So...I was lazy and didn't put up a blog last week. I felt so bad for not doing my recovery run again and having a bad overall week that I thought I'd kick ass in this week and then put up a good blog. Was slightly better but didn't kick ass that well. So here's the low down on the 2 weeks of training!
Week 5:
This week was supposed to be the same as every other week but I had a lot on (bad excuse) in lab. My Tuesday running day was set back with thesis writing and not getting out of the lab until 9pm. Thought it was too late to run by then. Session 1: Not completed :( So I thought I'd get going on Wednesday for my CT but I forgot my gym gear. I could have gone back for it but didn't. Session2: Fail. Thursday I had a PhD interview so that meant I defo couldn't do my morning tempo run. I thought I'd do it after but I was so buzzing and tired that it was the last thing on my mind. I did however make up this terrible terrible week with....
Session 3: Elliptical for 38minutes! Got my 40minutes (nearly) CT done on Friday! And then while I was still buzzing, I had a lot of energy to burn. I ran for 25 minutes on the treadmill to get 2.3miles in. Wasn't the distance I wanted to get done but I find it difficult to run on the treadmill. I get bored and controlling my tempo is really hard. Got two sessions in in one day though. Phew only missed one run so far this week now!
Session 4: Long run (8miles). I went the route I had planned the week before when I got lost. This ended up being just 7.88miles but felt fantastic after it! I then never did my recovery run....we had a BBQ in the nice weather which lead to one to many drinks and a night out on the town. Aine was tired and hungover which meant I still should have run but lazy Aine was back.....hence the no blog.
Week 6! Come on week 6, run better, faster! No run Tuesday again...bad start. So I did leave the lab on time. Even left really early, 5:30 but this was due to the London riots. Now there were a couple people running but I thought if things did kick off I did not want to be out running around, out of breath and not being able to get home. So this was not my fault...
Session 1: 4miles (Tuesday) Made up for it Wed morning instead! Did a nice 3.96miles with a tight start but nice tempo after a while. Don't really like running around the scrubs these days. Finding it difficult with the inclines and holes in the ground.
Session 2: CT (Wednesday). 32minute cardio session. I did start this at about 9:30pm so didn't want to stay in the gym that late and hadn't had dinner yet but knew I needed to get my CT in. If I bring my gym gear in I actually do the session coz I feel bad. So felt good after this. Got up to level 20 (I think). Was tough on my legs but felt good!
Session3: 4mile tempo (Thurs). Fail. Friday was my birthday and I decided to have a fat food night in with my house mate as she was off to France the next day and it'd be a nice hang out instead. Got home kinda late too (excuses I know....).
Session 4: 9mile (Saturday). I did do this fantastic run however! New route, over by Asda, but was great! Love the canal routes and road sections much better then the scrubs. I got my tempo right early on (did have to adjust it sometimes) so was nice going. Even managed to run up two of the three steep hills along the canal! I did however get some funny incidences happening. Some crazy man was walking towards me and then turned around to walk away from me and then pushed himself back into a bush while scrunching his eyes up tightly, waving his hands like he was shooing something away while chanting at me. He then spat at me when I ran past but I didn't say/do anything as I really really thought he was going to push me into the water. I thought he was drunk first, then mentally disadvantaged and then just realised he was just religiously challenged. I then had a woman tell me what she thought of running and a guy in a cafe told me to not run. Loved all this motivational advice. Managed a 9.5 miles with an overall pace of 9.22 which was awesome! So happy with this!
Session 5: 3.5mile recovery run (Sunday). Now this run wasn't as good....my muscles hurt and there was a strong wind. All I wanted to do was get home, not a happy scrub run at all! Really stretched out though and will massage throughout the day. RR are sore these days need to slow them down. Did 3.4 in just under 33 minutes.
Overall good week! Bring on next week with the 10mile run! It is also now 6 weeks til the actual run. Halfway there! :)
Week 5:
Total miles: 13.97 miles
Total time: 137minutes
Week 6:
Total miles: 19.97 miles
Total time: 190 minutes 52 seconds
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