Wednesday, 12 August 2009

wed 12 august

30 min run, easy pace

21 july - 11 august

21 days of rest

Monday, 20 July 2009

20 july

30 min run - 4.36 miles total

avg: pace - 6min53sec mile, 165bpm

max: pace - 5 min 03 sec, 175 bpm

mile splits:

1. 6.38
2. 6.55
3. 6.46
4. 7.13
5. 2.26 for last 0.36 of a mile which is 6.49 minute mile pace

felt good

Sunday, 19 July 2009

sun july 19

1 hour 33 min run - 9.56 miles total

avg: pace - 9 min 44 secs per mile, 136 bpm.

1hr 30 mins 9.05 miles total, 9 mins 58 secs avg pace, 135 avg bpm

last 3 mins - 0..52 miles, 5 mins 31 secs avg pace, 170 avg bpm.

july 18

fartlek session

26 mins 58 secs total, 3.6 miles total

5 min warm up jog
39 secs - 240 meters
1 min 21 secs jog @ 7 mins 36 secs per mile avg
32 secs - 200m
2 mins 16 secs jog@ 8 mins 15 secs per mile avg
35 secs - 240 meters
3 mins 31 secs jog@ 10 min 15 secs per mile avg
3 mins 33 secs - 990 meters, @ 5mins 44 secs avg
2 mins 20 secs jog @ 8 mins 9 secs per mile avg
29 secs - 200m
3 mins 11 secs jog@ 9 mins 34 secs per mile
32 secs - 200m
5 mins 4 secs jog @ 10 mins 28 secs per mile avg
1 min 21 secs - 400 m
1 min 26 secs jog @ 9 mins 12 secs avg

july 17

42 mins 31 secs run, 5 miles 23 secs total

avg: pace - 8 mins 8 secs per mile, 151 bpm

max: pace - 5 mins 31 secs per mile, 168 bpm

july 16

rest

july 15

race in watford 1500m:

4.24,

splits:

64, 69, 73, (57 for last 300m)

july 13 and 14

rest

july 12

200m with 200m recov session at livepool oval track

15 min warm up

1. 31 secs
1 min 28 recov
2. 33 secs
1 min 20 recov
3. 32 secs
1 min 19 recov
4. 31 sec
400m jog recov - 5 min 33
5. 30 sec
1 min 34 recov
6. 31 sec
1 min 29 recov
7. 32 sec
1 min 24 recov
8. 31 sec
1 min 18 recov

15 min warm down run

july 11

35 min run 4.5 miles total

avg pace: 7 mins 49 secs per mile, 161 bpm

max pace: 5 mins 28 secs per mile, 177 bpm

in north wales

july 10

rest

july 9

5 mile hike - 17.5 miles total

july 8

rest

july 7

28 mins 45 secs run in morning
avg bpm: 133

4 min reps in afternoon:

16 mins warm up

1st 4 min, avg bpm 165, avg pace 7 mins 28 secs per mile, 0.54 miles total
rest for 8 mins
2nd 4 mins, avg bpm 166, avg pace 8 mins 27 secs per mile, 0.48 miles total
rest for 8 mins
3rd 4 min, avg bpm 166, avg pace 8 mins 33 secs per mile, 0.47 miles total

15 min warm down

july 6th

2 hrs 36 mins hike in woods - 11 miles total

avg bpm 138

july 5th

rest

sat 4 july

27 min 20 sec run in the mountains

fri 3 july

45 min run, 5.47 miles total

avg: 8 mins 14 secs pace, 149 bpm

max: 5 mins 02 secs min mile pace, 174 bpm.

Thursday, 2 July 2009

thurs 2 june

10 min run in morning to mates - 11am

10 min warm up before run - 5pm

6 x 200m at comfortable pace, ran until i felt i was going into stress, i stopped a bit early tbh, i reckon i could have done a few more before i felt serious stress.

1. 32 secs - 137 avg bpm
1 min 18 sec recov - 158 avg bpm
2. 35 secs - 167 bpm avg
1 min 7 secs recov - 165 avg bpm
3. 33 secs - 170 avg bpm
1 min 10 sec recov - 170 bpm avg
4. 33 secs - 172 bpm avg
1 min 11sec recov - 170 avg bpm
5. 33 secs - 173 bpm avg
1 min 11 secs recov - 172 bpm avg
6. 32 secs - 175 bpm avg
1 min 14 sec recov - 173 bpm avg

10 min recov run

calves ached after the session, i did it in spikes on grass, my legs do feel a lot stronger!!! I think i just need to catch up on some long runs and i should be whizzing round the track.

wed 1st june

rest

tues 30 june

10 min warm up run

3 mile run - 21 mins 18 secs total
avg: 7 mins 6 secs avg pace, 164 avg bpm
Max: 5 mins 33 secs pace, 174 bpm

1st mile: 6 mins 47 secs, 152 avg bpm
2nd mile: 6 mins 57 secs, 168 avg bpm
3rd mile: 7 mins 31 secs, 172 avg bpm

10 mins warm down run

my endurance seems crap tbh, the pace wasn't too quick but my h/r was high, felt strong though.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

mon 29 june

10 min warm up runweights session:

3 x 25 single leg squats with chair to support back leg - 17 kg bar
3 x 25 squat jumps - 17 kg bar
3 x 1 minute running pose for ankle strength
3 x 25 double leg squats to the floor - 17 kg bar
3 x 25 calf jumps - 17 kg bar

3 x 200m in spikes - 29secs, 27 secs, 26.88 secs, walk back recovery for each. - avg recov time 4mins 30 secs

10 min warm down run

sprints felt good, really managed to get onto my toes and open my stride, recov on weights felt less than last time, i know i am getting used to this new weights session so may up the reps soon

Sunday, 28 June 2009

sun 28 june

10 min warm up run - 1.2 miles total, 8mins 20 secs mile avg pace.

2 x 1 mile reps

1st one in 5mins 58 secs -172 bpm avg

1 min recovery - 164 bpm avg

2nd one in 6mins 2 secs - 183 bpm avg

10 mins recovery including a 4 min walk and 6 min jog 0.55 miles covered at 140 bpm avg

free running

53 secs over 320 meters which is a 66.25 sec 400m

6 mins 7 secs rest

41 secs over 240 meters which is a 68.33 sec 400m

3 mins 19 secs rest

26.30 secs overw 176 meters which is a 59.77 sec 400m

10 mins warm down run 0.9 miles covered 163 bpm avg

felt good, probable could have done a few more free runs, but had a good last one and wanted to end on a high, the 2nd one mile rep i struggled near the end on the last 10 secs of it.

26-27 june

rest

Thursday, 25 June 2009

thurs 25th june

15 min run - 160 avg bpm - 1pm

25 min run - 160 avg bpm - 7.30pm

just running into town and home, didn't want to overdo it so just ran where i could

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

wed 24 june

12 min warm up run at 144 bpm avg

25 min run - 3.39 miles total

167 bpm avg 181 bpm max

7 min 25sec miles avg pace, 6 mins 12sec miles max pace

started off slow and just ran where i felt comfortable until i started to feel a little bit stressed and then stop, didn't look at watch till end, ended at 181 bpm as came off the top of a hill.

10 min warm down run at 141 bpm avg

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

tues 23 june

10 min warm up run

weights session:

3 x 25 single leg squats with chair to support back leg - 17 kg bar

3 x 25 squat jumps - 17 kg bar

3 x 1 minute running pose for ankle strength

3 x 25 double leg squats to the floor - 17 kg bar

3 x 25 calf jumps - 17 kg bar

3 x 200m in spikes - 33secs, 28 secs, 27 secs, walk back recovery for each.

10 min warm down run

The recovery between exercises was just until i felt comfortable to continue, so it varied.
The sprints were good i felt powerful but just a bit tired.

sun 21-22 june

rest

sat 20 june

20 min run at the south of england champs on the grass at about 170bpm.
foot felt sore from jumping yesturday

fri 19 june

some weights in jacksons garden with you.

jumping squats
single leg squats
running pose
lunges
2 legged squats to the floor

Thursday, 18 June 2009

thurs 18 june

free running on the grass

5 min warm up run

1. 54.79secs over 320meters, this is 68.5 sec 400m pace
2.51 mins rest hr down to 117

2. 33.50 secs over 208 meters, this is 64.42 sec 400m pace
3.53 mins rest hr down to 117

3. 38.55 secs over 240 meters, this is 64.25 sec 400m pace
8 mins 49 secs rest hr down to 119.

4. 43.35 secs over 304 meters, this is 57.04 sec 400m pace
6 mins 03 secs rest hr down to 120

5. 36.15 secs over 240 meters, this is 60.25 sec 400m pace
8 mins 52 sec rest hr down to 119

6. 39.59 secs over 272 meters, this is 58.22 sec 400m pace
5 mins 28 sec rest hr down to 122.

10 min recovery run after

was running into red box and then stopping, muscles felt tired but heart recovered rather quickly after, recovery was a mix of jogging and walking

16-17 june

rest

Monday, 15 June 2009

mon 15 june

3 x 800m reps in park with 2x length jog recovery

10 min warm up jog

1. 2 mins 52 secs avg bpm 172.
recov 3 mins 31 secs, 500m
2. 2 mins 51 secs avg bpm 177.
recov 3 mins 38secs, 500m
3. 2 mins 50 secs avg bpm 177.
recov 2 mins 43 ses, 500m

10 mins warm down jog

felt good, would have done more, but was just abour starting 2 feel stress and didn't want to overcook it, am just about to ice foot as is aching. Will rest tomorrow and then go for a steady run on wednesday for around 30 - 45 mins

Sunday, 14 June 2009

sun 14 june

weights session, 17kg

3 x 25 single legged squats, 25 lunges, 25 calf raises. 1 minute between each set.
no rest between each exercise.

13 min 15 sec recovery rest after the weights, 1.5 miles at 8min 30secs mins per mile avg.

Foot felt tight after but no pain, am not going to ice foot today as want to see how it feels tomorrow when i run, but will probs ice it after i run tomorrow.

Saturday, 13 June 2009

sat 13 june

10 min warm up jog

5 x 200m on grass in flats, with 300m recovery jog

1st - 33 secs, - 149 bpm avg
2 mins 40 recov - 157 bpm avg
2nd - 35 secs, - 168 bpm avg
2 mins 53 sec recov - 155 bpm avg
3rd - 33 secs, - 166 bpm avg
2 mins 53 sec recov - 160 bpm avg
4th - 32 secs, - 173 bpm avg
2 mins 55 recov - 160 bpm avg
5th - 32 secs, - 171 bpm avg
2 mins 39 secs recov - 163 bpm avg

10 min recov jog

Only felt stress on the latter of the 4th and then about 2/3 of the last, so stopped nicely within the red box. still feeling strong but foot was still aching a little, no pain though. went home and iced foot, which as usual hurt after icing, so will rest again tomorrow and see how i feel on monday, hopefully if the runs carry on ok and my foot is not painful, i will add weights in between each running session as i feel that has been the most effective thing in keeping my strength up.

fri 12 june

rest

Thursday, 11 June 2009

thurs 11 june

27 mins 51 secs total - 3.72 miles

avg: 7 mins 30 sec miles, 166 bpm

max: 5 mins 50 secs, 175 bpm

Felt good, there was still a dull ache in my foot, not as strong as the other day, iced my foot hard after, which is still hurting a bit from it but hopefully should do me some good.

Still felt good on the run, the weights have really surprised me and when i feel ready i will add them in again, i am still favouring day off day on plan atm to see how much running i can do.

Obviously the other day was probs more 180bpm avg considering i was running 30 secs quicker per mile

wed 10 june

rest

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

tues 9 june

25 min run, 3.5 miles total, 7 min miles avg

Didn't take my monitor, but i was probablt running around 170ish as my muscles felt a bit fatigued by the end of it. There was no pain in my foot, but it ached a little.
I iced it afterwards and it hurt for a while. Even though i haven't done weights for a couple of weeks i still felt strongish so that obviously paid off.

tues 19 may - 8 june

rest due to exams

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

mon 18th may

weights 30kg 75 reps

7 min warm down jog, foot felt ok, but ached about an hour after. also feel like i've got a bit of a groin strain from lunges so may cut back reps a bit.

sun 17th may

rest

Saturday, 16 May 2009

saturday 16th may

weights session

30kg

75 single leg squats, 75 lunges, 75 calf raises x 3 sets, 8 min between each set, under 1 min between each exercise

12 min cycle after

75 reps is where i felt stress at for each set of reps so i think it was about right for the moment

friday 15th may

45 min cycle around 140bpm avg

Thursday, 14 May 2009

thursday 14th may

Weights session:

Upped bar to 40kgs

did 2 sets with this weight, 8 mins recovery and 50 single leg squats, 50 lunges, 50 calf raises.
I then did a 3rd set after 8 mins recovery but at 30 kg, which felt really easy after doing the 40kg sets, i was able to go down further with my squats which are around 90 degrees and had better lunges with regards to going down further and longer stride.

Then a 12 min cycle to warm down. I felt if i had done another set of 40 kg i would be knackered for tomorrow so to fiinish off with 30 kg was nice and i felt strong

wednesday 13th may

rest

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

tuesday 12th may

same weights session as monday - followed by a 15min warm down walk

monday 11th may

cycle - 50 mins

3 mins warm up, unregistered as watch was powering up

47 mins 22 secs recorded, 8.18 miles

avg: 10.4 mph, 136 bpm

max: 18.7 mph, 208 bpm.

was going up one hill and then down another, in a triangle like circuit, one circuit was about 6mins 30 secs, on uphill was standing on bike for about 50 meters which was quite hard work.

Sunday, 10 May 2009

sunday 10 may

morning weights session

30 kg bar

single leg squats, single leg calf raises and lunges - 50 0f each x 3 sets, 8 mins rest between sets but no more than a minute rest between each exercise. It wasn't too bad actually, i obviously felt tired after set 3, but i reckon i could have put more weight on, i just didn't want to overdo it and overload my core muscles and injure myself. I think that for the moment 30 kg for single leg exercises is good, and i will build on it soon.

wednesday 6 - saturday 9 may

rest

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

tues 5th may

1hr 30 min cycle - 140bpm

Monday, 4 May 2009

monday 4th may

weights session

3 x 50 single leg squats and 50 single leg calf dips - 20 kilo bar - 8 mins recovery between sets

didn't do lunges as was raining

sunday 3rd may

rest

sat 2 may

1 hour 49 min cycle through london to parliament hill- 13.89 miles total

avg: 7.6 mph, 132 bpm

max: 21.1 mph, 172 bpm

was prob avg of 150 bpm but waatch took into account all the stoppages

fri 1 may

rest

thurs 30 april

30 min swim followed by 4 x 45 sec running in water

wed 29th april

ached from weights so rested

tues april 28

weights sesssion

3 x 20 single leg squats, 20 calf dips, 40 lunges - 20 kilo bar

9 min rest between sets

mon april 27

1 hour 30 min cycle

1 hour - 13.09 miles total, 153 bpm avg, 13.3 mph avg
max: 26.1 mph, 180 bpm

30 mins - 4.26 miles total
avg: 8.9 min miles, 136 bpm
max: 18.2 min miles, 156 bpm

feb 25 - april 26

rest due to injury, the odd swim here and there but no real sessions

tues feb 24th

45 min run - 6.67 miles total

avg: 6.45 min miles, 163 bpm

max: 4.19 min miles, 173 bpm

sat 21 feb

41 mins 49 secs - 6.13 miles total

6 mins 50 secs avg

4 mins 17 secs avg

wed 18th feb

1 hour run, 6.83 miles total

avg: 8.47 min miles, 138 bpm

max: 6.27 min miles, 149 bpm

tues 17th feb

45 min run

6.60 miles total

avg: 6.49 min miles, 164 bpm

nax: 5.11 min miles, 173 bpm

monday 16th feb

45 min run

avg: 8.03 min miles, 149 bpm

max: 5.50 min miles, 161 bpm

sunday 15th february

1 hour 45 min run

10.79 min miles total

avg: 9.45 min miles, 134 bpm

max: 5.07 min miles, 184 bpm

saturday 14th february

5k race

avg: 5.34 min miles 184 bpm

max: 4.19 min miles, 196 bpm

17 mins 31 secs

friday 13th february

rest

Thursday, 12 February 2009

feb 12

45 min run, 6.32 miles total

avg: pace - 7.07 min miles, 164 bpm

max: pace - 5.11 min miles, 175 bpm

splits:

1st 15 mins - 2.05 miles - 159 avg bpm

2nd 15 mins - 2.07 miles - 164 avg bpm

3rd 15 mins - 2.19 miles - 170 avg bpm

felt a bit slow and didn't feel very comfortable to be honest, felt a lot better last time i did this run

Wednesday, 11 February 2009

feb 11

1 hour run - 7.31 miles total

avg: 8mins 13 secs min mile, 143 bpm

max: 6 mins 8 secs min mile, 156 bpm

splits:

1st 20 mins - 2.52 miles, 138 bpm avg - downhill for a lot of it

2nd 20 mins - 2.31 miles, 144 bpm avg

3rd 20 mins - 2.47 miles, 150 bpm avg

was a good run, felt a lot stronger than yesturday, aiming to build up avg by 5bpm to finisher quicker and seems to have worked so can't complain there tbh.

feb 10

45 min run - 5.69 miles total

avg: 7.55 min miles, 149 bpm

max: 6.07 min miles, 164 bpm

splits:

1st 10mins 5 secs - 1.32 miles, 145 bpm avg

2nd 10 mins 7 secs - 1.27 miles, 147 bpm avg

3rd 10 mins 6 secs - 1.25 miles, 151 bpm avg

4th 10 mins 16 secs - 1.21 miles, 152 bpm avg

last 4 mins 26 secs - 0.63 miles, 159 bpm avg just over 7 min mile pace

felt sluggish as first run back, and calves felt a bit weak, am sure will be fine after a few more runs

feb 3 -9

rest as was ill

Monday, 2 February 2009

feb 2

6 inches of snow, windy too. i went out in my hiking boots to get more grip

45 min run, 4.95 miles total

avg: pace- 9.05 min miles, 152 bpm

max: pace -6.50 min miles, 160 bpm

again was a very interesting experience running in the snow couldnt get on my toes due to the boots, but luckily didnt have any falls so can't complain

feb 1

1 hour 50 mins run, 11.43 miles total

avg: pace - 9.38 min miles, 134 bpm

max: pace - 6.43 min miles, 160 bpm

snowy and windy, was a unique experience having never run in a blizzard before.

jan 31

RACE

1.91 miles total

10.27 mins, 1s mile in 5.15 mins

felt good and strong, was running on my own so maybe could have gone faster if i had someone near me, me and jacko would have been a good race i think.

21 mins 51 secs warm down run, 2.19 miles total, 9.59 min miles avg

jan 30

rest

jan 29

17 min 30 sec warm up - 1.68 miles total - 127 avg bpm

football pitch sprint session:

13 lengths- 9.45 mins - 1.42 miles total
Avg: pace - 6.52 min miles, 166 bpm
Max: pace - 4.05 min miles, 177 bpm

1. 20.54 secs, 106.4 meters, 140 bpm
recov, 25 secs 73.76 meters, 154 bpm
2. 19.06 secs, 110.34 meters, 158 bpm
recov 25.95 secs, 71.32 meters, 162 bpm
3. 20.3 secs, 108.5 meters, 164 bpm
recov 24.92 secs, 62.79 meters, 164 bpm
4. 18.85 secs, 102.7 meters, 165 bpm
recov 25.86 secs, 77.11 meters, 167 bpm
5. 20.7 secs, 109.42 meters, 168 bpm
recov 24.46 secs, 62.79 meters, 168 bpm
6. 19.03 secs, 104.85 meters, 164 bpm
recov 25.33 secs, 71.32 meters, 169 bpm
7. 20.83 secs, 101.5 meters, 168 bpm
recov 24.49 secs, 70.41 meters, 171 bpm
8. 19.65 secs, 109.42 meters, 169 bpm
recov26.78 secs, 63.4 meters, 171 bpm
9. 20.87 secs, 105.46 meters, 168 bpm
recov 24.03 secs, 68.88 meters, 172 bpm
10. 18.7 secs, 108.2 meters, 171 bpm
recov 25.87 secs, 74.68 meters, 172 bpm
11. 21.43 secs, 107.6 meters, 171 bpm
recov 23.79 secs, 65.53 meters, 172 bpm
12. 19.26 secs, 105.46 meters, 172 bpm
recov 25.5 secs, 73.46 meters, 173 bpm
13. 20.67 secs, 102.72 meters, 167 bpm
recov 22.77 secs, 70.41 meters, 173 bpm

18 mins recovery run, 1.55 miles total, 128 bpm avg, 146 bpm max

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

jan 28

1 hour recovery run at fat burning pace - 6.77 miles total

in the morning i had a sore throat, i think it was because i tiedied my room yesturday and inhaled some dust, but i went for this run at 4pm and felt fine, only a tickling in the back of my throat, no coughing or anything else.

avg: pace - 8.54 min miles, 135 bpm

max: pace - 6.33 min miles, 154 bpm

i decided to do this in 20 min splits increasing bpm per 20 min segment

splits:

1st 20 mins 4 secs: 2.33 miles, 132 bpm - downhill mostly

2nd 20 mins 4 secs: 2.19 miles, 135 bpm - flat mostly

3rd 20 mins 6 secs: 2.24 mins, 139 bpm - uphill about a quarter/ a third

jan 27

40 min run, 6.09 miles total

had a 35 min warm up run, and a 15 min warm down run at about 132bpm

avg: pace - 6.35 min miles, 168 bpm

max: pace - 5.16 min miles, 176 bpm

i ran with hawks, wore my racing flats, i was so happy i only ran 45 mins yesturday otherwise i would have been too tired, i may have done too much of a warm up run.

splits:

mile 1: 6.26 mins - 162bpm
mile 2: 6.44 mins - 167bpm
mile 3: 7 mins - 169bpm
mile 4: 6.23 mins - 170bpm
mile 5: 6.28 mins - 171bpm
mile 6: 6.24 mins - 174 bpm
last 35 secs: 144 meters - 173 bpm

felt good and strong, i reckon i could have carried on for a few more miles at this pace too

jan 26

45 min run, 5.69 miles total

avg: pace - 7.55 min miles, 148 bpm

max: pace - 5.22 min miles, 159 bpm

was trying to do what you said and make my run quicker as i went on, so what i did was up my bpm a couple of beats each mile

Splits:

mile 1: 6.49 mins - 142 bpm

mile 2: 7.42 mins - 147 bpm

mile 3: 9.05 mins - 148 bpm

mile 4: 7.28 mins - 150 bpm

mile 5: 8.35 mins - 152 bpm

last 0.69 miles: 5 mins 20 secs - 154 bpm

it was an undulating course around richmand park, uneven and quite hilly, which is why my pace didn't seem to change as much as it should have

jan 25

1 hour 45 min run, 11.56 miles total

avg: pace - 9.06 min miles, 135 bpm

max: pace - 4.16 min miles, 181 bpm

splits:

1st 30 mins - 133 bpm, 3.45 miles

2nd 30 mins - 134 bpm, 3.14 miles

3rd 30 mins - 134 bpm, 3.06 miles

4th 10 mins - 134 bpm, 0.95 miles

5th 5.05 mins 38 secs, 173 bpm, 0.97 miles

the last 5 mins felt really good, just upping the pace and got into my stride really nicely

jan 24

35 min run - 5.07 miles total - south of england cross country champs, Hillingdon

avg: 7.01 min miles pace

max: 4.16 min miles pace

not such a good race, couldn't get going and had a rubbish start

jan 23

rest

jan 22

55 min run - 6.84 miles total

avg: pace - 8.03 min miles, 148 bpm

max: pace - 5.55 min miles, 162 bpm

jan 21

rest

jan 20

58 mins 45 secs run - 6.15 miles total

avg: pace - 9.34 min miles, 127 bpm

max: pace - 5.39 min miles, 144 bpm

Tuesday, 20 January 2009

jan 19

45 min run - 6.43 miles total

avg: pace - 7 min miles, 160 bpm

max: pace - 4.39 min miles, 167 bpm

splits:

1st 1 mile - 6.20 mins

2nd 1mile - 6.49 mins

3rd 1 mile - 6.57 mins

4th 1 mile - 7.15 mins

5th 1 mile - 7.38 mins

6th 1 mile - 6.51 mins

last 0.43 of a mile - 3.08 mins

the best run i have had all winter, felt strong and quick and really enjoyed it.

jan 18

1 hour 45 min run - 11.35 miles total

at 1hour 40 mins i ran 10.47 miles

and then for the last 5 mins, which i ran hard at about 5.40 min mile pace, i covered 0.88 of a mile, run felt good, toes ached a bit after though as i tried keeping on my toes, and i suppose over that period of time its bound to ache

jan 17

3 x 1km reps with 3 min reps

1st 1k: 3.06 mins

2nd 1k: 3.14 mins

3rd 1k: 3.27 mins

the last 2 1km reps were about 50/60 meters over 1km explaining why they were a little slower.
hawking kept taking me with about 160 meters to go on the last 2 reps, i was a couple of meters ahead on the first

jan 16

10.36 mins total, 1.62 miles total - using new racing flats, felt really good!!!!

avg: pace - 6.34 min miles, 160 bpm

max: 4.12 min miles, 194 bpm

1st 2 mins - 0.25 mile, 138 bpm

2nd 2 mins - 0.26 mile, 151 bpm

3rd 2 mins - 0.28 mile, 160 bpm

4th 2mins - 0.32 mile, 170 bpm

5th 2 mins - 0.38 mile, 178 bpm

last 33 secs - 0.12 mile, 185 bpm

jan 15

rest as had exam

jan 14

30 mins total - 3.26 miles total

avg: pace - 9.14 min miles, 133 bpm

max: pace - 7.11 min miles, 141 bpm

jan 13

1 hour run - 7.20 miles total

avg: 8.20 min miles, 147 bpm

max: 6.09 min miles, 156 bpm

jan 12

25 min run - 3.72 miles total

avg: 6.44 min miles, 168 bpm

max: 5.19 min miles, 176 bpm

felt good and strong, was a short run but at a good pace leaving me feeling fresh instead of tired

jan 11

start of exam week

30 min run - 3.20 miles

avg: pace - 9.22 min miles, 133 bpm

max: pace - 7.08 min miles, 144 bpm

jan 10

race at lightwater:

31 mins 50 secs

where i demolished jackson in a sprint finish.

apart from that the race actually wasn't that good tbh, i went off too hard and stuck with hawkins for the first 3/4 of a mile and then died out completely, i persevered well as i was running on my own for a lot of the race and caught up with jackson, but then he overtook me with 800m to go, which was annoying as i had a good distance between him for most of it, at least 200 meters.

jan 9

2 mins at diff heart rate session:

11 mins 23 secs run - 1.70 miles total

6.42 min miles avg, 162 bpm avg

4.46 min miles max, 185 bpm

splits:

1st 2 mins: 0.24 mile - 137 bpm avg

2nd 2 mins: 0.25 mile - 151 bpm avg

3rd 2 mins: 0.27 mile - 161 bpm avg

4th 2 mins: 0.33 mile - 171 bpm avg

5th 2 mins: 0.37 mile - 179 bpm avg

last 1 min 23 secs: 0.23 mile - 183 bpm avg

jan 8th

55 min run - 6.20 miles

avg: 8.53 min miles, 145 bpm

max: 6.47 min miles, 153 bpm

splits:

1st 1mile: 7.59 mins

2nd 1 mile: 8.29 mins

3rd 1 mile: 8.39 mins

4th 1 mile: 9.01 mins

5th 1 mile: 9.45 mins

6th 1 mile: 9.03 mins

last 0.20 mile: 2 mins 03 secs

jan 1st -7th

rest as had sore kidneys

dec 31

45 min run - 4.73 miles

avg: pace - 9.31 min miles, 136 bpm

max: pace - 6.31 min miles, 145 bpm

dec 30

62 mins 58 secs total

avg: pace - 11.23 min miles, 130 bpm

max: pace - 142 bpm, 8.29 min miles.

dec 29

1 hour run - 7.40 miles total

avg: pace - 8.07 min miles, 147 bpm

max: pace - 5.49 min miles, 155 bpm

splits:

1st 1 mile: 7.14 mins

2nd 1 mile: 7.42 mins

3rd 1 mile: 7.59 mins

4th 1 mile: 8.17 mins

5th 1 mile: 9.02 mins

6th 1 mile: 8.10 mins

7th 1 mile: 8.19 mins

last 0.40 mile: 3.18 mins

dec 28

50 min run - 6.23 miles total

avg: 8.02 min miles, 149 bpm

max: 6.14 min miles, 157 bpm

splits:

1st 1 mile: 7.23 mins

2nd 1 mile: 7.49 mins

3rd 1 mile: 7.42 mins

4th 1 mile: 8.03 mins

5th 1 mile: 9.04 mins

6th 1 mile: 7.53 mins

last 0.23 mile: 2.06 mins

dec 27

1hr 51 min run - 9.28 miles total

avg: pace - 12.01 min miles, 131 bpm

max: pace - 6.14 min miles, 144 bpm

splits:

1st 2 miles: 25 mins 24 secs

2nd 2.18 miles: 24 mins 35 secs

3rd 2 miles: 23 mins 48 secs

4th 2.10 miles: 26 mins 44 secs

5th 1 mile: 10.57 mins

dec 25

1 hour run

avg: pace - 8.45 min miles, 136 bpm

max: pace - 6.29 min miles, 143 bpm

dec 24

30 min run - 4.42 miles total

6.48 min miles avg, 163 bpm avg

5.03 min miles max, 182 bpm max

20 min easy jog straight after - 1.91 min miles

avg: pace - 10.29 min miles, 142 bpm

max: pace - 7.57 min miles, 152 bpm