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Training – Week Beginning 23 January

Sunday 29th January 2012

Happy with the 5k time considering the lack of speed work. Starting to feel fit.

Monday: 10 easy (10)

Tuesday: 9 mile tempo – track 49:57 (14)

Wednesday: 6 easy. Late. (6)

Thursday: 12 easy (12)

Friday: 10 easy (10)

Saturday: Parkrun 5k, 2nd in 15:48 (12)

Sunday: 25 steady, 2:55 ish (25)

Week total: 89 miles

2012 total: 317 miles

Training – Week Beginning 16 January

Sunday 22nd January 2012

A decent week. Had to take a day off to get over some fatigue. Tough weekend.

Monday: 12 easy (12)

Tuesday: 8 mile tempo – track. 44:56. Icy. (13)

Wednesday: 13 easy (13)

Thursday: 9 easy (9)

Friday: Rest (0)

Saturday: Mile hard on track 4:43 + 5 mile tempo in 27:24. Windy. (12)

Sunday: 23 miles in 2:40. Slow start, quick finish. Windy. (23)

Week total: 82 miles

2012 total: 228 miles

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 9 January

Sunday 15th January 2012

Six runs. Had to go easy due to a cold in the second half of the week.

Monday: 9 easy (9)

Tuesday: 7 mile tempo on track in 38:34 – Approx splits 5:42/36/31/25/27/28/22 (12)

Wednesday: 12 easy (12)

Thursday: 10×300 alt 2 easy (~54)/2 hard(~47) (10)

Friday: 4 easy. Ill. (4)

Saturday: Skipped league race due to cold (0)

Sunday: 24 easy (24)

week total: 71 miles

2012 total: 145 miles

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 2 January

Sunday 8th January 2012

Good long run but a terrible XC race. Lacking strength. Will do London if I can get fit enough.

Monday: 10 easy. Knee feeling better (10)

Tuesday: 6 mile tempo on track 33:53 (10)

Wednesday: 11 easy (11)

Thursday: 8 easy (8)

Friday: Rest (0)

Saturday:  Warwickshire XC Champs. 21st. 34:24 (10)

Sunday: 22 easy (22)

Week total: 71 miles

2012 total: 75 miles

Taken from my training log.

Training – Week Beginning 19 December

Monday 26th December 2011

Monday: AM 11 easy PM 5 easy (16)

Tuesday: 11 easy plus strides at track (12)

Wednesday: 13 easy (13)

Thursday: 9 easy plus 4x1k steady (12)

Friday: 8 easy. Rain. (8)

Saturday: Parkrun, 1st in 16:09. Comfortable. (12)

Sunday: 20 miles 2:07. Hilly. Windy. Tired legs (20)

 

Week total: 93 miles

2011 total: 3407 miles