Running

Treadmill

Back at the intervals

3.2 miles 27:12 8:36/mi

With my thigh slowly getting better I decided to have a go at my usual 6x1km intervals session. The first two intervals felt pretty good and I was pleased that I managed to pace without struggling so I’ve not lost too much fitness during this recent bout of reduced running. However by the third interval my thigh was starting to nag a bit so I called it quits at halfway and hit the bike and rowing machine to warm down. Will see what the leg feels like tomorrow after a tougher workout…

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First run after a weeks rest

7.9 miles 1:15:41 9:31/mi

The day after my 10K race my legs burned! Given that the distance wasn’t particularly long compared to my recent running, I think the 200m sprint at the end was to blame. My thigh injury was still niggling though, so I decided to have another week of rowing and cycling at the gym in the hope of finally getting 100% fixed. It definitely felt better as the week progressed and by Friday it was completely normal most of the time. Therefore I decided to give it a go today and see how I got on. At the two mile point where I could have cut back the leg felt good so I carried on and ended up heading down to Finsbury Park and back. By the end of the run there was a bit of an ache but no pain like I had before which I’m hoping is a good sign. A day of total rest tomorrow, and hopefully it’ll be feeling good enough to get back to proper training next week.

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(Kind of) my fastest 10K yet

6.3 miles 49:05 7:50/mi

Fast tempo run home today. Felt hard but manageable, tried to keep up the pace on the hills and ended up with an average 7:52 min/mile, making for my fastest 10K yet – although it did include a few stops at traffic lights. My pace on the flats was sub 7:40 min/miles so pleased with that. Suddenly the goal pace for my 10K race a week on Sunday of 7:33 doesn’t seem quite so far off.

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