I've been slow to update my blog recently, not much time to do much recently (apart from the odd game on the Wii!). While I've got a moment, here goes:
Saturday 2nd January - Rest Day
Sunday 3rd January - 10.6km Run
First run back in Spain, it was good to be back in the warm! It was more or less the pace I'd need for a 90 minute half marathon, the few days rest didn't seem to affect me too much.
Monday 4th January - 21.2km Bike
I'd missed my bike while I was away, I was eager to take her out on my return, I took her down to the beach and back. It wasn't the fastest, but it was good fun.
21.2km 2:58min/km 1:03:07
Tuesday 5th January - 1km Swim
Went for a morning swim, was a fairly slow kilometre, but I guess I was still easing my way back after the holidays.
1,000m 30:00
Wednesday 6th January - 12.1km Run
Picking up the mileage I did a 12km morning run, again went on my target half marathon pace, all felt good.
12.1km 4:15min/km 51:30
Thursday 7th January - Rest Day
Friday 8th January - Track Session
Went down to the Uni athletics track to do some sprints, ran 1.2km as a warm-up, then 5x200m sprints, followed by a 1km warm down run. I'm no Usain Bolt, but I enjoy having a go at sprinting now and again. I do 200m in about 30 seconds, only 11 behind Usain.
Saturday 9th January - Rest Day
Sunday 10th January - 25.7km Run
My first proper long run for about a month, and my longest training run I guess since March of last year. It was an enjoyable run, it was like baby bear's porridge, not too hot, not too cold, it was just perfect for running. The pace was more or less on my ideal marathon pace, hopefully I can maintain it as I lengthen my Sunday long run in the next few weeks.
25.7km 4:32min/km 1:56:40
Monday 11th January - 1km Swim
Late night swim, with the pool surprisingly busy. Continued the on-going battle with my goggles, I'm hoping i've resolved the issue now, we'll see what happens next time.
1km 30:00
Tuesday 12th January - Rest Day
Wednesday 13th January - 10.6km Run and Football
It was an incredibly windy morning, which the run very hard work and much slower than normal, my slowest 10k in months. Thankfully the wind died down before the evening's football game. I played poorly for my most of the game, but managed to salvage something, scoring two in the last five minutes as everyone else tired.
10.6km 4:36min/km 48:52
Thursday 14th January - Rest Day
Friday 15th January - Track Session
Before going back to the UK for the weekend I did a bit of work at the track, rather than sprints as the previous work I tested my stamina a bit more by doing a series of 800m runs rather than 200m. I started with a 1.2km warm-up, then 3x800m runs, all in about 2:50, then finished with a 1km jog back home.
Next week I'll run my first half-marathon of the year, hopefully I can continue to make progress after the PB at the end of 2009.
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