work steady, unremarkable week.
Week 8 - 51.0 run
Extended Catton Hall loop in sticky conditions, felt quite tired and fatigued, HR higher due to heat, but did 6x100m strides on schedule - fetcheveryone.com/t-16488029
12m MLR cut down to 9 due to 29deg heat, HR maxed out despite low pace fetcheveryone.com/t-16491156
Wednesday birthday rest day!
Thursday early rise to add the 3 missing from Tuesday in new Zoom Fly shoes - bouncy! fetcheveryone.com/t-16494515
Friday another early option, 4 easy, 1 fast in Zoom Fly to get ready for Heckington fetcheveryone.com/t-16497360
Heckington 10 Saturday, but idiot forgot shoes. Slept v badly, not expecting much but controlled race excellently, wet and blustery conditions, 1:04:24 PB, very pleased fetcheveryone.com/t-16500467
Flatlands run, just 15 (plan said 20), pretty good pace considering race the day before fetcheveryone.com/t-16503978
Good week overall, first time making substantial alterations to plan. Weather all over the place!!
Week 9 - 45.5 run
Monday night off after Heckington trip
Early morning recovery 6m Tuesday fetcheveryone.com/t-16508686
Wednesday 14m MLR felt super easy going out, negative split return. Baz and WW disagreed on common sense fetcheveryone.com/t-16514801
Thursday crammed 5m in at lunch near work, hot and HR a bit high. Last day before hols fetcheveryone.com/t-16516082
Friday off, travelling on holiday
Saturday Woolacombe Dunes parkrun, easy first half, dropped Charlie for effort second fetcheveryone.com/t-16521160
Sunday really good MP+ run along Tarka Trail, 6:48 average in Zoom Fly shoes fetcheveryone.com/t-16524558
Glad to get through end of working year, weather pleasant for running and MP+ run was a real highlight
Week 10 - 31.6 run - first week of holiday
Monday Big Sheep
Tuesday rode to Woolacombe for pitch and putt
Wednesday finally got running again, lumpy run around Croyde villages, easy pace but HR high fetcheveryone.com/t-16536524
Thursday beach intervals with CPL - hard work, slow pace, but as expected with strong winds fetcheveryone.com/t-16539518
Friday just holidaying
Saturday effort put in on stormy Woolacombe parkrun fetcheveryone.com/t-16542414
Sunday 14m MLR as per plan, very lumpy route with CPL, resorted to walking one steep road, but overall pace was good fetcheveryone.com/t-16545563
Relaxed holiday vibe, weather not brilliant and eating loads so down on mileage.
Week 11 - 40.4 run - second week of holiday
Monday barefoot recovery run from Putborough to Woolacombe and back fetcheveryone.com/t-16549590
Tuesday holidaying
Wednesday easy bike ride to Crow Point, put in a few minutes effort on the way back
Thursday Tarka Trail tempo, had to split 7m tempo into 4.6, 1.4 and 1.0 chunks due to wind and over-stretching the pace a bit, but final 1.0m tempo was strong fetcheveryone.com/t-16558185
Friday travel back home, 8 hours in the car
Saturday back up to Delamere for progressive parkrun with record final mile fetcheveryone.com/t-16563992
Sunday progressive 20m LR on Greenway, weather kind and hit paces well, used 5m laps fetcheveryone.com/t-16567416
Still in holiday mode, wonder what working week will bring back?
Week 12 - 56.1m run
Monday rest day, legs a bit beaten up after 20m on Sunday
Tuesday intervals, 5x600m. Wasn't really feeling up for it, proper rain soaked, but OK overall, decent HR fetcheveryone.com/t-16577334
Wednesday 12m MLR, 4m laps aiming for 7:55, 7:50, 7:45 achieved. Good HR, avg 137 fetcheveryone.com/t-16580731
Thursday rest, five ploddy recovery on Friday with low, but not quite low enough, HR. Starting to get warm though. 6x100m strides too fetcheveryone.com/t-16586972
Saturday, ran up to parkrun, 19:12 PB at Delamere, ran back. Hot work for a wedding anniversary. Paced parkrun well fetcheveryone.com/t-16588646
Sunday 17 miles, up to Cisse's then round 4VHM backwards. HR OTT towards the end, sun getting hot fetcheveryone.com/t-16591065
Weekend was hot, work heating up too
Week 13 - 54.4m run
Monday BH, so watched fell racing at Cilcain and didn't run myself
Tuesday 8m GA, felt peculiarly hard so pace was slow but HR well controlled I suppose fetcheveryone.com/t-16599252
Wednesday intervals, 5x1km, very solid effort in good conditions, 3:40, then 3:35s fetcheveryone.com/t-16602324
Thursday spectating at Mid Cheshire 5k, Friday 12 MLR round Dutton Locks HR low but legs tired fetcheveryone.com/t-16608158
Saturday Phoenix parkrun slow plus extra two, then pump track action fetcheveryone.com/t-16609525
Sunday SC20 with CPL, went too hard up the climb but on reflection good as recovery seemed OK fetcheveryone.com/t-16613359
Work enrolment time, getting busier. Weather mixed, sometimes warm, sometimes cooler.
Week 14 - 52.9m run
Monday rest after SC 20m, Tuesday recovery easy enough from Harriers, plus car park strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16621003
Wednesday 4x1200m, good pace, bit blustery but felt good in Ravennas fetcheveryone.com/t-16624685
Thursday rest, Sarah bookclub, Friday 11m MLR kept all in right ballpark, HR a touch high fetcheveryone.com/t-16631562
Saturday easy parkrun with Sarah then Llandegla with family fetcheveryone.com/t-16632880
Sunday 20 in glorious conditions along the canal, progressed pace well but legs tired at 17m onwards fetcheveryone.com/t-16635395
Glad to be left with just two weeks of proper trainnig left, next week will be busy!
Week 15 - 39.6m run
Monday 5x600m intervals, lots of lethargy but pace OK after LR Sunday fetcheveryone.com/t-16641065
Added 3 extra recovery miles on Tuesday, dropping off Charlie and round to the park fetcheveryone.com/t-16643498
Wednesday at work, Thursday 11 MLR round switchback route, nice and comfortable fetcheveryone.com/t-16650902
Friday easy recovery around Delamere whilst on scouts pick up duty, HR surprisingly low for off road, plus strides fetcheveryone.com/t-16653620
Saturday run free with taking up to Newcastle
Sunday Guilden Sutton 10k, parked at Mickle Trafford, amazed at 37:58 PB fetcheveryone.com/t-16658355
Week 16 - 61.0m run
Monday LR on tired legs due to Sunday's race, but HR excellent fetcheveryone.com/t-16662981
Intervals Tuesday, bad idea really so ran on grass track. Not as quick as I'd like, but done fetcheveryone.com/t-16666039
Wednesday rest, Thursday am recovery run with Sarah's watch, HR excellent fetcheveryone.com/t-16669815
Friday another easy 4, HRM battery had died so no data fetcheveryone.com/t-16674701
Saturday double races at St Nicks, went a bit fast compared to plan but felt OK doing it, and nice to get a win fetcheveryone.com/t-16675439 and fetcheveryone.com/t-16676244
Sunday another watch near disaster so wore two just in case, pacing never really had a plan so a bit messy and worked a bit too hard at the end, but largely down to tiredness and humidity fetcheveryone.com/t-16679607
Work about to get busy with accounts / year end. Time for taper weeks
Week 17 - 27.5m run
Monday rest, Tuesday just 7m easy whilst Charlie at Harriers, plus 8x strides in car park. Calf a little tight fetcheveryone.com/t-16686775
Wednesday rest
Thursday 3x1600m intervals - boom! - apprehensive in advance, but all sub 5:40 pace fetcheveryone.com/t-16692814
Friday rested again
Saturday parkrun, 19:27 and first finisher. Planned to run 9m home, but put it off... fetcheveryone.com/t-16695872
Saturday pm 9m supposed to be easy, but calf got tighter and tighter and ended up strained. Marathon in jeopardy
fetcheveryone.com/t-16697622 Sunday enforced rest
Why did I do that Saturday pm run??!?!? Time to rest up, fingers crossed it'll all come good next week. Dropped 1x5m run compared to plan.
Week 18 - 3.1m run plus race day
Race week. But no running Monday or Tuesday due to calf. And Wednesday. And Thursday. And probably Friday.
Saturday parkrun with a little speed indicated no real problems fetcheveryone.com/t-16716530
But then, sadly, race day went nowwhere fetcheveryone.com/t-16719355
Very disappointing end to what was a great build up.
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larkim
Got to 38 without really running a step, started a bit of running and found out I wasn't terrible at it. Gradually getting addicted to fetch forums... Now past 50 and still finding this curious past-time something I can't stop doing. Still hunting PBs, but getting more obsessed with WAVA by the dayProfile | Blog | Other Blogs