2024-01-28 Weekly Blog
Personal Bests 1k: 3:52, Aug 07 2023 1mi: 6:44.2, Nov 19 2022 5k: 21:04, Sep 30 2023 Parkrun: 21:04, Sep 30 2023 (Coventry) 10k: ...
2023-10-22 Covid!
This weeks training was:
10km Run (PB 46:54)
5 hill reps 200m avg pace 3:20
Then I got covid and did nothing for 2 days
Dog walk 8.5km
Dog walk 8.5km + 5.7km brisk walk
Dog walk 8.5k + 8.5km slow run 51:01min 6:min/km avg
Week started extremely well then fell off a cliff. The 10 km PB felt amazing and was in my daily km shoes. I did 5 rather than my usual 10 hill reps because I felt a bit ropey and was pushed for time. I felt terrible Wednesday morning and took a LFT, +ve immediatly. I stopped dead for two days and walked less than 2000 steps ate loads and drank loads of water (and tea). Then the dogs needed to go out so I did a very very slow long walk which felt like death. The walk massivly helped me, so the next day the same walk followed by a brisk shorter walk again pushed where I was at. Finally a walk followed by a really slow run with HR at 146 bpm average.
The week ahead was due to be a low intensity week anyway and I will avoid indoor activities until I test -ve. So mixing up the plan a bit I will go on long slow walks/runs to keep the km up.
Its been nearly exactly a year since I last had covid and this time its still been a PITA. However, I bounced way faster it lasted less than a quater of the time in terms of out of action. I also am back to moderate avtivitiy without coughing up my lungs. I dont know if this is as I had a flu jab a week ago and the timings worked out for me/my blood cells. Or if this is due to a variant, or to me being significantly more in shape. Whatever it is its good and also covid can get in the sea.
Personal Bests
- 1k: 3:52, Aug 07 2023
- 1mi: 6:44.2, Nov 19 2022
- 5k: 21:04, Sep 30 2023
- Parkrun: 21:04, Sep 30 2023 (Coventry)
- 10k: 46:54, Oct 16 2023
- Half: 1:49:31, Jan 28 2024
- Marathon: 3:57:12, Jan 28 2024
- Longest: 61.11km, Jul 09 2023
My Current goals
- Road Distance/Time goals:
- 5k: 21:00
- 10k: 45:00
- Half: 1:45:00
- Marathon:
4:00:003:45:00- Ultras:
- 50 mile: 10 hours
- 100 km: 14 hours
- Trail Ultras:
- Distance goals:
- Complete a 50 mile
- Complete a 100 km
- Complete a 100 mile
- Ascent Goals
- Do 5000m climb in one race
- Do 10,000m climb in one race
- Position Goals
Come top 50% in my age category on a fell run- Come top 25% overall on a fell run
- Get to 25% consistently on runs
- Other:
- 24 hour race (maybe Snowdon 24)
- Backyard Ultra
- 12 Laps (50 mile)
- 18 Laps (75 mile)
- 24 Laps (100 Mile)
- Peaks
- Summit all three highest UK peaks in one year on 3 separate ultras.
- Coventry Way
Upcoming Events
Booked
- 03/03/2024 GP Oulton Park Marathon, road basically flat - Goal 3:45:00
- 20/04/2024 Lake District 62k ~3800m ascent/decent - goal 9:00:00
- 06/07/2024 Eryi the Crossing 56.57k ~3000m ascent/decent (trail/fell) - Goal 8:00:00
- 04/10/2024 North Caost 110k - Goal finish
Planned
2024
2025
2024
2023
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Running some numbers
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2023-07-23 Weekly Blog
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